Scampton, Lincolnshire Genealogy

England   Lincolnshire

Parish History
Scampton St John The Baptist is an Ancient Parish in the Lawres deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln.

The Church is mainly 18th century but some dates back to the 17th century with restorations taking place in 1794 and in 1876 – 1877. There are two brass panels in the Church and two more not on show with armorial inscription dated 1644 and 1648 of the Bolles and the Vele Families.

There are many Air Force graves from the Second World War to present day service personal. To the East of the Church there are eight headstones that belong to the crews of two German warplanes that crashed on the main road near by.

RAF Scampton became famous as the home of 617 Squadron - The Dambusters - during WWII. Later it became a v-bomber base and was massively expanded as a result, causing the A15 to be diverted in a big curve around the north-eastern end of the runway. It is now home to the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows, and Hawker Hunter Aviation have a small enclave on the station too. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight also operate from here.

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

The parish is in a sub District of Lincoln registration district

Certificate Applications, Lincolnshire Registration &amp; Celebration Services, PO Box 760, Lincoln, LN2 5WG. Tel: 01522 782244. E-mail: CopyCertificates@lincolnshire.gov.uk

Church records
Entries may be found in the International Genealogical Index 1548-1837

Deposited records are held at Lincolnshire Archives Office Reference: 1/1-1/8. Parish registers for Scampton, 1548-1995

General register Date: 1548-1812

Description: Baptisms 1548-1712, 1713-1791, 1791-1812. Marriages 1587-1750, 1713-1750, 1754-1812. Burials 1548-1712, 1713-1791, 1791-1812. This is a composite volume comprising three early parchment registers bound into the calf-bound volume of marriages (1754 onwards). The gatherings are as indicated by the commas. See below for the blank volume from which the baptismal and burial entries for 1791-1812 were taken. Memoranda of note: Note on the inside front cover of the first gathering, stating that the large parsonage house consisted of five bays of building, with an orchard and gardens containing about 1/2 acre of ground. Terrier (early 1700s), memorandum about the gift of a chalice, notes about the appointment of parish clerk, and a list of briefs 1661-1662 are to be found at the end of the first gathering.

Bishop's transcripts for Scampton, 1599-1837

Census records
Contributor: Include an overview if there is any unique information, such as the census for X year was destroyed. Add a link to online sites for indexes and/or images. Also add a link to the Family History Library Catalog showing the film numbers in their collection.

http://www.1881pubs.com/ for index of all public houses in the 1881 census

Poor Law Unions
Lincoln    http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/lincs/lincoln_workhouse.htm

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Lincolnshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
 * England Jurisdictions 1851
 * Vision of Britain

Web sites
http://www.achurchnearyou.com/scampton-st-john-the-baptist/ for information about the parish

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/LIN/Scampton/#ChurchHist for Church history and pictures