Fees and Charges Fees and charges may apply for some services, including research. Please ask staff for details. Closed on public holidays It is advisable to make a booking for use of the microfilm, microfiche readers, CD ROMS and internet facilities. Tracing Your Family History www.nelincs.gov.uk/leisure/libraries Telephone 01472 323603/323635 Or email [email protected] A guide to resources available in the Grimsby Reference Library. If you would like to receive this information in another language or in another format such as large print, Braille or on audio tape, please contact Grimsby Central Library on (01472) 323628. Census Returns Poll Books Census enumerators’ returns for a large number of north-eastern Before 1872 poll books recorded votes cast at parliamentary elections Lincolnshire parishes are available as follows:- Lincolnshire poll books for 1723, 1807, 1818 and 1823 Lindsey poll books for 1832, 1852, 1862, 1865 and 1868 Microfilm – 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 Microfiche – 1881, 1891 CD ROM – 1881, Lincolnshire 1861 Memorial Inscriptions Internet – 1841 to 1901 through www.ancestrylibrary.com Indexes for over one hundred churchyards and cemeteries within the area. Printed surname indexes available for 1841 – 1901 inclusive Burial Registers on microfiche for Scartho Road, Ainslie Street and Cleethorpes Census returns for England and Wales 1841 – 1901 are available at all North cemeteries. List of holdings available for consultation on request. East Lincolnshire Libraries (except Scartho) at www.ancestrylibrary.com International Genealogical Index Burial Registers Burial Registers are available on microfilm for Ainslie Street 1855 – 1943 Available on microfiche by County and at www.familysearch.org Scartho Road cemetery 1889 – 1941, Hessle, Hull and Freeman’s Roll Book on the Internet. 1780 – 1851 British Isles Vital Records Index on CD ROM. Periodicals Directories Family Tree 1985 onwards Lincolnshire directories published by either White’s or Kelly’s are available for Genealogist’s Magazine 1929 – December 2004 various dates between 1826 and 1937. Lincolnshire Family History Magazine Grimsby street directories, in most cases including Cleethorpes, are available for various dates between 1852 and 1971. Electoral Registers Grimsby 1863 – 1900 on microfilm General Grimsby 1901 to date* Standard reference works, including:- Cleethorpes 1918 to date Dictionary of National Biography also available online at www.nelincs.gov.uk/libraries Parish Registers Who Was Who Parish Registers are available for a number of Lincolnshire Deaneries including Genealogical Research Directory Grimsby and Cleethorpes and Haverstoe. Please ask a member of staff for Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers further details. Newspapers A range of local newspapers are available dating from 1793 through to the * Please note that current legislation prohibits Public Libraries from allowing present day. Most of our back copies are on microfilm. It is therefore advisable Registers that are less than 10 years old to be viewed by the public, to book a microfilm reader in advance. other than the current Registers. 02 03 Pre 1841 1841 - 1891 1892 - Date Directories Grimsby – not available Various dates available Various dates Lincolnshire – 1826 Electoral Registers Not Available 1863 – 1878/9, 1880 – 1886/7, Cleethorpes 1918 – date (Prior to 1950 1887/8 – 1894/5, incl. with Grimsby – though some gaps 1895/6 – 1899/1900 exist) Grimsby 1901 - date Newspapers on microfilm Mainly Lincoln, Stamford and Rutland Mercury Please ask staff for further details Please ask staff for further details on microfilm 1793 – 1910 Poll Books Various dates – please ask staff for details Various dates – please ask staff Various dates – please ask staff for details for details IGI CD ROM 1997 edition 1997 edition 1997 edition IGI (Microfiche) 1984 and 1992 editions for the UK. as pre 1841 as pre 1841 Pre 1974 County Boundaries also available online at www.familysearch.com General Register Office September 1837 – 2001 September 1837 – 2001 September 1837 – 2004 Indexes (microfiche) Census Returns Not available 1861 CD ROM 1901 microfilm Lincolnshire 1841 – 1891 microfilm 1881 and 1891 microfiche Census Returns National Not available 1841 - 1891 available through 1901 available on the internet www.ancestrylibrary.com www.ancestrylibrary.com Grimsby & Cleethorpes 1837 – 1920 also on CD ROM 1837 – 1920 1837 – 1920 Marriage Index also on CD ROM also on CD ROM National Burial Index CD 1538 – 1825 1826 – 2000 1891 - 2000 ROM (2nd Edition) gaps not indicated Soldiers Died in the Great - - 1914 - 1919 War Army Roll of Honour WW2 - - 1939 - 1945 Parish Registers Some available – please refer to Family History as pre 1841 as pre 1841 Resources file www.ancestrylibrary.com 1841 – 1891 census plus other family 1901 census plus other family history resources history resources 04 05 The following miscellaneous resources Louth Valuation 1823 Lincoln City Valuation 1828 are available on microfiche: Lincolnshire Marriage Bonds and Allegations 1628 – 1773 Lincolnshire Family History Society Directory of Members Interests Lincolnshire Protestation Returns 1641 – 1642 Marriage Index of Lincolnshire Graffoe Deanery 1700 – 1753, Vol 4, Lincolnshire Marriage Indexes 1700 – 1753 Lincolnshire Families Lincolnshire Marriage Indexes Non-Conformist 1657 – 1853 Lincolnshire Poor Law Index Vols 1, 2 & 3 Lincolnshire Marriages 1600 – 1699 Calcewaithe & Candleshoe, parts of East & West Elloe, Grantham Deaneries Bastardy Documents Boston (St Botolph) Marriages 1837 – 1900 (indexed by groom) Lincolnshire Poor Law Part 9: Index to removal Orders in the Lincolnshire Poll Tax Returns for parts of Kesteven: Holland Quarter Sessions Holland Bourne Union Workhouse 1836 – 1842 and 1866 – 1890 Kesteven (parts of) Lincoln Union Workhouse 1827 – 1882 Lindsey (North West) (parts of) Louth Eske and Bradley Haverstoe Wapentakes The Loft Papers: A collection of Memories and Memorials Ludborough, Calceworth and Hill Hundred Littlecoates Parish Registers: Yarborough Wapentake Baptism 1726 – 1811, 1813 – 1939 Lincoln City Apprentices Register Marriages 1726 – 1747, 1764 – 1810 (with banns), 1813 – 1928, 1840 – 1909, 1909 – 1913, 1915 – 1919, 1919 – 1933 Some 19th Century Lincolnshire Criminals Burials 1814 – 1914 Lincoln Gaol Register 1809 – 1843 Lincolnshire Strays, Vols 1 – 6, Collection 13 Lincolnshire Wills Beneficiary Index Collection No 2 Cemetery Burial Registers: Memorial Inscriptions Boston Cemetery 1855 – 1899, 1900 – 1990 Metropolitan Police Officers Lincolnshire Born Cleethorpes Cemetery, Scartho Road Cemetery Louth Cemetery 1855 – 1895 Church Bells of Lincolnshire Grimsby Area Marriages, Grimsby & Cleethorpes Deanery 1700 – 1753 Non-Conformist Marriages 1657 – 1853 Mainly Non-Conformist Marriages Collections 1 & 2, 1844 – 1896 06 07.