West Barkwith All Saints

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West Barkwith All Saints

The Parish

The parish of West Barkwith is located in central Lincolnshire about 12 miles northeast of the city of Lincoln. West Barkwith is sited on the A157 road which links Wragby with the market town of Louth. There is not much of a settlement to West Barkwith, little more than a scattering of farms and cottages and no centre beyond a group of junctions on the A157. This was always a small parish in an area where these dominate, they are an indication of the density of population in mediaeval times. West Barkwith is sited at around 40 metres above sea level in a largely arable area, there are shallow valleys to north and south where brooks feed southwestwards towards the River Witham. The acreage at 700 acres shows its small size and the area supported just over 100 parishioners. In Domesday times the area was divided between the Archbishop of York and Erneis de Buron and supported a mere 4 ploughs.

The Church

All Saints' church was demolished in 1983 and only a green space left. The church was tiny as befitted its number of parishioners but is greatly missed by some who view the demolition as sacrilegious vandalism. The church had been there since the mediaeval period and was undoubtedly styled in the Perpendicular manner. Only old postcard images remain to show what is now missing. The church stood to the west of the junction of the A157 and the lane which heads northwest to West Torrington and was hedged and screened from the main road by conifers.

The Records

Register No	Covering Dates	Deposited With	Register Style	Quality Standard	Comments
1	3rd July 1761 - 26th May 1812	Lincolnshire Archives - Reference - WEST BARKWITH PAR/1/3	Standard preprinted and self-numbered combined Banns & Marriage register with 4 entries per page	Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads	None
2	23rd February 1813 - 17th September 1833	Lincolnshire Archives - Reference - WEST BARKWITH PAR/1/5	Standard Rose style preprinted and prenumbered Marriage register	Grade 2 Register - not a perfect read but with a low likelihood of misreads	None

West Torrington All Saints	West Torrington All Saints East Barkwith St Mary	East Barkwith St Mary
West Torrington All Saints Wragby All Saints		East Barkwith St Mary Panton St Andrew
Wragby All Saints	Panton St Andrew	Panton St Andrew

1760 1770 1780 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830

Register Reference	Date	Groom Forename	Groom Surname	Groom Status	Groom Abode	Bride Forename	Bride Surname	Bride Status	Bride Abode
1	03/07/1761	William	BARKER			Elizabeth	ROSE
2	03/04/1765	Charles	SEAY		Wragby	Elizabeth	PARKER
3	01/04/1766	Christopher	TURNER			Ann	CLIPSHAM
4	12/05/1768	Joseph	SMITH			Elizabeth	AMALL	Single
5	04/06/1771	William	MASON		Hainton	Mary	CLIPSHAM	Widow
6	14/11/1772	George	KIRK			Ann	SEATON	Widow
7	13/07/1773	Robert	MOODY			Elizabeth	SEATON	Single
8	14/05/1776	Robert	RANDBY	Single		Ann	DAWSON	Widow	East Barkwith
9	17/02/1778	Henry	JOHNSON	Single		Ann	EALAND	Single
10	02/02/1779	Richard	HORTON	Single	Benniworth	Rebecca	BRACKENBERYY	Single
11	13/05/1779	Francis	ROBINSON	Single		Rebecca	ROBINSON	Single	West Torrington
12	21/09/1779	John	WELCH	Single	Sturton Le Steeple, Nottinghamshire	Abigail	WRIGHT	Single
13	29/11/1785	Joseph	WALKER	Widower	East Barkwith	Susannah	PICKWELL	Single
14	30/05/1787	John	LOYNE	Single	St Leonard Foster La, City Of London	Elizabeth	HOLLAND	Single
15	24/08/1787	Thomas	KIRK	Widower	East Barkwith	Sarah	WILSON	Widow
16	22/07/1788	John	PROCTOR	Single		Elizabeth	ROWLING	Single
17	22/06/1790	Thomas	DEANHAM	Single		Ann	CLIPSHAM	Widow
18	28/06/1791	Christopher	MASON	Single	Market Stainton	Elizabeth	HOLLAND	Single
19	01/12/1793	Henry	SIMS	Single		Ann	CLIPSHAM	Single
20	04/08/1796	John	HOLLAND	Single	Withern	Mary	HOLLAND	Single
21	01/08/1797	Richard	CLIPSHAM	Single		Mary	GARRATT	Single
22	07/06/1799	George	GREGSON	Single		Ann	TURNER	Single
23	05/09/1799	John	JOHNSON	Single	Apley	Mary	PICKWELL	Single
24	29/07/1805	William	JOHNSON	Single		Ann	PICKWELL	Single
25	14/05/1807	Thomas	BURNETT	Single	Bamburgh, Northumberland	Ann	PROCTOR	Single
26	17/05/1808	Thomas	LAMING	Single	South Elkington	Ann	CASH	Single
27	17/11/1809	Frederic	MARTYN	Single	Warwick, Warwickshire	Mary	HUNT	Single
28	26/05/1812	Edward	WHELPTON	Single		Elizabeth	LOW	Single
1	23/02/1813	William	PARKER	Single		Mary	WHELPTON	Single
2	01/06/1813	Thomas	SARGENT	Single		Jane	PROCTOR	Single
4	18/05/1814	James	EPTON	Single	Wragby	Mary	CASH	Single
10	03/06/1816	John	ALLEN	Single	Langton By Wragby	Ann	BONNETT	Widow
13	11/02/1817	William	PICKWELL	Single		Elizabeth	LADAR	Single
3	24/03/1818	Robert	WALKER	Single		Anne	ROBINSON	Single
19	09/11/1819	William	ASHTON	Single		Hannah	PROCTOR	Single
22	03/01/1822	John	ALLIS	Single	Partney	Mary Ann	CLIPSON	Single
23	01/05/1822	Richard	MARSHAL	Single		Mary Anne	EASTON	Single
24	31/05/1822	William	PROCTOR	Single		Anne	PICKERING	Single	Hainton
28	13/04/1824	John	FURSTON	Widower	Market Rasen	Elizabeth	CLIPSON	Single
34	19/01/1826	Thomas	BAXTER	Single		Ann	GREGSON	Single
29	09/08/1826	Francis	ELLIS	Single	Wrawby Cum Brigg	Susanna	HILDYARD	Single
35	22/11/1826	Samuel	BEE	Single		Mary	PRESTON	Single
37	31/07/1828	Edmund	COTTINGHAM	Single	Faldingworth	Elizabeth	ERISTON	Single
38	18/05/1830	William	PRESCOT	Single	East Barkwith	Anne	VICKERS	Single
39	22/05/1830	William	CHARLES	Widower	Asterby	Ann	GENTLE	Single
40	28/04/1831	John	CAMPBELL	Single		Mary	GROOM	Single
41	19/07/1831	Joseph	POWLEY	Single		Ann	MURROW	Single
42	01/11/1831	William	SEASON	Single	Langton By Wragby	Lucy	BOALEY	Single
43	21/06/1832	Thomas	CLARK	Single	Market Stainton	Susannah	GREGSON	Single
44	17/09/1833	John	WALKER			Hannah	BURROWS

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