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Lincolnshire County Council (Boston)


Contents
Principal Public Libraries with family history resources
Research services
Registrar General's Index
Census records
Directories
Electoral registers
Poll books
International Genealogical Index
Unpublished indexes
Parish registers
Periodicals
Published transcripts
Other materials
Guides to collections
Record Office address
Other information

Library Services URL: http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk
Chapman County Codes (BS 6879): LIN

2. Principal Libraries with Family History resources

Boston Library
County Hall
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE21 6DY
Tel 01522552874/5
Fax: 01205 357760 Email:
[email protected]
Contact: Mrs S Richardson, Senior Library & Information Advisor


Opening hours:

Monday: 09:00-19:30
Tuesday: 09:00-17:30
Wednesday: 09:00-17:30
Thursday: 09:00-17:30
Friday: 09:00-17:30
Saturday: 09:00-13:00


Other Libraries:

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3. Research Service

Service available? No

Fee-based? No but we do charge for printouts and photocopies

Provided by local Record Office?

4. Births, Deaths and Marriages

Registrar General's Indexes from 1837 (microform), or Registrar General for Scotland's Computerised Index from 1855.

Locations None


5. Census returns

Boston 1841 (microfilm)
Boston 1851 (microfilm)
Boston 1861 (microfilm)
Boston 1871 (microfilm)
Boston 1881 (microfilm)
Boston 1891 (microfilm)
Boston 1901 (microfiche)


6. Directories

6(a) County and Regional Directories

Lincolnshire Directories-
Hagars 1849
Pigots 1830
Whites 1826 1842 1856 1872 1882 1892-3
Kellys 1855 1868 1876 1885 18891896 1913 1922 1926 1930 1933 1937

6(b) City and Town Directories

Boston Directories
Cooks 1894
Red Books 1906 1907 1913 1915 1916
Blue Books 1933 1934
Kellys 1935 1937 1939
Ace 1953 1959 1963-64 1965-66

6(c) Telephone Directories

Current edition only


7. Electoral registers and polls books

7(a) Electoral Registers

1979 to 2001

7(b) Poll Books

1826 1830 1831 1832 1835 1837 1838 1841 1843 1844 1847 1849 1852 1859 1860 1865 1868 1882 1883 1898 1899 1902 1903 1908 1911 1912 1913 1914


8. International Genealogical Index (IGI)

1981 edition for England
1992 edition for Lincolnshire


9. Unpublished Indexes

Marriage Indexes Phillimore and Maple Boston Vol 1-X1
Index to Lincolnshire Marriages Vol 1-V1


10. Parish Registers

none


11. Periodicals (excl. newspapers)

Lincolnshire Life 1961- to present day
Lincolnshire History and Archaeology 1966- present day
Lincolnshire Magazine Vol.1 Sept 1932- Vol.3 Aug 1938
Lincolnshire Notes and Queries Vol.1-Vol XX11
Lincolnshire Past & Present Autumn 1990-Present day


12. Published Transcripts of Archival Material

none


13. Other material

Wheeler Collection- List of titles on request
Banks Collection


14. Guides to Collections




15. Local Record Offices

Register Office, Richmond House, Richmond Park, Morton Terrace, Gainsborough, Lincs DN21 2RJ. Phone 0845 300 1400. fax 01427 612312


Other information