Amcotts Genealogical Records
Amcotts Birth & Baptism Records
An index to births registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of birth certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Baptism registers record the baptism of those born in and around Amcotts and were subsequently baptised in an Anglican place of worship. They are the primary source of birth details before 1837, though are useful to the present.
Records detailing the circumstances surrounding the birth of over 2,400 illegitimate children in Lincolnshire.
A collection of indexes and transcripts of birth and baptism records that cover over 250 million people. Includes digital images of many records.
An index to births registered at the central authority for England & Wales. The index provides the area where the birth was registered, mother's maiden name from September 1911 and a reference to order a birth certificate.
Amcotts Marriage & Divorce Records
An index to marriages registered throughout England & Wales. This is the only national marriage index that allows you to search by both spouse's names. Provides a reference to order copies of marriage certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Marriage records from people who married at Amcotts between 1835 and 1835. Lists an individual's abode, marital status, father's name, age and signature
A transcript of minute books kept by Quakers, recording meetings in Lincolnshire. It Includes accounts, intentions to marry and minor disputes etc.
A transcript of minute books kept by Quakers, recording meetings in Lincolnshire. It Includes accounts, intentions to marry and minor disputes etc.
A transcript of minute books kept by Quakers, recording meetings in Lincolnshire. It Includes accounts, intentions to marry and minor disputes etc.
Amcotts Death & Burial Records
An index to deaths registered throughout England & Wales. Provides a reference to order copies of death certificates from the national registrar of births, marriages and deaths – the General Register Office.
Burial records for people buried at Amcotts, detail the deceased's name, residence and age from 1836 to 1909.
Burial records covering those buried at St Mark, Amcotts_. This resource is an index and may not include all the details that were recorded in the burial registers from which they were extracted.
Transcripts of documents recording nearly 10,000 deaths of inmates in the workhouses at Boston, Bourne, Gainsborough, Holbeach, Lincoln and Louth in Lincolnshire.
Extracted entries for over 60,000 burials that occurred in municipal cemeteries.
Amcotts Census & Population Lists
An index to and digital images of records that detail 40 million civilians in England and Wales. Records list name, date of birth, address, marital status, occupation and details of trade or profession.
The 1911 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
The 1901 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
The 1891 census provides details on an individual's age, residence, place of birth, relations and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows searches on for multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
The 1881 census provides details on an individual's age, residence and occupation. FindMyPast's index allows for searches on multiple metrics including occupation and residence.
Newspapers Covering Amcotts
A local paper including news from the Kingston upon Hull area, legal & governmental proceedings, family announcements, business notices, advertisements and more.
A searchable newspaper providing a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Kingston upon Hull district. Includes obituaries and family announcements.
A searchable newspaper providing a rich variety of information about the people and places of the Lincolnshire district. Includes obituaries and family announcements.
A regional newspaper including news from the Lincolnshire district, business notices, family announcements, legal & governmental proceedings, advertisements and more.
A very rare early newspaper covering the Lincoln area. Original images, searchable by an OCR index.
Amcotts Wills & Probate Records
Searchable index and original images of over 12.5 million probates and administrations granted by civil registries. Entries usually include the testator's name, date of death, date of probate and registry. Names of relations may be given.
Transcripts of early wills held by Lincolnshire record Office.
Abstracts of early wills, naming legates etc., from the Diocese of Lincoln, covering parts of Lincolnshire and surrounding counties.
Index of wills proved in the Consistory Court of Lincoln. Provides a reference which can be used to locate records.
A list of wills proved by the Consistory Court of Lincoln.
Amcotts Immigration & Travel Records
Transcriptions of 8,600 certificates that allowed people to return to a parish if a parish they moved to ejected them. Useful for tracing the migration of poorer citizens.
Over 5,000 documents in which an individual was examined to establish which parish they could be returned to if they became a burden.
A name index connected to original images of passenger lists recording people travelling from Britain to destinations outside Europe. Records may detail a passenger's age or date of birth, residence, occupation, destination and more.
A full index of passenger lists for vessels arriving in the UK linked to original images. Does not include lists from vessels sailing from European ports. Early entries can be brief, but later entries may include dates of births, occupations, home addresses and more. Useful for documenting immigration.
An index to and images of documents recording over 1.65 million passengers who arrived in Victoria, Australia, including passengers whose voyage was paid for by others.
Amcotts Military Records
A searchable list of over 100,000 British Army POWs. Records contains details on the captured, their military career and where they were held prisoner.
Details on around 165,000 men serving in the British Army, Navy and Air Force who were held as prisoners during WWII.
Index and original images of over 5 million medal index cards for British soldiers It can be searched by individual's name, Coprs, Unit and Regiment. Due to the loss of many WWI service records, this is the most complete source for British WWI soldiers
This rich collection contains contains records for 1.9 million non-commissioned officers and other ranks who fought in WWI. Due to bomb damage in WWI, around 60% of service records were lost. Documents cover: enlistment, medical status, injuries, conduct, awards and discharge. A great deal of genealogical and biographical documentation can be found in these documents, including details on entire families, physical descriptions and place of birth.
An index to nearly 900,000 military personnel who were awarded the Silver War Badge for sustaining injures. Records include rank, regimental number, unit, dates of enlistment and discharge, and reason for discharge.
Amcotts Court & Legal Records
Transcriptions of 8,600 certificates that allowed people to return to a parish if a parish they moved to ejected them. Useful for tracing the migration of poorer citizens.
Abstracts of records that detail land conveyances.
Transcriptions of court records relating to disputes and crimes in the county.
Transcriptions of court records relating to disputes and crimes in the county.
Transcripts of legal records documenting minor legal disputes in the districts of Kesteven & Holland.
Amcotts Taxation Records
A transcription of the Lincolnshire section of the Domesday Book, which records land ownership, use and value in the late 11th century; and similar survey completed in 1118.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
This vital collection details almost 1.2 million properties eligible for land tax. Records include the name of the landowner, occupier, amount assessed and sometimes the name and/or description of the property. It is a useful starting point for locating relevant estate records and establishing the succession of tenancies and freehold. Most records cover 1798, but some extend up to 1811.
An index linked to original images of registers recording apprenticeship indentures. Details are given on the trade and nature of apprenticeship. Many records list the parents of the apprentice.
A compilation of records from the Court of the Exchequer primarily dealing with taxes and land. These records are in Latin.
Amcotts Land & Property Records
Abstracts of records that detail land conveyances.
An English translation of Lincolnshire doomsday records. This transcripts details the county's landowners in 1086.
A transcription of the Lincolnshire section of the Domesday Book, which records land ownership, use and value in the late 11th century; and similar survey completed in 1118.
Early legal records, largely covering serious cases referred by lower courts. Many entries record transfers and disputes relating to land.
Early legal records, largely covering serious cases refereed by lower courts. Many entries record transfers and disputes relating to land.
Amcotts Directories & Gazetteers
A directory of settlements in Lincolnshire detailing their history, agriculture, topography, economy and leading commercial, professional and private residents.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
A comprehensive place-by-place gazetteer, listing key contemporary and historical facts. Each place has a list of residents and businesses. Contains details on local schools, churches, government and other institutions.
Amcotts Cemeteries
Notes regarding churches in Lincolnshire, with extensive transcriptions of memorials in the churches.
Extracted entries for over 60,000 burials that occurred in municipal cemeteries.
An index to vital details engraved on over 30,000 gravestones and other monuments across the county of Lincoln.
Photographs and descriptions of Lincolnshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Images of millions of pages from cemetery and crematoria registers, photographs of memorials, cemetery plans and more. Records can be search by a name index.
Amcotts Obituaries
The UKs largest repository of obituaries, containing millions of searchable notices.
A growing collection currently containing over 425,000 abstracts of obituaries with reference to the location of the full obituary.
A collection of 364 obituaries of Quakers from the British Isles. The volume was published in 1849 and includes obituaries of those who died in late 1847 through 1848.
This transcribed and searchable work by Sir William Musgrave contains 10,000s of brief obituaries. The work is a reference point for other works containing information on an individual.
A text index and digital images of all editions of a journal containing medical articles and obituaries of medical practitioners.
Amcotts Histories & Books
An English translation of Lincolnshire doomsday records. This transcripts details the county's landowners in 1086.
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Photographs and images of churches in Lincolnshire.
A transcription of records detailing sewage, drainage, dyking and other facets of managing waste and waters.
Photographs of Anglican and other denominational churches in the county of Lincolnshire.
Amcotts School & Education Records
A name index connected to digital images of registers recording millions of children educated in schools operated by the National Society for Promoting Religious Education. Records contain a variety of information including genealogical details, education history, illnesses, exam result, fathers occupation and more.
A name index linked to original images of registers recording the education and careers of teachers in England & Wales.
A name index linked to original images of short biographies for over 120,000 Oxford University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A transcript of a vast scholarly work briefly chronicling the heritage, education and careers of over 150,000 Cambridge University students. This is a particularly useful source for tracing the ancestry of the landed gentry.
A searchable database containing over 90,000 note-form biographies for students of Cambridge University.
Amcotts Occupation & Business Records
Abstracts of apprenticeship indentures initiated by parishes in Lincolnshire. These records provide details on parents' names and occupations.
An introduction to smuggling on the east coast of England, with details of the act in various regions.
Profiles of Lincolnshire post offices, including details of those who worked there.
Profiles of coal and metal mines in the Midlands region of England.
Short histories of former public houses, with photographs and lists of owners or operators.
Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering Amcotts
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Records detailing the history of religious houses in the Diocese of Lincoln.
Pedigrees of some of the country's gentry families.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.
Amcotts Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records
A detailed history of the county's hundreds, parishes and religious houses.
Records detailing the history of religious houses in the Diocese of Lincoln.
Pedigrees of some of the country's gentry families.
Photographs and descriptions of Lincolnshire's most illustrious church monuments, often featuring effigies, medieval inscriptions and heraldic devices.
Extensive and impeccably sourced genealogies for British, Irish & Manx royalty and nobility. Scroll down to 'British Isles' for relevant sections.
Amcotts Church Records
The primary source of documentation for baptisms, marriages and burials before 1837, though extremely useful to the present. Their records can assist tracing a family as far back as 1835.
Abstracts of apprenticeship indentures initiated by parishes in Lincolnshire. These records provide details on parents' names and occupations.
Extracts from the records of the Diocese of Lincoln, including visitations, subsidy rolls, clergy lists, records relating to papists and non-conformists etc.
Records relating to the administration of Lincoln Diocese. Includes act books and bishop's registers.
The parish registers of Lincolnshire are a collection of books documenting baptisms, marriages and burials from 1039 to 1911.
Biographical Directories Covering Amcotts
A searchable book, listing pedigrees of titled families and biographies of their members.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
A book containing genealogies and biographies of Britain's titled families.
Brief biographies of Anglican clergy in the UK.
A directory containing lengthy biographies of noted British figures. The work took over two decades to compile. Biographies can be searched by name and are linked to images of the original publication.
Amcotts Maps
Digital images of maps covering the county.
Detailed maps covering much of the UK. They depict forests, mountains, larger farms, roads, railroads, towns, and more.
Maps showing settlements, features and some buildings in mainland Britain.
An index to 11,000,000 parcels of land and property, connected to digital images of registers that record their owner, occupier, description, agricultural use, size and rateable value.
Maps of parishes in England, Scotland and Wales. They are useful in determining which parish records may be relevant to your research.
Amcotts Reference Works
Descriptions of common Lincolnshire place name elements and some of the best known places in the county.
A beginner’s guide to researching ancestry in England.
Compiled in 1831, this book details the coverage and condition of parish registers in England & Wales.
A comprehensive guide to researching the history of buildings in the British Isles.
A service that provides advanced and custom surname maps for the British Isles and the US.
Civil & Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction
Historical Description
AMCOTTS, a township and village, formerly in the parish of Althorpe, but constituted a separate parish in 1850, is in the Isle of Axholme, pleasantly situated on the west bank of the river Trent, over which there is a ferry to Flixboro Stather, 3 miles south-west from Althorpe station on the South Yorkshire branch of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire railway and 7 east-by-north from Crowle, West Lindsey division of the county, West division of Manley wapentake, Epworth. petty sessional division, parts of Lindsey, Thorne union and county court district, rural deanery of Axholme, archdeaconry of Stow and diocese of Lincoln. The Hull and Gainsborough steamers pass the village daily. The church of St. Thomas-a-Becket, erected in 1853, at a cost of £1,300, is a building of stone, in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, south porch, vestry and western tower, with broach spire, containing a clock and 3 bells: there are four stained windows in the chancel and one in the nave, erected in 1886, to members of the Belton-Ross family: the church is built on the site of the old chapel of St. Thomas-a-Becket, which fell down in 1850, having itself been erected from the ruins of a much larger structure: there are 242 sittings. The register dates from the year 1836; all entries previous to this date are in the registers of Althorpe parish. The living was declared a rectory April 3, 1866, gross yearly value from 122 acres of glebe £300, with residence, in the gift of the Crown, and held since 1885 by the Rev. Charles Gabriel Trewman Maturin B.A. of Trinity College, Dublin. A special rate of 1d. in the £ is levied here for church expenses. The Wesleyan Chapel was built in 1870, and a Sunday school added in 1886. There is also a Primitive Methodist chapel. Amcotts Manor House is the residence of Samuel George Belton esq. J.P. Edward Weston Cracroft esq. of Hackthorn Hall, who is lord of the manor, S. G. Belton esq. Thomas Bladworth esq. of Whitgift Hall, Goole, Mrs. Glasier, Mr. John Batty and the trustees of the late T. Ross esq. are the principal landowners. The soil is warp, made from the tidal river Trent; subsoil, peat. The chief crops are potatoes, wheat, beans and oats. The area is 2,024 acres; rateable value, £3,276; the population in 1891 was 332.
National Endowed School (mixed), with a yearly income of £30 arising from the endowment of £1,000 bestowed by the late Lieut.-Col. Weston Cracroft Amcotts, erected in 1860, for 66 children; average attendance, 45.
Most Common Surnames in Amcotts
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Manley Wapentake |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robinson | 26 | 1:15 | % | NaN |
| 2 | Johnson | 18 | 1:22 | % | NaN |
| 2 | Jackson | 18 | 1:22 | % | NaN |
| 4 | Smith | 15 | 1:26 | % | NaN |
| 5 | Walker | 12 | 1:33 | % | NaN |
| 6 | Thomas | 10 | 1:40 | % | NaN |
| 7 | Spencer | 9 | 1:44 | % | NaN |
| 7 | Skinner | 9 | 1:44 | % | NaN |
| 7 | Strickland | 9 | 1:44 | % | NaN |
| 7 | Knapton | 9 | 1:44 | % | NaN |
| 11 | Stone | 8 | 1:50 | % | NaN |
| 11 | Lockwood | 8 | 1:50 | % | NaN |
| 11 | Pullen | 8 | 1:50 | % | NaN |
| 11 | Scutt | 8 | 1:50 | % | NaN |
| 15 | Ellis | 7 | 1:57 | % | NaN |
| 15 | Oliver | 7 | 1:57 | % | NaN |
| 15 | Coy | 7 | 1:57 | % | NaN |
| 18 | Fletcher | 6 | 1:66 | % | NaN |
| 18 | Kirkby | 6 | 1:66 | % | NaN |
| 18 | Cawthorne | 6 | 1:66 | % | NaN |
| 18 | Arrand | 6 | 1:66 | % | NaN |
| 18 | Gilliot | 6 | 1:66 | % | NaN |
| 23 | Thornton | 5 | 1:79 | % | NaN |
| 23 | Wardle | 5 | 1:79 | % | NaN |
| 23 | Belton | 5 | 1:79 | % | NaN |
| 23 | Pyke | 5 | 1:79 | % | NaN |
| 23 | Coult | 5 | 1:79 | % | NaN |
| 23 | Waterland | 5 | 1:79 | % | NaN |
| 23 | Butterick | 5 | 1:79 | % | NaN |
| 23 | Gilyean | 5 | 1:79 | % | NaN |
| 23 | Pendergaste | 5 | 1:79 | % | NaN |
| 23 | Beadrick | 5 | 1:79 | % | NaN |
| 33 | Chapman | 4 | 1:99 | % | NaN |
| 33 | Batty | 4 | 1:99 | % | NaN |
| 33 | Shipley | 4 | 1:99 | % | NaN |
| 33 | Vause | 4 | 1:99 | % | NaN |
| 33 | Oldridge | 4 | 1:99 | % | NaN |
| 33 | Dannalt | 4 | 1:99 | % | NaN |
| 39 | White | 3 | 1:132 | % | NaN |
| 39 | Butler | 3 | 1:132 | % | NaN |
| 39 | Fowler | 3 | 1:132 | % | NaN |
| 39 | Mann | 3 | 1:132 | % | NaN |
| 39 | Hird | 3 | 1:132 | % | NaN |
| 39 | Wormald | 3 | 1:132 | % | NaN |
| 39 | Glasier | 3 | 1:132 | % | NaN |
| 46 | Harrison | 2 | 1:199 | % | NaN |
| 46 | Bell | 2 | 1:199 | % | NaN |
| 46 | Hunt | 2 | 1:199 | % | NaN |
| 46 | Peacock | 2 | 1:199 | % | NaN |
| 46 | Champion | 2 | 1:199 | % | NaN |
| 46 | Sweeting | 2 | 1:199 | % | NaN |
| 46 | Grogan | 2 | 1:199 | % | NaN |
| 46 | Wilman | 2 | 1:199 | % | NaN |
| 46 | Donnely | 2 | 1:199 | % | NaN |
| 46 | Sowersby | 2 | 1:199 | % | NaN |
| 46 | Altoft | 2 | 1:199 | % | NaN |
| 46 | Witehead | 2 | 1:199 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Brown | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Wright | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Thompson | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Hall | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Ward | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Young | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Clarke | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Phillips | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Rogers | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Reynolds | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Bradley | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Whitehead | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Kemp | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Dickinson | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Dale | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Winter | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Andrew | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Burke | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Lock | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Currie | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Steele | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Moody | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Ramsden | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Hopkinson | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Waterhouse | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Glen | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Bowling | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Phillipson | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Standring | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Theaker | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Marden | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Grounds | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Tear | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Hindes | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Haliday | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Beacock | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Strickson | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Chessman | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Crackle | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Brunyee | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Moorfoot | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Coutes | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Pitchfork | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Robbs | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Hasselby | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Bassingdale | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Bucannan | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Arnult | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |
| 58 | Pellster | 1 | 1:397 | % | NaN |