Robert RUSLING

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THE VILLAGE OF WINTERTON For the Census and Civil Registration, the parish was in the Winterton Sub-district of the Glanford Brigg Registration District. In 1801, the population stood at a mere 773 inhabitants. The 1831 population showed a large parish with 1,295 souls.

Church Records The Anglican church tower and nave at Winterton may have an Anglo-Saxon origin. The Anglican Church is dedicated to All Saints and parish registers exist from 1558 through 1950. Check the Manlake Deanery <../deanery_manlake.html> to see existing Marriage Indexes. Primitive Methodist registers exist covering 1899 to 1961. The Wesleyan Methodists had a chapel here as well.

Description and Travel This village and parish is in the north of Lincolnshire, about 8 miles north of Scunthorpe and a mile and a half south of the River Humber. Winteringham sby parish to the south. The Old River Ancholme forms the eastern boundary. The parish covers a little more than 3,600 acres. To get to the village of Winterton, take the A1077 north out of Scunthorpe or west 8 miles out of Barton-upon-Humber. The village lies about a mile west of the ancient Ermine Street. The National Grid Reference for the village is SE 9218.

History A Roman villa stood at Winterton and some of its mosaics and artifacts have been recovered. Holy Well, near the village, was considered a medicinal cure by the ancients. William the Conqueror granted Lordship of Winterton to Norman D'Arcy, whose descendants held it for several centuries. Each July (around the 6th) the townspeople celebrate a mid-summer show, a tradition dating back more than 100 years. In 1798, it cost William FOWLER of Winterton eight shillings to travel on the outside of a carriage from London to Brigg. It took another 5 shillings to to go by cart from Brigg to Winterton. In 1810, it took four days to ship goods to London by wagon. In 1925, motor buses began making daily trips from Winterton to Scunthorpe. A gas works was erected in Winterton in 1855.

Names, Geographical The name Winterton is from the Old English Wintra+inga+tun, or "Homestead of the followers of Wintra". In the 1086 Domesday Book, the village name is given as Wintrintune. ["A Dictionary of English Place-Names," A. D. Mills, Oxford University Press, 1991]

Names, Personal The most famous person from Winterton is William FOWLER (1761 - 1832), noted architect and builder. Jonathan DENT, who died at age 91, was a locally known man of wealth, who is buried in a large tomb in his garden. You may find other Winterton relatives on Kevin Shucksmith's

Politics and Government For governance, the parish was in the ancient Wapentake of Manley in the parts of Lindsey.

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc. Care of the poor dates back to at least 1728 when Richard BECK left an endowment for the poor. After the Poor Law reforms of 1834, the parish became part of the Glanford Brigg Poor Law Union.

Schools A National School was built here in 1841 to house 200 students. The Wesleyans also erected a school here in 1850. For more on researching school records.

Robert married Christiana WHITTLES on 2 Dec 1758 in Althorpe, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. (Christiana WHITTLES died on 13 Dec 1776.)

Robert next married Sarah CHIMNEY on 16 Dec 1779.