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The village of Great Gonerby is of Viking origin, and is believed to take its name from Gunvar a Viking tribal chief........
The present church stands on the site of an ancient Saxon place of worship. At first glance the building - with its 15th century
Guide to Church Architecture
Medieval church architecture is in general divided into four periods........
The story of St Sebastian is that of a brave double agent - a man who, although a Christian........
Saint Sebastian
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History
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History of the Church





History of the Village
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Parish Registers

 

Current registers and the graveyard locator plan are kept in church.

 

Older records (Baptisms before 1968, Weddings before 1996 and Funerals before 2006) are stored at Lincolnshire Archives.  The following link will take you to a full listing of all these documents - which go back to 1560 (pdf file download)

 

http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/residents/archives/collections/archive-collections/ecclesiastical/parish-records-%28church-of-england%29/f-to-g/54003.article

 

 

Grantham Family History Society have done some independent research and their records for St Sebastian’s can be accessed below.

 

                                                 Baptisms 1802 to 1836 (MS Excel Document)

 

                                                 Marriages1700 to 1837 (Text Document)

 

                                                 Marriages 1837 to 1870 (MS Excel Document)

 

                                                 Burials 1802 to 1885 (MS Excel Document)

 

 

(Grantham Family History Society -  Secretary, Peter Reicheilt - Tel : 01476 - 567118.)