Axholme-fhs.org.uk
Title
The Isle of Axholme Family History Society
Description
We are only a small, but very friendly society and will try and help you as much as we can while you search for those lost ancestors you have in the Isle. We do have a very extensive collection of transcribed Baptism, Marriage and Death records, and also a growing number of Census transcriptions.
For those who either don't have a clue or have not even heard of the Isle of Axholme, the two maps on the right and below should give you some idea exactly where we are. The Isle of Axholme is in the north-western corner of the old county of Lincolnshire and is separated from the rest of the county by the River Trent which forms its eastern boundary. To the north and west it is separated from Yorkshire by the Old River Don, whilst its southern border with Nottinghamshire is defined by the River Idle.
The Isle of Axholme covers an area of approximately 80 square miles, (or just in excess of 200 sq km). It is mainly a level area, once covered in marshland, until the 17 century when it was drained and reclaimed by Dutchman, Cornelius Vermuyden.
