Hello Jan Hogsthorpe is in the Spilsby Reg Dis when registration started so try the other villages in the same RD.  Find these using FreeBMD by using SMITH in Spilsby to find someone born there. Here is a list of villages within 5M of Hogsthorpe.  Mike Kawerau 3127 [email protected] Parish Name Type,County,Country,OsRef Distance & Direction =========== ========================= ==================== Addlethorpe P LIN ENG TF5468 2.6 South by South East Anderby P LIN ENG TF5275 2.0 North by North West Bilsby P LIN ENG TF4776 4.5 West by North West Chapel St Leonards P LIN ENG TF5572 1.2 East Cumberworth P LIN ENG TF5073 2.0 West by North West Farlesthorpe P LIN ENG TF4774 3.9 West by North West Hannah P LIN ENG TF5079 4.7 North by North West Hogsthorpe P LIN ENG TF5372 0.0 Huttoft P LIN ENG TF5176 2.8 North by North West Ingoldmels P LIN ENG TF5668 3.1 South East Markby P LIN ENG TF4878 4.9 North West Mumby P LIN ENG TF5174 1.8 North West Orby P LIN ENG TF4967 4.0 South West Welton le Marsh P LIN ENG TF4768 4.5 West by South West Willoughby P LIN ENG TF4671 4.4 West Winthorpe P LIN ENG TF5665 4.7 South by South East ________________________________   I have an Elizabeth Hempstock b in Hogsthorpe abt 1779 - have searched lincstothepast under Hogsthorpe to no avail - any suggestions where else to look? Regards Jan