Bedfordshire

Tomb at All Saints Churchyard Turvey submitted by Jessbowbag

Bedfordshire County Map (source: Wikipedia)

Bedfordshire

County town: Bedford

Other major towns: Luton and Dunstable

The smallest of the 'Shire' counties, Bedfordshire has no cities but is home to the fine market towns of Bedford, Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard, Whipsnade Park Zoo near Dunstable, the chalky downs, and Woburn Abbey, the home of the Duke of Bedford. The north of the county was mainly agricultural and the south mostly industrial, especially in the town of Luton, which is famous for hat making.

Bedfordshire was the birthplace of John Bunyan, author of 'Pilgrim's Progress' which he wrote whilst imprisoned in Bedford jail.

Register Offices

Bedfordshire District Register Office

Pilgrim Centre
20 Brickhill Drive
Bedford
MK41 7PZ
Tel: 01234 290450

Use caution if you google for this office, the only result found has a link to order a certificate online through a third party certificate supplier. The cost is £25, to ensure you are not paying more than the usual £7 fee please contact the office direct

Luton Register Office

6 George St West
Luton
Tel: 01582 722603
email: registration@luton.gov.uk

Record Office Lookup Requests

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Record Office Lookup Contacts

• Dunstable and Luton. Monthly Willow the Wisp NOT during school holidays

Cemetery Lookup Requests

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Cemetery Lookup Contacts

• Milton Keynes (25/30 mile radius) Geraldine

Photo Offers

Members who have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please send the member a private message with your queries.

• Bedfordshire Meridian Line

Links

Primary Reference Links

• Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Record Service

• Bedfordshire Census - UK Genealogy Archives

• Bedfordshire Family History Society

• Bedfordshire GenWeb

• Bedfordshire Libraries

• Bedfordshire Virtual Library

• GENUKI Bedfordshire

• IGI Bedfordshire

• Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange

Countywide Interest

• 1851 Census of Bedford Prison

• 19th Century Bedford Gaol

• Baptist Ministers in Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire 1753-1835

• Bedfordshire Churches

• Bedfordshire Historical Record Society

• Bedfordshire Poll Book 1722

• Bedfordshire Poll Book 1784

• Bedfordshire Surnames List

• Bedfordshire Womens Land Army

• GenoGold - Bedfordshire Parish Records

• Local Ancestors ancestor pages for Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire

• Local History Society Gateway

Specific Town and Village Interest

• Ampthill History Forum

• Biggleswade History Society

• Eatons Community Association - Eaton Socon and Eaton Ford BMDs, census transcripts, electoral rolls

• St Mary's Church, Felmersham, Bedfordshire, Churchyard Survey 1918

• Great Barford Parish Register and 1841-1901 Census Transcripts

• Harlington Heritage Trust

• Husborne Crawley

• Index to the Leighton Buzzard Observer

• Leighton-Linslade Past Times includes Billington, Eggington, Heath & Reach, and Stanbridge

• Renold - Parish Registers of All Saints Church

• Woburn Abbey

• Woburn Rates Book

Maps and Photographs

• Bedfordshire Maps and Photographs

• Bedfordshire Towns & Villages Photo Album

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