Bedfordshire

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 are important attractions. 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 Gaol.

County town: Bedford Other major towns: Luton and Dunstable Bedfordshire Places of Worship Regional Projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

Resources

Primary Reference

• Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Record Service

• Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service Online Catalogue

• Bedfordshire Family History Society

• Bedfordshire Libraries

• Bedfordshire Virtual Library

• Parish Register UK Look-up Exchange

Countywide Interest

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

• Bedfordshire Churches

• 19th Century Bedford Gaol

• Bedfordshire Poll Book 1722

• Bedfordshire Poll Book 1784

• Bedford Poorhouse 1871

• 1851 Census of Bedford Prison

• Bedfordshire Historical Record Society

• Bedfordshire Surnames List

• Bedfordshire Womens Land Army

• Local Ancestors

Specific Town and Village Interest

• Ampthill History Forum

• Ampthill Images

• Biggleswade History Society

• Campton and Chicksands Parish

• Cople

• Eaton Bray

• Eatons Community Association - Eaton Socon and Eaton Ford BMDs, Census Transcripts, Electoral Rolls

• Felmersham Churchyard

• Great Barford Parish Register and 1841-1901 Census Transcripts

• Harrold-on-line

• Husborne Crawley

• Index to the Leighton Buzzard Observer

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

• Oakley Village

• Ravensden Village

• Renold - Parish Registers of All Saints Church

• Sharnbrook Online

• Stevington Parish

• Turvey

• Woburn Abbey

• Woburn Rates Book

Maps and Photographs

• Bedfordshire Maps and Photographs

• Bedfordshire Towns & Villages Photo Album

Books of local interest

Register Office

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, so 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

Requests for Research and Photographs in this area

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A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the Research Offers forum or on the following pages in the Wiki:

• Research Offers: Cemetery
• Research Offers: Photograph
• Research Offers: Probate
• Research Offers: Record Office/Archive

If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our Volunteers Needed thread.



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