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Bedfordshire
Catalogue of Fiche, Film and CDs

Note that the spelling of place names may have changed over the years so remember to check all variations.
 Updates highlighted in Red
This catalogue is divided into the following categories.
Choose any link below to go to your area of interest.

1841 Census

1851 Census

1851 Census Index

1851 Census Transcripts

1861 Census on CD

1881 Census Transcripts

1891 Census

1901 Census

Criminal Registers

Directories  

Land Tax

Manor Records
Marriage Licences

Militia Records

Miscellaneous Records    

Monumental Inscriptions

Nonconformist Registers    

Nonconformist Register Transcripts

Parish Registers   

Parish Register Transcripts     New

Poor Law

Quaker or Society of Friends Registers

Visitations

Wills

1841 CENSUS
Bedfordshire Parishes in the 1841 Census held in the AIGS Library
Note that these items are microfilm of the original Census records and are filed in the Film cabinets under their Piece Numbers.
The designation of HO107 stands for Home Office, the number after the slash is the Piece Number.
Entire County held
Ampthill (HO107/6)
Arlesey (Arlsey) (HO107/3)
Aspley Guise (HO107/5 Pt 1)
Astwick (HO107/2)
Barton in the Clay (HO107/4)
Battlesden (HO107/5 Pt 1)
Bedford Blue Coat School (HO107/10)
Bedford Gaol (HO107/10)
Bedford House of Correction (HO107/10)
Bedford St Cuthbert (HO107/10)
Bedford St John (HO107/10)
Bedford St Mary (HO107/10)
Bedford St Mary's Infirmary (HO107/10)
Bedford St Paul (HO107/10)
Bedford St Peter Martin (HO107/10)
Bedford Workhouse (HO107/10)
Biddenham (HO107/8)
Biggleswade (HO107/2)
Billington (HO107/5 Pt 2)
Bletsoe (HO107/8)
Blunham (HO107/9)
Bolnhurst (HO107/7)
Bromham (HO107/8)
Caddington (HO107/4)
Campton (HO107/3)
Cardington (HO107/9)
Carlton (HO107/8)
Chalgrave (HO107/5 Pt 1)
Chellington (HO107/8)
Chicksands (e.p.) (HO107/3)
Clapham (HO107/7)
Clifton (HO107/3)
Clophill (HO107/4)
Cockayne Hatley (HO107/2)
Colmworth (HO107/1)
Cople (HO107/9)
Cranfield (HO107/6)
Dean (HO107/7)
Dunstable (HO107/5 Pt 1)
Dunton (HO107/2)
Eaton Bray (HO107/5 Pt 1)
Eaton Bray (HO107/5 Pt 2)
Eaton Socon (HO107/1)
Edworth (HO107/2)
Eggington (HO107/5 Pt 2)
Elstow (HO107/6)
Eversholt (HO107/5 Pt 2)
Eyeworth (HO107/2)
Farndish (HO107/8)
Felmersham cum Radwell (HO107/8)
Flitton (HO107/4)
Flitwick (HO107/6)
Goldington (HO107/1)
Great & Little Harwicke (HO107/3)
Great Barford (HO107/1)
Harlington (HO107/5 Pt 2)
Harrold (HO107/8)
Hawnes (Haynes) (HO107/4)
Heath & Reach (HO107/5 Pt 2)
Henlow (HO107/3)
Higham Gobion (HO107/4)
Hockliffe (HO107/5 Pt 2)
Holwell (HO107/3)
Houghton Conquest (HO107/6)
Houghton Regis (HO107/5 Pt 2)
Hulcote (HO107/5 Pt 2)
Husborne Crawley (HO107/5 Pt 2)
Kempston (HO107/6)
Knotting (HO107/7)
Langford (HO107/2)
Leighton Buzzard (HO107/5 Pt 2)
Lidlington (HO107/6)
Little Staughton (HO107/7)
Lower Gravenhurst (HO107/4)
Luton (HO107/4)
Marston Moretaine  (HO107/6)
Maulden  (HO107/6)
Melchbourne (HO107/7)
Meppershall (HO107/3)
Millbrook (HO107/6)
Milton Bryan (HO107/5 Pt 2)
Milton Ernest (HO107/7)
Moggerhanger (HO107/9)
Northill (HO107/9)
Oakley (HO107/7)
Odell (HO107/8)
Pavenham (HO107/8)
Pertenhall (HO107/7)
Podington  (HO107/8)
Potsgrove (HO107/5 Pt 2)
Potton (HO107/2)
Pulloxhill (HO107/4)
Ravensden (HO107/1)
Renhold (HO107/1)
Ridgmount (Ridgmont) (HO107/6)
Riseley (HO107/7)
Roxton (HO107/1)
Salford (HO107/5 Pt 2)
Sandy (HO107/2)
Sandy (HO107/9)
Sharnbrook (HO107/8)
Shefford (HO107/3)
Shelton (HO107/7)
Shillington (HO107/3)
Shillington (HO107/4)
Souldrop (HO107/8)
Southill (HO107/9)
Stagsden (HO107/8)
Stanbridge (HO107/5 Pt 2)
Steppingley (HO107/6)
Steventon (HO107/8)
Stotfold (HO107/3)
Streatley (HO107/4)
Studham (HO107/5 Pt 2)
Sundon (HO107/4)
Sutton (HO107/2)
Tempsford (HO107/2)
Thurleigh (HO107/8)
Tilbrook (HO107/7)
Tilsworth (HO107/5 Pt 2)
Tingrith (HO107/5 Pt 2)
Toddington (HO107/5 Pt 2)
Totternhoe (HO107/5 Pt 2)
Turvey (HO107/8)
Upper Gravenhurst (HO107/4)
Upper Stondon (HO107/3)
Warden (HO107/9)
Westoning (HO107/5 Pt 2)
Whipsnade (HO107/5 Pt 2)
Wilden (HO107/1)
Willington (HO107/9)
Wilshamstead (HO107/6)
Woburn (HO107/5 Pt 2)
Wootton (HO107/6)
Wrestlingworth (HO107/2)
Wymington (HO107/8)
Yelden (HO107/7)

1851 CENSUS
Bedfordshire Parishes in the 1851 Census held in the AIGS Library
Note that these items are microfilm of the original Census records and are filed in the Film cabinets under their Piece Numbers.
The designation of HO107 stands for Home Office, the number after the slash is the Piece Number.
Cranfield (HO107/1754)
Dean (HO107/1750 Part 2)
Eaton Socon (HO107/1750 Part 2)
Farndish (HO107/1743 Part 2)
Lidlington (HO107/1754)
Little Staunton (HO107/1750 Part 2)
Marston Moretaine (HO107/1754)
Pertenhall (HO107/1750 Part 2)
Shelton (HO107/1750 Part 2)
Tilbrook (HO107/1750 Part 2)
Wymington (HO107/1743 Part 2)

1851 CENSUS INDEXES
The designation of HO107 stands for Home Office, the number after the slash is the Piece Number
N.B. Please note that additional Indexes are available in Book Form. Location BEDFORDSHIRE 929.35 BED.
[Vol 1]  Bolnhurst, Keysoe, Riseley , Melchbourne & Yelden,
Knotting & Souldrop, Sharnbrook, Bletsoe, Thurleigh & Milton Ernest.
fiche

1851  CENSUS  TRANSCRIPTS
HO107/1751  Dean, Little Staughton, Pertenhall & Tilbrook
fiche

1861 CENSUS ON CD
1861 Census for BEDFORDSHIRE on CD
Entire County held
Ampthill
RG9/999-1002   
CD 2
Bedford
RG9/985-993 
CD 1
Biggleswade
RG9/994
CD 1
Biggleswade
RG9/995-998
CD 2
Leighton Buzzard
RG9/1005-1006 
CD 2
Leighton Buzzard
RG9/1007-1009
CD 3
Luton
RG9/1010-1015
CD 3
Woburn
RG9/1003-1004
CD 3

Registration Districts do not keep to County Boundaries Census hence:
RG9/1006-1009 contain BUCKINGHAMSHIRE parishes.
RG9/1011 & RG9/1015, contain HERTFORDSHIRE parishes.
See Buckinghamshire & Hertfordshire Counties for a list of Parishes.   
Census Registration Districts do not keep to County Boundaries hence the following Bedfordshire places can be found on the
Cambridgeshire 1861 Census CD discs.
Papworth St Agnes
RG9/1017
CD 1

1881  CENSUS  TRANSCRIPT  &  INDEX
1881 Census Index  for entire County of Bedfordshire in 7 sets of fiche. 
(Surname Index, Birth Place Index, Census Place Index, As Enumerated, Misc. Notes, Ships, Institutions) 
Also on CD (1881 British Census and Index)

1891 CENSUS
Parishes in the Bedfordshire 1891 Census in the AIGS Library
All 1891 Census are produced as microfiche. Please ask for the fiche by RG.12 number.
Apsley Guise (RG12/1262 fiche 1)
Apsley Heath (RG12/1262 fiche 1)
Battlesden  (RG12/1262 fiche 1)
Bedford StCuthbert  (RG12/1248 fiche 1 & 2)
Bedford St John (RG12/1248 fiche 2)
Bedford St Mary (RG12/1248 fiche 2)
Bedford St Paul (RG12/1248 fiche 2 & 3)
Bedford St Peter (RG12/1248 fiche 3)
Blunham (RG12/1254, fiche 1)
Bolnhurst (RG12/1244, fiche 1)
Brook End (RG12/1244, fiche 1)
Chalton (RG12/1254, fiche 2)
Cockayne Hatley (RG12/1254, fiche 1)
Dunton (RG12/1254, fiche 1)
Evershot (RG12/1262 fiche 1 & 2)
Everton (RG12/1254, fiche 1)
Eyeworth (RG12/1254, fiche 1)
Holcutt (RG12/1262 fiche 2)
Holwell (RG12/1108, fiche 1)
Husborne  Crawley (RG12/1262 fiche 2)
Ickwell (RG12/1254, fiche 2)
Keysoe (RG12/1244, fiche 1)
Lower Caldecote (RG12/1254, fiche 2)
Melchbourne (RG12/1244, fiche 1)
Milton Bryant (RG12/1262 fiche 2)
Moggerhanger (RG12/1254, fiche 1 & 2)
Northill (RG12/1254, fiche 2)
Potsgrove  (RG12/1262 fiche 2)
Potton (RG12/1254, fiche 2 & 3)
Rads End  (RG12/1262 fiche 2)
Ridgmont (RG12/1262 fiche 2 & 3)
Riseley (RG12/1244, fiche 1)
Salford (RG12/1262 fiche 3)
Sheep’s Lane (RG12/1262 fiche 2)
Thorncote (RG12/1254, fiche 2)
Upper Caldecote (RG12/1254, fiche 2)
Woburn (RG12/1262 fiche 3)
Woburn Sands (RG12/1262 fiche 1)
Yeldon (RG12/1244, fiche 1 & 2)

1901 CENSUS
Parishes in the Bedfordshire 1901 Census in the AIGS Library
All 1901 Census are produced as microfiche. Please ask for the fiche by RG.13 number.
RG13/1494 / 171 Bedford/6C Bedford & Cardington
Includes:- Cardington, Cople, Eastcotts, Elstow, Goldington, Renhold, Willington,
Wilshamstead (Willshamstead, Wylhamsted or Wilstead)                       
2 fiche

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