Bedfordshire Family History

Research your Bedfordshire family history and break down those brick walls with these online resources which include births, marriages and deaths, parish records, military records and much more.

Archives

• Bedfordshire Archives

Births, Marriages & Deaths

• FreeBMD
  Search and view civil births, marriages and deaths from 1837 onwards.
• Bedfordshire Parish Records
  Baptisms, marriages and burials from 1538 onwards.

Cemeteries

• Bedfordshire County Cemetery Records
• Stotfold Cemetery Search

Census Records

• Census 1841-1921
  Search the census records from 1841-1921, plus the 1939 Register all at once.
• Bedfordshire Census Records

Criminals and Convicts

• Bedfordshire Gaol Register
  Bedfordshire Gaol Register aims to add the details from all the surviving County Gaol and House of Correction registers held at BLARS for the period 1801-1901, an approximate total of 35,000+ entries.
• Bedfordshire Quarter Session Rolls 1714-1832
• Criminal Ancestor Records

Electoral Registers

• Bedfordshire Poll Book 1722
  A transcript of people who voted in elections.

Forums

• RootsChat Bedfordshire

Heraldry

• Visitations of Bedfordshire

Historical Directories

• Bedfordshire Historical Directories
• Slater’s Commercial Directory 1850
  Contains the names of traders, bankers merchants, gentry and nobility from Bedfordshire cities and towns.
• Kelly’s Bedfordshire Directory 1885

Local History

• Domesday Book Bedfordshire
• GENUKI Bedfordshire
• Place Names of Bedfordshire

Maps

• Bedfordshire 1926 Valuation Maps
• Old Bedfordshire Maps

Military Records

• British Military Records
• Bedfordshire Militia Records 1759-1884
• Bedfordshire Regiment in the Great War
• Bedfordshire and Herts Regiment
• Bedfordshire and Herts Regiment During WWII
• Bedfordshire at War
• Bedfordshire Roll of Honour
• Luton WWI Roll of Honour

Newspaper Archives

• Bedfordshire Newspaper Collection 1710-1953
  Search many local newspapers including the Bedfordshire Mercury, Bedford Record, Luton Reporter and more.
• Leighton Buzzard Observer

Occupations

• Bedfordshire Apprentices
• Bedfordshire Baptist Ministers 1753-1835
• Bedfordshire Police Roll of Honour
• Bedfordshire Pubs Archive
• High Sheriff of Bedfordshire
• Lost Pubs of Bedfordshire

Photos and Postcards

• Ampthill Images
• Old Photos of Dunstable

School Records

• School Admission Registers 1870-1914
  Search over 460,000 Bedfordshire records to find out where your ancestor went to school.

Societies and Groups

• Bedfordshire Family History Society
  The Society was formed in 1977 to encourage the study of Family History, Genealogy and Heraldry, primarily within the County of Bedfordshire. There are also some free resources including Bedfordshire strays.
• Bedfordshire Historical Record Society

Surnames

• Bedfordshire Surnames 1881