Bedfordshire
Free Census Project
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County status
- The transcription of Bedfordshire 1891 is complete and all pieces are online and searchable. With many thanks to Mike Strange and his team of volunteers.
- The transcriptions of Bedfordshire 1841, 1851, 1861 and 1871 are all underway, with a few pieces online. Transcribers and Checkers are needed — please contact me, Terry Waters-Marsh, to volunteer.
Bedfordshire 1841
| Piece: HO107/ | Hundred or City | Parish, Township or Hamlet | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barford | Great Barford, Colmworth, Eaton Socon, Wyboston, Goldington, Ravensden, Renhold, Roxton, Chawson, Wilden | |
| 2 | Biggleswade | Biggleswade, Astwick, Little Barford, Holme, Stratton, Cockayne Hatley, Dunton, Millo, Newtown, Edworth, Everton, Eyworth, Langford, Potton, Sandy, Girtford, Sutton, Tempsford, Wrestlingworth | |
| 3 | Clifton | Clifton, Arlsey, Campton, Shefford, Chicksands Priory, Henlow, Holwell, Meppershall, Shefford Hardwicks, Great Hardwick, Little Harwick, Shitlington, Holwell, Lower Stondon, Upper Stondon, Stotfold | |
| 4 | Flitt | Barton in the Clay, Caddington, Clophill, Flitton, Silsoe, Lower Gravenhurst, Upper Gravenhurst, Hawnes or Haynes, Higham Gobion, Luton, East & West Hyde, Leegrave, Lightgrave, Limbury cum Biscott, Stopsley, Pulloxhill, Shillington, Streatley, Sharpenhoe, Sundon | |
| 5 | Manshead | Aspley Guise, Battesden, Chalgrave, Tebworth, Wingfield, Dunstable, Eaton Bray, Eversholt, Harlington, Hockliffe, Holcutt, Hulcote, Houghton Regis, Husborn Crawley, Leighton Buzzard, Billington, Eggington, Heath & Reach, Stanbridge, Milton Bryant, Potsgrove, Salford, Studham [1], Humbershoe, Markyate Street or Market Street [2], Tilsworth, Tingrith, Toddington, Chalton, Tottenhoe, Tattnall, Westoning, Whipsnade, Woburn | |
| 6 | Redbornestoke | Ampthill, Cranfield, Elstow, Flitwick, Houghton Conquest, Kempston, Lidlington, Marston Moretaine, Maulden, Millbrook, Ridgmont, Steppingley, Wilshampstead, Wootton | |
| 7 | Stodden | Bolnhurst, Clapham, Nether & Upper Dean, Keysoe, Knotting or Notting, Melchbourne, Milton Ernest, Oakley, Pertenhall, Riseley, Shelton, Little Staughton, Tilbrook, Yielding or Yelden | |
| 8 | Willey | Biddenham, Bletsoe, Bromham, Carlton, Chellington, Farndish, Felmersham, Radwell, Harold, Odell, Pavenham, Pavingham, Puddington, Poddington, Hinwick, Sharnbrook, Colworth Ville, Colwith Farm, Souldrop, Stagsden, Stevington, Steventon, Thurleigh, Turvey, Wymington | |
| 9 | Wixamtree | Blunham, Muggerhanger, Cardington, East Cotts, Cople, Northill, Beeston, Upper Caldicott, Lower Caldicott, Ickwell, Thorncote, Brookend & Hatch, Sandy, Beetson, Southill, Broom, Stanford, Warden or Old Warden, Willington | |
| 10 | Bedford Borough | Bedford, St Cuthbert, St John, St Mary, St Paul, St Peter |
Footnotes
- Studham is divided between pieces 5 and 442 (Dacorum Hundred, HRT)
- Market Street (Markyate Street) is divided between pieces 5, 440 and 441 (both Dacorum Hundred, HRT)
- See a Cambridge University Department of Geography map of the Bedfordshire Hundreds as they were around 1830
Bedfordshire 1851
| Piece: HO107/ | Reg. Sub District | Parish, Township or Hamlet | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford RD | |||
| 1751 | Riseley | ||
| Sharnbrook | |||
| Harrold | |||
| Turvey | |||
| Bedford & Kempston | |||
| 1752 | Bedford & Cardington | ||
| Barford | |||
| Biggleswade RD | |||
| 1753 | Potton | ||
| Biggleswade | |||
| Ampthill RD | |||
| 1754 | Shillington | ||
| Ampthill | |||
| Cranfield | |||
| Woburn RD | |||
| 1755 | Woburn | ||
| Toddington | |||
| Leighton Buzzard RD | |||
| 1756 | Leighton Buzzard | ||
| Wing | |||
| Ivinghoe | |||
| Edlesborough | |||
| Luton RD | |||
| 1757 | Dunstable | ||
| Luton | |||
Bedfordshire 1861
| Piece: RG9/ | Reg. Sub District | Parish, Township or Hamlet | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford RD | |||
| 985 | Riseley | Bolnhurst, Keysoe, Riseley, Melchbourn, Yelden | |
| 986 | Sharnbrook | Knotting, Souldrop, Sharnbrook, Colworth Farm, Farrars Farm, Bletsoe, Thurleigh, Milton-Ernest | |
| 987 | Harrold | Harrold, Pavenham, Felmersham, Radwell, Odell, Chellington, Carlton | |
| 988 | Turvey | Turvey, Steventon, Stagsden | |
| 989 | Bedford & Kempston | Bedford Eastern Ward, St Peter, St Cuthbert, St Paul, Holy Trinity, St Mary, St John | |
| 990 | Wootton, Kempston, Biddenham, Bromham, Oakley, Clapham | ||
| 991 | Bedford & Cardington | Bedford Western Ward, St John, St Mary, St Paul, Holy Trinity, St Peter | |
| 992 | Elstow, Wilshampstead, Cardington, East Cotts, Cople, Willington, Goldington, Renhold | ||
| 993 | Barford | Ravensden, Wilden, Colmworth, Roxton, Great Barford | |
| Biggleswade RD | |||
| 994 | Potton | Tempsford, Sandy, Beeston, Northill, Everton, Potton | |
| 995 | Blunham, Muggerhanger, Northill, Ickwell, Thorncote Brookend H, Beeston, Upper Caldecott, Lower Caldecott, Cockayne Hatley, Wrestlingworth, Sutton, Eyworth, Dunton | ||
| 996 | Biggleswade | Biggleswade, Edworth, Astwick | Allocated |
| 997 | Henlow, Clifton, Langford, Campton, Shefford Hardwick, Chicksands Priory, Meppershall, Upper Stondon | ||
| 998 | Stotfold, Warden, Old Warden, Southill, Stanford, Campton, Shefford | ||
| Ampthill RD | |||
| 999 | Shillington | Shillington, Upper Gravenhurst, Lower Gravenhurst, Higham Gobion, Flitton, Silsoe, Clophill | |
| 1000 | Ampthill | Ampthill, Flitton, Flitwick, Hawnes, Houghton Conquest | |
| 1001 | Maulden, Millbrook, Pulloxhill, Steppingley, Westoning | ||
| 1002 | Cranfield | Cranfield, Marston Moretaine, Lidlington | |
| Woburn RD | |||
| 1003 | Woburn | Salford, Holcutt, Aspley Guise, Husborne Crawley, Ridgmont, Woburn, Potsgrove, Battlesden, Milton Bryant, Eversholt | Allocated |
| 1004 | Toddington | Tingrith, Harlington, Toddington, Chalgrave, Tilsworth, Hockliffe | Transcribed |
| Leighton Buzzard RD | |||
| 1005 | Leighton Buzzard | Leighton Buzzard, Eggington, Heath & Reach, Billington | Transcribed |
| 1006 | Leighton Buzzard, Stanbridge, Grove (BKM), Linslade (BKM), Stoke Hammond (BKM) | Transcribed | |
| 1007 | Wing | Soulbury (BKM), Wing (BKM), Mentmore (BKM) | Transcribed |
| 1008 | Ivinghoe | Cheddington (BKM), Ivinghoe (BKM) | Transcribed |
| 1009 | Edlesborough | Edlesborough (BKM), Slapton (BKM), Eaton Bray | Transcribed |
| Luton RD | |||
| 1010 | Dunstable | Dunstable, Totternhoe, Houghton Regis | Transcribed |
| 1011 | Dunstable, Whipsnade, Studham (HRT), Humbershoe, Kensworth (HRT) | Transcribed | |
| 1012 | Luton | Luton, East Hyde, West Hyde, Stopsley, Limbury cum Biscott, Leegrave | Online |
| 1013 | Luton | Online | |
| 1014 | Luton | Online | |
| 1015 | Sundon, Streatley, Sharpenhoe, Barton in the Clay, Caddington (HRT) | Online | |
Bedfordshire 1871
| Piece: RG10/ | Reg. Sub District | Parish, Township or Hamlet | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedford RD | |||
| 1537 | Riseley | Riseley, Keysoe, Brook End, Keysoe Row, Bolnhurst, Melchbourne, Yelden, Newton Bromshold, Knotting, Souldrop, Colworth Farm, Sharnbrook, Bletsoe, Milton Ernest, Thurleigh | |
| 1538 | Sharnbrook | Sharnbrook | |
| 1539 | Harrold | Harrold, Felmersham, Radwell, Pavenham, Carlton, Chellington | |
| 1540 | Turvey | Turvey, Picts Hill, Stagsden, Stevington or Steventon, West End | |
| 1541 | Bedford & Kempston | Bedford, Eastern Ward, St Cuthbert, St Mary, St John, St Paul, St Peter | |
| 1542 | St Peter, Biddenham, Bromham, Bridge End, Clapham, Oakley, Kempston, Wooton, Keely Wootton | ||
| 1543 | Bedford & Cardington | Bedford, Western Ward, St Mary, St John, St Peter, St Paul | |
| 1544 | St Paul, Elstow | ||
| 1545 | Cardington, Eastcotts, Harrowden, Fenlake, Cople, Goldington, Renhold, Willington, Wilshamstead | ||
| 1546 | Barford | Great Barford, Colmworth, Channels End, Ravensden, Roxton, Colsden, Chawson, Wilden, East End | |
| Biggleswade RD | |||
| 1547 | Potton | Sandy, Girt Ford, Beeston, Potton | |
| 1548 | Potton, Blunham, Chalton, Muggerhanger, Morhanger, Tempsford, Langford End, Everton | ||
| 1549 | Northill, Ickwell, Beeston, Thorncote, Brookend Hatch, Lower Caldecote, Upper Caldecote, Cockayne Hatley, Dunton, Eyworth, Sutton, Wrestlingworth | ||
| 1550 | Biggleswade | Arlesey, Astwick, Edworth, Biggleswade, Holme | |
| 1551 | Chicksands Priory, Shefford Hardwick, Clifton, Henlow, Langford End, Campton | ||
| 1552 | Campton, Shefford, Ireland, Meppershall, Upper Stondon, Southill, Broom, Stanford, Stotfold, Old Warden, Warden, Biggleswade | ||
| Ampthill RD | |||
| 1553 | Shillington | Shillington, Holwell, Upton End, Lower Stondon, Apsley End, Pegsdon, Holwell Bury, Lower Gravenhurst, Upper Gravenhurst, Higham Gobion, Flitton, Silsoe, Clophill | |
| 1554 | Ampthill | Hawnes, Houghton Conquest, Chapel End, How End, Ampthill, Maulden, Lower End, The Brach | |
| 1555 | Maulden, Water End, Duck End, Snowhill, Millbrook, Flitton, Greenfield, Lower End, Westoning, Dennel End, Steppingley | ||
| 1556 | Cranfield | Cranfield, Lidlington, Boughton End, Marston Moretaine, Marston Pillinge, Upper Shelton, Lower Shelton, Shelton Green, Woodend | |
| Woburn RD | |||
| 1557 | Woburn | Apsley Guise, Aspley Heath, Woburn Sands, Evershot, Wit End, Rads End, Berry End, Hills End, Holcutt, Husborne Crawley | |
| 1558 | Milton Bryant, Potsgrove, Sheeplane, Rigmount, Salford, Woburn | ||
| 1559 | Toddington | Toddington, Chalton, Harlington, Chalgrave, Tebworth, Wingfield, Hockliffe, Tilswirt, Tingrith | |
| Leighton Buzzard RD | |||
| 1560 | Leighton Buzzard | Linslade, Southcourt, Surcott, Stoke Hammond, Leighton Buzzard, Stoke Hammond, Leighton Buzzard, Billington, Clipstone, Eggington | |
| 1561 | Leighton Buzzard, Heath & Reach | ||
| 1562 | Leighton Buzzard, Stanbridge | ||
| 1563 | Wing | Wing (BKM), Littleworth (BKM), Burcott (BKM), Grafton (BKM), Ascott (BKM), Soulbury (BKM), Great Hollingdon (BKM), Little Hollingdon, Mentmore (BKM), Ledburn (BKM) | |
| 1564 | Ivinghoe | Ivinghoe (BKM), Ringshall (BKM), Ivinghoe Aston (BKM), Horton (BKM), Cheddington (BKM) | |
| 1565 | Edlesborough | Edlesborough (BKM), Dagnall (BKM), Northall (BKM), Ringshall (BKM), Horton (BKM), Slapton (BKM), Eaton Bray | |
| Luton RD | |||
| 1566 | Dunstable | Dunstable, Houghton Regis, Totternhoe, Kensworth (HRT), Studham (HRT) | |
| 1567 | Studham (HRT), Humbershoe, Markyate Street, Whipsnade, Dunstable | ||
| 1568 | Luton | Caddington (HRT), Aley Green, Woodside, Markyate Street | |
| 1569 | Luton, West Hyde, Kingsbourne Green, East Hyde, Chiltern Green, Round Green, Stpsley, Leegrove, Limbury cum Biscot | ||
| 1570 | Luton | ||
| 1571 | |||
| 1572 | |||
| 1573 | |||
| 1574 | Luton, Barton in the Clay, Sharpenhoe, Streatley, Sundon, Caddington (HRT), Chaul End, Slip End | ||
