Find out if your ancestors were baptised, married or buried in the county of Bedfordshire.
A full list of parishes/places covered by the records and the dates the records are available for is given below. The date ranges are those derived from the earliest and latest records and do not necessarily reflect a complete run of years.
Bedfordshire Baptisms
| Parish | Year from | Year to | Record count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ampthill | 1602 | 1931 | 15376 |
| Arlesey | 1538 | 1874 | 7250 |
| Aspley Guise | 1563 | 1972 | 4826 |
| Aspley Heath | 1888 | 1888 | 4 |
| Astwick | 1603 | 1891 | 584 |
| Barton in the Clay | 1559 | 1885 | 4840 |
| Battlesden | 1602 | 1877 | 736 |
| Bedford | 1539 | 1910 | 41428 |
| Bedford Circuit | 1810 | 1861 | 1449 |
| Bedford, Holy Trinity | 1842 | 1883 | 507 |
| Bedford, St Cuthbert | 1760 | 1887 | 550 |
| Bedford, St Mary | 1813 | 1850 | 114 |
| Bedford, St Paul | 1842 | 1844 | 9 |
| Bedford, St Peter de Merton | 1816 | 1875 | 273 |
| Biddenham | 1602 | 1885 | 3772 |
| Biggleswade | 1637 | 1975 | 25433 |
| Biggleswade Circuit | 1799 | 1885 | 1845 |
| Billington | 1609 | 1877 | 1413 |
| Biscot | 1755 | 1894 | 523 |
| Bletsoe | 1582 | 1813 | 2768 |
| Blunham | 1571 | 1990 | 7118 |
| Bolnhurst | 1602 | 1812 | 864 |
| Bromham | 1570 | 1812 | 1487 |
| Caddington | 1558 | 1875 | 7850 |
| Campton | 1569 | 1812 | 4782 |
| Cardington | 1572 | 1876 | 5463 |
| Carlton | 1554 | 1874 | 2235 |
| Chalgrave | 1539 | 1939 | 3452 |
| Chalton | 1839 | 1839 | 3 |
| Chellington | 1567 | 1873 | 861 |
| Clapham | 1560 | 1916 | 2259 |
| Clifton | 1602 | 1886 | 3614 |
| Clophill | 1567 | 1877 | 5484 |
| Cockayne Hatley | 1602 | 1974 | 2188 |
| Colmworth | 1605 | 1885 | 5676 |
| Cople | 1562 | 1865 | 3423 |
| Cranfield | 1600 | 1963 | 9679 |
| Dean | 1566 | 1885 | 3363 |
| Dunstable | 1559 | 1949 | 12933 |
| Dunton | 1553 | 1874 | 3076 |
| East Hyde | 1806 | 1922 | 1278 |
| Eaton Bray | 1559 | 1971 | 6590 |
| Eaton Ford | 1840 | 1840 | 1 |
| Eaton Socon | 1566 | 1959 | 13807 |
| Edworth | 1552 | 1885 | 858 |
| Eggington | 1611 | 1940 | 999 |
| Elstow | 1602 | 1942 | 3938 |
| Eversholt | 1559 | 1885 | 3689 |
| Eyeworth | 1538 | 1875 | 1196 |
| Farndish | 1587 | 1885 | 527 |
| Felmersham | 1602 | 1885 | 2886 |
| Flitton with Silsoe | 1581 | 1885 | 6576 |
| Flitwick | 1603 | 1893 | 4165 |
| Girtford | 1884 | 1884 | 1 |
| Goldington | 1559 | 1908 | 3692 |
| Great Barford | 1563 | 1952 | 8970 |
| Harlington | 1602 | 1946 | 3382 |
| Harrold | 1598 | 1855 | 3888 |
| Haynes | 1596 | 1885 | 8096 |
| Heath and Reach | 1740 | 1875 | 1282 |
| Henlow | 1556 | 1939 | 5420 |
| Higham Gobion | 1615 | 1913 | 396 |
| Hockliffe | 1604 | 1877 | 2036 |
| Houghton | 1833 | 1869 | 6 |
| Houghton Conquest | 1539 | 1875 | 4438 |
| Houghton Regis | 1538 | 1974 | 10096 |
| Hulcote | 1605 | 1939 | 394 |
| Husborne Crawley | 1558 | 1875 | 3696 |
| Kempston | 1466 | 1960 | 11684 |
| Keysoe | 1602 | 1890 | 2511 |
| Knotting | 1592 | 1879 | 835 |
| Langford | 1602 | 1906 | 12778 |
| Leagrave | 1755 | 1791 | 7 |
| Leighton Buzzard | 1562 | 1974 | 17906 |
| Lidlington | 1564 | 1875 | 9177 |
| Little Barford | 1602 | 1877 | 986 |
| Little Staughton | 1598 | 1886 | 2138 |
| Lower Dean | 1845 | 1847 | 8 |
| Lower Gravenhurst | 1602 | 1885 | 527 |
| Luton | 1480 | 1979 | 46528 |
| Marston Moretaine | 1602 | 1885 | 10399 |
| Maulden | 1558 | 1875 | 7356 |
| Melchbourne | 1602 | 1879 | 1492 |
| Meppershall | 1602 | 1951 | 3164 |
| Millbrook | 1565 | 1971 | 4203 |
| Milton Bryan | 1559 | 1881 | 2850 |
| Milton Ernest | 1538 | 1876 | 3443 |
| Moggerhanger | 1860 | 1885 | 356 |
| Northill | 1562 | 1950 | 7144 |
| Oakley | 1560 | 1879 | 2586 |
| Odell | 1602 | 1877 | 3128 |
| Old Warden | 1576 | 1885 | 3778 |
| Pavenham | 1561 | 1879 | 2560 |
| Pertenhall | 1582 | 1885 | 2146 |
| Podington | 1535 | 1885 | 2869 |
| Potsgrove | 1602 | 1874 | 1722 |
| Potton | 1602 | 1921 | 14132 |
| Potton Circuit | 1860 | 1885 | 131 |
| Pulloxhill | 1553 | 1907 | 5033 |
| Ramridge End | 1783 | 1783 | 1 |
| Ravensden | 1565 | 1910 | 6087 |
| Renhold | 1602 | 1885 | 3712 |
| Ridgmont | 1539 | 1911 | 6303 |
| Riseley | 1602 | 1876 | 9201 |
| Roxton | 1602 | 1877 | 6044 |
| Salford | 1559 | 1891 | 2892 |
| Sandy | 1538 | 1877 | 12511 |
| Sharnbrook | 1596 | 1904 | 7232 |
| Shelton | 1603 | 1965 | 4174 |
| Shillington | 1559 | 1885 | 12681 |
| Silsoe | 1846 | 1879 | 460 |
| Souldrop | 1602 | 1895 | 2204 |
| Southill | 1538 | 1884 | 15206 |
| Stagsden | 1602 | 1877 | 2549 |
| Stanbridge | 1560 | 1885 | 1915 |
| Steppingley | 1562 | 1889 | 1550 |
| Stevington | 1603 | 1885 | 2620 |
| Stondon | 1823 | 1917 | 54 |
| Stopsley | 1755 | 1867 | 113 |
| Stotfold | 1559 | 1880 | 5010 |
| Streatley | 1602 | 1883 | 2410 |
| Studham | 1570 | 1885 | 5556 |
| Sundon | 1559 | 1880 | 2151 |
| Sutton | 1549 | 1962 | 3107 |
| Swineshead | 1548 | 1812 | 1795 |
| Tempsford | 1602 | 1875 | 3746 |
| Thurleigh | 1563 | 1936 | 5235 |
| Tilbrook | 1602 | 1880 | 1604 |
| Tilsworth | 1603 | 1878 | 1871 |
| Tingrith | 1573 | 1910 | 3347 |
| Toddington | 1540 | 1956 | 15413 |
| Totternhoe | 1557 | 1885 | 2493 |
| Turvey | 1629 | 1885 | 4544 |
| Upper Dean | 1628 | 2011 | 348 |
| Upper Gravenhurst | 1568 | 1878 | 1796 |
| Upper Stondon | 1606 | 1912 | 958 |
| Westoning | 1560 | 1812 | 2373 |
| Whipsnade | 1603 | 1877 | 951 |
| Wilden | 1545 | 1875 | 2868 |
| Willington | 1602 | 1883 | 1574 |
| Wilstead | 1593 | 1894 | 5173 |
| Woburn | 1559 | 1949 | 12060 |
| Woburn Sands | 1868 | 1910 | 1470 |
| Woodside | 1879 | 1910 | 786 |
| Wootton | 1562 | 1939 | 10605 |
| Wrestlingworth | 1578 | 1949 | 6231 |
| Wymington | 1602 | 1972 | 3095 |
| Yelden | 1602 | 1885 | 2908 |
Bedfordshire Marriages
| Parish | Year from | Year to | Record count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ampthill | 1604 | 1936 | 5292 |
| Arlesey | 1559 | 1895 | 3562 |
| Aspley Guise | 1563 | 1940 | 4598 |
| Astwick | 1612 | 1936 | 406 |
| Barton | 1760 | 1845 | 12 |
| Barton in the Clay | 1559 | 1895 | 2078 |
| Battlesden | 1605 | 1927 | 658 |
| Bedford | 1540 | 1974 | 45080 |
| Bedford, Holy Trinity | 1841 | 1974 | 2926 |
| Bedford, St Cuthbert | 1761 | 1964 | 258 |
| Bedford, St John | 1759 | 1965 | 24 |
| Bedford, St Mary | 1813 | 1948 | 1636 |
| Bedford, St Paul | 1719 | 1957 | 70 |
| Bedford, St Peter de Merton | 1764 | 1953 | 244 |
| Biddenham | 1602 | 1885 | 1886 |
| Biggleswade | 1604 | 1935 | 7108 |
| Billington | 1773 | 1895 | 492 |
| Biscot | 1868 | 1930 | 1164 |
| Bletsoe | 1584 | 1812 | 1158 |
| Blunham | 1571 | 1950 | 5400 |
| Bolnhurst | 1603 | 1837 | 720 |
| Bromham | 1572 | 1936 | 1918 |
| Caddington | 1558 | 1880 | 3758 |
| Campton | 1572 | 1885 | 2222 |
| Cardington | 1573 | 1964 | 2518 |
| Carlton | 1555 | 1964 | 1284 |
| Chalgrave | 1539 | 1889 | 1838 |
| Chellington | 1582 | 1837 | 804 |
| Clapham | 1603 | 1895 | 766 |
| Clifton | 1602 | 1896 | 1694 |
| Clophill | 1579 | 1895 | 2400 |
| Cockayne Hatley | 1602 | 1898 | 2312 |
| Colmworth | 1605 | 1895 | 1406 |
| Cople | 1563 | 1876 | 2118 |
| Cranfield | 1600 | 1966 | 4902 |
| Dean | 1567 | 1895 | 1588 |
| Dunstable | 1558 | 1963 | 7772 |
| Dunton | 1553 | 1895 | 1764 |
| East Hyde | 1859 | 1885 | 178 |
| Eaton Bray | 1559 | 1916 | 4554 |
| Eaton Socon | 1572 | 1964 | 9544 |
| Edworth | 1556 | 1894 | 364 |
| Eggington | 1611 | 1894 | 1350 |
| Elstow | 1603 | 1966 | 1998 |
| Eversholt | 1630 | 1895 | 1468 |
| Everton | 1765 | 1910 | 8 |
| Eyeworth | 1538 | 1884 | 544 |
| Farndish | 1591 | 1895 | 300 |
| Felmersham | 1603 | 1895 | 1232 |
| Flitton | 1782 | 1887 | 26 |
| Flitton with Silsoe | 1582 | 1895 | 2464 |
| Flitwick | 1602 | 1895 | 1998 |
| Goldington | 1559 | 1966 | 2490 |
| Great Barford | 1559 | 1932 | 3244 |
| Harlington | 1602 | 1895 | 2090 |
| Harrold | 1598 | 1885 | 2042 |
| Haynes | 1596 | 1909 | 5788 |
| Heath and Reach | 1773 | 1885 | 736 |
| Henlow | 1559 | 1957 | 2960 |
| Higham Gobion | 1803 | 1897 | 140 |
| Hockliffe | 1606 | 1895 | 970 |
| Houghton | 1765 | 1894 | 40 |
| Houghton Conquest | 1539 | 1885 | 2238 |
| Houghton Regis | 1539 | 1885 | 4358 |
| Hulcote | 1606 | 1877 | 388 |
| Hulcote with Salford | 1754 | 1807 | 132 |
| Husborne Crawley | 1558 | 1885 | 2162 |
| Kempston | 1570 | 1972 | 7850 |
| Keysoe | 1604 | 1936 | 2120 |
| Knotting | 1603 | 1895 | 524 |
| Langford | 1602 | 1964 | 2640 |
| Leighton Buzzard | 1562 | 1987 | 19436 |
| Lidlington | 1560 | 1889 | 2788 |
| Little Barford | 1602 | 1895 | 404 |
| Little Staughton | 1560 | 1895 | 1242 |
| Lower Gravenhurst | 1612 | 1895 | 238 |
| Luton | 1568 | 1989 | 36890 |
| Luton, Christ Church | 1766 | 1928 | 3738 |
| Luton, St Mary | 1827 | 1827 | 2 |
| Luton, St Matthew | 1823 | 1939 | 2096 |
| Marston Moretaine | 1601 | 1895 | 4870 |
| Maulden | 1558 | 1895 | 3328 |
| Melchbourne | 1602 | 1935 | 1322 |
| Meppershall | 1602 | 1885 | 1108 |
| Millbrook | 1564 | 1916 | 2170 |
| Milton Bryan | 1559 | 1895 | 1442 |
| Milton Ernest | 1538 | 1895 | 1564 |
| Moggerhanger | 1860 | 1895 | 170 |
| Northill | 1562 | 1936 | 5440 |
| Oakley | 1560 | 1895 | 1268 |
| Odell | 1602 | 1895 | 1700 |
| Old Warden | 1576 | 1895 | 1596 |
| Pavenham | 1561 | 1895 | 1312 |
| Pertenhall | 1584 | 1948 | 2058 |
| Podington | 1602 | 1936 | 1978 |
| Potsgrove | 1607 | 1895 | 1046 |
| Potton | 1602 | 1902 | 7482 |
| Potton Circuit | 1875 | 1892 | 12 |
| Pulloxhill | 1571 | 1989 | 5944 |
| Ravensden | 1578 | 1936 | 3204 |
| Renhold | 1603 | 1895 | 1280 |
| Ridgmont | 1539 | 1936 | 2936 |
| Riseley | 1603 | 1938 | 3128 |
| Roxton | 1602 | 1934 | 2642 |
| Salford | 1561 | 1936 | 1538 |
| Sandy | 1538 | 1902 | 6248 |
| Sharnbrook | 1583 | 1936 | 3714 |
| Shefford | 1767 | 1933 | 728 |
| Shelton | 1603 | 1936 | 2730 |
| Shillington | 1560 | 1884 | 3532 |
| Silsoe | 1846 | 1857 | 36 |
| Souldrop | 1602 | 1895 | 1062 |
| Southill | 1538 | 1895 | 5772 |
| Stagsden | 1602 | 1837 | 868 |
| Stanbridge | 1764 | 1838 | 22 |
| Steppingley | 1567 | 1894 | 770 |
| Stevington | 1603 | 1895 | 1548 |
| Stondon | 1913 | 1915 | 8 |
| Stotfold | 1563 | 1886 | 2502 |
| Streatley | 1605 | 1895 | 1698 |
| Studham | 1570 | 1894 | 4378 |
| Sundon | 1569 | 1936 | 1364 |
| Sutton | 1538 | 1936 | 1830 |
| Swineshead | 1549 | 1836 | 636 |
| Tempsford | 1602 | 1936 | 1780 |
| Thurleigh | 1562 | 1936 | 2362 |
| Tilbrook | 1602 | 1836 | 424 |
| Tilsworth | 1603 | 1936 | 3072 |
| Tingrith | 1573 | 1936 | 1246 |
| Toddington | 1558 | 1955 | 11196 |
| Totternhoe | 1559 | 1895 | 1564 |
| Turvey | 1629 | 1895 | 2332 |
| Upper Dean | 1686 | 1887 | 680 |
| Upper Gravenhurst | 1576 | 1911 | 1168 |
| Upper Stondon | 1776 | 1915 | 188 |
| Westoning | 1562 | 1909 | 1192 |
| Whipsnade | 1603 | 1894 | 570 |
| Wilden | 1545 | 1936 | 1694 |
| Willington | 1602 | 1895 | 1254 |
| Wilstead | 1593 | 1895 | 3534 |
| Woburn | 1558 | 1987 | 6080 |
| Woburn Sands | 1832 | 1970 | 896 |
| Woodside | 1892 | 1934 | 372 |
| Wootton | 1562 | 1914 | 3712 |
| Wrestlingworth | 1584 | 1895 | 2172 |
| Wymington | 1602 | 1895 | 1478 |
| Yelden | 1602 | 1895 | 1098 |
Bedfordshire Burials
| Parish | Year from | Year to | Record count |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ampthill | 1660 | 1956 | 6232 |
| Arlesey | 1602 | 1944 | 1940 |
| Aspley Guise | 1564 | 1972 | 1204 |
| Aspley Heath | 1886 | 1886 | 1 |
| Baldock | 1776 | 1776 | 1 |
| Battlesden | 1759 | 1811 | 28 |
| Bedford | 1629 | 1944 | 2896 |
| Bedford Union Workhouse | 1866 | 1866 | 1 |
| Bedford, Holy Trinity | 1767 | 1921 | 148 |
| Bedford, St Cuthbert | 1755 | 1858 | 120 |
| Bedford, St John | 1795 | 1795 | 1 |
| Bedford, St Mary | 1814 | 1883 | 111 |
| Bedford, St Paul | 1770 | 1861 | 77 |
| Bedford, St Peter de Merton | 1817 | 1883 | 211 |
| Biddenham | 1602 | 1981 | 1206 |
| Biggleswade | 1693 | 1870 | 885 |
| Billington | 1769 | 1862 | 16 |
| Biscot | 1799 | 1799 | 1 |
| Bletsoe | 1605 | 1808 | 853 |
| Blunham | 1755 | 1943 | 1505 |
| Bolnhurst | 1879 | 1879 | 1 |
| Brickhill | 1763 | 1763 | 1 |
| Cardington | 1724 | 1789 | 123 |
| Chalgrave | 1757 | 1964 | 321 |
| Chalton | 1836 | 1871 | 4 |
| Clipstone | 1769 | 1769 | 1 |
| Clophill | 1800 | 1800 | 1 |
| Cockayne Hatley | 1755 | 1987 | 3375 |
| Cople | 1757 | 1812 | 97 |
| Cranfield | 1651 | 1947 | 1219 |
| Dean | 1814 | 1878 | 257 |
| Dunstable | 1703 | 1879 | 1337 |
| East Hyde | 1842 | 1982 | 766 |
| Eaton Bray | 1736 | 1812 | 279 |
| Eaton Socon | 1571 | 1983 | 1200 |
| Edworth | 1746 | 1746 | 9 |
| Eggington | 1705 | 1927 | 712 |
| Elstow | 1778 | 1893 | 456 |
| Eversholt | 1802 | 1802 | 1 |
| Eyeworth | 1767 | 1792 | 10 |
| Flitwick | 1669 | 1900 | 788 |
| Girtford | 1863 | 1863 | 1 |
| Goldington | 1719 | 1942 | 568 |
| Great Barford | 1812 | 1938 | 1338 |
| Harlington | 1754 | 1936 | 527 |
| Haynes | 1597 | 1812 | 2009 |
| Heath and Reach | 1732 | 1882 | 25 |
| Henlow | 1754 | 1979 | 250 |
| Hockliffe | 1793 | 1871 | 2 |
| Houghton | 1661 | 1849 | 4 |
| Houghton Regis | 1596 | 1936 | 1109 |
| Hulcote | 1754 | 1938 | 51 |
| Hulcote with Salford | 1845 | 1865 | 6 |
| Husborne Crawley | 1947 | 1947 | 1 |
| Hyde Mill | 1799 | 1799 | 1 |
| Kempston | 1764 | 1879 | 94 |
| Langford | 1667 | 1868 | 497 |
| Leagrave | 1756 | 1756 | 1 |
| Leighton Buzzard | 1690 | 1967 | 1938 |
| Lidlington | 1607 | 1868 | 2574 |
| Lower Dean | 1846 | 1847 | 5 |
| Luton | 1700 | 1991 | 16604 |
| Luton Hoo | 1886 | 1886 | 1 |
| Marston Moretaine | 1601 | 1865 | 3357 |
| Maulden | 1788 | 1788 | 1 |
| Melchbourne | 1791 | 1822 | 4 |
| Meppershall | 1854 | 1860 | 6 |
| Millbrook | 1704 | 1812 | 345 |
| Milton Bryan | 1639 | 1866 | 397 |
| Milton Ernest | 1686 | 1870 | 760 |
| Moggerhanger | 1861 | 1868 | 48 |
| Northill | 1759 | 1812 | 308 |
| Oakley | 1906 | 1906 | 1 |
| Odell | 1641 | 1807 | 146 |
| Pertenhall | 1756 | 1887 | 105 |
| Podington | 1861 | 1867 | 56 |
| Potsgrove | 1602 | 1868 | 508 |
| Potton | 1603 | 1948 | 4464 |
| Pulloxhill | 1702 | 1940 | 984 |
| Ravensden | 1831 | 1875 | 253 |
| Renhold | 1633 | 1924 | 903 |
| Ridgmont | 1669 | 1852 | 1012 |
| Riseley | 1602 | 1872 | 2510 |
| Roxton | 1602 | 1893 | 1827 |
| Salford | 1329 | 1953 | 1006 |
| Sandy | 1759 | 1863 | 1526 |
| Sewell | 1678 | 1791 | 280 |
| Sharnbrook | 1602 | 1874 | 1449 |
| Shefford | 1808 | 1808 | 1 |
| Shelton | 1604 | 1926 | 1050 |
| Shillington | 1606 | 1868 | 3045 |
| Silsoe | 1846 | 1874 | 227 |
| Souldrop | 1603 | 1895 | 387 |
| Southill | 1602 | 1839 | 2360 |
| Stopsley | 1795 | 1795 | 1 |
| Stotfold | 1752 | 1865 | 531 |
| Streatley | 1602 | 1854 | 641 |
| Studham | 1607 | 1964 | 1056 |
| Sundon | 1856 | 1856 | 1 |
| Sutton | 1779 | 1779 | 1 |
| Tempsford | 1813 | 1868 | 649 |
| Tilsworth | 1754 | 1868 | 267 |
| Tingrith | 1605 | 1873 | 589 |
| Toddington | 1562 | 1937 | 3672 |
| Turely | 1786 | 1786 | 1 |
| Turvey | 1747 | 1911 | 140 |
| Union Workhouse | 1791 | 1891 | 4 |
| Upper Dean | 1707 | 1877 | 325 |
| Upper Gravenhurst | 1771 | 1812 | 8 |
| Upper Stondon | 1784 | 1808 | 3 |
| Westoning | 1884 | 1978 | 618 |
| Willington | 1755 | 1812 | 49 |
| Wilstead | 1751 | 1965 | 297 |
| Wingfield | 1855 | 1855 | 1 |
| Woburn | 1754 | 1961 | 2855 |
| Woburn Sands | 1835 | 1985 | 715 |
| Wootton | 1718 | 1944 | 2633 |
| Wrestlingworth | 1602 | 1893 | 1801 |
| Wymington | 1602 | 1862 | 812 |
| Yelden | 1602 | 1867 | 862 |