BEDFORDSHIRE RESEARCH

BEDFORDSHIRE - ENGLAND (BDF)

Ancestry Search	BRIEF DETAILS OF BEDFORDSHIRE Bedfordshire is an inland county in South East England. The county town Bedford is about 50 miles North of London.
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ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES
We have listed details of some of the major archives and libraries in Bedfordshire. If you are visiting one of them and need a map simply click the link on the postcode.
Bedfordshire Record Office County Hall Cauldwell Street BEDFORD MK42 9AP 01234 228833	Bedford Central Library Local Studies Library Harpur Street Bedford MK40 1PG 01234 350931	In 1974 Local Government re-organisation changed many historic county boundaries. This site consistently uses the pre 1974 boundaries. Click here for more details .	UK CENSUS DATES 7 June 1841 30 March 1851 7 April 1861 2 April 1871  3 April 1881 5 April 1891
For more information on libraries and their holdings visit the FAMILIA site.
REGISTRATION OFFICES
We have listed details of some of the main registration offices in Bedfordshire. If you are visiting one of them and need a map simply click the link on the postcode.
Bedford Pilgrim House 20 Brickhill Drive Bedford MK41 7PZ 01234 354554	Ampthill Court House Ampthill Bedfordshire MK45 2HX 01525 403430 Fax 01525 841984	Biggleswade 142 London Road Biggleswade Bedfordshire SG18 8EL 01767 312511	Dunstable 76 High Street North Dunstable Bedfordshire LU6 1LR 01582 660191 Fax 01582 471004
Leighton Buzzard Bossard House West Street Leighton Buzzard Bedfordshire LU7 7DA 01525 851486 Fax 01525 381483	Luton 6 George Street West Luton LU1 2BJ 01582 22603 Fax 01582 429522
Amazon.co.uk has a selection of books on the history of Bedfordshire Click here for a list.

LOCAL SOCIETIES	SURNAME LISTS
Local Family History Societies provide a wide variety of publications and other material, for more details visit the sites below Bedfordshire FHS	Surname lists give details of individuals research interests. Have a look you may find a long lost cousin! Bedfordshire Surnames interest list
MAILING LISTS	LOOK UP EXCHANGES
Rootsweb host mailing lists covering every county in the UK. Any member of the list can post a message, which will be received by all the other members in either list mode (every individual message separately) or digest mode (a number of messages in one e-mail). Bedfordshire is covered by the following list(s). To join simply click the mode of your choice and send the message totally unaltered, disabling your signature . BEDFORD List mode Digest mode If you want to know more about the lists scope or have difficulty subscribing Rootsweb will provide more details	Look up exchanges list reference works which volunteers are willing to search for specific entries. Bedfordshire Look up Exchange Please remember that people who provide this service are not professional researchers, and cannot usually help with general enquiries. Make your requests as specific as possible.

PROFESSIONAL RESEARCHERS	USEFUL LINKS
IMPORTANT: None of the researchers listed has any commercial relationship with the owners of this site. A listing does not imply any form of recommendation and you should take any steps you consider necessary before entering in to a commercial arrangement. If you need professional help with your research you may like to contact one of the following: Colin Davison Sue Comont Link Line	Genuki Bedfordshire Genealogy Links - Bedfordshire Genweb - Bedfordshire Gen Link UK - Bedfordshire Searchbeat

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