Bedfordshire Baptism Registers
This is a set of near-transcripts of Bedfordshire Baptism Registers, covering the period July 1837 to March 1901.
The registers are only of parishes in Bedford Registration District. It contains every Church of England register, and now includes all the non-conformist registers I have been able to access. It also contains the Bedford Union Workhouse Births & Baptisms Register.
I have started to transcribe the period January 1813 to June 1837. I will add these transcripts into the existing pages for the time being.
These records have been transcribed at Bedfordshire Archives.
Church Of England Baptism Registers
| Bedford, All Saints | August 1895-March 1901 |
| Bedford, Holy Trinity | October 1841-December 1866 |
| January 1867-December 1873 |
| January 1874-December 1882 |
| January 1883-December 1888 |
| January 1889-December 1893 |
| January 1894-March 1901 |
| Bedford, St Cuthbert | July 1837-December 1861 |
| January 1862-March 1875 |
| July 1876-December 1889 |
| January 1890-March 1901 |
| Bedford, St John | July 1837-December 1872 |
| January 1873-March 1901 |
| Bedford, St Leonard | July 1889-December 1895 |
| January 1896-March 1901 |
| Bedford, St Martin | April 1896-March 1901 |
| Bedford, St Mary | July 1837-December 1853 |
| January 1854-December 1869 |
| January 1870-December 1877 |
| January 1878-December 1883 |
| January 1884-December 1889 |
| January 1890-March 1901 |
| Bedford, St Paul | July 1837-December 1844 |
| January 1845-December 1852 |
| January 1853-December 1858 |
| January 1859-December 1865 |
| January 1866-December 1872 |
| January 1873-December 1878 |
| January 1879-December 1884 |
| January 1885-December 1889 |
| January 1890-December 1894 |
| January 1895-March 1901 |
| Bedford, St Peter | July 1837-December 1854 |
| January 1855-December 1868 |
| January 1869-December 1877 |
| January 1878-December 1884 |
| January 1885-December 1892 |
| January 1893-March 1901 |
| Biddenham | July 1837-December 1863 |
| January 1864-March 1901 |
| Bletsoe | July 1837-March 1901 |
| Bolnhurst | January 1813-June 1837 |
| July 1837-March 1901 |
| Bromham | July 1837-December 1867 |
| January 1868-March 1901 |
| Cardington | January 1813-June 1837 |
| July 1837-December 1856 |
| January 1857-December 1873 |
| January 1874-March 1901 |
| Carlton | July 1837-March 1901 |
| Chellington | July 1837-March 1901 |
| Clapham | July 1837-December 1875 |
| January 1876-March 1901 |
| Colmworth | January 1813-June 1837 |
| July 1837-December 1862 |
| January 1863-March 1901 |
| Cople | January 1813-June 1837 |
| July 1837-December 1868 |
| January 1869-March 1901 |
| Elstow | July 1837-December 1863 |
| January 1864-March 1901 |
| Felmersham | July 1837-December 1866 |
| January 1867-March 1901 |
| Goldington | January 1813-June 1837 |
| July 1837-December 1868 |
| January 1869-March 1901 |
| Great Barford | January 1813-June 1837 |
| July 1837-December 1856 |
| January 1857-December 1880 |
| January 1881-March 1901 |
| Harrold | July 1837-December 1869 |
| January 1870-March 1901 |
| Kempston, All Saints | July 1837-December 1845 |
| January 1846-December 1853 |
| January 1854-December 1860 |
| January 1861-December 1868 |
| January 1869-December 1883 |
| January 1884-March 1901 |
| Kempston, St John | July 1868-December 1879 |
| January 1880-December 1890 |
| January 1891-March 1901 |
| Kempston, St Stephen | July 1887-March 1901 |
| Keysoe | July 1837-December 1870 |
| January 1871-March 1901 |
| Knotting | July 1837-March 1901 |
| Melchbourne | July 1837-March 1901 |
| Milton Ernest | July 1837-December 1866 |
| January 1867-March 1901 |
| Oakley | July 1837-March 1901 |
| Odell | July 1837-December 1865 |
| January 1866-March 1901 |
| Pavenham | July 1837-December 1862 |
| January 1863-March 1901 |
| Ravensden | January 1813-June 1837 |
| July 1837-March 1901 |
| Renhold | January 1813-June 1837 |
| July 1837-December 1866 |
| January 1867-March 1901 |
| Riseley | July 1837-December 1855 |
| January 1856-December 1872 |
| January 1873-March 1901 |
| Roxton | January 1813-June 1837 |
| July 1837-December 1864 |
| January 1865-March 1901 |
| Sharnbrook | July 1837-December 1865 |
| January 1866-March 1901 |
| Souldrop | July 1837-March 1901 |
| Stagsden | July 1837-December 1863 |
| January 1864-March 1901 |
| Stevington | July 1837-December 1872 |
| January 1873-March 1901 |
| Thurleigh | July 1837-December 1863 |
| January 1864-March 1901 |
| Turvey | July 1837-December 1855 |
| January 1856-December 1874 |
| January 1875-March 1901 |
| Wilden | January 1813-June 1837 |
| July 1837-December 1863 |
| January 1864-March 1901 |
| Willington | January 1813-June 1837 |
| July 1837-March 1901 |
| Wilstead (Wilshamstead) | January 1813-June 1837 |
| July 1837-December 1855 |
| January 1856-December 1874 |
| January 1875-March 1901 |
| Wootton | July 1837-December 1853 |
| January 1854-December 1865 |
| January 1866-December 1882 |
| January 1883-March 1901 |
| Yelden | July 1837-March 1901 |
Other Baptism Registers
Because some of these registers are small, I have, occasionally, transcribed the whole register. I have put up entries that fall outside the date range of this project as separate pages. Entries on those pages are NOT indexed.
I have included Bedford Union Workhouse births in this section, for convenience.
Congregational/
Independent/
Baptist |
Bedford, Bunyan Meeting | April 1848-April 1861 |
| Bedford, Howard Chapel | July 1837-March 1901 |
| Bedford, Mill Street, Baptist | July 1837 |
| Bedford, Old Meeting | August 1837 |
| Cotton End Chapel | October 1837 |
Roxton, Congregational
(With thanks to Maria Screen for providing this register) | November 1824-June 1837 |
| July 1837-March 1901 |
| April 1901-May 1904 |
| Turvey, Congregational | October 1847-February 1871 |
| January 1890-March 1901 |
| April 1901-February 1913 |
Methodist
(Primitive) | Bedford Primitive Methodist Circuit | January 1841-December 1866 |
| January 1867-December 1881 |
| January 1882-December 1901 |
| Bedford II Primitive Methodist Circuit (Cauldwell Street, Bedford) | January 1897-March 1901 |
Methodist
(Wesleyan) | Bedford, Southend Methodist | August 1874-March 1901 |
| Bedford, St Mary's Methodist | January 1870-March 1901 |
| Bedford, St Paul's Methodist | August 1876-March 1901 |
| Bedford Wesleyan Methodist Circuit | July 1837-December 1848 |
| January 1849-December 1857 |
| January 1858-December 1865 |
| January 1866-September 1876 |
| Cardington Methodist | February 1882-March 1901 |
| Kempston Methodist | January 1871-March 1901 |
| Pavenham Methodist | June 1871-March 1901 |
| Willington Methodist | November 1862-March 1901 |
| Wilstead Methodist | November 1869-March 1901 |
| Moravian(United Brethren) | Bedford, Moravian Chapel | August 1836-June 1837 |
| July 1837-March 1901 |
| Primitive Episcopal | Bedford Primitive Episcopal | July 1832-June 1837 |
| July 1837-June 1845 |
| Roman Catholic | Bedford, St Joseph's Roman Catholic - More info | January 1864-September 1881 |
| Workhouse | Bedford Union Workhouse - Births and Baptisms | July 1837-September 1857 |
Notes
St Joseph's Roman Catholic
- This Register is written in ecclesiastical Latin. I have attempted to translate the names, but many are ambiguous. Where possible, I have usually used the form in the GRO Birth index, although many names cannot be found. I have attempted to transcribe Latin phrases; however the microfilm was not entirely clear and there may be many errors.
The page for this register should NOT be regarded as a near-transcript.