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 SaintsAugust 1895-March 1901
Bedford, Holy TrinityOctober 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 CuthbertJuly 1837-December 1861
January 1862-March 1875
July 1876-December 1889
January 1890-March 1901
Bedford, St JohnJuly 1837-December 1872
January 1873-March 1901
Bedford, St LeonardJuly 1889-December 1895
January 1896-March 1901
Bedford, St MartinApril 1896-March 1901
Bedford, St MaryJuly 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 PaulJuly 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 PeterJuly 1837-December 1854
January 1855-December 1868
January 1869-December 1877
January 1878-December 1884
January 1885-December 1892
January 1893-March 1901
BiddenhamJuly 1837-December 1863
January 1864-March 1901
BletsoeJuly 1837-March 1901
BolnhurstJanuary 1813-June 1837
July 1837-March 1901
BromhamJuly 1837-December 1867
January 1868-March 1901
CardingtonJanuary 1813-June 1837
July 1837-December 1856
January 1857-December 1873
January 1874-March 1901
CarltonJuly 1837-March 1901
ChellingtonJuly 1837-March 1901
ClaphamJuly 1837-December 1875
January 1876-March 1901
ColmworthJanuary 1813-June 1837
July 1837-December 1862
January 1863-March 1901
CopleJanuary 1813-June 1837
July 1837-December 1868
January 1869-March 1901
ElstowJuly 1837-December 1863
January 1864-March 1901
FelmershamJuly 1837-December 1866
January 1867-March 1901
GoldingtonJanuary 1813-June 1837
July 1837-December 1868
January 1869-March 1901
Great BarfordJanuary 1813-June 1837
July 1837-December 1856
January 1857-December 1880
January 1881-March 1901
HarroldJuly 1837-December 1869
January 1870-March 1901
Kempston, All SaintsJuly 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 JohnJuly 1868-December 1879
January 1880-December 1890
January 1891-March 1901
Kempston, St StephenJuly 1887-March 1901
KeysoeJuly 1837-December 1870
January 1871-March 1901
KnottingJuly 1837-March 1901
MelchbourneJuly 1837-March 1901
Milton ErnestJuly 1837-December 1866
January 1867-March 1901
OakleyJuly 1837-March 1901
OdellJuly 1837-December 1865
January 1866-March 1901
PavenhamJuly 1837-December 1862
January 1863-March 1901
RavensdenJanuary 1813-June 1837
July 1837-March 1901
RenholdJanuary 1813-June 1837
July 1837-December 1866
January 1867-March 1901
RiseleyJuly 1837-December 1855
January 1856-December 1872
January 1873-March 1901
RoxtonJanuary 1813-June 1837
July 1837-December 1864
January 1865-March 1901
SharnbrookJuly 1837-December 1865
January 1866-March 1901
SouldropJuly 1837-March 1901
StagsdenJuly 1837-December 1863
January 1864-March 1901
StevingtonJuly 1837-December 1872
January 1873-March 1901
ThurleighJuly 1837-December 1863
January 1864-March 1901
TurveyJuly 1837-December 1855
January 1856-December 1874
January 1875-March 1901
WildenJanuary 1813-June 1837
July 1837-December 1863
January 1864-March 1901
WillingtonJanuary 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
WoottonJuly 1837-December 1853
January 1854-December 1865
January 1866-December 1882
January 1883-March 1901
YeldenJuly 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 MeetingApril 1848-April 1861
Bedford, Howard ChapelJuly 1837-March 1901
Bedford, Mill Street, BaptistJuly 1837
Bedford, Old MeetingAugust 1837
Cotton End ChapelOctober 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, CongregationalOctober 1847-February 1871
January 1890-March 1901
April 1901-February 1913
Methodist
(Primitive)
Bedford Primitive Methodist CircuitJanuary 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 MethodistAugust 1874-March 1901
Bedford, St Mary's MethodistJanuary 1870-March 1901
Bedford, St Paul's MethodistAugust 1876-March 1901
Bedford Wesleyan Methodist CircuitJuly 1837-December 1848
January 1849-December 1857
January 1858-December 1865
January 1866-September 1876
Cardington MethodistFebruary 1882-March 1901
Kempston MethodistJanuary 1871-March 1901
Pavenham MethodistJune 1871-March 1901
Willington MethodistNovember 1862-March 1901
Wilstead MethodistNovember 1869-March 1901
Moravian
(United Brethren)
Bedford, Moravian ChapelAugust 1836-June 1837
July 1837-March 1901
Primitive EpiscopalBedford Primitive EpiscopalJuly 1832-June 1837
July 1837-June 1845
Roman CatholicBedford, St Joseph's Roman Catholic - More infoJanuary 1864-September 1881
WorkhouseBedford Union Workhouse - Births and BaptismsJuly 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.