Local and Family History
at Shefford Library

Local and Family History A - Z > By Library

• Ancestry Library Edition
  Free access in the library to 'Ancestry Library Edition', a web site that has a huge range of resources for family historians. For details, see the top of Local and family history A-Z page
   
• Books
  Books including:
  Shefford appraisal
  Shefford market charter celebrations
  The story of Shefford by Harwood
  Shefford walks
  St. Michael and All Saints, Shefford
  For further details please see the library catalogue
   
• Census records
  Free access to census records 1841- 1911 on 'Ancestry Library Edition' web site
   
• Census statistics
  Bedfordshire population figures 1801-1991
  1991 Guide to Census data
  1991 census small area statistics for Campton, Chicksands, Clifton, Gravenhurst, Haynes, Henlow, Meppershall, Shefford, Shillington, Southill, Stondon
   
• Magazines
  Henlow News, 2005 to date
  Outlook (Southill), 2005 to date
  Prop Swing, Shuttleworth Magazine, 2005 to date
  Stondon Times, 2005 to date
  Shefford News, 1983-1988, 1990-1992, 1996, 1997
  The Sheffordian, 1991-1992, 1996, 1997
  Shefford Newsline, 1998 to date
   
• Maps
  Street maps of Bedfordshire towns and villages
  Ordnance Survey map of Bedfordshire
   
• Newspapers
  Biggleswade Chronicle, one month
  British Newspaper Archive
  Times Digital Archive
   
• Telephone Directories
  Telephone directories between 1880 and 1984 are also available on Ancestry which is accessible via the public computers in all libraries.
   
• Topic files
  Topic file of articles and pamphlets relating to Shefford
   
• Town guides
  Shefford town guide 1972, 1973 and from 1989 to date
   

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