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Local and Family History
at Biggleswade 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 about Biggleswade and Bedfordshire. For further details please see the library catalogue
     
  • Burial and cemetery records
     A survey of St. James churchyard, Blunham, 1978
    An index of burials in Biggleswade churchyard and cemetery 1813-1942
    A survey of All Saints churchyard Sutton, 1981
     
  • Census records
     Free access to census records 1841- 1901, with 1911 records being added, on 'Ancestry Library Edition' web site.
    1891 on microfiche covering Arlesey, Astwick, Biggleswade, Biggleswade workhouse, Campton, Chicksands, Clifton, Edworth, Henlow, Langford, Meppershall, Old Warden, Shefford, Southill, Stotfold, Stotfold Asylum, Stondon (Upper).
    1901 Bedfordshire Census on microfiche.
     
  • Council papers
    Biggleswade Town Council Minutes 1974-1980
     
  • County directories
    Bedfordshire Directory 1830, 1839, 1850
    Craven & Co Commercial Directory of Bedfordshire 1854
    Kelly's Directory of Bedfordshire 1885, 1894, 1920, 1924
    Post Office Directory of Bedfordshire 1869
     
  • Highway Board minutes
     Highway Board minutes for Biggleswade 1863-1869, 1870-1881 and 1881-1895 on microfiche
     
  • Photographs and prints
    A collection of photographs and prints of Biggleswade
     
  • International Genealogical Index (I.G.I.)
     The 1988 edition of the I.G.I. for England on microfiche
     
  • Magazines and journals
    Bedfordshire County Life magazine 1998 (summer) to date (some issues missing)
    Bedfordshire Magazine vols 1-20, plus index
    Biggleswade History Society newsletter 1985 (May) to date (no issues for 2002)
    The Terrier (Journal of Mid Bedfordshire District vol. 1( May 1974) to vol. 39 (Dec 1990) (vols 32-34, 36-37 missing)
     
  • Newspapers
    Biggleswade Chronicle 1891 (Oct) to date, on microfiche
     
  • Parish registers
    On microfiche from 1812-1982 and a selection of transcribed registers in printed volumes from 1538 to 1812
    The library also has records of Methodist baptisms from 1838-1975
     
  • Poor Law Union minutes
     Biggleswade Poor Law Union Minute Book 1837 - 1841 on microfiche
     
  • Victoria County History
    Bedfordshire volumes I, II & III plus index

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Page last updated: 20th October 2013