Bedfordshire Family History

Bedfordshire Family History and other Historical Research

Member of AGRA (Association of Genealogists & Researchers in Archives)
Specialist in Bedfordshire Family History and other Historical Research including Manorial Histories and Histories of Houses but will also undertake research in the neighbouring counties of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire.
I also offer a transcription service for old Wills and other documents.

Full record transcription or calendar service for those difficult to read documents.

RESEARCH
I specialise in Bedfordshire research visiting the Bedfordshire & Luton archives and records service and Bedfordshire reference libraries on a regular basis.

RECORDS
The sources searched are tailored to meet the individual needs of each client.

These include:
* Civil registration of Births, Marriages and Deaths from 1837
* Census returns from 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 and 1901
* Parish registers and records from 1538
* Probate records - wills, administrations and inventories
* Manorial records
* Property records - estate, enclosure, tithe, deeds, leases
* Taxation records