Biggleswade Library

• 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
  National Burial Index on CD-ROM
   
• Census indexes
  The 1881 British Census National Index on CD-ROM enables you to search the whole country for a name
   
• Census records
  1881 British Census transcribed records on CD-ROM, accompanying the 1881 National Index on CD-ROM
  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 Post Office Trades Directory of Bedfordshire 1847 on CD-ROM
  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
• Illustrations and photographs
  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 from 1538 to 1812. The library also has records of Methodist baptisms from 1838-1975
  Surname index to Bedfordshire parish registers on CD-ROM
  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 of Bedfordshire
  Volumes I, II & III, plus index
   
• Vital records
  Vital records index British Isles is a CD-ROM which covers selected records of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland between 1538 and 1888. Not all counties are represented and some are more completely represented than others

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Page last updated: 13th April 2006

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