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Local information about Bedfordshire | Births, Marriages and Deaths

• Bedfordshire Libraries have transcribed Bedfordshire parish registers and parish registers on microfiche. Transcribed parish registers are in books (indexed by event and surname) and cover the period up to 1812.  Microfiche parish registers cover varying periods from 1812-1982.  They are not indexed.
• Bedfordshire and Luton Archives Services have transcribed Bedfordshire parish registers and parish registers on microfiche. Transcribed parish registers are in books (indexed by event and surname) and cover the period up to 1812.  Microfiche parish registers cover varying periods.

Where can I find Non-Anglican Registers?

• Bedfordshire and Luton Archives Services has a large number of non-Anglican registers including those from the Quakers, Methodists, Roman Catholics, Congregationalists and United Brethren.

• Bedfordshire and Luton Archives Services has a selection on non-ecclesiastical registers of births and deaths.

Where can I find the International Genealogical Index?

• This index (compiled by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) is to birth, baptism, marriage and death/burial records from parish and non-conformist registers from c.1500 to c.1880. It is not comprehensive. However, it is being updated regularly as more records are added to the database. The 'International genealogical index' (IGI) is available on the Internet and on microfiche in some Bedfordshire Libraries.

Are there any web sites that will help?

• A list of web sites that provide births, deaths and marriages information can be found on Bedfordshire Libraries Gateway to the Internet.