Bolnhurst Bedfordshire Family History Guide
Bolnhurst is an Ancient Parish in the county of Bedfordshire.
Parish church: St. Dunstan
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1571
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1602
Nonconformists include:
- Baptist
- Independent/Congregational
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Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
BOLNHURST, a parish in the district and county of Bedford; 5 miles E by S of Sharnbrook r. station, and 6½ NNE of Bedford. Post Town, Wilden, under Bedford. Acres, 2,160. Real property, £2,088. Pop., 348. Houses, 67. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £159. Patron, the Rev. F. M. Harvey. The church is good. An endowed school has £12.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales 1851
Bolnhurst, a parish in the hund. of Stodden, union and county of Bedford; 6½ miles north by east of Bedford. Living, a rectory, formerly in the archd. of Bedford and dio. of Lincoln, now in the dio. of Ely; valued at £9; gross income £173. Patron, in 1835, the Rev. H. W. Gery. The great and small tithes, the property of the clerical rector and lay-impropriator, were commuted in 1778. There is a day and Sunday school in this parish, supported by endowments. Pop., in 1801, 225; in 1831, 300. Houses 50. Acres 2,130. A. P. £1,968. Poor rates, in 1837, £238.
Source: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales; A Fullarton & Co. Glasgow; 1851.
Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850
Bolnhurst, 5 m. N.E, Bedford. P.344
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850
A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland 1833
Bolnhurst, co. Bedford.
P.T. Bedford (50) 7 m. N b E. Pop. 264.
A parish in the hundred of Stodden; living, a rectory in the archdeaconry of Bedford and diocese of Lincoln; valued in K. B. 9 l.; church ded. to St. Dunstan; patrons (1829) W. M. Willett, Esq. and others.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland by John Gorton. The Irish and Welsh articles by G. N. Wright; Vol. II; London; Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand; 1833.
Parish Registers
Bolnhurst Parish Registers 1602-1812
Marriage Licences and Allegations
London Marriage Licences and Allegations 1521 to 1869
The following have been extracted from London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869.
Abbreviations. — B. Bishop of London’s Office; D. Dean and Chapter of Westminster; F. Faculty Office of Archbishop of Canterbury; V. Registry of the Vicar-General of Canterbury.
Adams, John (Addams), of St. Olave, Southwark, Surrey, bachelor, 25, and Elizabeth Holden, of Bowlehurst, Beds, spinster, 16, her parents dead, with consent of Joseph Holden, her uncle and guardian — at Bowlehurst aforesaid. 23 Nov. 1680.
Gates, William, of Bolenhurst, Beds, clerk, bachelor, about 30, and Mrs. Annah Dyer, of Fen Stanton, co. Hurrtingdon, spinster, about 23, and at own dispose — at St. Edward, St. Michael, or St. Mary, in town or co. Cambridge, or St. Ives, co. Huntingdon. 12 Nov. 1673. V.
Source: London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869; Edited by Joseph Foster; London 1887
Parish Records
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Bedfordshire Historical Directories
Directory Transcriptions
The Post Office Directory of Bedfordshire 1869
BOLNHURST is a straggling village and parish, situated on the Bedford and Kimbolton main road, 7 miles north from the former, 6 south from the latter, and 7 west from St Neots, in the hundred of Stodden, union county court district of Bedford, rural deanery of Eaton, archdeaconry of Bedford, and diocese of Ely.
Parish Clerk Frederick Luck
Edwards Rev John Cox curate
COMMERCIAL
Adams John farmer
Breary James farmer
Breary Stephen Fox & Hounds
Church George farmer
Daniels Joseph farmer
Draper Robert blacksmith
Fensom Thomas farmer
Green Samuel farmer Crowhill
Green Samuel jun farmer Backnoe end
Green William farmer
Harrison Stephen farmer
Hartop Samuel farmer
Hawkins Jabez farmer
Houghton Thomas miller
Sharman James farmer
Sharman Joseph farmer
Sharman Sarah Mrs farmer
Swales John Plough & farmer
Whitmee John Dickens farmer
Source: The Post office directory of Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire By Kelly’s directories, ltd 1869
Maps
OS Grid Reference: TL0848959744 (all-numeric format: 508490 259745)
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Administration
- County: Bedfordshire
- Civil Registration District: Bedford
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford
- Diocese: Pre-1837 – Lincoln, Post-1836 – Ely
- Rural Deanery: Eaton
- Poor Law Union: Bedford
- Hundred: Stodden
- Province: Canterbury