Dean Bedfordshire Family History Guide
DEAN is a village and parish, divided into Nether and Upper Dean, 13 miles north from Bedford, 6 south east from Higham Ferrers, and 4 west from Kimbolton, in the hundred of Stodden, union of St Neots, county court district of Thrapston, rural deanery of St Neots, archdeaconry of Bedford, and diocese of Ely1.
Alternative names: Nether and Upper Dean, Nether Dean
Parish church: All Saints
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1566
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1602
Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist, Independent
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The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
DEAN (Nether and Upper), a parish in the district of St. Neot’s and county of Bedford; near the Three-shire-stone, 3½ miles W of Kimbolton, and 6 NE by N of Sharnbrook r. station. Post town, Kimbolton, under St. Neot’s. Acres, 2, 370. Real property, £2, 911. Pop., 552. Houses, 124. The property is divided among a few. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £200. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Worcester. The church is Norman. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a well. endowed school, and charities £14.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850
Dean (Nether and Upper), 12 miles N.W. Bedford. P. 541.
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
DEAN, NETHER (All Saints), a parish, in the union of St. Neot’s, hundred of Stodden, county of Bedford, 3½ miles (W. by S.) from Kimbolton; containing, with the hamlet of Upper Dean, 541 inhabitants.
The living is a perpetual curacy; net income, £100; patrons, the Dean and Chapter of Worcester; impropriator, J. Cole, Esq. The tithes were commuted for land and a money payment by an act of the 40th of George III. Joseph Neale in 1702 gave some land which, since an inclosure of the common lands, has been augmented to about 74 acres, with a farmhouse, now producing £64 a year, for teaching boys.
There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
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Directory Transcriptions
Kelly’s Directory of the Wine and Spirit Trades, with which are included Brewers and Maltsters 1884
Marked thus * are Small Brewers who brew the beer they sell.
UPPER DEAN, Kimbolton
Brewer
Brown Thomas Croxton
Source: The Post office directory of the brewers and maltsters [afterw.] Kelly’s directory of the wine and spirit trades, with which are included brewers and maltsters By Kelly’s directories, ltd. 1884
The Post Office Directory of Bedfordshire 1869
DEAN is a village and parish, divided into Nether and Upper Dean, 13 miles north from Bedford, 6 south east from Higham Ferrers, and 4 west from Kimbolton, in the hundred of Stodden, union of St Neots, county court district of Thrapston, rural deanery of St Neots, archdeaconry of Bedford, and diocese of Ely.
The Wesleyans have a chapel at Nether Dean; and a handsome Independent chapel has been erected at the sole cost of William Ackroyd, Esq.
Parish Clerk, Thomas Packwood
Constabulary Station, George Purser, constable in charge
Endowed School, Henry Corby, master
CARRIER – John Porter, to Bedford saturday; to St Neots thursday
Collett Mr Elias Upper Dean
Dalton Capt Robert FitzGerald, The Grange, Upper Dean
Dalton Henry Robert Samuel, esq. The Lodge, Upper Dean
Spooner Rev Charles MA vicar Upper Dean
COMMERCIAL
Baker Rebecca Mrs shopkeeper Upper Dean
Barber Samuel, Crown, Nether Dean
Baxter Robert, Prince of Wales & tailor, Upper Dean
Brawn John farmer Upper Dean
Brown Thomas Croxton, brewer Upper Dean
Burgess William beer retailer & tailor Upper Dean
Campion Henry farmer Manor house Nether Dean
Corbett George carpenter Nether Dean
Corbett Robt shopkeeper Nether Dean
Dickens Ekin, Three Compasses, Upper Dean
Dunmore William farmer & butcher Nether Dean
Eaton Thos miller & farmer Nether Dean
Eaton William carpenter & beer retailer Nether Dean
Gale William butcher Nether Dean
Green James shoe maker Nether Dean
Hollis John farmer Nether Dean
Horsford James Alfred farmer Upper Dean
Jacobs Emily Mrs shopkeeper Upper Dean
Jacobs George shopkeeper Upp Dean
Jacobs Jane Miss dress maker Upper Dean
Milligan Thomas farmer Upper Dean
Pashler Emma Mrs milliner Upper Dean
Poole William miller & farmer Nether Dean
Porter John baker & carrier Nether Dean
Preston Benjamin farmer Nether Dean
Sykes Thomas shoeing smith Up Dean
White William brick maker Up Dean
Source: The Post office directory of Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire By Kelly’s directories, ltd 1869
Administration
- County: Bedfordshire
- Civil Registration District: St Neots
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford
- Diocese: Pre-1837 – Lincoln, Post-1836 – Ely
- Rural Deanery: Eaton
- Poor Law Union: St Neots
- Hundred: Stodden
- Province: Canterbury
1. The Post office directory of Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire By Kelly’s directories, ltd 1869