Renhold Bedfordshire Family History Guide

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Renhold is an Ancient Parish in the county of Bedfordshire.

Status: Ancient Parish

Parish church: All Saints

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1654
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1602

Nonconformists include: Baptist

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

HOWBURY HALL RENHOLD BEDFORD
HOWBURY HALL RENHOLD BEDFORD

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

RENHOLD, a parish, with a village, in the district and county of Bedford; on an affluent of the river Ouse, 3¾ miles N E of Bedford r. station. Post-town, Bedford. Acres, 2,165. Real property, £3,336. Pop., 513. Houses, 92. The manor, with Howbury Hall, belongs to Capt. F. Polhill Turner. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £126. Patron, Capt. F. Polhill Turner. The church is mainly later English, with a tower; was restored in 1863; and contains an altar-tomb of 1510 to W. Wayte, and 4 ancient marble monuments to the Polhills and the Beechers. There are an endowed school with £28 a year, and charities £11.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Registers

Renhold Parish Registers 1602 – 1812

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.

Becher, William, of Howberry, Beds, esq., widower, and Jane Clarke, of Watford, co. Northampton, spinster, 30, at her own disposal— at St. Bennet, Paul’s Wharf, London or … . 8 Aug. 1699. F. 

Source: London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869; Edited by Joseph Foster; London 1887

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Bedfordshire, Renhold – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Renhold, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Bedfordshire, Renhold – Church records ( 3 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Renhold, 1602-1884
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Renhold (Bedfordshire)

Churchwardens, constables, overseers and surveyors accounts, rates and other records, 1643-1881
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Renhold (Bedfordshire)

Parish registers for Renhold, 1654-1983
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Renhold (Bedfordshire)

England, Bedfordshire, Renhold – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Renhold, Bedfordshire, England

England, Bedfordshire, Renhold – Manors – Court records ( 1 )
Court records, 1696-1736
Author: Manor of Renhold. Court (Bedfordshire)

England, Bedfordshire, Renhold – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Churchwardens, constables, overseers and surveyors accounts, rates and other records, 1643-1881
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Renhold (Bedfordshire)

England, Bedfordshire, Renhold – Schools ( 1 )
Log book, 1866-1932
Author: Renhold Controlled Voluntary Primary School (Renhold, Bedfordshire)

England, Bedfordshire, Renhold – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Renhold, 1797-1949
Author: Bedfordshire (England). County Council

Bedfordshire Historical Directories

Maps

OS Grid Reference: TL0893252988 (all-numeric format: 508933 252989)

Vision of Britain historical mapsOS maps
Ordnance SurveyOS maps
National Library of ScotlandOS maps

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: Barford
  • Province: Canterbury