Chalgrave Bedfordshire Family History Guide
CHALGRAVE is a parish, in the hundred of Manshead, union of Woburn, county court district of Leighton Buzzard, rural deanery of Dunstable, archdeaconry of Bedford, and diocese of Ely, 6 miles south east from Woburn, and 4 east from Leighton Buzzard1.
Other places in the parish include: Wingfield and Tebworth.
Parish church: All Saints
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1539
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1602
Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist
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Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
Chalgrave
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
CHALGRAVE, a parish in Woburn district, Beds; 3¾ miles N by W of Dunstable r. station, and 6½ ENE of Leighton-Buzzard. It includes the hamlets of Tebworth and Wingfield; and its Post Town is Hockliffe, under Leighton-Buzzard. Acres, 2,130. Real property, £4,665. Pop., 761. Houses, 207. The property is subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £150. Patron, the Rev. J. M. Hamilton. The church is ancient There are a Wesleyan chapel and a n. school.
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
Chalgrave, 3½ m. N.W. Dunstable. P. 818.
Source: Leonard’s Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850
Tebworth
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
TEBWORTH, a hamlet in Chalgrave parish, Beds; 4¼ miles NW of Dunstable. Pop., 408.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Lewis Topographical Dictionary of England 1845
Tebworth, a hamlet, in the parish of Chalgrave, union of Woburn, hundred of Manshead, county of Bedford; containing 408 inhabitants.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis Fifth Edition Published London; by S. Lewis and Co., 13, Finsbury Place, South. M. DCCC. XLV.
Parish Registers
Chalgrave Parish Registers 1539 – 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.
Easton, Alexander, of Yarkham, Devon, gent., bachelor, about 28, and Sarah Long, of Chalgrave, Beds, widow, about 32 — at Highgate or Gray’s Inn chapel. 24 July, 1662. V.
Gerard, William, esq., of Gray’s Inn, bachelor, 29, and Judith Potts, of St. Andrew, Holborn, widow, 25, relict of Farsard Potts, late of Charlegrove, Beds, gent., deceased — at St. Pancras, alias Kentish Town. 26 April, 1617. B.
Source: London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869; Edited by Joseph Foster; London 1887
Quarter Sessions Rolls
The following have been extracted from the Notes & Extracts from the Bedfordshire County Records comprised in the Quarter Sessions Rolls from 1714 to 1832 compiled by Messrs. Hardy & Page, Record Agents
1737 12th January. Certificate by William Willsher that the dwelling house with the appurtenances of William Gould, of Hockliffe, in the parish of Chalgrave, scrivener, is intended for a meeting place of Protestants dissenting from the Church of England.
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Directory Transcriptions
The Post Office Directory of Bedfordshire 1869
CHALGRAVE is a parish, in the hundred of Manshead, union of Woburn, county court district of Leighton Buzzard, rural deanery of Dunstable, archdeaconry of Bedford, and diocese of Ely, 6 miles south east from Woburn, and 4 east from Leighton Buzzard.
There is a National school built in 1852; also a Wesleyan chapel and school.
Wingfield and Tebworth are hamlets belonging to this parish which is much scattered
Parish Clerk, John Randall
School, Eliza Ann Godfrey, mistress
Hamilton Rev James M, MA Vicarage
COMMERCIAL
Bailey John grocer Wingfield
Baker William, Plough, Wingfield
Bonner Edwd. Queen’s Head, Tebworth
Bradshaw Jane Mrs farmer Tebworth
Bradshaw Josph cattle dealer Tebworth
Cook John butcher Tebworth
Crouch William farmer
Day Edward farmer Tebworth
Foll Susanna Mrs farmer Chalgrave manor
Gurney Nathaniel farmer & brick maker Tebworth
Janes Thomas farmer
Lidgate John beer retailer Tebworth
Osborn James butcher Tebworth
Read James baker Tebworth
Reed William shopkeeper Tebworth
Robinson William farmer
Sayell Joseph farmer Tebworth
Sear Henry grocer Tebworth
Smith John farmer Tebworth
Smith Thomas shoe maker Tebworth
Stevens David Shoulder of Mutton Tebworth
Tompkins James blacksmith Wingfield
Tompkins John blacksmith Tebworth
Whinnett James farmer Wingfield
Whinnett Thomas farmer Wingfield
Source: The Post office directory of Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire By Kelly’s directories, ltd 1869
Maps
OS Grid Reference: TL0073826415 (all-numeric format: 500739 226416)
Administration
- County: Bedfordshire
- Civil Registration District: Woburn
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford
- Diocese: Pre-1837 – Lincoln, Post-1836 – Ely
- Rural Deanery: Dunstable
- Poor Law Union: Woburn
- Hundred: Manshead
- Province: Canterbury
1. The Post office directory of Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire By Kelly’s directories, ltd 1869