Bedford St John is an Ancient Parish in the county of Bedfordshire. The small parish of St. John forms an island surrounded by the parish of St. Mary.
Its early history is closely associated with the adjoining Hospital of St. John, the masters of which were rectors of the parish.
Parish church: St. John
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1669
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1602
Nonconformists include:
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
See Bedford, Bedfordshire Family History Guide
Parish Registers
St. John Bedford Parish Registers 1602 – 1812
Parish Records
FamilySearch
United Kingdom, England, Bedfordshire, Bedford – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Bedford, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
United Kingdom, England, Bedfordshire, Bedford – Church records ( 5 )
Bishop’s transcripts for St. John’s Church, Bedford, 1602-1882
Author: Church of England. St. John’s Church (Bedford, Bedfordshire)
Parish registers and poor law records for St. John’s Church, Bedford, 1669-1982
Author: Church of England. St. John’s Church (Bedford, Bedfordshire)
Churchwardens accounts and property, 1616-1935
Author: Church of England. St. John’s Church (Bedford, Bedfordshire)
Marriage bann, 1796
Author: Church of England. St. John’s Church (Bedford, Bedfordshire)
England, Somerset, Shepton Mallet, Wesleyan Methodist Circuit, Church records, 1838-1907
Author: Wesleyan Church. Shepton Mallet Circuit (Gloucestershire); Bristol Record Office (Gloucestershire)
United Kingdom, England, Bedfordshire, Bedford – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Bedford, St. John, Beds., Eng
United Kingdom, England, Bedfordshire, Bedford – Land and property ( 1 )
Churchwardens accounts and property, 1616-1935
Author: Church of England. St. John’s Church (Bedford, Bedfordshire)
United Kingdom, England, Bedfordshire, Bedford – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Parish registers and poor law records for St. John’s Church, Bedford, 1669-1982
Author: Church of England. St. John’s Church (Bedford, Bedfordshire)
United Kingdom, England, Bedfordshire, Bedford – Taxation ( 1 )
Land tax assessments for Bedford, 1797-1949
Author: Bedfordshire (England). County Council
Bedfordshire Historical Directories
Administration
- County: Bedfordshire
- Civil Registration District: Bedford
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford
- Diocese: Pre-1837 – Lincoln, Post-1836 – Ely
- Rural Deanery: Bedford
- Poor Law Union: Bedford
- Hundred: Bedford Borough
- Province: Canterbury
