Edworth, Bedfordshire Family History Guide
Edworth, an Ancient Parish in the county of Bedfordshire
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1552
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1602
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Adjacent Parishes
Edworth Parish Registers
Search online indexed transcriptions of Bedfordshire baptisms, marriages, banns, and burials. Where surviving historic register books have been digitised, these are also provided as free downloadable PDFs. Together, these resources offer access to both modern searchable indexes and historic transcriptions of the original parish records.
Baptism Records
These records include indexed transcriptions of parish register baptisms.
Edworth, Bedfordshire Baptisms, 1552-1885
Marriage and Banns Records
These records include indexed transcriptions of parish register marriages and banns.
Edworth, Bedfordshire Marriages, 1552-1885
Death and Burial Records
These records include indexed transcriptions of parish register deaths and burials.
Edworth, Bedfordshire Burials, 1746-1746
Edworth Parish Registers 1552-1812
The Edworth Parish Registers 1552-1812 are available free to read online, with options to download the pdf for personal research
Edworth Parish Registers 1552-1812 Bedfordshire Parish Registers Edited by F. G. Emmison, Clerk of Records, Bedfordshire. Published under the auspices of the County Records Committee of the Bedfordshire County Council, and of the Ven. the Archdeacon of Bedford. Volume II. Bedford: County Record Office, Shire Hall. 1931.
Edworth Parish Registers 1552-1812 Bedfordshire Parish Registers Edited by F. G. Emmison, Clerk of Records, Bedfordshire.
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.
Smith, Henry, baker, bachelor, and Mary Parker, of St. Andrew-in-the-Wardrobe, London, spinster, daughter of Richard Parker, of Edworth, co. Beds, clerk — at St. Andrew aforesaid. 16 June, 1621. B.
Source: London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869; Edited by Joseph Foster; London 1887
Historical Directory Transcriptions
Edworth The Post Office Directory of Bedfordshire 1869
EDWORTH is a parish, 3½ miles south east from Biggleswade, and 5 north west from Baldock, in the hundred, union and county court district of Biggleswade, rural deanery of Shefford, archdeaconry of Bedford, and diocese of Ely.
Parish Clerk John Bryant
Buttanshaw Rev Henry MA rector
Kidman Edward farmer
Smyth Thomas farmer
Source: The Post office directory of Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire By Kelly’s directories, ltd 1869
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
EDWORTH, a parish in Biggleswade district, Beds; near the Roman way and adjacent to Herts, 3½ miles NE of Arlesey r. station and 3½ SE of Biggleswade. Post town, Stotfold, under Baldock. Acres, 1,099. Real property, £1,455. Pop., 99. Houses, 18. The property is all in one estate. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £190. Patron,C. Hale, Esq. The church is good.
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
Edworth, a parish in the hund. and union of Biggleswade, county of Bedford; 3½ miles south east of Biggleswade, about half-a-mile east of the Roman way. Living, a rectory, formerly in the archd. of Bedford and dio. of Lincoln, now in the dio. of Ely; rated at £15 16s. 3d.; gross income £167. Patron, in 1835, W. Hale, Esq. Acres 1,100. Houses 24. A.P. £1,084. Pop., in 1801, 90; in 1831, 95. Poor rates, in 1838, £100 6s.
Source: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales; A Fullarton & Co. Glasgow; 1851.
A Topographical Dictionary of England 1848
EDWORTH (St. George), a parish, in the union and hundred of Biggleswade, county of Bedford, 3¾ miles (S. E. by S.) from Biggleswade; containing 105 inhabitants. The living is a rectory, valued in the king’s books at £15. 16. 3., and in the gift of W. Hall, Esq.: the tithes have been commuted for £240, and the glebe comprises 8 acres.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of England by Samuel Lewis 1848
Historical Maps
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Administration
- County: Bedfordshire
- Civil Registration District: Biggleswade
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford
- Diocese: Pre-1837 – Lincoln, Post-1836 – Ely
- Rural Deanery: Shefford
- Poor Law Union: Biggleswade
- Hundred: Biggleswade
- Province: Canterbury