Goldington, Bedfordshire Family History Guide

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Goldington is an Ancient Parish in the county of Bedfordshire.

Parish registers begin:

Parish registers: 1581
Bishop’s Transcripts: 1602

Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational

Adjacent Parishes

St Marys Church Goldington Bedford Circa 1950
St Marys Church Goldington Bedford Circa 1950

Goldington Parish Registers

Baptism Records

These records include indexed transcriptions of parish register baptisms.

Goldington, Bedfordshire Baptisms, 1559-1908

Marriage and Banns Records

These records include indexed transcriptions of parish register marriages and banns.

Goldington, Bedfordshire Marriages, 1559-1966

Death and Burial Records

These records include indexed transcriptions of parish register deaths and burials.

Goldington, Bedfordshire Burials, 1719-1942

Goldington Parish Registers 1558-1812

The Goldington Parish Registers 1558-1812 are available free to read online, with options to download the pdf for personal research

Goldington Parish Registers 1558-1812 Bedfordshire Parish Registers Edited by F. G. Emmison, F.R.Hist.S. Volume 40. Bedford 1950.

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Goldington Parish Registers 1558-1812 Bedfordshire Parish Registers Edited by F. G. Emmison, F.R.Hist.S. Volume 40. Bedford 1950.

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Marriage Licences and Allegations

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.

Gascoigne, John, of St. Paul’s, in town of Bedford, gent., bachelor, about 24, and Mrs. Mary Hawkes, now living in same parish, spinster, about 19, her father dead, and not having lived for several years past with her mother, who declares that she leaves her at her own disposal, &c. — at Biddenham or Goldington, Co. Beds, or St. Paul, in town of Bedford. 11 Aug. 1675. V. 

Haseldon, John, of Goldington, Beds, gent., bachelor, 22, and Priscilla Harriott, of Wollaston, co. Northampton, spinster, about 24, her parents dead — at St. Botolph, Aldersgate, St. John the Evangelist, or All Hallows, Bread Street, London. 30 Nov. 1675. F. Haselfoote, Thom

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

1732 19th April. A register of the lands, tenements, &c, of George Heneage, of Hainton, in the County of Lincoln, in the County of Bedford.
A messuage or tenement in the parish of St. Paul, in the town of Bedford, in the possession of Christopher Ruth as tenant at will, at the rent of 12 li.
The tithes of the parish of Goldington and a parcel of land in the same parish, in the tenure of James Whiffin as tenant at will, at the rent of 102 li.
A messuage or farm called Newnham, in the parishes of Goldington and St. Cuthbert, in the tenure of Thomas de Faldo as tenant at will, at the rent of 80 li.
A water-mill and a wind-mill with the land and appurtenances belonging in the parishes of Goldington and St. Cuthbert, or one of them in the tenure of Thomas Brown as tenant at will, at the rent of 20 li.

Bankrupts

Below is a list of people that were declared bankrupt between 1820 and 1843 extracted from The Bankrupt Directory; George Elwick; London; Simpkin, Marshall and Co.; 1843.

Clayton John, jun., Goldington, Bedfordshire, miller, March 2. 1830.

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

GOLDINGTON, a village and parish in the district and county of Bedford. The village stands near the river Ouse and the Bedford and Cambridge railway, 1¾ mile NE by E of Bedford; and has a post office under Bedford.

The parish comprises 2,735 acres. Real property, £5,684. Pop., 609. Houses, 130. The property is subdivided. A fort was anciently at Castle hill; and a priory, at Newenham. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Ely. Value, £270. Patron, the Duke of Bedford. The church consists of nave and aisles, with square tower; has brasses of 1507 and 1585; and was repaired and enlarged in 1859. There are an Independent chapel, a national school, and charities £14.

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

Historical Maps

OS Grid Reference: TL0758151062 (all-numeric format: 507581 251062)

View detailed 19th-century Ordnance Survey maps from the National Library of Scotland Maps – includes OS 25 inch 1892-1918 maps, a vast range of other historical OS maps and land use maps. These maps reveal old street layouts, parish boundaries, and landmarks long since vanished.

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: Barford
  • Province: Canterbury