Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Family History Guide

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Milton Keynes is an Ancient Parish in the county of Buckinghamshire.

Alternative names: Middleton Keynes

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1559
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1575

Nonconformists include: Primitive Methodist and Wesleyan Methodist.

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

MILTON-KEYNES, a village and a parish, in Newport-Pagnell district, Bucks. The village stands on the river Ouzel, 1¾ mile W of the boundary with Beds, 3 NW of Woburn-Sands r. station, and 3½ S by E of Newport-Pagnell; and has a postal letter-box under Newport-Pagnell.

The parish comprises 1,842 acres. Real property, £3,554. Pop., 346. Houses, 72. The manor and most of the land belong to G. Finch, Esq.

The living is a rectory in the diocese of Oxford. Value, £600. Patron, G. Finch, Esq. The church is decorated English; was thoroughly restored in 1864; and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with porch and tower. A handsome national school was built in 1859.

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

Parish Records

FamilySearch

England, Buckinghamshire, Milton-Keynes – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Monumental inscriptions, Buckingham, Milton Keynes, England, 1700-1900

England, Buckinghamshire, Milton-Keynes – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Milton Keynes, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

England, Buckinghamshire, Milton-Keynes – Church records ( 3 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Milton-Keynes, 1575-1829
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Milton-Keynes (Buckinghamshire)

Parish registers for All Saints Church, Milton-Keynes, 1559-1893
Author: Church of England. All Saints Church (Milton-Keynes, Buckinghamshire)

Parish registers for Milton-Keynes, 1559-1942
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Milton-Keynes (Buckinghamshire)

England, Buckinghamshire, Milton-Keynes – Church records – Indexes ( 1 )
Computer printout of Milton Keynes, Bucks., Eng

England, Buckinghamshire, Milton-Keynes – History ( 1 )
A history of Milton Keynes and district
Author: Markham, Frank, Sir, 1897-

England, Buckinghamshire, Milton-Keynes – History – 20th century ( 1 )
Victorian and Edwardian Milton Keynes : a phototgraphic collection
Author: Croft, R. A.; Wolverton and District Archaeological Society

Maps

Old maps of Britain and Europe from A Vision of Britain Through Time

Administration

  • County: Buckinghamshire
  • Civil Registration District: Newport Pagnell
  • Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Buckingham
  • Diocese: Pre-1845 – Lincoln, Post-1844 – Oxford
  • Rural Deanery: Pre-1845 – None, Post-1844 – Newport
  • Poor Law Union: Newport Pagnell
  • Hundred: Newport
  • Province: Canterbury