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Latest revision as of 23:08, 19 February 2013
England 
Bedfordshire Bedfordshire Parishes Bromham
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Parish History
Bromham, is a parish, with a village, in the district and county of Bedford; it is on the river Ouse, 2 miles SW of Oakley railway station, and 4 miles WNW of Bedford. The post town is, Bedford. [1]
Resources
Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.
Church records
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.
Bromham Marriage Registers: July 1837-March 1901: Courtesy of Bedfordshire Parish Registers and Steven Gibbs
Non-Conformist Churches
Census records
a. Census records from 1841-1891 are available on film through a Family History Center or at the Family History Library. The first film number is 241195. To view these census images online, they are available through the following websites for a fee ($) or free:
- FamilySearch has some of the British Censuses available.
- FindMyPast ($) has all available census records including images, and is free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and some public and academic libraries.
- Ancestry.co.uk ($) has now all available census records but free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and at numerous public and academic libraries. The library versions are known as AncestryInstitution.com.
- The Genealogist.co.uk ($) has all available censuses and is free at Family History Centers and the Family History Library and various other libraries.
- FreeCen is a UK census searches. It is not complete and individuals are always asked to consider helping out with transcriptions.
Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Bedfordshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.
Poor Law Unions
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Maps and Gazetteers
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Web sites
References
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