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1851 England Census

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Please choose a civil parish in Bedfordshire:

Ampthill Flitton Ridgmont
Arlsey Flitwick Riseley
Aspley Guise Goldington Roxton
Astwick Great Barford Salford
Barton in the Clay Harlington Sandy
Battlesden Harrold Sharnbrook
Bedford St Cuthbert Hawnes Shefford
Bedford St John Henlow Shefford Hardwick
Bedford St Mary Higham Gobion Shelton
Bedford St Paul Hockliffe Shillington
Bedford St Peter Holcote Shitlington
Biddenham Holwell Silsoe
Biggleswade Houghton Conquest Souldrop
Bletsoe Houghton Regis Southill
Blunham Husborne Crawley Stagsden
Bolnhurst Kempston Steppingley
Bromham Keysoe Steventon
Campton Knotting Stotfold
Cardington Langford Streatley
Carlton Leighton Buzzard Sundon
Chalgrave Lidlington Sutton
Chellington Little Barford Tempsford
Chicksands Little Staughton Thurleigh
Clapham Lower Gravenhurst Tilbrook
Clifton Luton Tilsworth
Clophill Marston Moretaine Tingrith
Cockayne Hatley Maulden Toddington
Colmworth Melchbourn Totternhoe
Cople Meppershall Turvey
Cranfield Millbrook Upper Gravenhurst
Dean Milton Bryant Upper Stondon
Dunstable Milton Ernest Warden
Dunton Northill Westoning
Eastcotts Oakley Whipsnade
Eaton Bray Odell Wilden
Eaton Socon Pavenham Willington
Edworth Pertenhall Wilshampstead
Elstow Potsgrove Woburn
Eversholt Potton Wootton
Everton Puddington Wrestlingworth
Eyeworth Pulloxhill Wymington
Farndish Ravensden Yelden
Felmersham Renhold

Census Records - Parishes

After separating census records into groups by county, the British Government subdivided these records into civil parish groups. Many times, but not always, the civil parish name is the same as the local ecclesiastical parish. Researchers should also be aware of boundary line or jurisdictional changes through time. These changes may affect where an ancestor was recorded on the census, so it remains important to search the parishes surrounding the area where your ancestor lived.