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Tracker: Goal 4: Learn about Bedfordshire church and cemetery records.
Choices
ALearn about Bedfordshire church records.
- Get an overview of Bedfordshire church records in this article.
FS—Bedfordshire Church Records - Use this
parish page to explore parish records in Bedfordshire. - Explore the church records link on the GenUKI Bedfordshire site.
- Browse the Anglican parish registers for Bedfordshire.
- Explore parish records in online books.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for church records. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.
Record Search Practice |
Jane Clare was married in Bedfordshire, England in 1846. Use information from the "FS: England, Bedfordshire Parish Registers, 1538-1983" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- Where and when did the marriage take place?
- Who did Jane marry, and who is her father-in-law?
- In the Similar Records section, what other record collections may contain information on Jane Clare?
- In the search screen for the QUIKLink above, enter "Jane Clare" and "1846" in the appropriate search fields.
- Use the index transcription and the Similar Fields section to answer the questions.
- The exact day of the couple's marriage was March 23, 1846.
- Jane married William Capp, whose father is John Capp.
- The Similar Records section also includes "England Marriages, 1538-1973" and "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975."
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BExplore Bedfordshire cemetery records.
- Explore Bedfordshire cemetery records in this article.
FS—Bedfordshire Cemetery Records - Search the Find a Grave site for cemetery records.
- Search the BillionGraves site for cemetery records.
- * Good: Using the articles and videos in this Choice, write down key learnings for cemetery records. Then use the learnings for searches for an ancestor.
- * Proficient: Same as above, for two or more ancestors.