Sources for Researching Biddenham
Bedfordshire Archives holds many documents relating to the parish; a search of our online catalogue with Biddenham as the subject returns approximately 4,200 items. Significant collections for researching people or places in Biddenham include:
- P74: Records for the parish of Biddenham, including: registers of baptisms, marriages and burials; records relating to church property; churchwardens’ accounts; records of overseers of the poor; charity records; parish magazines; parochial church council minutes
- PCBiddenham: Parish council records, including: minutes; financial records; documents relating to rights of way, allotments, development and other local matters
- ABP/W: Wills proved in the Archdeaconry of Bedford, 1536-1857
- QSR: Quarter Sessions Records for Bedfordshire from 1714-1900. A search combining Biddenham as the subject and QSR as the reference will find criminal cases in which the parish is mentioned.
- MA52: Enclosure map of Biddenham
- MAT4: Tithe map of Biddenham
- SDBiddenham: Records of Biddenham School
- X307: A small estate in Biddenham built up in the 18th century by the Harris family
- Z145/198: Research Notes and Correspondence of Reverend William Eglesfield Bathurst Norman, Vicar of St. James' Church Biddenham
- Z50/15: Photographs of Biddenham
- Z1130/15: Postcards with pictures of Biddenham
- Z1306/15: Postcards with pictures of Biddenham
Further details of these items can be found through our online catalogue. Our detailed collection guides give more information about the types of records we hold.
Other useful sources for information about Biddenham include:
- Victoria County History entry for Biddenham, available through British History Online. Although published in 1912 most of the information is still relevant.
Copies of the parish registers listing baptisms, marriages and burials up to 1812 can be purchased from Bedfordshire Archives.
We offer an enquiry and research service, however this is limited to local history, properties and general subjects; we are no longer able to carry out genealogy research.