Sources for Researching Carlton
Bedfordshire Archives holds many documents relating to the parish; a search of our online catalogue with Carlton as the subject returns approximately 2,900 items. Significant collections for researching people or places in Carlton include:
- P92: Records for the parish of Carlton, 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
- PCCarlton&Chellington: 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 Carlton as the subject and QSR as the reference will find criminal cases in which the parish is mentioned.
- MA51/2: Enclosure map of Carlton and Chellington
- Z987: The New Bridge, Community Magazine for Harrold & Carlton
- Z1172: Records of the Arthritis & rheumatism Council for Research - Harrold and Carlton Branch
- X351/4: CARLTON AND CHELLINGTON - Women's Institute scrapbook
- Z50/25: Photographs of Carlton
- Z1130/25: Postcards with pictures of Carlton
- Z1306/25: Postcards with pictures of Carlton
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 Carlton include:
- Victoria County History entry for Carlton, available through British History Online. Although published in 1912 most of the information is still relevant.
- Open Domesday lists 5 entries for Carlton in the Domesday Book of 1086
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.