Southill

• The 1851 Census Index for Southill can be found in the 1851 Index to Census of Bedfordshire, Volume 3, Book 5 available from the Bedfordshire Family History Society.

• The following Churches have their own websites:
  • All Saints Church, Southill

• Church of England
  • The church of All Saints is an ancient structure of brick in the Perpendicular style, consisting of chancel, nave, north and south aisles, south porch and an embattled western tower containing 6 bells and a clock: there are several monuments of the Byng family, among which are those of the celebrated Admiral Sir George Byng, first Viscount Torrington, 1733, and of his son, the unfortunate Vice-Admiral the Hon. John Byng, who for an error in judgment, while in command, was shot at Portsmouth, 14 March 1757: there are sittings for 400 persons. The register dates from the year 1538. [Kelly's Directory - Bedfordshire - 1898]
• Non-conformist
  • The Baptist chapel here was built in 1805. The Assembly room at Broom was erected in 1896, and will seat 250 persons; divine service is held here on Sunday evenings. [Kelly's Directory - Bedfordshire - 1898]

• Church of England
  • The parish record transcripts for All Saints, are available on microfiche for the period 1538-1812 from the Bedfordshire Family History Society.

• The charities, amounting to £34 yearly, were left by John Maynard of this parish, and are given away in coins to the poor, generally before Christmas. Southill Park, formerly the property of Lord Torrington, is now the seat of Samuel Whitbread esq. D.L., J.P.; the house is a stately mansion of stone, and the park, which is thickly studded with fine oak, elm, cedar, spruce and other trees, is 807 acres in extent and contains a large sheet of water; the gardens and shrubberies are tastefully laid out. Broom Hall, the residence of Rupert Oswald Fordham esq. is pleasantly situated 1½ miles south-west from Biggleswade; the park and shrubberles consist of about 50 acres. At Stanford Bury some fine specimens of Roman glass have been found, and here, it is supposed, was formerly a Roman encampment. Samuel Whitbread esq. who is lord of the manor, and Major Frank Shuttleworth of Old Warden Park, are the principal landowners.
  [Extracts from Kelly's Directory - Bedfordshire - 1898]

• A transcript of the Southill parish entries from Samuel Lewis's 1831 Topographical Dictionary of England,
• A transcript of the Southill parish entries from Samuel Lewis's 1835 Topographical Dictionary of England,
• A transcript of the Southill parish entries from The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1866-9
• A transcript of the Southill parish entries from Kelly's 1898 Directory of Bedfordshire

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• The BFHS Project in conjunction with Roll of Honour contains the Southill Parish Hall War Memorial transcription with details of the men found on it.