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Church Records information for Bledlow and places above it in the hierarchy

Bledlow

The original copies of the parish registers for Holy Trinity, Bledlow have been deposited in the Buckinghamshire Record Office in Aylesbury, and they hold the following years:

EventDates covered
Christenings1592 - 1949
Marriages1592 - 1959
Burials1592 - 1843

The original copies of the parish registers for St. Paul, Bledlow Ridge have been deposited in the Buckinghamshire Record Office, and they hold the following years:

EventDates covered
Christenings1868 - 1979
Burials1869 - 1903

Online transcripts of Parish Registers : the following transcripts are available online

Bledlow and Bledlow Ridge parish registers (1500-1900) are available on May Lanchbury's web site - click here

Society Transcripts of Parish Registers

Copies or indexes to the parish registers are available from societies as follows:

Event
Society Library*
Dates covered
Society
Christenings
1590 - 1707
1813 - 1959
Buckinghamshire Genealogical Society
Burials
1590 - 1839
Buckinghamshire Genealogical Society
Marriages
1590 - 1837
1837 - 1959
Buckinghamshire Genealogical Society

* = material held in a Society library is generally available for loan to all members either via post, or by collection at a meeting

The Bledlow Charity Accounts 1720 to 1854, and the Bledlow Charity School Account 1826 to 1831 have been transcribed by Barbara & Peter Quick. Copies of the transcripts are available from the Buckinghamshire Genealogical Society.

An ecclesiastical census was carried out throughout England on 30 March 1851 to record the attendance at all places of worship. These returns are in the Buckinghamshire Record Office and have been published by the Buckinghamshire Record Society (vol 27). The returns for Bledlow showed the following numbers:

ChurchAttendance
Bledlow, Holy Trinity198 - Afternoon General Congregation
51- Afternoon Sunday Scholars
249 - Afternoon Total
Bledlow, Independent Church End40 - Morning General Congregation

86 - Evening General Congregation

Bledlow Ridge, Chapel [St. Paul]49 - Morning General Congregation
45 - Morning Sunday Scholars
94 - Morning Total
Bledlow Ridge, Wesleyan Methodist64 - Afternoon General Congregation

128 - Evening General Congregation

Buckinghamshire

Details regarding availability of Parish Registers for a given location can be found listed under the appropriate parish page. These pages include details of the registers either at the Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies, or available as a transcript for purchase, or available for loan as part of a society library (society membership is usually required for the latter).

Both the Buckinghamshire Family History Society and the Buckinghamshire Genealogical Society maintain various databases of Parish Register events - please see their web sites for details of look-up services offered.

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