Astwick Bedfordshire Family History Guide
Astwick is an Ancient Parish in the county of Bedfordshire.
Parish church: St Guthlac
Parish registers begin: 1564
Parishes adjacent to Astwick
- Langford
- Arlesey
- Stotfold
- Biggleswade
- Hinxworth, Hertfordshire
- Edworth
Historical Descriptions
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
ASTWICK, a parish in Biggleswade district, Beds; on the river Ivel, 2½ miles ENE of Arlesey r. station, and 4 N by W of Baldock. Post Town, Arlesey under Baldock. Acres, 570. Real property, £1,117. Pop., 64. Houses, 14. The property is not much divided. The living is a rectory annexed to the vicarage of Arlesey, in the diocese of Ely. The church is good.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Leonard's Gazetteer of England and Wales 1850
Astwick, 4 m. S. E. Biggleswade. P. 84
Source: Leonard's Gazetteer of England and Wales; Second Edition; C. W. Leonard, London; 1850
The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales 1840
Astwick, a parish in the hund. and union of Biggleswade, county of Bedford; 5 miles south-south-east from Biggleswade. Living, a rectory formerly in the archd. of Bedford and dio. of Lincoln, now in the dio. of Ely; rated at £6 13s. 4d., and in connection with the vicarage of Arlsey. Great and small tithes, the property of the clerical rector, commuted in 1804. Pop., in 1801, 81 ; in 1831, 97. Houses 14. Acres 570. A. P. £711. Poor rates, in 1837, £46
Source: The Parliamentary Gazetteer of England and Wales; A Fullarton & Co. Glasgow; 1840.
Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland 1833
Astwick, co. Bedford.
P. T. Biggleswade (45) 5 m. SSE. Pop. 99.
A parish in the hundred of Biggleswade; living, a rectory, with Arlesey, in the archdeaconry of Bedford, and diocese of Lincoln; charged in K. B. 6l. 13s. 4d.; church ded. to St. Guthlake; patronage with Arlesey vicarage.
Source: A Topographical Dictionary of Great Britain and Ireland by John Gorton. The Irish and Welsh articles by G. N. Wright; Vol. I; London; Chapman and Hall, 186, Strand; 1833.
Astwick Schools 1818
1818 Digest of Returns to Circular Letter from the Select Committee on Education of the Poor, &c.
Schools - None.
Sunday Schools - None.
Observations - The poorer classes are desirous of having the means of education.
Notes - Return signed by J. Atkinson, rector.
Parish Registers
Astwick 1602-1812 - archive.org
FamilySearch Catalog
Census
Census returns for Astwick, 1841-1891 Author: Great Britain. Census Office
Church Records
Churchwardens accounts, 1836-1916 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Astwick (Bedfordshire)
Computer printout of Astwick, Bedfordshire, England
Cemeteries
Taxation
Land tax assessments for Astwick, 1797-1949 Author: Bedfordshire (England). County Council
Directories
Astwick Kelly's Directory of Bedfordshire, 1914
Parish Records
Bedfordshire Archives & Family History Groups
Bedfordshire Family History Society
Bedfordshire Historical Record Society
Bedfordshire
England, Bedfordshire Parish Registers, 1538-1983
Bedfordshire County Cemetery Records
Bedfordshire Quarter Session Rolls 1714-1832
Bedfordshire 1926 Valuation Maps
Bedfordshire Police Roll of Honour
Records for England
Births and Baptism Records
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
Great Britain, Births and Baptisms, 1571-1977
England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
Marriage Records
Great Britain Marriages, 1797-1988
England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
Death Records
England Death Records, 1998-2015
England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
Great Britain Deaths and Burials, 1778-1988
England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957
England and Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1640-1660
Non-Conformist Records
England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977
Census
England and Wales Census, 1841
England and Wales Census, 1851
England and Wales Census, 1861
England and Wales Census, 1871
England and Wales Census, 1881
England and Wales Census, 1891
England and Wales Census, 1901
England and Wales Census, 1911
Occupations
United Kingdom, Merchant Navy Seamen Records, 1835-1941
War and Conflict
Great Britain, War Office Registers, 1772-1935
United Kingdom, Chelsea Pensioners' Service Records, 1760-1913
United Kingdom, Royal Hospital Chelsea: Discharge Documents of Pensioners 1760-1887 (WO 122)
United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933
United Kingdom, Militia Service Records, 1806-1915
United Kingdom, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920
United Kingdom, World War I Women's Army Auxiliary Corps Records, 1917-1920
Newspaper Archives
British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices
British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries
Administration
- County: Bedfordshire
- Civil Registration District: Biggleswade
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford
- Diocese: Pre-1837 - Lincoln, Post-1836 - Ely
- Rural Deanery: Shefford
- Poor Law Union: Biggleswade
- Hundred: Biggleswade
- Province: Canterbury