Reg I see what you mean. Beds Family History Society does have a record of monumental inscriptions but not of Tempsford:0( and it would be unlike they were there anyway.. Often, the records for Methodists and other 'non-con' are pretty good because they were not lazy & falling over themselves for the gentry like some vicars...so it may be worth contacting the Bedford archvist archivist to let you know what records there are? cathy

Cathy, Thanks for your helpful comments about Tempsford burials. I've since learned that the Methodists did maintain graveyards of their own, in Yorks at least, so perhaps in Beds too. Shall now look to contact the Beds Archivist. Had a look at the Bedford Archives website which you passed on to someone else, but drew a blank. A number of the pages were not available and it looks as if it may no longer be maintained. Regards, Reg

It is now working ----- Original Message ----- From: "Reg Harvey" <regharvey@lineone.net> To: <BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 9:02 PM Subject: Re: [BDF] Tempsford Burials > Cathy, > > Thanks for your helpful comments about Tempsford burials. I've since > learned that the Methodists did maintain graveyards of their own, in Yorks > at least, so perhaps in Beds too. Shall now look to contact the Beds > Archivist. > > Had a look at the Bedford Archives website which you passed on to someone > else, but drew a blank. A number of the pages were not available and it > looks as if it may no longer be maintained. > > Regards, > Reg > > > ==== BEDFORD Mailing List ==== > To SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE send a message to: > Bedford-L-request@rootsweb.com (if you are in mail mode i.e. receiving > the messages > individually or want them individually) > > or > > Bedford-D-request@rootsweb.com (if you are in digest mode i.e. receiving a > digest of multiple > messages or want this mode) > > In the BODY of the message (not the subject line) type the word subscribe > or unsubscribe. > >