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Z1750/5
Title
History of Great Barford by J Harold Brown. Signed by the author. Printed and Published by Charles Elphick, Biggleswade.
Date free text
1950
Production date
From: 1950 To: 1950
Admin/biog history
John Harold Brown was born in Great Barford on 10th October 1876. He was baptised in Great Barford on 14 January 1877 and married there on April 27th 1903. He became churchwarden in 1906.
Scope and Content
This 24 page history of Great Barford begins with the book of Genesis. By page 8 it talks of an event recorded in the Coroners Roll for 1265 and on page 9 addresses 'The Effects of the Reformation'. Pages 10-17 deal with the church including its bells and the living and extracts from the parish records. Page 18-20 give extracts from John Pedley's diaries from 1773-1795 (see X141). Page 20 gives items from the accounts of management of Birchfield Farm, 1793. page 21 details volunteers of the Napoleonic Wars 1803. Page 22 talks of 'More People of Interest' and page 23 'Outstanding Events'. Page 24 lists field names.
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