BEDS. PRIME CD-ROM
Bedfordshire Parish Registers Index (Master Edition)

This database is the surname indexes to all entries in the 128 Bedfordshire Parish Registers to 1812 and can be searched using a single consolidated index which will lead you to pages in the register transcripts which you will then need to consult in printed form or on microfiche to see detailed entries.

"Essential for anyone with 18th century or earlier Bedfordshire
ancestors..." (Eric Probert, Family Tree Magazine, May 2003)

A Review by Eric Probert

"PRIME is a Bedfordshire FHS compilation of the individual surname indexes of 80 published volumes of transcriptions of the baptism, marriage and burial registers, collated with the bishops' transcripts, of all 130 Bedfordshire parishes from commencement up to 1812.
The program runs on PCs operating under the Windows 95 or later operating system. It is simply installed by following the on-screen instructions after inserting the CD-ROM in the drive, clicking on Run of the computer desktop Start menu and entering "cd-rom drive letter'\set up". Running the program reveals the Find & Select Surnames screen where the surname is entered either with “loose” (broad range of possible variants) or "tight" (restricted variants) matching. Clicking on Show produces a list of matching surnames in alphabetical order. In loose matching, Pribolde is a variant of Probert for instance, but whatever the matching chosen, you are able to select all or any of those names presented (together with the parishes in which the names occur) to be viewed as a list within the Select Names/Parishes screen. Clicking on a name/parish combination from this list produces a further list with the Volume number, Parish code and Page numbers. With this information a search may then be initiated for the full transcription of the register entry or the relevant microfiche ordered on the Bedfordshire FHS website."

Published in Family Tree Connect
Supplement to Family Tree Magazine Vol. 19 No. 7.
May 2003.

The Cost

	Members	Non-members & Institutions
UK	£7.50	£9.00
Europe	£8.50	£10.00
Overseas	£9.50	£11.00

These prices include postage & packing but local members may order CDs by post for personal collection at members’ monthly meetings at a cost of £6.00 (£7.50 non-members).

To order PRIME send to:

Val Brown
PO Box 214
Bedford
MK42 9RX
ENGLAND

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