An index of past residents of the village is available for researching family history. Records so far indexed are as follows. Source No. of records Census 1841 686 Census 1851 651 Census 1861 646 Census 1871 650 Census 1881 588 Census 1891 548 Census 1901 482 Census 1911 503 Marriages 1867 to 1930 155 Burials 1926 to 2005 287 Burial of cremated remains 1968 to 2011 129 School Register 1876 to 1936 1397 Wills 1500 to 1924 - in progress 114 from Potterspury       Marriages 1799 to 1813 153     Marriages 1813 to 1837 261     Burials 1894 to 1945 799

Additions in 2013: Transcription of Wills in progress Additions in 2012: Census1911 Burial of cremated remains 1968 to 2009

To view the Census, Marriage, and Burial records page-by-page, click on the links in the table above.

St Leonard's church in Yardley Gobion was consecrated in December 1864.  Earlier marriages and burials took place in St Nicholas, Potterspury.  As indicated above, records for the earlier period from Potterspury are being added to the database.

The main method for searching the records is via a Master Index.  The Master Index contains a summary of each entry in each source.  The initial results of a search of the Master Index permit a second search that will search for alternative spellings of the name selected.  For instance, in a search for Anne Pallett, the second search will also find A Pallit.  From the results of these searches, the full details from the census return, church records, or school register can be displayed.  To begin a search click Person Search

Separate pages are available which list all names mentioned in the master index.  The main purpose of these pages is to make all names available to search engines such as Google (because search engines cannot access the database directly).  To access these web pages click on List of Names.

If a record indicates that a person was born in Hanslope, Olney, Stoke Goldington, or the Two Villages of Milton Keynes and Broughton, the detailed results page for the record provides a link to entries in the separate family history databases for these villages.  To find out more about the data available for these village, and to search this data directly, click on the following links.

Hanslope Family History Introduction

Olney

Stoke Goldington Family History Introduction

Two Villages of Milton Keynes and Broughton

This family history and research facility is being developed with the generous support of Milton Keynes Community Foundation