Alan Cirket was a member of staff in Bedfordshire County Record Office from 1936 to 1983, except for war service. He was also honorary curator of the Bunyan Museum, Bedford.
Volume 72:
(1993)
This collection of fifteen essays was presented to Patricia Bell on her retirement as BHRS Honorary General Editor.
Contents:
'Pre-1841 censuses and population listings in Bedfordshire', by Colin Chapman
'The Bedfordshire Historic Environment Record', by David Baker
'Archives and the visual arts: Potsgrove Church, ...
Volume 37:
edited by A.F.Cirket, Bette Stitt (1957)
The wills are those in English in the first surviving register of wills proved in the Court of the Archdeacon of Bedford, now held by Bedfordshire Archives at ABP/R/ 1. They are mainly presented here as abstracts: a few of ...
Volume 59:
(1980)
Contents:
'The internal politics of Bedford 1660-1688', by Michael Mullet [Describes the constitution of Bedford's corporation and the effects of religion on the town's politics in the reign of Charles II. The article shows how John Bunyan drew on Bedford for ...
Volume 50:
edited by AIan F. Cirket (1971)
The notebooks kept by Samuel Whitbread II of Southill (1764-1815) are a rare survival, recording in detail the cases he handled in his capacity as a Justice - or Magistrate - for the County. The original notebooks are difficult to ...
Volume 57:
(1978)
Contents:
'Bedfordshire chapelries: an essay in rural settlement history', by Dorothy Owen [The existence of chapels, in addition to churches, in many parishes in pre-Reformation England is explained. A list of rural parochial chapels in Bedfordshire between c.1123 and 1540 is ...