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During the nineteenth century a number of non-
Kelly's Directory of 1898 names both a Wesleyan Methodist and a Congregational church.
In 1665 the Five Mile Act was passed which outlawed Nonconformist ministers from preaching within five miles of a town.
Anyone caught attending meetings could be subject to severe fines.
To avoid detection, the Baptish Church in Stevington village was built very near the parish boundry with Turvey. If the parish officers came looking, they would push through the hedge in to Turvey to escape detection.
The house of Jeremiah Sansome was registered as a Baptist meeting house in November 1824. The house was occupied by Robert Tysoe at this time.
The Weslyan Chapel was registered on 13 December 1828 by George Finch who was a Turvey baker.
Quaker Burials
The following burials listed in the Parish Registers are noted as having been Quakers.
1723, May 12 -
1727, Sep 22 -
1727, Sep 28 -
1730, Feb 19 -
1731, Sep 11 -
1731, Sep 20 -
Turvey Residents who were buried in the West End Baptist Meeting House in Stevington -
John Harrison
John Norris and his wife, Elizabeth Norris
Turvey Non-conformists
Early Quakers
In 1663, William Richardson, George Hates, Richard Woodin and Robert Tysoe (all yeomen of Turvey) appeared before the Bedfordshire Winter Assizes for not attending church on 1 April 1662.
The reason given was “Being people commonly called Quakers, did not attend church”.