Thanks Carole and Daisy for the information, it's much appreciated.
I had seen the St. Neots one but hadn't found anything to show Shelton was in that Registration District - I will have a go at ordering that certificate.
On FreeBMD just click on the name of the registration district, then on "here" on the next page, and all the parishes in that registration district are listed
David
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Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Beds: Cople: Luke/Spencer Everton: Hale Henlow: Cooper/Watts/Sabey Potton: Merrill Southill: Faulkner/Litchfield/Sabey Woburn/Husborne Crawley: Surkitt Hunts: Gt Gransden: Merrill/Chandler/Medlock Toseland: Surkitt/Hedge/Corn Cambs: Bourn: Bowd Eltisley: Medlock Graveley: Ford/Revell