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An online reference library of genealogical information for the UK and Ireland. A non-commercial service, maintained by volunteers and a charitable trust

Berkshire Family History Society

The Centre for Heritage and Family History

 2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, 

Abbey Square, Reading, RG1 3BQ

UK

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Tel: +44 (0) 118 950 9553

Registered Charity No; 283010

based on the records of the

Reading Registrar of Births, Deaths

and Marriages.

Transcribed and checked by the society 

Member of  the Berkshire Local History Association - founded in 1976 to encourage interest in local history in the county - before and after the boundary changes of 1974.

Copyright © 1975 - 2023 Trustees of Berkshire Family History Society
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Berkshire Family History Society works to meet the needs of those researching their ancestry across the UK and overseas – as well as those looking for former relatives in historic Berkshire.  You do not need to be a member to benefit.

The society offers:

  • Research Zone in central Reading that is free to use and open to all

  • Free access at The Centre for Heritage and Family History to online resources like FindMyPast, the 1939 Register, The Genealogist, the British Newspaper Archive and Ancestry (the worldwide edition)

  • Regular free help and advice sessions

  • Meetings in Abingdon, Bracknell, Newbury, Reading and Windsor; and a virtual Computer Branch which meets online.  All meetings are open to everyone

  • Community forum – informed answers to research queries and advice from experienced researchers

  • Members’ Area with data and other information not readily accessible elsewhere

  • Indexes and transcriptions of Berkshire’s historic records on CD — parish registers, probate documents, monumental inscriptions, maps, First World War history and more

  • Quarterly magazine, the Berkshire Family Historian, for members

  • a chance to join in project work, recording, transcribing and helping to preserve records

  • Links to the research experience, advice and support of members worldwide

  • Opportunities to volunteer and so help others with their family history