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    • Parish Law, The Handy Book of

    • £4.00
    • A modern reprint of the 3rd edition of the book by W A Holdsworth, first published in 1872. The author states that this small book is a popular and practical statement of of the most important portions of parochial law as it applies to the parish.
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  • Poll Book, Berkshire, 1727Poll Book, Berkshire, 1727 Quick View
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    • Poll Book, Berkshire, 1727

    • £4.50
    • Includes names/addresses of freeholders, & candidates voted for.
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  • Poll Books, Directory to Holdings in Great Britain (1696-1872) (A Gibson Guide) Quick View
    • Poll Books, Directory to Holdings in Great Britain (1696-1872) (A Gibson Guide) Quick View
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    • Poll Books, Directory to Holdings in Great Britain (1696-1872) (A Gibson Guide)

    • £4.50
    • From the late 17th century until the secret ballot was introduced in 1872, locally produced poll books record the names of those who voted in parliamentary elections. This booklet lists the surviving poll books and where they can be found.
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    • Books, Parish Registers - all denominations, Poor Law
    • Poor Law Documents before 1834, An Introduction to

    • £2.95
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  • Poor Law Union Records 3 – SW England, The Marches & Wales – Gibson Guide Quick View
    • Poor Law Union Records 3 – SW England, The Marches & Wales – Gibson Guide Quick View
    • Books, Parish Registers - all denominations, Poor Law
    • Poor Law Union Records 3 – SW England, The Marches & Wales – Gibson Guide

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  • Poor Law Union Records 4 – Gazetteer of England & Wales – Gibson Guide Quick View
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    • Books, Parish Registers - all denominations, Poor Law
    • Poor Law Union Records 4 – Gazetteer of England & Wales – Gibson Guide

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  • Protestation Returns, 1641-42 and other contemporary listings (Gibson Guide) Quick View
    • Protestation Returns, 1641-42 and other contemporary listings (Gibson Guide) Quick View
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    • Protestation Returns, 1641-42 and other contemporary listings (Gibson Guide)

    • £5.50
    • The Protestation Returns held in the Parliamentary Archives are some of the few listings of people and places dating from 1641-42.
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    • Purley in Old Images

    • £24.99
    • This book draws together a wide range of images from archives in our local museums and libraries and also from the collections and albums of private individuals. These tell the story of the development of Purley over a period of 150 years.
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  • Reading and District Congregationalists, Baptisms, Marriages and BurialsReading and District Congregationalists, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials Quick View
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    • Books, Parish Registers - all denominations
    • Reading and District Congregationalists, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials

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    • Entries from the registers of some churches or chapels in the Reading and surrounding area used for independent or Congregational worship. Includes Reading, Pangbourne, Arborfield and Stratfield Mortimer with nearby villages.
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  • Reading & District Volunteers 1915 – Roll of HonourReading & District Volunteers 1915 – Roll of Honour Quick View
    • Reading & District Volunteers 1915 – Roll of HonourReading & District Volunteers 1915 – Roll of Honour Quick View
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    • Reading & District Volunteers 1915 – Roll of Honour

    • £5.00
    • Index of names in the Slough Chronicle 9 & 26 Nov. 1915 & 3rd Dec. 1915. Excel spreadsheet.
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  • Reading Broad Street Congregational Church, Baptisms and BurialsReading Broad Street Congregational Church, Baptisms and Burials Quick View
    • Reading Broad Street Congregational Church, Baptisms and BurialsReading Broad Street Congregational Church, Baptisms and Burials Quick View
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    • Reading Broad Street Congregational Church, Baptisms and Burials

    • £4.00
    • Baptisms 1715-1884, 1894-1902; Burials 1787-1869
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  • Reading Gild Accounts, 1357-1516, (Berkshire Record Society Volumes 6 & 7) Quick View
    • Reading Gild Accounts, 1357-1516, (Berkshire Record Society Volumes 6 & 7) Quick View
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    • Reading Gild Accounts, 1357-1516, (Berkshire Record Society Volumes 6 & 7)

    • £45.00
    • These volumes contain a full transcript, with translation, of the important mediaeval accounts of the Reading merchants Gild. They record income from rents etc., expenditure on stipends and wages, lawsuits and many other interesting items.
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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

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

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