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- Books, Local and Social History
Reading at War 1939-45
- £11.99
- This book covers the daily life of a town ready for the worst, but one that continued with its daily activities and just got on with its efforts to aid the war effort. It is profusely illustrated with photographs, illustrations and human interest stories, and provides a valuable insight into wartime life in the town.
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- Births and Baptisms, Books, Parish Registers - all denominations, Religion
Reading Kings Road Baptist Church – Volume 1: Members 1717-1820
- £6.00
- Transcription of membership entries recorded in various church books covering the parish 1717-1820
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- Births and Baptisms, Books, Deaths and Burials, Parish Registers - all denominations, Religion
Reading Kings Road Baptist Church – Volume 2 – Births 1752-1817, Burials 1785-1835, Members 1821-1855
- £6.00
- Transcription of the birth (1752-1837)and burial (1785-1835) entries together with the membership entries for the period 1821-1855 recorded in various church books
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- Books, Directories, Religion
Reading Kings Road Baptist Church Volume Three – Members 1856 – 1915
- £6.00
- Contains transcriptions of the membership entries in the books of the Reading Kings Road Baptist Church during the period 1856 - 1915. Also included is a list of infant dedications for those born between 1910 and 1924.
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- Baptisms, Books, Religion
Reading Primitive Methodist Circuit – Volume One, Baptisms 1831-1872
- £4.50
- Transcriptions of Circuit baptism of the period 1831-1872. The circuit encompassed Basildon, Baughurst, Beenham, Bradfield, Englefield, Mortimer, Quick's Green, Reading, Silchester, Tadley, Theale, Tilehurst, Waltham St Lawrence and Whitley Wood.
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- Baptisms, Books, Religion
Reading Primitive Methodist Circuit Volume Two – Baptisms 1873-1924
- £4.50
- Transcription of baptismal registers in the Circuit including places of worship at Basildon, Baughurst, Beenham, Bradfield, Englefield, Mortimer, Quick's Green, Reading, Silchester, Swallowfield, Tadley, Theale, Tilehurst, Walthan St Lawrence and Whitley Wood.
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- Births and Baptisms, Books, Parish Registers - all denominations, Religion
Reading Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Vol. One – Baptisms 1813-1890
- £6.00
- Transcriptions of the baptismal entries in various registers maintained by the Reading Wesleyan Methodist Circuit and its constituent chapels.
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- Births and Baptisms, Books, Parish Registers - all denominations, Religion
Reading Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Vol.Two Baptisms 1891-1921
- £6.00
- Transcriptions of the baptismal entries recorded in the various registers maintained by the Reading Wesleyan Methodist Circuit and its constituent chapels in the period 1891-1921.
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- Banns and Marriages, Books, Religion
Reading Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Volume Three – Marriages 1873-1932
- £6.00
- Contains a transcription of the marriage entries recorded in the various registers maintained by the Reading Wesleyan Methodist Circuit and its constituent chapels.
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- Books, Local and Social History
Reading: A History
- £25.00
- By Joan Dils, published by Carnegie Publishing, 2019. ISBN 9781859362341 The story of Reading is a long and fascinating one, and this superb book by a renowned local historian is a must for anyone with an interest in the history of the town. Over the last 1000 years it has attracted a host of influential individuals from royals and clerics…
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- Books, Local and Social History
Stanford in the Vale Churchwardens’ Accounts 1552-1705
- £25.00
- Covering 150 years during which there was great social and religious change these churchwardens accounts provide a rich source for the study of parish life.
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- Banns and Marriages, Baptisms, Books, Deaths and Burials, Religion
Thatcham and District Independent Churches – Baptisms, Marriages, Burials and Members
- £4.00
- These records relate to the three Independent Churches at Thatcham, Woolhampton and Mortimer Stratfield. Records include baptismal lists, registers of marriages and burials and some member lists. f
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- Books, Local and Social History
The History of Woodley
- £10.00
- This history of Woodley has been compiled by local U3A groups and provides the developments over the centuries to what is now effectively a suburb of Reading.
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- Biographies, Books, Military and Maritime
The Lord-Lieutenants of Berkshire 1545-2023
- £20.00
- This book traces the history of the 42 Lord-Lieutenants who have served and represented Berkshire from 1545-2023. The story takes the reader from turbulent Tudor times, through the Civil War, the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the upheavals of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars and on to the development of the role in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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- Books, Local and Social History
The People of Buckland
- £4.50
- A miscellany of records from the parish of Buckland (north-east of Faringdon). Typical records included are Land Tax Assessment for 1716, a list of Parish overseers 1744-1844, weekly disbursements to the poor in the late 18th century, a 1799 list of inhabitants, various Marriage Licences 1811-1877, and many other parish records.
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- Books, Local and Social History, Poll Books and Electoral Registers
The People of Cookham
- £5.50
- A miscellany of records relating to the Parish of Cookham. Incudes Churchwardens disbursements 1730-1739, settlement certificates up to1755, poll books, charity recipients 1838-1876, trade directories of 1854 & 1887, List of Jurors 1897, and Confirmations in 1911 and 1919, and various newspaper reports
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- Books, Local and Social History
The People of Cumnor
- £5.50
- A miscellany of records relating to the parish of Cumnor. Includes such items as a list of Parish Overseers, 1811 census, Surveyors Assessment 1808., Militia Enrolments 1803, Churchwardens accounts 1693 and Rate 1715 & 1839, Marriage Licences 1860-66, Licensed House, Vaccinations 1815 and many more village records.
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- Books, DNA
Tracing your Ancestors using DNA
- £14.99
- This book provides an accessible, wide-ranging introduction to this subject, and offers a clear explanation and practical guide for family historians to DNA discoveries and their use in exploring our ancestry and their ethical and legal implications.
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- Books, Genealogy
Tracing your Ancestors using the UK Historical Timeline
- £12.99
- This timeline guide to genealogical resources helps the family historian to understand what records are available and from when, and allows to put our ancestors into a historical and socio-cultural context.
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- Books, Local and Social History
Twyford and Ruscombe through the Ages
- £9.95
- This liberally illustrated book provides a comprehensive history of the neighbourhood, its families, occupations, buildings and activities. The author presents this history in ten chapters. With appendices that contain much useful information.
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- Books, Local and Social History, Photos
Up in the Downs (A Portrait of Chilton)
- £14.50
- A Portrait of Chilton produced for the Millennium in photographs and recollections of her people, lavishly illustrated, and with an index of places and people. It traces the change from a small rural village to the site of an advanced nuclear laboratory.
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- Books, Parish Registers - all denominations, Religion
Wantage Wesleyan Circuit Miscellany
- £4.00
- Contains a transcription of some of the surviving records relating to the Wantage Wesleyan Methodist Circuit. Included are a register of Baptisms 1829 - 1837 with entries from Wantage, Childrey, Westcott, Letcombe Regis, West Hendred, Farnborough and Sparsholt.
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- Books, Local and Social History
Wokingham, A Potted History
- £12.99
- The town of Wokingham has a long history and this book provides an accessible picture of this typical country town from its settlement in Anglo-Saxon times to the present day. The book traces the town's history through good times and bad, and how its people played their part in great and notable events, and how its buildings have reflected change.
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