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- Books, Local and Social History
Spencers Wood, More from our Village
- £13.00
- Tells the story of Spencers Wood in words and pictures. Based on memories of residents past and present it traces its origins from the Common through its development into a thriving village with two churches, a Village Hall, a library and two schools.
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- Books, Education
Spencers Wood, The History of Lambs Lane School 1908-2008
- £5.00
- This colourful book - by the Spencers Wood Local History Group - contains memories of former pupils, log books, etc, combined to form an interesting record of this village school.
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- Books, Genealogy
Starting Your Family History
- £5.99
- An uncomplicated guide on how to start your family history. Well illustrated with many examples of the basic sources of information you will need to grow your family tree.
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- Books, Genealogy
Surnames Handbook – A Guide to Family Name Research in the 21st Century, The
- £7.50
- The Surnames Handbook, by our own Debbie Kennett, provides a comprehensive guide to researching your surname using genealogical methods in conjunction with the latest advances in DNA testing and surname mapping.
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Surrey Contiguous Parishes
- Original price was: £1.50.£0.50Current price is: £0.50.
- This research guide lists all parishes alphabetically with their adjoining parishes in Surrey. Where parishes are contiguous with other counties they are shown using the Chapman County Codes.
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- Books, Poor Law
Faringdon Union Miscellany
- £5.00
- This booklet comprises transcripts of the surviving birth and death registers for the Farringdon Poor Law Union and several other documents held in the Union archive. This miscellany contains 500 family names.
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- Books, Local and Social History
Swindon Wesleyan Methodist Circuits Historic Roll 1899-1904
- £2.50
- NEW LOWER PRICE This booklet gives the names and addresses of contributors to the Wesleyan Methodist Million Guinea Fund 1899-1904. Includes the Berkshire places of worship at Faringdon, Longcot and Shrivenham.
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- Books, Local and Social History
Tadley during my time and before
- £1.50
- History of Tadley from early days to present time
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- Books, Local and Social History
Tadley, Around, fact and fable
- £8.00
- Encyclopaedia of Tadley over the past 100 years
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- Biographies, Books
Taylor-Made Jackpot- sheep, horses, cats and dogs.
- £3.00
- NEW LOWER PRICE This biography of Jack Taylor, by the local author Daphne Barnes-Phillips, tells the story of the family history of himself and his wife who became a well known Reading bookmaker with interesting details of his horses and greyhounds.
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- Books, Local and Social History
Thames Navigation Commission Minutes, 1771-1790, (Berkshire Record Society Volumes 11 & 12)
- £50.00
- The minutes contained in these volumes cover the first 20 years of the commission's existence, during which it undertook a number of major projects to transform the navigation of the Thames and often include details about the construction of locks.
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- Books, Religion
The Church Inspection Notebook of Archdeacon James Randall 1855-1873 and other records; Berkshire Record Society Volume 21
- £25.00
- Comprises: Archdeacon Randall's 172 church inspections notebook, 1855-1859, a facsimile of The Ecclesiastical and Architectural Topograpy of Berkshire, published in 1849, and the minute book of the Binfield church enlargement committee, 1848-1850.
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- Books, Local and Social History
The People of Wallingford, Volume 1
- £4.50
- Contains an outline street map. Volume 1 contains: money for the poor, 1673, St Peter's Churchwardens rates 1724, register of electors of Freemen 1686-1764, inhabitants of almshouses 1686-1764, etc, etc
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- Books, Local and Social History
The People of Wallingford, Volume 2
- £4.50
- Contains an outline street map. Volume 2 contains: extracts from the Borough Minute book with mayoral elections, Alehouse keepers, apprentices, St Peters' churchwardens rates, St Mary the Moore poor rate 1774, list of commoners 1778, etc, etc
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- Books, Military and Maritime
Theale War Memorial
- £4.50
- The stories behind the Berkshire names.
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- Books, Education
This is our School, (Reading British School 1811-2011)
- £9.95
- Reading British School was in Southampton Street and although the school is now elsewhere, the original 1811 building still exists. In this book the author recounts tales of educational life in Reading in the 19th century.
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- Books, Local and Social History
A History of Tilehurst Methodist Church
- £7.50
- Describes the church from its early days as a mission hall, its construction in 1905, its work and mission up to the 21st century and its plans for future mission.
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- Books, Genealogy
Tracing your Jewish Ancestors, A guide for Family Historians
- £8.50
- An informative guide to researching Jewish family history; absorbing reading for anyone who wants to find out about the life of Jewish ancestors.
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- Books, Military and Maritime
Tracing your Second World War Ancestors, a guide for family historians
- £12.99
- More records than ever are available to researchers whose relatives served during the war. This new book is the perfect guide to locate and understand these sources - and get the most out of them. Includes a glossary of service acronyms.
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- Books, Parish Registers - all denominations
Twyford and Woodley Congregational Churches – Baptisms, Marriages, Burials and Members
- £2.50
- Twyford: Baptisms 1812-1846, 1898-1924, Marriages 1918-1951, Deahs/Burials 1912-1949, Members 1809-1845. Woodley: Baptisms 1876-1949, Burials 1858-1905, members 1913-1935.
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- Births and Baptisms, Books
Wallingford Primitive Methodist Circuit. Baptisms 1833-1937
- £3.50
- This booklet contains a transcription of the surviving registers from the Wallingford Primitive Methodist Circuit. It includes places of worship in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
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- Books, Poor Law
Wallingford Union Miscellany, Volume 2
- £4.00
- Transcriptions of Reports of the Union; including Lists of Indoor Paupers, Outdoor Paupers, and Pauper Lunatics in Berkshire and Oxfordshire Asylums, of Servants and Apprentices for certain years, and a List of Children Boarded Out in 1912
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- Books, Education
Wantage Schooling 1550-1650
- £0.50
- SPECIAL REDUCED PRICE A history of what is now Wantage Grammar School including analyses of charitable and parish records together with wills of important people connected with the school. Also with an extensive bibliography.
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- Books, Military and Maritime
War Memorials – a Guide for Family Historians
- £4.50
- NEW LOWER PRICE Combines the use of local and national archives with many references to the resources of the internet. Shows family historians how to locate war memorials where family members are named and how to research their lives and histories.
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- Books, Maps
White Horse Trail
- £2.00
- Uffington White Horse is on the crest of White Horse Hill, which is the highest point in Oxfordshire.This leaflet describes a circular walk around White Horse Hill, about 5.5 miles.
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- Books, Parish Registers - all denominations, Poor Law
Windsor Poor Law Union, Workhouse Deaths/Paupers’ Service Book
- £4.50
- Deaths 1835-48, 1867-88; Service Book 1877-1914
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- Books, Local and Social History, Photos
Windsor, Royal, Images of a Bygone Age
- £7.50
- NEW LOWER PRICE Using little known collections of photographs taken by local photographers and visitors to Windsor, this book shows the changing face of the town during a period of growth and innovation, forming a snapshot of this multifaceted society.
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- Books, Deaths and Burials, Poor Law
Wokingham Poor Law Union, Workhouse Deaths 1866-1925
- £4.50
- A transcription of the death registers for the Wokingham Union for the years 1866-1925
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- Books, Parish Registers - all denominations, Poor Law
Wokingham Union Miscellany
- £5.50
- Transcriptions of Reports of the Union; including Lists of Indoor Paupers, Outdoor Paupers, Non-settled Poor, Children in the District School and Pauper Lunatics in Moulsford Asylum for certain years and Registers of Births 1914/1915 Baptisms1904/1915
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- Books, Monumental Inscriptions
Wokingham, Evidence of a Monumental Investigation: The Beaver Monument in All Saints Churchyard,Wokingham, Berkshire
- £9.99
- The Beaver Monument is a remarkable large chest tomb in All Saints, Wokingham churchyard, with over 4000 letters inscribed upon it. This book investigates, confirms and retells the stories of the many families and individuals whose names appear there.
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- Books, Local and Social History
Wokingham, St Paul’s Parish Church
- £3.50
- This is a useful illustrated account of a parish church created in 1863 to cope with the expansion of Wokingham's population.
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- Books, Local and Social History
St Paul’s, Wokingham, Early 20th Century Parish Magazine Extracts
- £3.50
- New edition of extracts from St.Paul's parish magazine covering the years leading up to and including the First World War.
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- Books, Local and Social History
Wokingham, St Paul’s, Glimpses of Parish Life, 19th Century
- £3.50
- Extracts from the Parish Magazine.
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- Books, Parish Registers - all denominations
Bearwood – St. Catherine’s Church – Parish Register Extracts 1863-1879
- £3.50
- An A5 booklet with extracts from the parish registers from this church formed from the parishes of Hurst and Wokingham in the 19th century.
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- Books, Military and Maritime
East Ilsley, “Names Familiar to all” (The Stories of the East Ilsley War Memorial)
- £4.00
- Biographies of the dead of WW1 and WW2 as listed on the East Ilsley War Memorials
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- Books, Parish Registers - all denominations
Twyford, St. Mary the Virgin, Parish Register Extracts 1863-1882
- £3.50
- A paper-bound A5 booklet with parish register extracts from the 19th century. The parish was formed from Hurst as Twyford became a railway town.
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