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  • Datchet Strict Baptist Church Members Book 1844-1910Datchet Strict Baptist Church Members Book 1844-1910 Quick View
    • Datchet Strict Baptist Church Members Book 1844-1910Datchet Strict Baptist Church Members Book 1844-1910 Quick View
    • Books, Parish Registers - all denominations
    • Datchet Strict Baptist Church Members Book 1844-1910

    • £2.00
    • LOW PRICE This volume contains information extracted from the Members' Book of the Strict Baptist Church at Datchet and includes the admission and/or dismissal or removal of members, baptisms, deaths and other entries of interest.
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  • Dating Old Army PhotographsDating Old Army Photographs Quick View
    • Dating Old Army PhotographsDating Old Army Photographs Quick View
    • Books, Photos
    • Dating Old Army Photographs

    • £5.95
    • This book argues that much can be learned from Army photographs even when the regiment can't be identified. Head to toe examination of uniform and accoutrements identifies possible dating clues.
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  • Death and Burial records for family historiansDeath and Burial records for family historians Quick View
    • Death and Burial records for family historiansDeath and Burial records for family historians Quick View
    • Books, Deaths and Burials
    • Death and Burial records for family historians

    • £4.95
    • This is the third in the series of Vital Records for Family Historians published by The Family History Partnership. This booklet provides a comprehensive guide to the records available, where to find them, the information they contain and how to use them.
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  • Diaries and correspondence of Robert Lee of Binfield 1736-1744  (Berkshire Record Society Volume 18).Diaries and correspondence of Robert Lee of Binfield 1736-1744  (Berkshire Record Society Volume 18). Quick View
    • Diaries and correspondence of Robert Lee of Binfield 1736-1744  (Berkshire Record Society Volume 18).Diaries and correspondence of Robert Lee of Binfield 1736-1744  (Berkshire Record Society Volume 18). Quick View
    • Biographies, Books
    • Diaries and correspondence of Robert Lee of Binfield 1736-1744 (Berkshire Record Society Volume 18).

    • £25.00
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  • Dictionary of Saints’ Days, Fasts, Feasts & FestivalsDictionary of Saints’ Days, Fasts, Feasts & Festivals Quick View
    • Dictionary of Saints’ Days, Fasts, Feasts & FestivalsDictionary of Saints’ Days, Fasts, Feasts & Festivals Quick View
    • Books, Genealogy
    • Dictionary of Saints’ Days, Fasts, Feasts & Festivals

    • £7.95
    • Family, local and general historians all rely heavily on dates. This dictionary -160 pages - is a guide to the many special days on which celbrations or annual customs took place, setting them briefly in an historic, religious or social context.
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  • Didcot Revisited (Images of England)Didcot Revisited (Images of England) Quick View
    • Didcot Revisited (Images of England)Didcot Revisited (Images of England) Quick View
    • Books, Photos
    • Didcot Revisited (Images of England)

    • £12.99
    • Presents a collection of more than 200 photographs, exploring the history of Didcot during the twentieth century. Every aspect of life in Didcot is captured in this tribute to the town: weddings and parties, schools and sports teams, churches, local clubs and theatre groups, hours of work and of leisure.
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  • Didcot, The Long Years of Obscurity, Volume 1, to 1841Didcot, The Long Years of Obscurity, Volume 1, to 1841 Quick View
    • Didcot, The Long Years of Obscurity, Volume 1, to 1841Didcot, The Long Years of Obscurity, Volume 1, to 1841 Quick View
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    • Didcot, The Long Years of Obscurity, Volume 1, to 1841

    • £3.50
    • NEW LOWER PRICE History of the old town to 1841 (up to enclosures).
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  • Didcot, Wills & Inventories Vol. 1 – 1530-1851Didcot, Wills & Inventories Vol. 1 – 1530-1851 Quick View
    • Didcot, Wills & Inventories Vol. 1 – 1530-1851Didcot, Wills & Inventories Vol. 1 – 1530-1851 Quick View
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    • Didcot, Wills & Inventories Vol. 1 – 1530-1851

    • £10.00
    • Includes most early wills & inventories of the people of Didcot.
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  • East and West Ilsley,  ‘Time, Gentlemen please’East and West Ilsley,  ‘Time, Gentlemen please’ Quick View
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    • East and West Ilsley, ‘Time, Gentlemen please’

    • £8.00 Original price was: £8.00.£2.00Current price is: £2.00.
    • (300+ years of pubs and brewing in East and West Ilsley)
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  • East and West Ilsley, Education  – A History of Local Schools 1805-2008East and West Ilsley, Education  – A History of Local Schools 1805-2008 Quick View
    • East and West Ilsley, Education  – A History of Local Schools 1805-2008East and West Ilsley, Education  – A History of Local Schools 1805-2008 Quick View
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    • East and West Ilsley, Education – A History of Local Schools 1805-2008

    • £2.50
    • The history of schools in East and West Ilsley from 1805 to the present day. Includes lists of the names of headmasters.
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  • East Ilsley “A Drunken Worthless Creature” Notes on parishioners, 1831East Ilsley “A Drunken Worthless Creature” Notes on parishioners, 1831 Quick View
    • East Ilsley “A Drunken Worthless Creature” Notes on parishioners, 1831East Ilsley “A Drunken Worthless Creature” Notes on parishioners, 1831 Quick View
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    • East Ilsley “A Drunken Worthless Creature” Notes on parishioners, 1831

    • £2.50
    • A series of notes on about 130 parishioners and their families prepared in 1831 by the Rev. George Thomas, curate of East Ilsley, for the benefit of his successor. Includes a coloured map that accompanies the Town Terrier and a list of occupiers.
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    • East Ilsley Parish Council – The First 100 Years

    • £2.50
    • 1895-1995 Includes list of Parish Council Chairmen & details of various issues discussed at meetings etc.
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  • East Ilsley, ‘Far Famed for Sheep & Wool’. (A History of East Ilsley’s Markets & Fairs)East Ilsley, ‘Far Famed for Sheep & Wool’. (A History of East Ilsley’s Markets & Fairs) Quick View
    • East Ilsley, ‘Far Famed for Sheep & Wool’. (A History of East Ilsley’s Markets & Fairs)East Ilsley, ‘Far Famed for Sheep & Wool’. (A History of East Ilsley’s Markets & Fairs) Quick View
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    • East Ilsley, ‘Far Famed for Sheep & Wool’. (A History of East Ilsley’s Markets & Fairs)

    • £2.50
    • A History of East Ilsley's Markets & Fairs
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  • East Ilsley, The Origins of its nameEast Ilsley, The Origins of its name Quick View
    • East Ilsley, The Origins of its nameEast Ilsley, The Origins of its name Quick View
    • Books, Local and Social History
    • East Ilsley, The Origins of its name

    • £2.50
    • Berkshire East Ilsley Local History Society
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  • East Ilsley: Monumental Inscriptions of,  A Name Index Quick View
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    • East Ilsley: Monumental Inscriptions of, A Name Index

    • £2.50
    • This small booklet is a name index to the "East Ilsley: Monumental Inscriptions of."
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  • Easthampstead Poor Law Union – Workhouse Births & Deaths 1849-1914Easthampstead Poor Law Union – Workhouse Births & Deaths 1849-1914 Quick View
    • Easthampstead Poor Law Union – Workhouse Births & Deaths 1849-1914Easthampstead Poor Law Union – Workhouse Births & Deaths 1849-1914 Quick View
    • Books, Parish Registers - all denominations, Poor Law
    • Easthampstead Poor Law Union – Workhouse Births & Deaths 1849-1914

    • £3.50
    • The Easthampstead Poor Law Union was formed in 1835 and comprised the parishes of Binfield, Easthampstead, Sandhurst, Warfield and Winkfield with Ascot. This booklet will be of much use to those with ancestors born with in the Easthampstead Union.
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  • Electoral Registers 1832-1948 and Burgess Rolls (Gibson Guide)Electoral Registers 1832-1948 and Burgess Rolls (Gibson Guide) Quick View
    • Electoral Registers 1832-1948 and Burgess Rolls (Gibson Guide)Electoral Registers 1832-1948 and Burgess Rolls (Gibson Guide) Quick View
    • Books, Poll Books and Electoral Registers
    • Electoral Registers 1832-1948 and Burgess Rolls (Gibson Guide)

    • £4.95
    • This is a Directory to Holdings in Great Britain and provides a very detailed guide to the holdings of the British Library.
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  • Emmbrook, An Unfinished HistoryEmmbrook, An Unfinished History Quick View
    • Emmbrook, An Unfinished HistoryEmmbrook, An Unfinished History Quick View
    • Books, Local and Social History
    • Emmbrook, An Unfinished History

    • £5.00
    • Gives the history of the village and the Village Hall with tales of the activities carried on there. Includes many references to characters in the village and photographs and some maps.
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  • Emmbrook, Even More Unfinished HistoryEmmbrook, Even More Unfinished History Quick View
    • Emmbrook, Even More Unfinished HistoryEmmbrook, Even More Unfinished History Quick View
    • Books, Local and Social History
    • Emmbrook, Even More Unfinished History

    • £5.00
    • This third volume in the series of Emmbrook history booklets records and makes available information about some of the people and events connected with the village from the recent past.
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  • Emmbrook, More Unfinished HistoryEmmbrook, More Unfinished History Quick View
    • Emmbrook, More Unfinished HistoryEmmbrook, More Unfinished History Quick View
    • Books, Local and Social History
    • Emmbrook, More Unfinished History

    • £5.00
    • This is the second booklet in the series of Emmbrook histories and relates histories of villagers and benefactors including the Leverson-Gower, Nicholson, Vialls, Heelas, Skinner, and Dunne families.
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  • Emmbrook, Much More Unfinished HistoryEmmbrook, Much More Unfinished History Quick View
    • Emmbrook, Much More Unfinished HistoryEmmbrook, Much More Unfinished History Quick View
    • Books, Local and Social History
    • Emmbrook, Much More Unfinished History

    • £5.00
    • The sixth volume in the series of the Emmbrook histories on the people, places and activities of the village. This miscellany includes a Korean War soldier, dissent in the adjoining parish, estate developments and misdemeanours of local folk.
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  • Emmbrook, Still More Unfinished HistoryEmmbrook, Still More Unfinished History Quick View
    • Emmbrook, Still More Unfinished HistoryEmmbrook, Still More Unfinished History Quick View
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    • Emmbrook, Still More Unfinished History

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  • Emmbrook, Yet More Unfinished HistoryEmmbrook, Yet More Unfinished History Quick View
    • Emmbrook, Yet More Unfinished HistoryEmmbrook, Yet More Unfinished History Quick View
    • Books, Local and Social History
    • Emmbrook, Yet More Unfinished History

    • £5.00
    • A further selection of interesting aspects and stories relating to Emmbrook village, including Emmbrook School; Sports Club; a notable World War One soldier's story, and a very messy divorce from the 1920s and the short lived Toutley Camp
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  • Enclosure in Berkshire, 1485-1885 (Berkshire Record Society Volume 5) Quick View
    • Enclosure in Berkshire, 1485-1885 (Berkshire Record Society Volume 5) Quick View
    • Books, Local and Social History
    • Enclosure in Berkshire, 1485-1885 (Berkshire Record Society Volume 5)

    • £25.00
    • Between the 15th & 19th centuries nearly three quarters of Berkshire was enclosed. Following an introductory survey, this volume provides a parish-by-parish summary of enclosures in Berkshire and includes complete transcripts of a number of key documents.
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