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  • Newbury Weekly News, Marriage Announcements 1902-1903 Quick View
    • Newbury Weekly News, Marriage Announcements 1902-1903 Quick View
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    • Newbury Weekly News, Marriage Announcements 1902-1903

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  • Newbury Weekly News, Marriage Announcements from  1900-1901 Quick View
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    • Newbury Weekly News, Marriage Announcements from 1900-1901

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  • Newbury Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Historic RollNewbury Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Historic Roll Quick View
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    • Newbury Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Historic Roll

    • £2.50
    • NEW LOWER PRICE Transciptions relating to Boxford, Brightwalton, Chaddleworth, Chieveley, Hamstead Norris, Inkpen, Kintbury, Newbury, Shefford, Thatcham, Worlds End, Kingsclere, Stockcross and Woodhay.
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  • Newbury Wesleyan Methodist Circuit. Baptisms 1796-1852Newbury Wesleyan Methodist Circuit. Baptisms 1796-1852 Quick View
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    • Newbury Wesleyan Methodist Circuit. Baptisms 1796-1852

    • £3.50
    • The circuit covers places of worship in Berkshire and some of north Hampshire, for example Boxford, Shefford, Inkpen and Kingsclere. Date of birth, occupations of father some maiden names of mothers are given together with the names of her parents.
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  • Oxford Canal, The Boat People ofOxford Canal, The Boat People of Quick View
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    • Oxford Canal, The Boat People of

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  • Oxfordshire Parish Registers and Bishops Transcripts, Details of extant records and copiesOxfordshire Parish Registers and Bishops Transcripts, Details of extant records and copies Quick View
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    • Oxfordshire Parish Registers and Bishops Transcripts, Details of extant records and copies

    • £3.50 Original price was: £3.50.£1.50Current price is: £1.50.
    • Details of Parish Registers & Bishops Transcripts, together with modern copies and/or indexes, for the ecclesiastical parishs in (a): Pre -1974 Oxfordshire (the historic county) and (b) that part of Berkshire which was transferred to Oxfordshire in 1974.
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  • Poll Book, Berkshire, 1727Poll Book, Berkshire, 1727 Quick View
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    • Poll Book, Berkshire, 1727

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    • 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
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    • Poll Books, Directory to Holdings in Great Britain (1696-1872) (A Gibson Guide)

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    • 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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  • 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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  • Reading and District Congregationalists, Baptisms, Marriages and BurialsReading and District Congregationalists, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials Quick View
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    • 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
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    • Reading & District Volunteers 1915 – Roll of Honour

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    • 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
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    • Reading Broad Street Congregational Church, Baptisms and Burials

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    • 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
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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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  • Reading in the Great War 1917-1919Reading in the Great War 1917-1919 Quick View
    • Reading in the Great War 1917-1919Reading in the Great War 1917-1919 Quick View
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    • Reading in the Great War 1917-1919

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    • This is an account of the human tragedies and triumphs of a nation at war as viewed through the daily concerns of a community attempting to find normality in extraordinary times. Includes over 100 unique and rarely seen illustrations.
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  • Reading Registration District, Marriage Notices, 1837-1848Reading Registration District, Marriage Notices, 1837-1848 Quick View
    • Reading Registration District, Marriage Notices, 1837-1848Reading Registration District, Marriage Notices, 1837-1848 Quick View
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    • Reading Registration District, Marriage Notices, 1837-1848

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    • NEW LOWER PRICE. From 1837, couples who were not marrying in the Church of England were to give notice of their intended marriage at their local Register Office. Transcription of those entries notified to the Reading Registration Districts are given.
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  • Reading St Laurence Churchwardens’ Accounts 1498-1570 Parts 1 and 2 (Berkshire Record Society Publication Vols 19 and 20) Quick View
    • Reading St Laurence Churchwardens’ Accounts 1498-1570 Parts 1 and 2 (Berkshire Record Society Publication Vols 19 and 20) Quick View
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    • Reading St Laurence Churchwardens’ Accounts 1498-1570 Parts 1 and 2 (Berkshire Record Society Publication Vols 19 and 20)

    • £50.00
    • Joan Dils (Ed.) says of these accounts and inventories "The picture of Pre-Reformation St Laurence's painted by these accounts is of a well-endowed, conscientiously administered parish where all the pracrices of traditional religion were provided for."
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  • Reading Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Historic RollReading Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Historic Roll Quick View
    • Reading Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Historic RollReading Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Historic Roll Quick View
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    • Reading Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Historic Roll

    • £3.00
    • NEW LOWER PRICE Contains transcription relating to the Reading circuit including Burghfield, Tiilehurst, Twyford, Wokingham, Caversham , Henley and Whitchurch.
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  • Recollections of Shinfield, ‘Those were the days!’ Quick View
    • Recollections of Shinfield, ‘Those were the days!’ Quick View
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    • Recollections of Shinfield, ‘Those were the days!’

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  • Records of the medical professionRecords of the medical profession Quick View
    • Records of the medical professionRecords of the medical profession Quick View
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    • Records of the medical profession

    • £1.50
    • This booklet covers the years 1518-1900. It aims to provide a practical approach to where records may be found and the difficulties which may be experienced in their use. The records are mainly related to England.
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  • Researching Family History in WalesResearching Family History in Wales Quick View
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    • Researching Family History in Wales

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  • Researching Scottish Family HistoryResearching Scottish Family History Quick View
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    • Researching Scottish Family History

    • £7.95
    • This is a beginner's guide to Scottish Family History. It outlines the basic sources needed for tracing your Scottish ancestors.
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  • The Barge People of the River ThamesThe Barge People of the River Thames Quick View
    • The Barge People of the River ThamesThe Barge People of the River Thames Quick View
    • Books, Local and Social History
    • The Barge People of the River Thames

    • £4.50
    • This booklet contains information regarding registered barge people on the rivers Thames, Wey and Kennet, and the Basingstoke canal. Included are the names of the boats with their descriptions, the name of the owner, the name of the master, etc
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