Books on local, social and family history
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- Books, Local and Social History
A Reading Scrapbook – a history of the town through printed ephemera
- £17.99
- Historical ephemera gives us a fascinating glimpse into everyday life in Reading in centuries past. Going back over 300 years these scraps of paper show how the people of the town lived, made their money, were entertained and much more.
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- Books, Local and Social History
Archbishop Laud’s Charity – Wokingham Beneficiaries
- £4.50
- This book contains records of the distribution of money in Wokingham and has lists of of boys apprenticed and maidens receiving marriage contributions in the years 1718 to 1754 and 1776 to 1844 together with lists of Apprenticeship Indentures funded by the charity from 1839 to 1920.
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- Births and Baptisms, Books, Parish Registers - all denominations, Religion
Berkshire Entries – Dr Williams Non-Conformist Birth Register Vol. One 1750-1820
- £3.50
- A transcription of the birth registration formerly from Dr Williams's library, stating child's date of birth, parents and place of abode. Also some entries include parent occupation.
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- Births and Baptisms, Books, Parish Registers - all denominations, Religion
Berkshire Entries in Dr Williams’s Non-Conformist Births Register Vol.Two 1821-1837
- £4.50
- Transcription of the birth registration certificates formerly housed at Dr Williams's Library and now at the National Archives. Each certificate has at least child's name, date of birth, parents names and abode.
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- Books, Military and Maritime
Berkshire’s Military Heritage
- £15.99
- This book traces the story of Berkshire's military forces and actions from Roman to modern times, and includes sections on Sandhurst and other Colleges and also on Memorials
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- Banns and Marriages, Births and Baptisms, Books, Deaths and Burials, Religion
Bracknell and Sunningdale Congregational Churches – Baptisms, Marriages, Burials and Members
- £6.00
- The records for Bracknell are for Baptisms 1814-1923, Deaths from 1822-1859, abstracts from Minute Books 1813-1915 and 7 lists for members between 1879 and 1928. Those for Sunningdale are Baptisms 1905-1924, Marriages 1881-1944 and Burials 1864-1979.
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- Books, Local and Social History, Religion
Churches of Berkshire
- £11.99
- Berkshire's rich and varied past is reflicted in its historic churches. This well illustrated book looks in detail at 20 churches of varying architectural eras and styles providing an interesting cross-section of the county's churches, both those that are well-known and those waiting to be discovered by a wider audience.
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- Books, Local and Social History
Coley Talking – realities of life in old Reading
- £12.99
- These recollections of the Coley area of Reading provide an understanding of the area's social, economic and political history - an area now much changed through clearance of poor housing and demolition to accommodate new roads construction. The story of the area is given through its people, its community activities and the day to day struggles of life.
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- Books, Local and Social History, Religion
Early Quaker Controversy in Reading – The Minute Books of the Two Reading Monthly Meetings, 1668-1716
- £25.00
- These minute books provide a rare record of the schism of the early Quakers between the "orthodox" and the "separates" who asserted the primacy of the individual's relationship with God. The books also give an insight into the character of the Quakers in the dispute.
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- Books, Local and Social History
Emmbrook – So Much More Unfinished History
- £5.00
- The seventh book in this series on Emmbrook (or Embrook) village provides a mix of people, places and events in its history.
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- Books, Local and Social History
Emmer Green – Past & Present
- £12.00
- This information packed book on Emmer Green traces its history from an estate hamlet to a suburb of Caversham. It is a reprint of the 2003 second edition with additional pages to bring it up to 2022.
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- Biographies, Books
Former Mayors of Wokingham from 1885 to 1946
- £3.50
- Biographies of the Mayors of Wokingham from 1885 to 1947.
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