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Finchampstead, St James – A Stroll through the Churchyard
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- Information about the occupants of the churchyard.
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Glossary of Household, Farming & Trade Terms from Probate Inventories, A
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- This booklet is the only separately published glossary of the many technical terms found in both farming and trade inventories and provides definitions that might otherwise have to be sought from dialect dictionaries.
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Goring Heath Charity, Scolars, Apprentices and Almsmen 1737-1927
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- This booklet contains a transcription of the surviving registers and list relating to the scholars and almsmen. The boys who were clothed on a regular basis are listed. There is a name index.
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Granny was a Brothel Keeper; 50 Family History Traps
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- This is an entertaining collection of true stories which illustrate the fascinating and sometimes bizarre world of family history research. It also outlines many of the traps which lie in wait for the family historian.
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Grazeley, Holy Trinity, Parish Registers (CD)
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- Baptisms 1850-1963; Marriages 1850-1987; Banns 1850-1954; Burials 1851-1964. Our Review: Includes a short illustrated history by Jocie McBride. The hamlet of Grazeley, formerly known as Lambwood Hill, is four miles south of Reading, and was formed into an ecclesiastical parish in 1854 from parts of Sulhampstead Abbots, Sulhampstead Bannister and Shinfield, plus the whole of the Liberty of Hartley Dummer…
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Guide to Reading Hebrew Inscriptions and Documents from your Jewish Ancestors, A
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- This guide is designed to help those people (whether Jewish or non-Jewish) who have difficulty in reading or understanding Hebrew. It includes English explanation, translation and transliteration of the Hebrew in the book.
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Henley Union Workhouse, The Story of Townlands
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- This book is a comprehensive account of the Henley Union Workhouse from its inception in 1652 until its handover to the NHS in 1948. Meticulously researched by local researcher, well - illustrated with eight appendices and a bibliography.
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Henley-on-Thames (North), Old Ordnance Survey Map 1910
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- This map is part of a series of town maps with a scale of about 15 inches to the mile. They show not just the streets but virtually every house, track layouts of railways and tramways, factories, mills and docks.
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Henley-on-Thames (South), Old Ordnance Survey Map 1910
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- This map is part of a series of town maps with a scale of about 15 inches to the mile. They show not just the streets but virtually every house, track layouts of railways and tramways, factories, mills and docks.
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Henley-on-Thames, A History of
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- NEW LOWER PRICE This comprehensive history of Henley-on-Thames from the earliest times to the modern working and commuter town takes the reader through the many aspects of this delightful riverside town. With a number of black and white illustrations.
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Henley-on-Thames, town, trade and river.
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- This liberally illustrated book draws on extensive research by the author and volunteers and casts new light on Henley and its relationship with the River Thames, allowing visitors, residents and others to view it in a new light.
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History of Greyfriars Church, Reading
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- A well-researched book tracing the history of the church from its medieval origins to the present day. Liberally illustrated.
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Home Front, The, WWII 1939 to 1945 – a guide for family historians
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- The Home Front played a significant role during the Second World War. Millions volunteered to serve part-time in the Home Guard, Civil Defence, WVS, etc. This guide will take the reader through the wide variety of bureaucratic sources available.
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How to get the most from Family Pictures
- Original price was: £12.99.£5.00Current price is: £5.00.
- This book is essentially about how to interpret, understand and enjoy inherited portraits. The time period covered is from the late 18th century to around 1950. The emphasis is on Brtitish images and subjects, some originated overseas.
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Hungerford Poor Law Union, Workhouse Births and Deaths, 1866-1914 & Paupers’ Service Book, 1877-1917
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- Workhouse Births & Deaths 1866-1914, Paupers' Service Book 1877-1917
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Hungerford Primitive Methodist Circuit Baptisms 1869-1937
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- Names the child, baptismal date, parents, their residence and occupation and (often) the date of birth. Includes chapels in Eastbury, East Garston, Hungerford, Kingbury, Lambourne, Shalbourne, etc, etc
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Hungerford Wesleyan Methodist Circuit, Volume 1, Baptisms 1810-1880
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- The Hungerford Wesleyan Methodist Circuit includes churches in Eastbury, East Garston, Hungerford, Hungerford Newtown, Lambourne, Lambourne Woodlands, Shalbourne and Shefford Woodlands with some Wiltshire churches.
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Hungerford Wesleyan Methodist Circuit, Volume 2, Baptisms 1881-1937 and Marriages 1886-1897
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- The Hungerford Wesleyan Methodist Circuit includes churches in Eastbury, East Garston, Hungerford, Hungerford Newtown, Lambourne, Lambourne Woodlands, Shalbourne and Shefford Woodlands with some Wiltshire churches.
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A History of Hungerford
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- Published as a Millennium project, this book covers the history of the town from the Stone Age to the year 2000. It includes major events and prominent families with sections on taxes, manorial changes, industry, religion, war and people.
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Aspects of the Early History of Hungerford
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- This book contains the research notes and articles collected by Norman Hidden. It begins with the origins of the town and includes notable events and townspeople.
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Hungerford, Marlborough and Wantage Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Historic Roll 1899-1904
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- NEW LOWER PRICE Hungerford, Marlborough and Wantage Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Historic Roll 1899-1904. Includes churches at Lambourne, Blewbury, Didcot, Childrey, etc
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Hungerford, Reminiscences of 20th Century Hungerford
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- This book depicts life in a small market town from the first decade and beyond through the eyes of its inhabitants. Includes a map and photographs.
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Hw 2*t ur Fmly Hstry (How to start your Family History)
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- NEW LOWER PRICE. "Where do I come from?" is a question asked by most children at some time. Aimed at children aged 9 to 16 tells them how to go about starting their family history and contains puzzles and snippets of interest that can be enjoyed by all.
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Index to Parishes in Phillimore’s Marriages
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- This booklet lists those parishes for which Phillimore transcribed marriages, usually up to 1812, but sometimes beyond. There may be a later version (2295)
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Jewish Ancestors? A Guide to Jewish Genealogy in the United Kingdom
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- The Guide includes detailed information about the holdings of the various resource centres throughout the UK including archives, libraries, museums, record offices, synagogues, etc.. It is designed specifically with family historian in mind, whether or not a beginner.
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Jewish Family History Records, A Guide to organising
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- This book provides numerous suggestions to help family historians who have gathered a lot of information about their family and need help with putting it in order. The guidance will be of use to all family historians.
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Kelly’s Directory of Berkshire, 1920 (CD)
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- This publication comprises: Berkshire information, towns and villages directory, private residents directory, trades directory and advertisements. Includes the county map (scanned as 10 overlapping pages) and a plan of Reading.
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Kingston Bagpuize and Southmoor, a short history of, ‘ Village Millennium’
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- This book was published for The Village Millennium celebrations in 1970 and is now reprinted. It describes the history of the two villages with illustrations and maps.
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- Berkshire FHS Publications, CDs, Monumental Inscriptions
Knowl Hill, St Peter, Monumental Inscriptions 1842-2002 (CD)
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- Gravestone and other inscriptions from Knowl Hill, St Peter
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Latin Documents for family and local historians, Making Sense of
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- NEW LOWER PRICEThe aim of this book is to act as a crib; to set out and translate the basic form of the most useful and common Latin documents and gives translations one sentence at a time as the standard phrases do not always occur in the expected order.
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Latin for family historians, Glossary
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- This book aims to include most of the commoner Latin words which occur in parish registers, wills, title deeds, manorial records, etc and gives guidance to their meanings in English.
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Life in the Victorian Asylum – The World of Nineteenth Century Mental Health Care
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- NEW LOWER PRICE From the author of Broadmoor Revealed, this book reconstructs the lost world of the nineteenth century public asylums. Why were they built? Who were they for? And what is the legacy of these remarkable institutions?
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Longworth (A Sense of Place)
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- This booklet describes the way that life in the village has been transformed during the last century as remembered by long standing inhabitants. Fully illustrated and includes a map and village walk.
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Longworth through the Centuries
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- In this reprint of booklets published in 1980 and 1982 the author has tried to discover what life was like in Longworth over the passing years with particular emphasis on individual people who lived there whether in manor house, rectory, or cottage.
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Lyson’s Magna Britannia, Berkshire,1806 (CD)
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- A facsimile reproduction of the original books with fine engravings - excellent description and history of Berkshire. The work covers general topics on the county and the individual parishes and towns.
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- Births and Baptisms, Books, Deaths and Burials
Maidenhead and Windsor Wesleyan Baptisms/Burials
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- Contains a transciption of surviving records - consisting of Baptisms at Windsor 1823-1837 and Maidenhead 1846-1926, plus Burials at Maidenhead 1843 - 1903.
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Maidenhead Bridge and Taplow, Old Ordnance Survey Map, 1897
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- This map is part of a series of town maps with a scale of about 15 inches to the mile. They show not just the streets but virtually every house, track layouts of railways and tramways, factories, mills and docks.
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- Books, Parish Registers - all denominations
Maidenhead Congregational Church – Baptisms, Marriages and Burials
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- This booklet contains a transcription of a number of registers relating to the Congregational (now United Reformed) Church in West Street (formerly Back Street), Maidenhead.
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Maidenhead Primitive Methodists’ Circuit, Baptisms 1885-1930
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- Includes chapels at Bray, Cookham Dean & Maidenhead (all Berks), Boveney, Eton Wick & Great Marlow (all Bucks).
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Maidenhead, Old Ordnance Survey Map, 1897
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- This map is part of a series of town maps with a scale of about 15 inches to the mile. They show not just the streets but virtually every house, track layouts of railways and tramways, factories, mills and docks.
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Marcham Remembered, a village in pictures
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- This book has grown out of the Marcham Society's desire to record and share knowledge about the past. It is a celebration of the village, both old and new.
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Marlow, Old Ordnance Survey Map, 1897
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- This map is part of a series of town maps with a scale of about 15 inches to the mile. They show not just the streets but virtually every house, track layouts of railways and tramways, factories, mills and docks.
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- Banns and Marriages, Books
Marriage Indexes for Family Historians (Gibson Guide)
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- This Gibson guide lists marriage indexes available to family historians in England and Wales. Includes contact details and charges made for searches.
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Marriage Law for Genealogists: the Definitive Guide
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Marriage Laws, Rites, Records & Customs.
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- Details of courtship, marriage and divorce are encompassed in this excellently indexed book. Nearly 200 marriage and divorce laws of church and state are mentioned with precise references to original legislation.
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Marriage Records for Family Historians
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- The author describes the wide range of resources available, indicating where the records of marriages can be found and how they should be used.
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Military Photographs & How to Date Them.
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- NEW LOWER PRICE Military photographs stand out as different and distinctive. The book is profusely illustrated and covers our nation's military history from the 1870's to the 1940's with chapters on soldiers of the Queen, WW1 and WW2.
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Mortimer in the Nineteenth Century
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- This new book (A4, 88 pages) is a mixture of old and new writings about Mortimer (or more correctly Stratfield Mortimer) and includes photographs and illustrations.
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My Ancestor was a Bastard
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- A Family Historian's Guide to Sources for Illegitimacy in England and Wales, Also help readers to understand the problem by giving it a wider historical context.
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My Ancestor was a Coalminer
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- This book gives a history of coal mining and miners, and describes the large number of sources of information about your miner ancestors.
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My Ancestor was a Woman at War
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- Researching female ancestors at war requires a different approach from that of standard military history research. This book explores women's military roles in the past, and discusses the wide range of occupations that women could undertake during a war.
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My Ancestor was an Anglican Clergyman
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- NEW LOWER PRICE A pocket guide to the many different records for research into the life of clergymen and their relationship to the Church of England.
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My Ancestor was in the British Army
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- A comprehensive guide to British Army sources for Family Historians. Covers the years from 1660 to 1945. Includes Appendices giving references to Regimental Records and Army (War Office) records at the The National Archives.
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My Ancestor was Scottish
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- This book fulfils the need for a guide aimed at genealogists who are familiar with records and research south of the border, but who need to get to grips with the differences and nuances of researching in Scotland.
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My Ancestors were English Presbyterians/Unitarians
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- NEW 2nd EDITION: In the late 17th Century Presbyterians were the largest group of dissenter from the Church of England. This book updates the location list and explanatory notes, tools and sources for researcher use in libraries and record offices.
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- Books, Directories
National Telephone Company Directory, Berkshire, May 1894
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- This small publication lists subscribers in Reading, Maidenhead, Marlow, Slough and Windsor in 1894.
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Nelson’s Navy, Military History Sources for Family Historians
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- Covers the period of the Napoleonic wars culminating in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Deals with general history and details the records and other sources (mainly books), websites, useful addresses, etc.
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New Cousins, How to Trace Living Descendants of your Ancestors
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- NEW LOWER PRICE This book is guide to descendant searching. That is, looking for living relative and offers tips and guidance using the major sources for family history and includes worked examples.
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Newbury 1898, Old Ordnance Survey Maps
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Newbury Kendrick Workhouse Records 1627-1641, (Berkshire Record Society Volume 8)
- £25.00
- The detailed account book of the workhouse set up under the will of John Kendrick to provide for cloth workers suffering hardship as a result of the decline in the cloth trade. Contains much information about cloth making in Berkshire.
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Newbury Lower Meeting Independent Church, Baptisms 1695-1771, 1784-1864
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- Baptisms 1695 - 1771, 1784 - 1864
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Newbury Lower Meeting Independent Church, Marriages, burials, etc
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- Transcripts and indexes of marriages 1839-1860 and burials 1784-1865. Also includes a brief history of the church and extracts from the Church Minute Book 1696-1734 listing members with additional information about many of them.
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Newbury Poor Law Union – Workhouse Births 1836-1909 and Deaths 1868-1909
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- Births 1836-1909; Deaths 1868-1909
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Newbury Primitive Methodist Circuit, Baptisms, Volume 1, 1831-1874
- £5.50
- This circuit covered an area of West Berkshire and North Hampshire. Contains transcriptions of baptism registers of a number of parish including Newbury, Thatcham, Hampstead Norries, Cold Ash, Chieveley, Compton, Boxford, Chaddleworth, Peasemore, etc.
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Newbury Primitive Methodist Circuit, Baptisms, Volume 2, 1875-1913
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- This circuit covered an area of West Berkshire and North Hampshire. Contains transcriptions of baptism registers of a number of parish including Newbury, Thatcham, Hampstead Norries, Cold Ash, Chieveley, Compton, Boxford, Chaddleworth, Peasemore, etc.
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Newbury Road by Road
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- Provides for every road and street within details of its origins and history, and the sequence in which buildings were erected in those streets and roads.
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Newbury Upper Meeting Presbyterian Church, Baptisms 1763-1837 and Burials 1784-1837
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- Transcripts and indices to baptisms 1763-1837 and burials 1784-1837. Founded in 1686 as a distinct congregation from the Lower Meeting Independent Church. The register of baptisms appears on the IGI, but this transcript includes all the extra information.
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Newbury Weekly News – BMDs 1877-1886 (CD)
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- Alphabetical listing by surname & category of the personal announcements.
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Newbury Wesleyan Methodist Circuit Historic Roll
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- 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 1796-1852
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- 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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The Story of Newbury
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- This new book by local historian David Peacock sets out to tell the story of Newbury through time and the colourful events which have helped shape the town. Liberally illustrated
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Newbury, 1815 Census of Newbury by Joseph Toomer (CD)
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- Full transcript & index plus brief history of the “House of Toomer”.
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Nottinghamshire Parish Register Map (IHGS)
- Original price was: £2.25.£1.00Current price is: £1.00.
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Oxford, Old Ordnance Survey Map, 1898
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- This map is part of a series of town maps with a scale of about 15 inches to the mile. They show not just the streets but virtually every house, track layouts of railways and tramways, factories, mills and docks.
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Oxfordshire Parish Registers and Bishops Transcripts, Details of extant records and copies
- 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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Pangbourne & Whitchurch, Old Ordnance Survey Map, 1910
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- This map is part of a series of town maps with a scale of about 15 inches to the mile. They show not just the streets but virtually every house, track layouts of railways and tramways, factories, mills and docks.
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Parish Law, The Handy Book of
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- A modern reprint of the 3rd edition of the book by W A Holdsworth, first published in 1872. The author states that this small book is a popular and practical statement of of the most important portions of parochial law as it applies to the parish.
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Poll Book, Berkshire, 1727
- £4.50
- Includes names/addresses of freeholders, & candidates voted for.
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Poll Book, Berkshire, 1727 (CD) BFHS
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- Poll of the Freeholders of the County of Berks, at the Election for Knights of the Shire
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- Berkshire FHS Publications, CDs, Poll Books and Electoral Registers
Poll Book, Berkshire, 1768 (CD) BFHS
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- This CD contains the names of Freeholders, the places of their abode and freehold; the Freehold for which they voted, and the occupiers names.
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- Berkshire FHS Publications, CDs, Poll Books and Electoral Registers
Poll Book, Berkshire, 1796 (CD)
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- Poll book for the Knights of the Shire (MPs) for the County of Berkshire
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