Difference between revisions of "Berkshire"

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A mainly rural county despite its close proximity to the sprawl of Greater London, Berkshire is famed for its close ties with the British Monarchy, boasting one of the Queen's official residences, Windsor Castle.

The River Thames flows through Berkshire, and the river helps provide much of the county's character. Berkshire is known as Britain's "Silicon Valley" due to the number of high-tech firms in the area. King Alfred, who burned the cakes, was born in Wantage.

Resources

Windsor Castle. Submitted by Velma Dinkley

Primary Reference

Berkshire Record Office

West Berkshire Libraries

Berkshire Family History Society

Parish Register Look-up Exchange

Countywide Interest

Berkshire History

Pigot's Trade Directory of 1830

Transcribing Monumental Inscriptions - Oxfordshire and Berkshire

West Berkshire Council

Specific Town and Village Interest

Transcript of Bishop's Transcripts for Appleford, Berkshire

Parish Records for Appleford, Cookham and Lambourne

Bracknell Forest Heritage

Datchet Village History

East Ilsley Heritage Website

Probate Abstracts for Hungerford, Wantage and Vicinity

Hurst Village Parish Registers and Maps

Transcript of Lambourn Baptism Register, 1560-1837

Reading Borough Libraries

History of the Huntley and Palmers Biscuit Factory, Reading

Reading Local Studies Scanned Collection includes maps, photographs and directories

Reading Remembrance Trust

Slough History Online

Windsor and Eton Express

Maps and Photographs

Enclosure Maps 1738-1883

Gravestone Photographs

Register Office

Bracknell Register Office

Easthampstead House
Town Square
Bracknell
RG12 1AG
Tel 01344 352052

Online Applications, all categories

Bracknell Register office supplies handwritten copy certificates.

Reading Register Office

Yeomanry House
Castle Hill
Reading
Tel 0118 901 5120

Slough Register Office

The Centre
Farnham Road
Slough
SL1 3UQ
Tel 01753 787600

Slough Register Office

Email: registrar@slough.gov.uk

Requests for Research and Photographs in this area

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the Research Offers forum or on the following pages in the Wiki:

If any member wishes to offer to do lookups or take photographs in a particular location, please leave a message on our Volunteers Needed thread.

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+|A mainly rural county despite its close proximity to the sprawl of Greater London, Berkshire is famed for its close ties with the British Monarchy, boasting one of the Queen's official residences, Windsor Castle.
+The River Thames flows through Berkshire, and the river helps provide much of the county's character.
+Berkshire is known as Britain's "Silicon Valley" due to the number of high-tech firms in the area.
+King Alfred, who burned the cakes, was born in Wantage.
+| style="width:250px" align="right"| __TOC__
+|-valign="top"
+|
+'''County town:''' Reading
+'''Other major towns:''' Maidenhead, Windsor, Slough, Newbury, Bracknell
+'''[[Places_of_Worship:Berkshire | Berkshire Places of Worship]]'''
+'''[https://www.familytreeforum.com/forum/site-projects/regional-projects Regional Projects Forum]'''
+| [[Image: EnglandBerkshire.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Source: Wikipedia]]
+|}
+==Resources==
+[[Image:Windsor Castle.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Windsor Castle. Submitted by Velma Dinkley]]
+'''Primary Reference'''
+*[http://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/ '''Berkshire Record Office''']
+*[http://www.westberks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=862 West Berkshire Libraries]
+*[http://www.berksfhs.org.uk/ Berkshire Family History Society]
-==Register Offices==
+*[http://www.parishregisteruklook-upexchange.co.uk/parishregistersac.htm Parish Register Look-up Exchange]
-=====Bracknell Register Office=====
-Easthampstead House<br>
-Town Square<br>
-Bracknell<br>
-RG12 1AG<br>
-Tel 01344 352052<br>
-Online applications<br>
+'''Countywide Interest'''
-[http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk Bracknell Forest Borough Council]<br>
+*[http://www.berkshirehistory.com/index.html Berkshire History]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pobjoyoneill/tradedir/brk1830/brk1830.htm Pigot's Trade Directory of 1830]
+*[http://www.gravematters.org.uk/ Transcribing Monumental Inscriptions - Oxfordshire and Berkshire]
+*[http://www.westberks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=4471 West Berkshire Council]
-=====Reading Register Office=====
-Yeomanry House<br>
-Castle Hill<br>
-Reading<br>
-Tel 0118 901 5120<br>
-Online applications<br>
+'''Specific Town and Village Interest'''
-''Awaiting Link''<br>
-=====Slough Register Office=====
+*[http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/Den/Aplford/Index.html#top Transcript of Bishop's Transcripts for Appleford, Berkshire]
-The Centre<br>
-Farnham Road<br>
-Slough<br>
-SL1 3UQ<br>
-Tel 01753 787600<br>
-[http://www.slough.gov.uk Slough Borough Council: Home]<br>
-e-mail registrar@slough.gov.uk
-==Record Office Lookup Requests==
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~pbtyc/PR_Index.html#top Parish Records for Appleford, Cookham and Lambourne]
-Please read the [[Record Office Lookup - Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.bfheritage.org.uk/ Bracknell Forest Heritage]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.datchethistory.org.uk/ Datchet Village History]
-'''Record Office Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.east.ilsley.btinternet.co.uk/index.htm East Ilsley Heritage Website]
-None listed yet
+*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/BRKwills/index.html#ixtop Probate Abstracts for Hungerford, Wantage and Vicinity]
+*[http://www.hvs.org.uk/ Hurst Village Parish Registers and Maps]
-==Cemetery Lookup Requests==
+*[http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/Den/Lambrn/Index.html#top Transcript of Lambourn Baptism Register, 1560-1837]
-Please read the [[Cemetery Lookup -Terms and Conditions|Terms and Conditions]] before requesting a lookup.
+*[http://www.readinglibraries.org.uk/services/family.htm Reading Borough Libraries]
-By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.
+*[http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=file&p=huntley&f=huntley%2ehtm History of the Huntley and Palmers Biscuit Factory, Reading]
+*[http://readingimages.epixtech.co.uk/extra/test3.html Reading Local Studies Scanned Collection] includes maps, photographs and directories
-'''Cemetery Lookup Contacts'''
+*[http://www.readingremembrancetrust.co.uk/ Reading Remembrance Trust]
-Berkshire, as far as Reading [http://www.familytreeforum.com/private.php?do=newpm&u=608 Saltybrine (Rod)]
+*[http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=file&p=slough&f=slough%2ehtm Slough History Online]
+*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dutillieul/ZWindsorEtonExpress/IndexWindsor&Eton.html Windsor and Eton Express]
+'''Maps and Photographs'''
-==Links==
+*[http://www.berkshireenclosure.org.uk/ Enclosure Maps 1738-1883]
-*[http://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk/ Berkshire Record Office]
+*[http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/area.php?area=berkshire Gravestone Photographs]
-*[http://www.familia.org.uk/services/england/newbury.html West Berkshire Libraries]
+==Register Office==
-*[http://www.berksfhs.org.uk/ Berks Family History Society]
+'''Bracknell Register Office'''
+Easthampstead House<br>
+Town Square<br>
+Bracknell<br>
+RG12 1AG<br>
+Tel 01344 352052<br>
+[http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/spae/forms/formssearch.asp?Cat=115 Online Applications, all categories]<br>
+Bracknell Register office supplies '''handwritten''' copy certificates.
-*[http://www.gravematters.org.uk/ Transcribing Monumental Inscriptions - Oxfordshire and Berkshire]
-*[http://www.local-history.co.uk/Groups/berks.html Local History Directory — Berkshire]
+'''Reading Register Office'''
-*[http://www.hvs.org.uk/ Hurst Village Parish Registers and Maps]
+Yeomanry House<br>
+Castle Hill<br>
+Reading<br>
+Tel 0118 901 5120<br>
-*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/redirect-to/?redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.old-maps.co.uk%2Fgazetteer%2F10berk021%2F10berk021gazA.htm TOWN and VILLAGE MAPS]
-*[http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/area.php?area=berkshire Gravestone Photographs]
+'''Slough Register Office'''
-*[http://www.institutions.org.uk/workhouses/england/berks/berkshire_workhouses.htm Berkshire Workhouses]
+The Centre<br>
+Farnham Road<br>
+Slough<br>
+SL1 3UQ<br>
+Tel 01753 787600<br>
-*[http://www.westberks.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=4471 West Berks Council]
+[http://www.slough.gov.uk/services/797.aspx Slough Register Office] <br>
-*[http://www.brazell.net/genuki/BRK/ Genuki Berkshire]
+Email:  registrar@slough.gov.uk<br>
-*[http://www.readinglibraries.org.uk/services/family.htm Reading Borough Libraries]
-*[http://www.curiousfox.org.uk/uk/rs.lasso?vill=berkshire Curious Fox Berkshire]
-*[http://www.moonrakers.org.uk/md/Probate-Docs/waix0.html Index of names from wills etc pre 1858 (Hungerford & Wantage etc)] Someone has put an absolutely ASTONISHING amount of work into this site - lots of fully transcribed wills with a name search facility. If that person reads this - THANK YOU.
+==Requests for Research and Photographs in this area==
-*[http://www.pbenyon1.plus.com/Den/Aplford/Index.html#top Transcript of Bishop's Transcripts for Appleford, Berkshire]
+Please read the [http://reference.familytreeforum.com/index.php/Category:Research_Offers Terms and Conditions] before requesting a lookup.<br>
-*[http://www.readingremembrancetrust.co.uk/ Reading Remembrance Trust]
+A list of members who have volunteered to do Research lookups or take photographs can be found in the [http://www.familytreeforum.com/research-offers/ Research Offers forum]  or on the following pages in the Wiki:<br>
+*[[Research Offers: Cemetery]]
+*[[Research Offers: Photograph]]
+*[[Research Offers: Probate]]
+*[[Research Offers: Record Office/Archive]]
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Difference between revisions of "Berkshire"

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Resources

Register Office

Requests for Research and Photographs in this area