Berkshire

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.

County town: Reading Other major towns: Maidenhead, Windsor, Slough, Newbury, Bracknell Berkshire Places of Worship Regional Projects Forum

Source: Wikipedia

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:

• Research Offers: Cemetery
• Research Offers: Photograph
• Research Offers: Probate
• Research Offers: Record Office/Archive

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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