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Berkshire Records Office
http://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk
Berkshire FHS Website
www.berksfhs.org.uk
Reading Family History Centre (LDS Church)
280, The Mead Way,
Tilehurst,
Reading,
Berkshire
Tel: 01189 410 211
http://www.dyscypher.com/rfhc/rfhc.htm
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Pigot and Co's Trade Direcory of 1830
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Epobjoyoneill/tradedir/brk1830/brk1830.htm (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/%7Epobjoyoneill/tradedir/brk1830/brk1830.htm)
Historical Directories
http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/index.asp
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1881 Census: Inmates of Bradfield Union Workhouse, Bradfield, Berkshire
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Bradfield/Bradfield1881.shtml
1881 Census: Residents of Cookham Union Workhouse, Cookham, Berkshire, England
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Cookham/Cookham1881.shtml
1881 Census: Residents of Easthampstead Union House, Easthampstead, Berkshire, England
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Easthampstead/Easthampstead1881.shtml
1881 Census: Inmates Union St Workhouse, Great Faringdon, Berkshire, England
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Faringdon/Faringdon1881.shtml
1881 Census: Inmates of Union Workhouse, Hungerford, Berkshire, England
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Hungerford/Hungerford1881.shtml
1881 Census: Residents of Newbury Union Workhouse, Newtown Road, Newbury, Berkshire
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Newbury/Newbury1881.shtml
1881 Census: Inmates of Reading Union Workhouse, Oxford Road, Reading St Mary, Berkshire, England
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Reading/Reading1881.shtml
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Enclosure Maps and Awards, Berkshire 1738-1883
http://www.berkshireenclosure.org.uk
Berkshire Old Maps Over 30 Maps dating from 1607 - 1892
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~genmaps/genfiles/COU_Pages/ENG_pages/brk.htm
Also late 19th century maps available to purchase on CD produced by Berkshire Record Office in conjunction with Berkshire FHS
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There is some confusion over the various marriage indexes available for Berkshire. To avoid explaining it each time it comes up here is the situation (as far as I know it).
There are 3 Marriage Indexes:
1. The Brooks Berkshire Marriage Index
Covers all of Berkshire to 1837 plus some later. Original is a slip index - not readily accessible. Microfilm copies are held at Berkshire Record Office, Oxfordshire Record Office, Abingdon Library (there may be more copies).
Of more interest to most - the LDS has a copy see http/makeashorterlink.com/?P2AA32EFD link not working
The late John Brooks was a prolific transcriber whose work is invaluable but is prone to errors. There are some entries that cannot be traced to a primary source (he included data from marriage licenses and wills).
Coverage is good but not complete.
2. Berks FHS Berkshire Marriage Index
Covers parishes from old Berkshire that remained in Berkshire after the 1974 boundary changes. Dates to 1837. Only available via Berks FHS - on computer in their Research Centre or via their search services (www.berksfhs.org.uk). A work in progress, coverage good, quality good.
3. OFHS North Berks Marriage Index
Covers parishes administered by Oxfordshire CC since 1974 . Dates to 1851. Another work in progress - available at the Centre for Oxfordshire Studies and Oxfordshire Record Office (I think) and via OFHS search services (www.ofhs.org.uk)
I am sure any errors in this will be corrected by those who know better.
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Many Berkshire wills were proved in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Salisbury - and hence appear in the online index at http://history.wiltshire.gov.uk/heritage/
Some are available as free downloads - the rest will be added in the future.
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In collaboration wtih Berkshire registration services, Berkshire Family History Society are transcribing Berkshire BMD index records 1837 onwards.
http://www.berkshirebmd.org.uk/
Keep checking back to see what becomes available. :)
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Newtown Road Cemetery, Newbury
History, map, records, photos on the friends of the cemetery site:
http://www.fnrcnewbury.org.uk
Old Windsor
Transcriptions of the gravestones in the churchyard can be found here:
http://web.archive.org/web/20130701154343/http://www.brazell.net/genuki/BRK/OldWindsor/Graveyard/index.htm
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Anyone with interests in Windsor and Maidenhead take a look a www.thamesweb.co.uk
This site gives information past and present with hundreds of pictures and stories.
Ringrose
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War Memorials in West Berkshire (the modern unitary authority): www.westberkshirewarmemorials.org.uk
Pictures of the memorials, transcription of the inscriptions, graves, stories behind the names - searchable by name.
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Visitations of Berkshire
Volume 1: http://archive.org/details/fourvisitationso5657ryla
Volume 2: http://archive.org/details/fourvisitations00britgoog
http://archive.org/details/fourvisitationso02ryla
Visitation of Berkshire 1532
http://archive.org/details/visitationofberk00benorich
Visitation of Berkshire 1664-66
http://archive.org/details/visitationofberk00ashmrich
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Will & Admon Indexes
Archdeaconry of Berkshire Wills & Administrations Index 1508-1652
http://archive.org/details/indextowillspro00philgoog
http://archive.org/details/indextowillsprov00berk
http://archive.org/details/indextowillsprov08phil
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Bradfield Workhouse
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Bradfield
Cookham Workhouse later renamed Maidenhead Workhouse
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Cookham
Faringdon Workhouse
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Faringdon
Reading Workhouse
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Reading
Wallingford Workhouse
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Wallingford
Easthampstead Workhouse
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Easthampstead
Abingdon Workhouse
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Abingdon
Hungerford Workhouse
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Hungerford
Newbury Workhouse
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Newbury