BERKSHIRE RESEARCH

BERKSHIRE - ENGLAND (BRK)

Ancestry Search	BRIEF DETAILS OF BERKSHIRE Berkshire is an inland county in South East England. The county town Reading is about 35 miles West of London.
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ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES
We have listed details of some of the major archives and libraries in Berkshire. If you are visiting one of them and need a map simply click the link on the postcode.
Berkshire Record Office Shinfield Park Reading Berkshire RG2 9XD 0118 9015132 Fax 0118 9015131 E-Mail	The Genealogical Services Directory 2000 This book has been an invaluable aid for the research necessary for this site. It is an ideal reference book for anyone researching in the UK.		Amazon.co.uk has a selection of books on the history of Berkshire Click here for a list.
For more information on libraries and their holdings visit the FAMILIA site.
REGISTRATION OFFICES
We have listed details of some of the main registration offices in Berkshire. If you are visiting one of them and need a map simply click the link on the postcode.
Bracknell Easthampstead House Town Square Bracknell Berkshire RG12 1AQ 01344 464642	Newbury Peake House 112 Newtown Road Newbury Berkshire RG14 7EB 01635 48133	Reading and Wokingham Yeomanry House 131 Castle Hill Reading RG1 7TA 01189 571213	Slough 'Revelstoke House' 1-5 Chalvey Park Slough Berkshire SL1 2HX 01753 523037
Windsor and Maidenhead Town Hall St Ives Road Maidenhead Berkshire SL6 1RF 01628 21776	The UK Census has been taken every 10 years since 1841 and is made public after 100 years. Many societies publish booklets giving details of the census in towns and villages in their area. Some can be purchased from Amazon, for details simply click link on the year you want, alternatively you can contact the society direct.		UK CENSUS DATES 7 June 1841 30 March 1851 7 April 1861 2 April 1871  3 April 1881 5 April 1891

LOCAL SOCIETIES	SURNAME LISTS
Local Family History Societies provide a wide variety of publications and other material, for more details visit the sites below Berkshire Family History Society	Surname lists give details of individuals research interests. Have a look you may find a long lost cousin! Berkshire Surnames List
MAILING LISTS	LOOK UP EXCHANGES
Rootsweb host mailing lists covering every county in the UK. Any member of the list can post a message, which will be received by all the other members in either list mode (every individual message separately) or digest mode (a number of messages in one e-mail). Berkshire is covered by the following list(s). To join simply click the mode of your choice and send the message totally unaltered, disabling your signature . BERKSHIRE List mode Digest mode WESSEX-PLUS List mode Digest mode If you want to know more about the lists scope or have difficulty subscribing Rootsweb will provide more details	Look up exchanges list reference works which volunteers are willing to search for specific entries. Berkshire Lookup Exchange Please remember that people who provide this service are not professional researchers, and cannot usually help with general enquiries. Make your requests as specific as possible.

PROFESSIONAL RESEARCHERS	USEFUL LINKS
IMPORTANT: None of the researchers listed has any commercial relationship with the owners of this site. A listing does not imply any form of recommendation and you should take any steps you consider necessary before entering in to a commercial arrangement. If you need professional help with your research you may like to contact one of the following: Southern Counties Ancestry	Genuki Berkshire Genealogy Links - Berkshire Genweb - Berkshire Gen Link UK - Berkshire Searchbeat

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