Berkshire Marriages, 5th Edition

Description

This 2023 Edition holds nearly 227,000 marriage records plus more than 44,000 banns records transcribed from details entered in 237 parish and non-parochial registers of pre-1974 Berkshire and one of Oxfordshire. These transcriptions name well over 1 million people, providing a rich source of information for researchers. TECHNICAL NOTES: Berkshire Marriages is supplied in Adobe Reader format (PDF). Users of Mac, Unix and other operating systems can download a suitable version of Adobe Reader from www.adobe.com Minimum requirement for this CD – Adobe Reader 7.0 A purchase of the Berkshire Marriages 5th Edition CD entitles the owner to a substantial discount on the full price of the next Edition – (conditions apply). Updates to this edition from earlier editions are also available. The earliest records date from 1536 and the most recent are from 2010. The number of marriages in parish datasets range from one in Ascot Baptist, Pangbourne United Reform and Uffington Baptist Churches to over 13,000 in Reading St Giles whilst the number of banns ranges from 10 in Inglesham St John the Baptist to 10,912 in Reading St Giles. The Fifth Edition adds more than 32,000 new marriages and over 21,000 new banns. Twenty-six parishes appear for the first time with important new marriage transcriptions, including: Bracknell Holy Trinity, Caversham St John, Cold Ash St Mark, Hagbourne St Andrew, Hermitage Holy Trinity, Hinton Waldrist St Margaret, Slough URC, Wokingham St Paul, Wokingham St Sebastian, and Wytham All Saints. Significant additions have also been made to Didcot All Saints, East Hendred St Augustine of Canterbury, Farringdon All Saints, Greenham St Mary, Hampstead Norreys St Mary, Harwell St Mathew, Hungerford St Lawrence, Longcot St Mary, Newbury St Nicolas, Stanford in the Vale St Denys, Sutton Courtenay All Saints, Tilehurst St George, Wantage SS Peter & Paul, and Winkfield St Mary. There are 13 new banns transcriptions, including major additions for Bearwood St Catherine, Hurst St Mary, Newbury St Nicolas, Reading St Giles, and Reading St Mark. These tables give details of the coverage for each parish/register on the Berkshire Marriages Fifth Edition CD in terms of earliest and latest years included, and number of transcriptions included.

Register/Place	From	To	Marriages	Notes
Abingdon, St Nicolas	1538	1862	1,329
Aldermaston, St Mary	1559	1965	1,237
Aldworth, St Mary	1556	1977	588	Extended coverage
Appleford, St Peter & St Paul	1567	1989	447
Appleton, St Laurence	1570	1846	486	Extended coverage
Arborfield, St Bartholomew	1580	1837	360
Ardington, Holy Trinity	1607	1837	307	Extended coverage
Ascot, Baptist Church	1958	1958	1
Ascot, South, All Souls	1898	1926	199
Ashampstead, Bethel Independent Chapel	1867	1898	10	New
Ashampstead, St Clement	1614	1976	537
Ashbury, St Mary	1612	1975	1,959	Extended coverage
Aston Tirrold, St Michael	1607	1978	532
Aston Upthorpe, All Saints	1675	1971	43	Extended coverage
Avington, St Mark & St Luke	1699	1971	187
Barkham, St James	1542	1998	1,206
Basildon, St Bartholomew	1540	1837	986
Bearwood, St Catherine	1846	1979	845
Beech Hill, St Mary	1868	2003	229
Beedon, St Nicholas	1607	1985	633
Beenham, St Mary	1563	1983	898	Extended coverage
Besselsleigh, St Lawrence	1689	1992	695
Binfield, All Saints	1538	2009	3,138
Bisham, All Saints	1560	1836	834
Blewbury, St Michael	1588	1945	1,622	Extended coverage
Bourton, St James	1860	2000	188	New
Boxford, St Andrew	1559	1982	1,005
Bracknell, Holy Trinity	1852	1908	497	New
Bradfield, St Andrew	1559	1989	1,697
Bradfield, Tutts Clump (Methodists)	1921	2006	80
Bray, St Michael	1607	1939	4,304	Extended coverage
Braywood, All Saints	1867	1957	342
Brightwalton, All Saints	1559	1837	447
Brightwell, St Agatha	1691	1837	183
Brimpton, St Peter	1607	1982	782
Buckland, St Mary	1605	1837	619
Bucklebury, St Mary	1538	1876	1,325
Burghfield, St Mary	1559	1987	2,218
Buscot, St Mary	1607	1978	608
Catmore, St Margaret	1724	1971	145
Caversham, St Andrew	1913	1942	70	New
Caversham, St Barnabas	1930	1943	50	New
Caversham, St John	1908	1941	450	New
Caversham, St Peter	1597	1936	4,146
Chaddleworth, St Andrew	1538	1985	733	Extended coverage
Challow, East, St Nicholas	1607	1966	505	Extended coverage
Challow, West, St Laurence	1612	1635	8
Charney Bassett, St Peter	1607	1979	289	Extended coverage
Chieveley, St Bartholomew (Oare Chapel)	1802	1853	40
Chieveley, St Mary	1560	1837	1,403
Childrey, St Mary	1559	1928	898	Fills gap 1698-1812
Chilton, All Saints	1607	1974	456	Extended coverage
Cholsey, St Mary	1547	1929	1,466	Extended coverage
Clewer, St Andrew	1607	1837	2,399
Clewer, St Stephen	1874	1972	499
Cold Ash, St Mark	1866	1982	430	New
Coleshill, All Saints	1561	1874	536	Extended coverage
Combe, St Swithun	1560	1985	376
Compton, St Mary & St Nicholas	1553	1963	1,104
Compton Beauchamp, St Swithun	1755	1986	166	New
Cookham, Holy Trinity	1563	1837	2,207
Cookham Dean, St John Baptist	1846	1911	337
Coxwell, Little, St Mary	1583	1949	256	Extended coverage
Crowmarsh Gifford, St Mary Magdalene	1598	1668	29
Crowthorne, St John Baptist	1874	1908	250
Cumnor, St Michael	1559	1948	1,977
Denchworth, St James	1538	1858	446	New
Didcot, All Saints	1571	1944	778	Extended coverage
Didcot, St Peter	1916	1926	50	New
Drayton, St Peter	1754	1846	239	Extended coverage
Earley, St Peter	1854	1906	496	New
East Garston, All Saints	1554	1837	569
Eastbury, St James	1865	1985	157	New
Easthampstead, St Michael & St Mary Magdalene	1558	1835	618
Eaton Hastings, St Michael	1575	1860	215	Extended coverage
Enborne, St Michael	1607	1837	460
Englefield, St Mark	1561	1938	635
Faringdon, All Saints	1654	1781	1,341	Extended coverage
Farnborough, All Saints	1614	2004	385
Fawley, St Mary	1545	1850	303
Fernham, St John the Evangelist	1861	1988	126	New
Finchampstead, St James	1607	1838	556
Frilsham, St Frideswide	1607	1931	296	Extended coverage
Fyfield, St Nicholas	1605	1835	555	Extended coverage
Grazeley, Holy Trinity	1850	1987	462
Greenham, St Mary	1612	1933	1,120	Extended coverage
Hagbourne, St Andrew	1612	1837	704	New
Hampstead Norreys, St Mary	1541	1928	1,381	Extended coverage
Hamstead Marshall, St Mary	1605	1837	277
Hanney, West, St James	1564	1933	1,666	Extended coverage
Harwell, St Matthew	1559	1951	1,202	Extended coverage
Hatford, St George	1803	1965	279	Extended coverage
Hendred, East, St Augustine	1558	1964	831	Extended coverage
Hendred, West, Holy Trinity	1558	1930	626	Extended coverage
Hermitage, Holy Trinity	1839	1990	500	New
Hinksey, North, St Lawrence	1608	1730	151
Hinksey, South, St Laurence	1607	1812	558	Extended coverage
Hinton Waldrist, St Margaret	1559	1836	486	New
Hungerford, St Lawrence	1562	1910	3,914	Extended coverage
Hungerford, Wesleyan Chapel	1886	1897	58
Hungerford (Eddington), St Saviour	1843	1969	156	New
Hurley, St Mary	1600	1836	806
Hurst, St Nicholas	1579	2005	4,465
Ilsley, East, Chapel	1875	1894	13	New
Ilsley, East, St Mary	1609	1978	1,082
Ilsley, West, All Saints	1560	1839	202
Inglesham, St John the Baptist	1589	1912	326	New
Inkpen, St Michael	1607	1982	980	Extended coverage
Kingston Bagpuize, St John Baptist	1542	1900	501	Extended coverage
Kingston Lisle, St John Baptist	1560	1837	330
Kintbury, St Mary	1557	1981	2,817
Lambourn, St Michael & All Angels	1571	1837	2,286
Lambourn Woodlands, St Mary	1842	1986	245
Leckhampstead, St James	1754	1985	412
Letcombe Bassett, St Michael	1612	1979	411	Extended coverage
Letcombe Regis, St Andrew	1536	1980	839	Extended coverage
Littlewick, St John the Evangelist	1894	1938	99	New
Lockinge, East, All Saints	1547	1866	396
Longcot, St Mary	1671	1991	753	Extended coverage
Longworth, St Mary	1560	1836	870	Extended coverage
Lyford, St Mary	1846	1979	90
Maidenhead, Congregational Church	1879	1895	26
Maidenhead, St Luke	1867	1892	499
Marcham, All Saints	1607	1754	220	Extended coverage
Marlston, St Mary	1907	1996	78
Midgham, St Matthew	1608	1983	370	Extended coverage
Milton, St Blaise	1606	1987	828	Extended coverage
Moreton, North, All Saints	1562	1835	448
Moreton, South, St John Baptist	1600	1978	629	Extended coverage
Mortimer West End, St Saviour (see also Stratfield Mortimer, St Mary)	1870	1981	232	New
Moulsford, St John Baptist	1616	1837	104
Newbury, Congregational Church	1839	1938	73
Newbury, St John	1860	1913	747
Newbury, St Nicolas	1538	1917	9,802	Extended coverage
Padworth, St John the Baptist	1618	1838	181
Pangbourne, St James the Less	1562	1841	636
Pangbourne, United Reform Church	1984	1984	1
Peasemore, St Barnabas	1540	2003	644
Purley, St Mary	1607	2005	1,106
Pusey, All Saints	1615	1679	17	Extended coverage
Radley, St James	1599	1825	553
Reading, All Saints	1909	1980	1,694
Reading, Christchurch	1862	1877	218
Reading, Greyfriars	1866	2002	2,492
Reading, Monthly Meeting (Quakers)	1801	1835	27
Reading, St Giles	1564	1991	13,141
Reading, St Laurence	1605	1963	9,149
Reading, St Luke	1909	1965	1,052
Reading, St Mark	1920	2010	892
Reading, St Mary (Castle Street)	1914	1997	169
Reading, St Mary (The Minster)	1619	1954	12,295
Reading, St Saviour	1922	1985	458
Reading, White Eagle Lodge	1974	1991	5
Remenham, St Nicholas	1607	1971	530	Extended coverage
Ruscombe, St James	1559	1932	685
Sandhurst, St Michael	1580	1837	396
Shaw cum Donnington, St Mary	1563	1837	785
Shefford Woodlands, St Stephen	1916	1992	25
Shefford, East, Holy Innocents	See Shefford East, St Thomas
Shefford, East, St Thomas	1604	1935	92	Extended coverage
Shefford, Great or West, St Mary
(now included in Shefford, West, St Mary)
Shefford, West, Methodist Church	1962	1971	5
Shefford, West, St Mary	1599	1837	536
Shellingford, St Faith	1583	1960	507
Shinfield, St Mary	1605	1837	1,020
Shippon, St Mary Magdalene	1856	1975	253
Shottesbrooke, St John Baptist	1566	1915	351
Shrivenham, St Andrew	1813	1835	217
Slough, United Reform Church	1859	1995	260	New
Sonning, St Andrew	1592	1837	2,899
Sotwell, St James	1606	1835	133
Sparsholt, Holy Cross	1559	1812	405
Speen, St Mary	1617	1918	4,244
Speenhamland, St Mary	1847	1973	1,263
Spencers Wood, United Reform Church	1902	1972	43
Stanford Dingley, St Denys	1540	1834	246
Stanford in the Vale, St Denys	1564	1914	1,669	Extended coverage
Steventon, St Michael & All Angels	1559	1926	1,083	Extended coverage
Stratfield Mortimer, St Mary	1607	1837	940
(85 records previously listed as Mortimer West End, St Saviour, have been reclassified as Stratfield Mortimer, St Mary)
Streatley, St Mary	1607	1836	447
Sulham, St Nicholas	1607	2001	622
Sulhamstead Abbots, St Mary	1602	1837	419
Sulhamstead Bannister, St Michael	1607	1955	331	Extended coverage
Sunningdale, Holy Trinity	1849	1925	500	New
Sunninghill, St Michael	1562	1929	1,788
Sunningwell, St Leonard	1741	1836	214	Extended coverage
Sutton Courtenay, All Saints	1538	1837	1,380	Extended coverage
Swallowfield, All Saints	1607	1926	1,598
Thatcham, Independent Chapel	1859	1880	37
Thatcham, St Mary	1561	1970	3,722
Theale, Congregational Church	1928	1956	20
Theale, Holy Trinity	1833	1964	689
Three Mile Cross, Methodist Church	1959	1983	20
Tidmarsh, St Laurence	1609	1979	307
Tilehurst, St George	1886	1936	999	Extended coverage
Tilehurst, St Michael	1614	1986	6,600
Tubney, St Lawrence	1848	1978	108
Twyford, Congregational Church	1918	1951	11
Twyford, St Mary	1877	1931	348	Extended coverage
Uffington, Baptist Church	1983	1983	1
Uffington, St Mary	1612	1988	1,294
Ufton Nervet, St Michael	1937	1982	273	New
Ufton Nervet, St Peter	1607	1836	502
Upton, St Mary	1663	1735	28
Wallingford, St Leonard	1605	1925	1,258
Wallingford, St Mary the More	1654	1925	1,597
Wallingford, St Peter	1769	1967	543
Waltham St Lawrence, St Lawrence	1558	1837	748
Wantage, St Peter & St Paul	1691	1974	4,312	Extended coverage
Warfield, St Michael The Archangel	1569	1837	813
Wargrave, St Mary	1539	2006	3,558
Wasing, St Nicholas	1612	1832	155
Watchfield, St Thomas	1858	1958	255
Welford, St Gregory	1603	1753	146
Welford & Wickham, St Gregory	1754	1835	568
White Waltham, St Mary	1556	1836	982
Wickham & Hoe Benham, St Swithin	1620	1699	38
Windsor Castle, Royal Free Chapel of St. George	1627	1856	975
Windsor, New, All Saints	1867	1898	499
Windsor, New, St John The Baptist	1559	1837	4,801
Windsor, Old, St Peter & St Andrew	1612	1837	1,501
Winkfield, St Mary	1564	1937	2,009	Extended coverage
Winnersh, St Mary the Virgin	1967	1999	6
Winterbourne, St James the Less	1565	1837	268
Wittenham, Little, St Peter	1539	1986	351
Wittenham, Long, St Mary	1607	1834	160
Wokingham, All Saints	1589	1837	2,691
Wokingham, Salvation Army Hall	1962	1971	5	New
Wokingham, St Paul	1864	1919	600	New
Wokingham, St Sebastian	1865	1961	495	New
Woodhay, West, St Lawrence	1614	1984	386
Woodley, Congregational Church	1952	1962	5
Woodley, St John	1881	1935	249
Woolhampton, St Peter	1636	1971	650	Extended coverage
Wootton, St Peter	1725	1977	649
Wytham, All Saints	1559	1844	436	New
Yattendon, St Peter & St Paul	1559	1932	504
TOTAL			227,245

The number of banns and years covered for each place or parish.

Register/Place	From	To	Banns	Notes
Ashampstead, St Clement	1754	1812	86	New
Avington, St Mark & St Luke	1756	1812	15
Bearwood, St Catherine	1904	1960	496	New
Binfield, All Saints	1754	1984	946
Bray, St Michael	1754	1938	811	New
Brimpton, St Peter	1754	1982	688
Burghfield, St Mary	1754	1825	71
Buscot, St Mary	1754	1812	150
Childrey, St Mary	1755	1912	495	New
Combe, St Swithun	1755	1966	152
Compton, St Mary & St Nicholas	1892	1955	281
Compton Beauchamp, St Swithun	1755	1839	43	New
Farnborough, All Saints	1822	2004	218
Fawley, St Mary	1754	1922	279
Hendred, East, St Augustine	1754	1812	164	New
Hurst, St Nicholas	1847	1968	1,402	New
Ilsley, East, St Mary	1823	1866	200
Ilsley, West, All Saints	1809	1899	244	New
Inglesham, St John the Baptist	1803	1818	10	New
Kintbury, St Mary	1754	1932	1,398
Lockinge, East, All Saints	1754	1802	73
Milton, St Blaise	1756	1812	66	New
Newbury, St Nicolas	1754	1904	3,761	New
Peasemore, St Barnabas	1727	1948	346
Purley, St Mary	1756	1964	384
Reading, All Saints	1980	1998	556
Reading, Greyfriars	1866	1965	3,130
Reading, St Giles	1754	1997	10,912	Extended coverage
Reading, St Mark	1920	1983	1,527	New
Reading, St Mary (The Minster)	1811	1952	9,899
Reading, St Saviour	1922	1984	702	New
Speenhamland, St Mary	1847	1963	1,669
Sulham, St Nicholas	1754	1944	136
Sutton Courtenay, All Saints	1754	1812	185	Extended coverage
Theale, Holy Trinity	1924	1968	508	New
Tidmarsh, St Laurence	1754	1997	308
Wargrave, St Mary's	1755	1995	1,477
Wittenham, Little, St Peter	1757	1986	151	New
Wytham, All Saints	1754	1930	257	New
TOTAL			44,186