Category: Branch Meeting

Although modern concepts of “welfare” might have been alien, from the Abbey to the creation of Battle Hospital Reading did provide for housing, “relief” and health care for its people. This presentation is a survey of what was done, including the work of the Abbey, almshouses and the Corporation.

Discover the extensive photograph collection from Reading Library covering a variety of subjects and how to access this resource yourself.

Alongside traditional forenames that have been used across many generations, birth, marriage and death records reveal that there have always been some parents who selected non-standard names. The talk focusses on the period, c1750 – c1950. It covers the main types of forename that I have identified, including tribute names, commemorative names and localised names.…

Including historical nuggets to fascinate and delight, attendees will gain valuable insights into bygone trades and an action plan for how to enrich their family history through occupational research.

Finding an ancestor’s death record is often the last search we carry out on an individual. However, locating their final resting place and any gravestone or marker can yield so much more information which you could be missing out on.

Discover sources that take you further then civil registration

Peter Must will describe the life of the Hon. Adam Williamson, owner of Montague House, Wokingham, soldier under the Duke of Marlborough in the War of the Spanish Succession and chief military commander of the Tower of London, 1722-1747