
Berkshire Genealogical Resources
Image Right - Berkshire Record Office - Reading
Image © Reading Borough Council with permission - ref. Ivone Turnbull
The purpose of this project is to outline the regional resources available for research in Berkshire, both geographical/physical and online.
See also British and Irish Genealogical reference Centre





Please add links to any resources you find in the appropriate sections below.
GENUKI Berkshire
Cyndi's List - Berkshire
Berkshire, Genealogy Resources
Resource Centres - Repositories
Berkshire Record Office
The Berkshire Record Office is the archives of the Royal County of Berkshire, looking after nearly nine hundred years of the County's history.
Address: Berkshire Record Office, 9 Coley Avenue, Reading, RG1 6AF
Normal Opening Hours
The Berkshire Record Office is open four days a week as follows:
- Tuesday: 9am-5pm
- Wednesday: 9am-5pm
- Thursday: 9am-9pm
- Friday: 9am-4.30pm
Tel: (+44) 0118 901 5132
Email: : arch@reading.gov.uk
Centre for Heritage and Family History
2nd Floor, Reading Central Library, Abbey Square, Reading Berkshire RG1 3BQ
www.berksfhs.org.uk
0118 959 9553
centre@berksfhs.org.uk
Opening Hours (Check in advance of visit)
- Tuesdays - 10.30 to 16.00 and 18.45 to 21.30
- Wednesdays - 10.30 to 16.00
- Saturdays - 10.30 to 16.00
- LAST Thursday in the month - 10.30 to 16.00
Local Family and Local History Societies
Online
Research Guides
Historical documents
History of Berkshire Communities
Places
Historical Resources
...online publications
- The Domesday Book Online - Berkshire
- The Four Visitations of Berkshire, 1532, 1566, 1623, and 1665-66 volume 1
- The Four Visitations of Berkshire, 1532, 1566, 1623, and 1665-66 volume 2
Forums
Professional Researchers
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