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Title: parish records
Post by: babyblue on Friday 26 May 06 21:43 BST (UK)

hi to everyone
can any one help me is there any parish records sites i can look up for wokingham, Hurst, and other areas near in Berkshire

thanks

Julie

Title: Re: parish records
Post by: colinsorigins on Friday 26 May 06 22:26 BST (UK)

Hi Julie,

Births and marriages for Wokingham and Hurst, and many other Berkshire parishes, are available in the IGI at www.familysearch.org.

You can view many parish records by borrowing films of them at Family History Centres of the Curch of Jesus Christ of The Latter Day Saints [the Mormons] - you can find addresses af familysearch.org.

Best wishes,

Colin

Title: Re: parish records
Post by: behindthefrogs on Friday 26 May 06 22:36 BST (UK)

They are available onfilm at Berkshire Record Office on film but are not otherwise available except for those on the IGI because they have not been transcribed. 

There are some north Berkshire parishes available which have been transcribed by  Oxfordshire FHS.  You can check which these are on either the Berkshire FHS or the Oxfordshire FHS sites.  There is a Berkshire marriages listing (see FHS site)

If you post details of the people you are looking for on the Berkshire look up board thjere are a number of people who go to the record office regularly who wiull try to help.  In addition I have access to some other records for Wokingham and its surrounding parishes from which I may be able to help.

David