Reading St Mary Berkshire Family History Guide

Reading St Mary is an Ancient Parish and a market town in the county of Berkshire.

Other places in the parish include: Southcote and Southcot.

Parish church: St Mary

Parish registers begin:

Parish registers: 1538
Bishop’s Transcripts: 1607

Nonconformists include: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Independent/Congregational, and Primitive Methodist.

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Reading St Mary Parish Records

An index of parish records of people from Andwell. The index includes information from Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences Granted by the Bishop of Winchester 1689 to 1837 and London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869.

Marriage Licences and Allegations

Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences Granted by the Bishop of Winchester 1689 to 1837

The following have been extracted from Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences Granted by the Bishop of Winchester 1689 to 1837 Published 1893 Editor: William John Charles Moens. Parishes without a named county are parishes within the county of Hampshire.

Barrett, George-Allam, of St. Mary’s, Reading, co. Berks, 21, b., & Sarah Futcher, of Longparish, 21, sp., at L., 23 Aug., 1824. Aff.

Bockett, Benjamin-Bradney, of St. Mary, Reading, co. Berks, 21, b., & Fanny Skinner Bramwell, of Millbrook, 21, at M., 12 Nov., 1829. Aff.

London Marriage Licences and Allegations 1521 to 1869

The following have been extracted from London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869.

Abbreviations. — B. Bishop of London’s Office; D. Dean and Chapter of Westminster; F. Faculty Office of Archbishop of Canterbury; V. Registry of the Vicar-General of Canterbury.

Bowles, Gyles, of Ockingham, Berks, gent., widower, about 50, and Margaret Savage, of Barkham, said county, widow, about 55 — at Hurst or St. Mary, in Reading, or Barkham aforesaid. 25 June, 1663. V.

Drake, Humphrey, jun., of Inglefield, Berks, bachelor, 26, and Elizabeth Whistler, spinster, 26, daughter of John Whistler, of Gathampton, co. Oxon, gent., who consents — at St. Mary, in Reading, Berks, or … . 25 Sept. 1686. F.

Garrard, Robert, of St. Mary, in Reading, co. Berks, gent., bachelor, about 30, and Mrs. Anne Bromley, of Speene, said county, spinster, about 18, her father’s consent — at Newbery, Berks. 18 Dec. 1674. V.

Thacker, Philip, of Scarlett, co. Berks, gent. bachelor, about 22, and Elizabeth Spiers, of — , near Maidenhead, said county, spinster, about 22, consent of father, Richard Spiers, of same, esq. — at St. Mary, in Reading, co. Berks. 22 April, 1671. V.

Thornborough, William, of St. Lawrence, in Reading, co. Berks, gent., bachelor, about 27, and Sarah Barnard, of St. Mary, in Reading aforesaid — at St. Olave, Hart Street. 12 Dec. 1674. V.

Wingfield, Richard, of St. George, Southwark, Surrey, gent., bachelor, about 23, and Anne Wingfield, of Bradfield, Berks, spinster, about 21, her mother’s consent — at St. Mary, in Reading, co. Berks. 16 Sept. 1669. V.

Woodward, Francis, of St. Laurence, Reading, Berks, widower, and Frances Howse, of St. Mary, Reading, aforesaid, widow — at Binfield, Berks. 18 July, 1674. V.

Source: London Marriage Licences 1521 to 1869; Edited by Joseph Foster; London 1887

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Administration

County: Berkshire
Civil Registration District: Reading
Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Berkshire
Diocese: Pre-1836 – Salisbury, Post-1835 – Oxford
Rural Deanery: Reading
Poor Law Union: Reading
Hundred: Reading; Reading Borough
Province: Canterbury