Parish Registers

You can use this search to see which Church of England parishes have deposited registers with us, and also what microform or transcript copies we have of those

The guide covers all the parishes in the Church's Archdeaconry of Berkshire, which is roughly the same area as the historic county. The guide also includes parishes in the Archdeaconry of Buckinghamshire which are within the present Berkshire county borders.

If you need to look up something in one of the registers, please contact us.

Key:

C = Christenings
M = Marriages
B = Burials
T & I = Transcripts and Indexes
MIs = Monumental inscriptions
IGI = International Genealogical Index

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Parish Name Ref Code D/P C M B Major Gaps Microform Copies Transcripts and Indexes
Radley St James the Great951599-20041599-20161599-1981C 1599-1991, M 1599-1998, B 1599-1981T & I: C 1599-1950, M 1599-1961, B 1599-1981 IGI: C 1599-1875, M 1599-1885
Reading All Saints1681904-19531909-1980Pre 1904 see Christchurch or St Giles or Tilehurst St George; see St Mary 1908-1953C 1908-1953T & I: C 1904-1948, M 1909-1980
Reading Christ Church1701862-20131862-2007No churchyardC 1862-1963, M 1862-1984MIs: Searchroom
Reading Greyfriars1631864-19651866-2021C 1864-1957, M 1868-1958T & I: C 1864-1957, M 1966-2002
Reading Holy Trinity1711875-19751875-19701834-1855C 1967-1973C 1875-1949, M 1875-1951 B 1834-1855
Reading St Agnes1671904-19821939-1997For earlier registers see Christchurch, St Giles or St Paul; no burial ground
Reading St Barnabas1691925-19961938-19881969-1992C 1925-1996, M 1938-1988, B 1969-1992
Reading St BartholomewSee Earley St Bartholomew
Reading St Giles961564-19901564-19911564-1990B 1895-1955; B are cremations or funerals only from 1955C 1564-1899, M 1564-1898, B 1564-1895T & I: C 1564-1990, M 1564-1991, B 1564-1990 IGI: C 1564-1876, M 1564-1754, 1813-1891 MIs: Searchroom
Reading St John1721837-19591873-1998C 1837-1959, M 1873-1971
Reading St Laurence971605-20051605-19631605-1901B 1645-1654C 1646-1888, M 1605-1963, B 1605-1901T & I: C 1605-2005, M 1605-1963, B 1605-1901 MIs: Searchroom
Reading St Luke1731878-19591909-1965C 1878-1959, M 1909-1965MIs: Searchroom
Reading St Mark1741904-19751920-2010See also St MaryC 1904-1975, M 1920-1961T & I: C 1904-1975, M 1920-1961
Reading St Mary981538-19541538-19541538-1995B 1642-1652, 1903-1941; B are cremations or funerals only from 1942C 1538-1954, M 1538-1954, B 1538-1903T & I: C 1538-1954, M 1538-1954, B 1538-1995 IGI: C 1538-1869, M 1536-1876 MIs: Searchroom
Reading St Mary (Castle Street)1751884-19471914-1997No churchyard, so no burials; see also St MaryC 1884-1953, M 1914-1961
Reading St Matthew176Not deposited; no churchyard, so no burials; pre 1955 see Reading St Mary or Theale Holy Trinity
Reading St Michael and All Angels96B1901-1946Pre 1901 see St Giles
Reading St Paul1771936-2019Pre 1936 see St Giles; mars see St Agnes; no burial ground
Reading St Saviour1781908-19851922-1985See also St MaryC 1908-1953C 1908-1985, M 1922-1985
Reading St Stephen172B1865-19751960-19741929-1956C 1865-1975, M 1960-1974C 1865-1975, M 1960-1974, B 1929-1976
Remenham St Nicholas991697-20061697-20041697-1909C 1697-1948, M 1697-1963, B 1697-1909T: CB 1697-1812, M 1697-1838 I: C 1697-1948, M 1697-1963, B 1697-1990, BTs CMB 1605-1697 IGI: C 1697-1789, M 1698-1758
Riseley Mission Room1902-1970C 1930-1964; see also Swallowfield
Ruscombe St James1001574-20081559-20151569-1940C 1574-1906, M 1559-1836, 1569-1812T: C 1574-1851, M 1559-1877, B 1569-1851 I: M 1559-1812 (men only)