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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Adjacent Parishes
- Reading St Giles
- Burghfield
- Tilehurst
- Reading St Lawrence
- Caversham, Oxfordshire
- Mapledurham, Oxfordshire
Parish History
Parish Registers
Marriage Licences and Allegations
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
Parish Records
FamilySearch
Berkshire Historical Directories
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