Pigots Directory of Berkshire in the year 1844 on CD ROM. It lists a good selection of local inhabitants and offers plenty of town information .
Anyone researching their Family Tree with an interest in Berkshire circa 1844 may find this CD ROM very useful in their research.
Please note all the towns and villages listed below have some reference to individuals, both residents and traders, but not necessarily the whole population of the towns or villages therein. They don't just list the elite this is a common misconception. There are plenty of people of average standing in the community, such as Butchers, Joiners, Shopkeepers, Boot & Shoe Makers etc
However even if you know for certain that a relative was living in a particular place at a certain time it does not automactically follow that you will find them in a book as it was the individuals choice as to whether they went into these type of publications, but it's great fun looking & you might get lucky !
AREAS COVERED
ABINGDON WITH CULHAM, SUTTON COURTNEY - MARCHAM & STEVENTON
ALDERMASTON WITH BRIMPTON & WOOLHAMPTON
BINFIELD WITH BRACKNELL & NEIGHBOURHOOD
FARINGDON WITH BUCKLAND, COLESHILL & NEIGHBOURHOOD
HUNGERFORD WITH HUNGERFORD NEW TOWN, KINTBURY & NEIGHBOURHOOD
ISLEY EAST & WEST WITH CHIEVELEY, FARNBOROUGH & NEIGHBOURHOOD
LAMBOURN & NEIGHBOURHOOD
MAIDENHEAD WITH BRAY & COOKHAM & NEIGHBOURHOODS
NEWBURY WITH SHAW, SPEEN, THATCHAM, DONNINGTON, GREENHAM, SPEENHAMLAND
OAKINGHAM
READING WITH CAVERSHAM, TILEHURST, THEALE, SONNING, TWYFORD, PANGBOURN & NEIGHBOURHOODS
WALLINGFORD WITH SOTWELL, CROWMARSH, NEWNHAM, CHOLSEY, BRIGHTWELL & NEIGHBOURHOODS
WANTAGE WITH EAST & WEST CHALLOW, CHILDREY & NEIGHBOURHOODS
WINDSOR WITH DATCHETT (BUCKS) , ETON, SALT HILL & SLOUGH (BUCKS)
