FULL TITLE:  Berkshire Militia - Men Enrolled 1807 and 1808.

This booklet contains a list of those men chosen by ballot to serve in the Berkshire Militia in late 1807 and early 1808 together with the parish, or group of parishes, for which they were to serve.  Where the ballotted man did not serve, the name of his substitute is included.  Date of enrolment is also given.

FULL TITLE:  Royal Berkshire Militia - Return of Volunteers 1854.

This booklet contains enrolment and discharge lists for the Royal Berkshire Militia made in compliance with an Act of Parliament of 15 and 16 Victoria (1852) entitled 'An Act to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to the Militia in England'.  The enrolment lists include the place for which the volunteer was enrolled, his Regimental number, name, age and date of attestation.  Discharge lists mostly give only the name and Regimental number of the volunteer although some also give the date of attestation.

FULL TITLE:  Royal Berkshire Regiment - 1st Volunteer Battalion - Nominal Roll 1892.

This booklet contains a transcription of the Nominal Roll of the 1st Volunteer Battalion of the Royal Berkshire Regiment, taken on 1st November 1892.  It gives name, rank, regimental number, company and date of enrolment of all those then serving.  Also included is the name, rank, regimental number, date of enrolment and date and reason for discharge of all those who had left throughout the year.

A transcription of the Poll Book for the county of Berkshire published following the Parliamentary election of 1727.  It lists the names of the freeholders, their abode and the candidate(s) for whom they voted.

This book contains a transcription of a notebook kept by three successive Berkshire coroners during the period 1775-1813.  The book was commenced in 1775 by William Prince who recorded the date, place and subject of the inquest, the distance travelled and the name of the person from whom he hired transport.  In June 1785 Chas. E. Osborn was elected to the office of Coroner.  He recorded the date, place and subject of the inquest, the distance travelled and the verdict.  Osborn died in October 1800 and John Richards was elected to the office in November 1800.  Richards records the same information as his predecessor, the last entry being made in the book on 4 January 1814.  The vast majority of the inquests took place on the eastern side of the county.

The first census for the whole of Britain (excluding Ireland) was taken in 1801 and thereafter every ten years, but up to 1841 they were purely numerical - individual names not being required.  However, some enumerators made up their own lists which sometimes survive amongst individual parish documents.  The document which is the subject of this publication would appear to have been made as an aid to the incumbent when compiling the official 1801 census.  All members of each household are named and ages given for most children, including many who had grown up and married or left home.  Most wives are given with their maiden surname and it is noted if they are second or subsequent wives.  There are also comments regarding some of the individuals.