Welcome
Visitors are welcome to browse this website, registration is restricted to Society members.
Memberships are available in our shop. Many pages of additional material are available after registration has been completed. Registration at Bucks FHS shop is not linked to the main site therefore if you have just made a purchase of a membership, there is no automatic confirmation or linking of the websites. There could be a delay while the administrators check the registration.
Bletchley - Buckinghamshire In The Civil War 1st November 2023
Stephen Barker talks about the part Bucks played in the Civil War. Mainly Parliamentarian supporting, there were nevertheless pockets of Royalist supporters. The county’s proximity to the Royalist capital at Oxford meant that conflict was consistant and widespread. Find out about John Hampden, the Battle of Aylesbury and garrisons at Brill, Boarstall, Stony Stratford and Newport Pagnell. All are welcome to attend the meeting at The Methodist Church Hall, Queensway, Bletchley at 7.30. Wednesday 1st November 2023.
Read more: Bletchley - Buckinghamshire In The Civil War 1st November 2023
Online Helpdesk - Next Meeting 13th November 2023 - 8pm
Our Online Helpdesks meet online 8.00 pm UK time (BST) on the second Monday of each month for our members only. This is your chance to get your research questions answered. Is there a topic that you want to discuss? Recently we have discussed Wills Directories & Newspaper Research. Here is your chance to improve your research skills or suggest topic ideas. Login in to see the Zoom Links.
Bourne End - Gill Thomas - Starting a One Place Study - 14th November 2023
For our Southern Branch Meeting on November 14th, Gill Thomas will be speaking about creating a one-street or one place study. Meeting starts at 7.45 Doors open at 7.30. Bourne End Community Centre.
Read more: Bourne End - Gill Thomas - Starting a One Place Study - 14th November 2023
Online talk - John Hanson - FindMypast - 24 November 2023
John Hanson is making a welcome return to talk about FindMypast and the recent changes to the site, including the 1921 Census. Keep up to date with all the changes online. If you wish to see this talk and are not yet a member you can join here. The recording is now available - Login required.
Online talk - Young Dickens & How he Invented Christmas. 8 December 2023
Ian Porter will talk about Dickens’ early years before he found fame and how his Christmas stories became an annual Victorian event. So many of the things we now associate with Christmas sprang from him, not just A Christmas Carol but The Chimes and other stories too. Scrooge, Marley, Tiny Tim and the Ghosts of Christmas Past and Present will all be there. Talk will start at 8.30 UK time. If you wish to see this talk and are not yet a member you can join here.
Tours of Bucks Archives
The Bucks Archives in Walton St, Aylesbury have some tours available as part of their History Festival in November. These are not publicly bookable as present but The Archives have offered our Society first choice.
Family History Workshop - 1st Saturday each month at Buckinghamshire Archives
Stuck for how to start your own family history research? Come along to our workshops on the 5th of August 2023 where you can learn from the Family History Society! Get guidance on researching your past and learn how to use the resources at Buckinghamshire Archives!
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Origins - Latest Issue Now online 1 July 2023
Origins Vol 47 No 2 Summer 2023 is now in the members' area. Please log in and follow the links below.
A current membership will be required. These are available in our shop. Membership of Bucks FHS or by contacting the Membership Secretary for organising a standing order.. A working login to this site is also required (not the shop).
Chalfont St Giles - Parish Registers
We are pleased to announce the publication of the parish registers of Chalfont St Giles, St Giles Church in CD format - not suitable for MAC
The parish registers start in 1576 for Baptisms and Marriages and 1584 for Burials; this publications ends at 1911. The early registers include people from Seer Green and Jordans. before the creation of Seer Green parish.
Brill Parish Registers
Brill All Saints, parish registers covering: Searchable CD (WINDOWS ONLY) of the Parish Registers of Brill, All Saints covering
Banns 1769 - 1812
Baptisms 1596 - 1901
Burials 1586 - 1901
Marriages 1601 - 1901
Includes a Surname Index. Available to via our shop
Aylesbury Calendars of Prisoners
Aylesbury Calendars of Prisoners is now available for sale in the shop.
This DVD contains images of all the Calendars available, covering the period 1783 to 1892 for the Assize court and 1787 to 1909 for the Quarter Sessions. The calendars show the progression of the defendant through the courts.
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