Margaret, The "Reading Remembrance Trust" (http://www.readingremembrancetrust.co.uk) does not list St Stephen in it's list of church memorials but it may be worth contacting them. Regards Peter > Does anyone recall a war Memorial within St Stephen's Church in > Watlington Street, Reading? > > I have contacted the present occupants (Polish Orthodox) who have no > knowledge of a memorial. I have also contacted St John's Church which > amalgamated with St Stephen's - they have no knowledge either. > > Does anyone remember the memorial? > > Do you know what happened to it or where it went when the church was no > longer used by the C of E. > > Any help or suggestions will be appreciated. > > > Margaret Young projects@berksfhs.org.uk

Does anyone recall a war Memorial within St Stephen's Church in Watlington Street, Reading? I have contacted the present occupants (Polish Orthodox) who have no knowledge of a memorial. I have also contacted St John's Church which amalgamated with St Stephen's - they have no knowledge either. Does anyone remember the memorial? Do you know what happened to it or where it went when the church was no longer used by the C of E. Any help or suggestions will be appreciated. Margaret Young projects@berksfhs.org.uk Projects Co-ordinator http://www.berksfhs.org.uk/ Berkshire Family History Society -- Margaret Young margaret@breadmore.org Breadmore One-Name Study (GOONS 2503) http://www.breadmore.org/

Dear Margaret, This was found on the web at the following address: http://www.uk-genealogy.org.uk/england/Berkshire/towns/Reading.html There are three parishes in Reading which are both civil and ecclesiastical-viz., St Giles, St Lawrence, and St Mary-the-Virgin; and there are also the ecclesiastical parishes of Christ Church, Grey Friars, Holy Trinity, and St John-the-Evangelist. The church of St Giles, which stands on the E side of Southampton Street, is an ancient building of flint and stone in mixed styles, and consists of nave, aisles, chancel, and porch, with a battlemented western tower and a slender spire of stone. It sustained much injury from the artillery of the besiegers in 1643, but was restored after the war, and was again restored and enlarged in 1873. Attached to the church of St Giles is that of St Luke's, on the Redlands estate, a building of red brick in the Italian style, which was erected at a cost of about £6000 in 1883. The living of St Giles with St Luke is a vicarage, of the gross value of £517 with residence (though the net value is now-returned as nil), in the gift of the Bishop of Oxford. The church of St Lawrence is situated at the corner of Friar Street, near the market-place, and is a handsome building of flint and stone in the Early English and Perpendicular styles, consisting of chancel, nave, N aisle, with chantry chapel, S porch, and a lofty square tower with turrets. It contains some ancient brasses, many interesting tombs and memorials, and some good stained windows. An ancient sun-dial is on the S side of the church. The living is a vicarage, of the gross value of £200, in the gift of the Bishop of Oxford. The church of St Mary-the-Virgin, which stands. at the end of Minster Street, is said to have been originally built with portions of the abbey ruins, and is an edifice faced with flint and ashlar in chequers, consisting of chancel, nave, S aisle, N transept, S porch, and an embattled western tower surmounted with pinnacles. It has a fine old oak roof, and contains among many other objects of interest an altar-piece-attributed to one of the Caracci, two curious ancient alms-boxes, a Perpendicular font with pyramidal crocketed cover,. some ancient tombs and brasses, the old colours of the 66th (Princess Charlotte of Wales' Royal Berkshire) regiment, and a memorial window to those of its officers and men who fell at the battle of Maiwand, in Afghanistan, 27 July, 1880.-St Saviour's Church, in Coley Street, is attached to St Mary's, and is a building of red brick, erected in 1888, consisting of chancel, nave, side chapel, and western porch. All Saints Church, in Downshire Square, is also attached to St Mary's, and is a building of stone in the Decorated style, consisting" of chancel, nave, aisles, transept, Galilee porch, and bell-turret. The living of St Mary is a rectory, of the net value-of £29, in the gift of the Bishop of Oxford. Christ Church, Whitley, is an ecclesiastical parish, formed out of the parish of St Giles in 1863. The church, which stands at the end of the Kendrick Road, is an edifice of stone in the Early English style, consisting of chancel, nave, N aisle, N transept, and a tower on the NW surmounted by an octagonal spire. The living is a vicarage, of the net value of £230, in th& gift of the Bishop of Oxford. Population of the ecclesiastical parish, 4812. Grey Friars is an ecclesiastical parish which was formed in 1864 out of the parishes of St Mary and St Lawrence. The church was originally built by the Grey Friars on the site granted by the Abbot of Reading. It was afterwards allowed to fall into decay, and it stood roofless for about 200 years, the side aisles being used as cells of the town bridewell. In 1861 it was restored to ecclesiastical purposes, repaired and partly rebuilt by the late-Archdeacon Phelps. It now consists of a wide nave, aisles, and transepts. The living is a vicarage, of the gross value of £83 with residence, in the gift of Trustees. Population of the ecclesiastical parish, 3310. Holy Trinity is an ecclesiastical parish, formed in 1875 out of the parish of St Mary. The church, erected in 1826, is a plain quadrangular structure of brick, with stone front, consisting of nave and chancel only. The living is a vicarage, of the net value of £200, in the gift of the Vicar of St Mary's. Population of the ecclesiastical parish, 6124. St John-the Evangelist's is an ecclesiastical parish which was formed out of St Giles in-1874. The church, rebuilt in 1872-73, is a building of Kentish ragstone, consisting of chancel, nave, aisles, transepts, N porch, and a western tower and spire 150 feet in-height. The church of St Stephen, which is attached to St John-the-Evangelist, is a building of brick in the Early English style, erected in 1866, and consisting of chancel,. nave, aisles, S porch, and bell-turret The living of St John with St Stephen is a vicarage, of the net value of £250, in the gift of Trustees. All the livings are in the diocese of Oxford. There is an Episcopal chapel, dedicated to St Mary, belonging to the Church of England, in Castle Street. A Roman Catholic church (1840) stands near the Forbury Gardens and within the ruins of the abbey, and there are five Baptist, four Congregational, one Presbyterian, two Primitive-Methodist, one Unitarian, and three Wesleyan chapels, a Friends' meeting-house, and a Salvation Army Barracks. Kim Townsend Spangrude, Salt Lake City, Utah Descendant of Richard Townsend of Bucklebury, Berkshire 1614-1697 On May 28, 2011, at 7:51 AM, Margaret Young wrote: > Does anyone recall a war Memorial within St Stephen's Church in > Watlington Street, Reading? > > I have contacted the present occupants (Polish Orthodox) who have no > knowledge of a memorial. I have also contacted St John's Church which > amalgamated with St Stephen's - they have no knowledge either. > > Does anyone remember the memorial? > > Do you know what happened to it or where it went when the church was no > longer used by the C of E. > > Any help or suggestions will be appreciated. > > > Margaret Young projects@berksfhs.org.uk > Projects Co-ordinator http://www.berksfhs.org.uk/ > Berkshire Family History Society > > -- > Margaret Young margaret@breadmore.org > Breadmore One-Name Study (GOONS 2503) http://www.breadmore.org/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

>From Nelson Evening Mail ( N.Z. ) Volume XLII, 24 April 1907, Page 1. Many cedars are ascribed with more or less certainty to the 17th or 18th century. Near Pope's villa at Twickenham for instance, says the "County Gentleman," there are some fine old specimens, concerning which tradition narrates that they were grown from cones sent to the poet by Lady Mary Wortley MONTAGU. An earlier sowing than any of those hitherto mentioned may be that of the fine tree on the lawn of the rectory of Childrey, in Berkshire, which is believed to have been grown by Dr. POCOCK , the first laudian Professor of Arabic in Oxford, who then held the living.

You may be interested in the following events. Saturday 18 June from 9.30am to 1pm Family History Surgery at Abingdon Library. Bring us your family history questions to this session and we will endeavour to help you find the answers. To book a slot please phone Abingdon Library on 01235 520374 or for more information call me on 07851206313 Saturday 16 July from 9.30am to 1pm Family History Surgery at Wantage Library. Bring us your family history questions to this session and we will endeavour to help you find the answers. To book a slot please phone Wantage Library on 01235 762291 or for more information call me on 07851206313 Monday 20 June meeting at Long Furlong Community Centre, Boulter Drive, Abingdon at 7.30pm. When our speaker will be Simon Townley who will be telling us all about the work of "The Victoria County History". Monday 18 July meeting at Long Furlong Community Centre, Boulter Drive, Abingdon at 7.30pm. When our speaker will be Deborah Hayter and 'Ridge & Furrow - what's it all about? Monthly meetings are held at Long Furlong Community Centre, Boulter Drive Abingdon at 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Where there is ample free parking. Everyone welcome. For more information email Vale@BerksFHS.org.uk or phone 07851206313 Sue Matthews Programme Secretary Vale of the White Horse Branch Berkshire Family History Society

All The next meeting of the Oxfordshire Family History Society will take place on Monday 23 May 2011 at the usual venue at Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1AB. Doors open at 7.15pm for coffee, help with both genealogy and computers, and the bookstall, exchange journals and the library. The subject of the talk is "Henley in the Eighteenth Century", which will be presented by Dr Simon Townley. As part of the "Victoria County History" team here in Oxfordshire, Simon has researched and published books about the town. This illustrated talk will look at some of the highlights. Our speaker Dr Simon Townley is Editor of the "Victoria County History" of Oxfordshire, for which he has worked since 1987. During that time he has worked on numerous Oxfordshire towns and villages, most recently Burford and Henley-on-Thames. Later this year he'll be starting VCH work on Ewelme, Benson, and Berrick Salome. Simon's work for the VCH on Henley led to the publication of the book "Henley-on-Thames: town, trade and river". Copies of this splendid book will be on sale from Simon at the meeting, or can be purchased from this society's bookstall at :- _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/books.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/books.html) All members, potential members and their guests are welcome. For directions as to how to get to the Exeter Hall, please see :- _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/ExeterHall.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/ExeterHall.html) For a list of future OFHS meetings, please see :- _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/meetings.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/meetings.html) Any queries, please contact me. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/)

Thanks - another one for the Berkshire Strays list Margaret Margaret Young projects@berksfhs.org.uk Projects Co-ordinator http://www.berksfhs.org.uk/ Berkshire Family History Society In article <4b8a5.24f6a82d.3b043028@aol.com>, MICHAELCOOMBER@aol.com writes > >>From Evening Post, ( N. Z. ) Volume LXXX, Issue 107, 2 November 1910, Page >7 > >PERSONAL MATTERS. >The Auckland Star reports the death of Mr. R. E. FINCH , an old and >well-known resident of Auckland. The late Mr. FINCH was born at Reading, >Berkshire ( Eng.), in 1837, and left the Old Country for the colonies in 1865, >arriving at Adelaide, South Australia, in the ship British Lion. After >spending two years there he came across to Wellington and joined the Telegraph >Department, being stationed successively at Palmerston North, where he >erected the first post office and telegraph installation, at Kawakawa and >Castlepoint as postmaster, prior to his appointment as Inspector of Telegraphs. >He >left the Public Service in 1879, and commenced business in Auckland as a >stationer the same year, retiring three years ago, after carrying on >business for 31 years. Deceased leaves a widow and grown-up family of eight. > > >This is NOT connected to our research, but, the above-mentioned Mr. FINCH >seems to have been Richard Edward FINCH , &, from FreeBMD >http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl he married Leah Caroline BROCKS >in Oxford, Dec Qtr 1862 3a 999. >Leah Caroline seems to have died in 1911 ( from New Zealand BDM ) >https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/ >The New Zealand Newspaper Archives, from where this article came, are at >:- >http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast > >Hope some of this helps a researcher. > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE- >request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the >subject and the body of the message -- Margaret Young margaret@breadmore.org Breadmore One-Name Study (GOONS 2503) http://www.breadmore.org/

G/day Michael Thank you for posting the KITE entry.I have had Lucy Bradley KITE details for sometime but never know the name of her father.So thanks once again for taking the time to submit all the NZ cuttings. cheers Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: <MICHAELCOOMBER@aol.com> To: <BERKSHIRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 5:37 AM Subject: [BRK] Marriage of ROBERTS & KITE in N.Z. ( 1898 ) > >>From Nelson Evening Mail, ( N.Z. ) Volume XXXII, Issue 83, 16 April 1898, > Page 2 > > MARRIAGE. > ROBERTS - KITE . - On the 13th inst., at Wakefield, Edmund Wale, sole > surviving son of the late John Lamplow ROBERTS , solicitor, of Wokingham, > Berkshire, ( Eng.), to Lucy Bradley, eldest daughter of Mr. Thomas KITE , > of > Wakefield. > [ Blenheim and Taranaki papers please copy.] > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

>From Evening Post, ( N. Z. ) Volume LXXX, Issue 107, 2 November 1910, Page 7 PERSONAL MATTERS. The Auckland Star reports the death of Mr. R. E. FINCH , an old and well-known resident of Auckland. The late Mr. FINCH was born at Reading, Berkshire ( Eng.), in 1837, and left the Old Country for the colonies in 1865, arriving at Adelaide, South Australia, in the ship British Lion. After spending two years there he came across to Wellington and joined the Telegraph Department, being stationed successively at Palmerston North, where he erected the first post office and telegraph installation, at Kawakawa and Castlepoint as postmaster, prior to his appointment as Inspector of Telegraphs. He left the Public Service in 1879, and commenced business in Auckland as a stationer the same year, retiring three years ago, after carrying on business for 31 years. Deceased leaves a widow and grown-up family of eight. This is NOT connected to our research, but, the above-mentioned Mr. FINCH seems to have been Richard Edward FINCH , &, from FreeBMD http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl he married Leah Caroline BROCKS in Oxford, Dec Qtr 1862 3a 999. Leah Caroline seems to have died in 1911 ( from New Zealand BDM ) https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/search/ The New Zealand Newspaper Archives, from where this article came, are at :- http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Hope some of this helps a researcher.

>From Hawera & Normanby Star,( N.Z. )Volume XLI, 15 January 1921,Page 4 BOWLING. A striking illustration appears in the Australasian, copied from English Field, of a head at bowls, where seven out of eight bowls lay within one foot of the jack in a four-ball match between Messrs. E. W. WIX and W. D. LOVEDAY at Wantage, Berkshire, England. A New Zealand bowler appreciating the paragraph says that in New Zealand such a head would not be allowed to stand, for a player would have driven and smashed it up - " Skittles more than real bowls."

>From Nelson Evening Mail, ( N.Z. ) Volume XXXII, Issue 83, 16 April 1898, Page 2 MARRIAGE. ROBERTS - KITE . - On the 13th inst., at Wakefield, Edmund Wale, sole surviving son of the late John Lamplow ROBERTS , solicitor, of Wokingham, Berkshire, ( Eng.), to Lucy Bradley, eldest daughter of Mr. Thomas KITE , of Wakefield. [ Blenheim and Taranaki papers please copy.]

The next meeting of the Berks FHS Computer Branch will be on Wednesday 18th May 2011. Tony Wright will be talking to us about Crew Lists. Do you have merchant seamen ancestors or relatives? Where did they travel to? How much did they get paid? How long were they at sea? Who did they send money home to? Crew Lists may help you answer these and many other questions. Even if you don't have merchant seaman in your family tree yet (further searching may reveal that you do) this should still prove to be a very interesting talk. As usual, Cliff and Jean will be bringing a selection of items from the Berks FHS bookstall together with many sale bargains. In addition there will be a number of experts on hand to help answer any family history problems or computer related queries you may have. Our meeting will be at the usual venue of the Oakwood Centre, Woodley, Reading RG5 4JZ; 7.15 for a 7.45 start. Everyone is welcome at our meetings, you do not have to be a member of the Society, so why not bring your friends along. Free parking opposite the centre - see streetview www.tinyurl.com/oakwood-centre Looking forward to seeing you all. Gillian Stevens Chairman of the Berks FHS Computer Branch computerbranch@berksfhs.org.uk

Thanks - will be added to the Berkshire Strays list Margaret Margaret Young projects@berksfhs.org.uk Projects Co-ordinator http://www.berksfhs.org.uk/ Berkshire Family History Society In article <c3644.757b2d25.3afc4b81@aol.com>, MICHAELCOOMBER@aol.com writes > >>From The Winnipeg Evening Tribune ( Canada ) August 21, 1942 > >CASUALTY LIST CANADA >Killed on Active Service :- >JONES , Reginald, L/AC., Brave-court, Bray, Berkshire, England > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE- >request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the >subject and the body of the message -- Margaret Young margaret@breadmore.org Breadmore One-Name Study (GOONS 2503) http://www.breadmore.org/

Thanks - will be added to the Berkshire Strays list Margaret Margaret Young projects@berksfhs.org.uk Projects Co-ordinator http://www.berksfhs.org.uk/ Berkshire Family History Society In article <c4218.53bf0f08.3afc4dad@aol.com>, MICHAELCOOMBER@aol.com writes > >>From The Winnipeg Evening Tribune ( Canada ) June 13, 1941 > >OBITUARY >Philip Arthur HUBBARD >The funeral service for Philip Arthur HUBBARD , 77, of 830 St. Matthew's >ave., retired C.P.R. employe, who died Tuesday at his residence, was held at >1.45 p.m. today in St. Margaret's Anglican church. Dr. F. GLOVER , >rector, officiated, and burial was in Brookside cemetery. >Born in Bray, Berkshire, Nov. 16, 1863, Mr. HUBBARD came to Winnipeg in >May, 1906. He retired from the C.P.R. Weston shops in 1937 after 17 years' >service. >He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Charlotte HUBBARD; a daughter, Mrs. S. >W. MULLEY , Winnipeg, and two sons and two daughters of a former marriage, >all residents of England. > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE- >request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the >subject and the body of the message -- Margaret Young margaret@breadmore.org Breadmore One-Name Study (GOONS 2503) http://www.breadmore.org/

>From Brandon Daily Sun ( Canada ) November 7, 1907 Summoned at Maidenhead one day last week for taking fish from the Thames during illegal hours, Stephen BIDMEAD said he was eeling, and that an eel was not a fish, but a "fresh water serpent". After a long consultation the Bench held that an eel is a fish and ordered accused to pay the costs.

>From Winnipeg Evening Tribune ( Canada ) July 10, 1940 TAXI KILLS OWNER MAIDENHEAD, Eng. - Thomas SMITH , 56, taxi driver, was killed when his car ran over him as he started it.

>From The Winnipeg Evening Tribune ( Canada ) June 13, 1941 OBITUARY Philip Arthur HUBBARD The funeral service for Philip Arthur HUBBARD , 77, of 830 St. Matthew's ave., retired C.P.R. employe, who died Tuesday at his residence, was held at 1.45 p.m. today in St. Margaret's Anglican church. Dr. F. GLOVER , rector, officiated, and burial was in Brookside cemetery. Born in Bray, Berkshire, Nov. 16, 1863, Mr. HUBBARD came to Winnipeg in May, 1906. He retired from the C.P.R. Weston shops in 1937 after 17 years' service. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Charlotte HUBBARD; a daughter, Mrs. S. W. MULLEY , Winnipeg, and two sons and two daughters of a former marriage, all residents of England.

>From The Winnipeg Evening Tribune ( Canada ) August 21, 1942 CASUALTY LIST CANADA Killed on Active Service :- JONES , Reginald, L/AC., Brave-court, Bray, Berkshire, England

And me. Thanks Nivard for the information. I administer the Furniss List. I have had problems with my computers recently and have lost my email address book. I note you are on G mail. I lost all my emails held by Opera on their servers only last week. They are still missing and my complaints to Opera Support end up at FM Mail in Australia. My machine hung when the Opera service shut down and I was forced to reinstall my Windows7 system. I am now using Thunderbird and storing all my emails on my computer and on back up media. I get the felling that some ISPs do not have the best interests of their clients at heart. I believe a customer, who gets a free service from a supplier, has no redress. I would advise everyone to back up their emails and their address books at frequent intervals. Solid state back up media has become very cheap recently. On 06/05/2011 23:26, Colin Liddell wrote: > I received it too. > > Colin in Queensland > ------------------------ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paula"<paula10@virginmedia.com> > To:<berkshire@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 11:33 PM > Subject: Re: [BRK] Fw: new email address > > >> Hi Nivard >> So it reached you ok mbut it didn't show up on my PC as it always has done >> in the past. So I didn't think it got to anyone- you are the only one who >> has responded. >> Paula >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Nivard Ovington"<ovington1@sky.com> >> To:<berkshire@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 12:11 PM >> Subject: Re: [BRK] Fw: new email address >> >> >>> Hi Paula >>> >>> I suspect its due to lack of posts but in these circumstances its always >>> best to check the archives >>> first >>> >>> The fact you post reached the list means its subscribed OK and the list >>> is >>> working >>> >>> Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) >>> >>> >>>> I have had to change my email address as I changed to VirginCable. >>>> (Used >>>> to be p.ath@virgin.net) >>>> So I re-subscribed to the Berkshire list with my new address. But I have >>>> had no messages, have >>>> there not been any tthe last couple of days or has something gone wrong >>>> my end? >>>> Paula Atherton >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

You came through to me in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, Paula. www.royalmaidenhead.co.uk