Berkshire Name search (BNS)
Berkshire Name Search searches a master index covering a range of individual databases (see below).
All you need is a surname (or a number of surnames) to access information the extent of which will vary with the individual database.
Your search of the master index will show you the total of entries of that surname in each individual database (index). You can then request the full details available.
You can search the index personally and at no charge by visiting our Research Centre Alternatively, you can ask for a search either online or by post but for both of these methods there is a modest charge.
Online is probably the easiest way. Please email your requirements to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and then pay for the service via the links below. The charges are:
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£2 per surname to search the master index and you will be advised of how many entries there are for that surname in each database. Please note, this search will not give you information from the indexed records. Buy a master index search.
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£2 per surname per database. With this search you will receive full details for up to a maximum of 25 entries. Should there be more than 25 entries, we will let you know the extra cost. Buy a single surname search on a single database
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£5 per surname to search all databases currently available. You will receive full details for up to a maximum of 25 entries per database. Again, we will let you know the extra cost if there are more than 25 entries. Buy a single surname search on all databases
You should note that a 50p transaction fee will be added to the total as a contribution to the fees that the bank charges us for the online payment service.
You can contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it if you have any queries or would like an estimate of likely cost for the searches that you need.
If you wish you can also apply by post. Postal search charges are the same as those for online searches excluding the transaction fee. But for a postal search you must enclose an A4 self addressed envelope with stamps (or IRC) to cover return postal costs. An alternative is to supply an email address so that results can be sent to you by email.
Please send your request for a Postal Search to:
Berkshire Name Search
Berkshire FHS Research Centre,
Yeomanry House, 131 Castle Hill, READING, RG1 7TJ, United Kingdom
Paid for research.
For those thinking of using the services of a paid researcher, and only
in response to a prior written application, Berkshire Family History
Society can return a short list of names and contact details of
researchers who undertake commissioned projects. This information is
offered by the society purely as a public service. Inclusion of a
researcher on a list neither constitutes nor implies recommendation,
endorsement or warranty of any kind by the society. Client and
researcher should always negotiate any commissioned work directly and in
entirety. You can request this list by sending an email to
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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Databases in Berkshire Name Search
Berkshire 1851 Census. For further information please click here
Berkshire 1871 Census. For further information, please click here.
Berkshire 1861 Census. For further information, please click here
Berkshire Burials. For further information, please click here.
Berkshire Marriages (pre-1837). For further information, please click here.
Berkshire Miscellaneous Index. For further information, please click here.
Berkshire FHS Research Centre Library Catalogue can be searched by key words.
page last reviewed and revised 8 December 2011
