# BERKSHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 1204390
- **Other names:** BERKSFHS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 17, 2023
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1204390


## Contact

- **Address:** Berkshire Family History Society,, Family Research Centre,, Ground Floor L14 London Rd Campus, London Road, READING
- **Postcode:** RG1 5AQ
- **Phone:** 0118 950 9553
- **Email:** secretary@berksfhs.org.uk
- **Website:** https://berksfhs.org/



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN RESEARCH INTO FAMILY HISTORY AND GENEALOGY, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE PRE 1974 ROYAL COUNTY OF BERKSHIRE, AND, (2) TO WORK TO PROMOTE THE PRESERVATION, TRANSCRIPTION, INDEXING AND READY PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY OF RELATED RECORDS AND INFORMATION.

**Activities:** The society works to advance education of the public in research into family history and genealogy, primarily but not exclusively within the boundaries of the pre-1974 Royal County of Berkshire; including Abingdon and the Vale of the White Horse.  It also works to promote preservation, transcription, indexing and ready public accessibility of related records and information.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** Education/training
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Geography

- Buckinghamshire
- Oxfordshire
- Reading
- West Berkshire





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Catherine Louise Sampson** | Chair | Aug. 17, 2023 |
| ANDREW JOHN RICE |  | Aug. 17, 2023 |
| Alison Clare Pedley |  | June 19, 2024 |
| David John Purling |  | June 19, 2024 |
| Gillian Shirley Stevens |  | Aug. 17, 2023 |
| John Dunne |  | Aug. 17, 2023 |
| Leigh Trevor Dworkin |  | Aug. 17, 2023 |
| Nicholas Paul Prince |  | Aug. 17, 2023 |
| Sandra Barkwith |  | Aug. 17, 2023 |
| Victoria Claire Chesterman |  | Aug. 17, 2023 |




