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.
Please note. 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.
Online Helpdesk Meetings - Next Meeting 8 August - 8PM UK start
The next Online Helpdesk will 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 Directories, Newspaper Research, Archive Catalogues & Quarter Sessions.
Here is your chance to improve your research skills or suggest topic ideas. Questions can be emailed to me, Tony Sargeant (email address below) or asked during the meeting.
Online talk - Getting the best from FamilySearch - Aug 2022
For our August online talk John Hanson wil talk about "Getting the best from the new FamilySearch website". The talk will be on Friday 26nd August at 20:30, is free and for members only. If you wish to see this talk and are not yet a member you can join here. Using the FamilySearch site will allow access to many records in UK and the rest of the world.
Alan Dell Memorial Award - Time to start writing!
The Award has been introduced to commemorate the life of Alan Dell who made such a great contribution the Society as President, long-serving committee member and award-winning editor of Origins, the Society magazine.
We would like to hear about our members’ research, please continue reading to find out more.
Now accepting entries from all writing about Family History & Local History with an emphasis on Buckinghamshire.
Read more: Alan Dell Memorial Award - Time to start writing!
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. Starting as a pre-trial document, many are annotated with the results of the trial. Normally the trial would have been through the local petty sessions before being sent for trial in Aylesbury.
Online talk - Life of the Poor & Assisted Emigration-Sept 2022
For our September online talk Judy Hill wil talk about "Life of the Poor and Assisted Emigration at the beginning of the 19th Century. The talk will be on Friday 30th September at 20:30, is free and for members only. If you wish to see this talk and are not yet a member you can join here.
Origins - Latest Issue
Origins Vol 46 Issue 2 Summer 2022 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 details if paying by cheque.. A working login to this site is also required (not the shop).
Burnham Parish Registers
We are pleased to announce the publication of Burnham St Peter parish registers covering:
Banns 1762 - 1895
Baptisms 1557 - 1901
Burials 1561 - 1901
Marriages 1561 - 1901
Includes a Surname Index
This parish covers a large area to the west of the modern Slough and includes Cippenham, Burnham Beeches & Boveney.
Winslow Parish Registers
We are pleased to announce the publication of Winslow St Laurence parish registers covering:
Banns 1654 - 1901
Baptisms 1560 - 1901
Burials 1560 - 1901
Marriages 1560 - 1901
Includes a Surname Index
This parish covers the major town of Winslow in the Aylesbury Vale.
Bucks FHS Executive Committee Meeting Dates 2022
Executive Committee Dates
All the Executive Committee meetings are being held via Zoom.
Great expansion of website resources for members.
There are more areas and documents to explore on our website for members.
Read more: Great expansion of website resources for members.
BucksFHS Executive Committee
Have you considered joining the Society's Executive Committee?