A VISIT to the past is promised in the future, thanks to the June meeting of the Berkshire Family History Society’s Reading branch.
The group is holding a meeting using video conferencing software Zoom on Thursday, June 29.
Starting at 7.45pm, the session is titled Was Your Ancestor A Public Servant? And look at how people can get more information about the various roles.
They include postal employees, customs officers in ports and excise officers all over the country. There is often personal information to be found about them and their families, and there are some guides available for researchers to use. The talk will investigate these.
For example, the Society of Genealogists holds original establishment records for Customs and Excise officials covering the period from the 1860s into the 20th century.
The talk is free to members of Berkshire Family History Society, while non-members are asked to make a donation of £5.
Pre-booking by Wednesday, June 28 is required, with the meeting link emailed in advance.
For more details, log on to: https://berksfhs.org/events/was-your-ancestor-a-public-servant/?occurrence=2023-06-29
