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Registers

The baptism registers date from 1584, the marriage registers from 1694 and burial registers from 1667, although those covering the period 1812-1960 have not survived. With the exception of the most up-to-date registers still in use, they can be found in the Berkshire Record Office at Reading. Chilton was part of Berkshire until the local government reorganisation of 1974, whereupon it became part of Oxfordshire. Other records that have survived include an overseer's accounts book covering the period 1658 - 1720. The job of the overseer was to look after the funds for the relief of the poor; in 1658, a total of £8 17s 9d was disbursed for this purpose. In addition, a churchwarden's accounts book (1722-1792) has also survived. Examples of entries from this period include: "Wine and bread at Easter 3s 2d", "3 bell ropes 7s", "For a church bible and a horses stabling & hay £2 9s 2d" and "Communion Cloth £1 2s 6d".

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