Introduction to the Puttenham One Place Study

(Commenced August 1986)

Like the majority of Genealogists I started my research by working from the known to the unknown.

My major known fact was that my grandfather was born in the Parish of Wanborough, which is the neighbouring

parish. As I worked back to my great grandmother and beyond, my links with the village of Puttenham were firmly bought home.

By the time I was back four generations I reached the surname of BUDD and on looking through the vast amount of

Material I established that the Budd family was, in one way or another related to most of the inhabitants of the village.

I decided to study the Census material for the village more fully and the day I saw my great grandmothers name listed on an

Official document was a very special one. This was the great grandmother who I had sat with as a child and suddenly

I realised that I was part of this village and I simply wanted to know all that I could about it.

I visited the parish of Puttenham, I had heard stories from my grandfather’s sisters about who lived where, who married who

And so forth, and in the summer of 1986 decided to visit the village. It was beautiful summer’s day, not a rain cloud in sight! And as

I wandered through the village I tried imagining the atmosphere of the village at a time, several generations before my grandfather

was born. Someone greeted me from the Puttenham and Wanborough History Society and I was welcomed and introduced

To the legend of the Curate Charles Kerry, who produced such a wealth of information, in manuscripts it is truly a

Genealogical and local History treasure and the Puttenham One Place Study were born.

I hope that you enjoy looking at the Puttenham material I have collated and placed online. There is much more to be added,

So please stop by again.