Wills Index
You can search this index of over 38,000 entries to see what Archdeaconry of Berkshire wills, administrations and inventories we have for the period 1480 to 1857.
Let's explain the difference between these records.
Wills: this is the most common record in which an individual sets out their intentions as to what should happen to their possessions after death and to appoint executors.
Administrations (admons): If a person died without making a will (intestate), the court had to appoint people to administer the estate and issued letters of administration. The appointed persons would then enter an administration bond to carry out various tasks. However, they do not reveal anything about actual possessions unless an inventory is included.
Inventories: This was made as a true record of the extent and value of the deceased’s estate and often included debts as well as possessions.
It's also worth noting that sometimes, all that survives is a registered copy of a probate record, which is a hand written version in a bound volume.
How to use the wills index:
The index is listed by surname, but also provides details of place name and occupation as well the document reference of the record and what microfilm/fiche (MF) copies we have.
To use the Name Search simply enter the name as surname, first name. For example: Blackmore, Dennis.
You can also search by surname only or first name only.
For place names or occupations please use the Keyword Search.
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Name | Place Name | Occupation | Year | BRO Ref | MF Copy |
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LARRANCE, William | Abingdon | Sackcloth Weaver | 1766 | D/A1/95/185 | MF569 |
LARRANCS, Mary | Newbury | 1643 | D/A1/93/123 | MF568 | |
LARRENCE , John | Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1700 | D/A1/95/2 | MF568 |
LARRENCE, Mary | Letcombe Regis | 1677 | D/A1/94/77 | MF568 | |
LARUNCE, John | Winkfield | 1586 | D/A1/92/062 D/A1/11/082 | MF534 MF10047B | |
LASON, Thomas | Reading | 1564 | D/A1/201/149 | MF96063 | |
LATHAM, George Cozens | Abingdon | Grocer | 1847 | D/A1/157/33 | MF581 |
LATHAM, Henry | Newbury | 1721 | D/A1/203/89 | MF96066 | |
LATHAM, Winifred | Buckland | 1827 | D/A1/229/73 | MF96126 | |
LATHBERY, Robert | Waltham St Lawrence | 1559 | D/A1/91/053 D/A1/7/281 | MF533 MF10040 | |
LATHE, Anne | Abingdon | 1672 | D/A1/94/58 | MF568 | |
LATHE, Francis | Abingdon | Cutler | 1643 | D/A1/93/116 | MF568 |
LATHY, Joan | Chieveley | 1647 | D/A1/93/130 | MF568 | |
LATHY, John | Peasemore | Tailor | 1631 | D/A1/93/057 | MF534 |
LATOURNELLE, Ann | Reading St Laurence | 1780 | D/A1/95/209 | MF569 | |
LATTEN, Anne | West Hendred | 1584 | D/A1/11/002 | MF10047B | |
LATTEN, Richard | Midgham, Thatcham | 1549 | D/A1/201/123 | MF96062 | |
LATTER, John | Bucklebury | Tanner | 1803 | D/A1/229/48 | MF96126 |
LATTON, John | Kingston Bagpuize | 1632 | D/A1/16/306 | MF10066 | |
LATYMER, Richard | Newbury | 1549 | D/A1/5/081 | MF10043A | |
LAUDE, Richard | Abingdon St Helen | Tanner | 1576 | D/A1/92/034 D/A1/10/122 | MF534 MF10047A |
LAUEDE, Emanuel | Bray | Husbandman | 1614 | D/A1/92/173 D/A1/15/427 | MF534 MF10065 |
LAUGHFORD, Thomas | Shefford Woodlands, West Shefford | 1644 | D/A1/94/028 | MF568 | |
LAUGHTON, John Snr | Stratfield Mortimer | Yeoman | 1632 | D/A1/93/061 | MF534 |
LAUNGLY, Joan | Shinfield | 1599 | D/A1/92/119 D/A1/13/480 | MF534 MF10049 | |
LAURANCE, Thomas | Padworth | Husbandman | 1671 | D/A1/94/56 | MF568 |
LAURANCE, Timothy | Buckland | Husbandman | 1700 | D/A1/203/54 | MF96066 |
LAURENCE, Christopher | Wallingford | Baker | 1561 | D/A1/201/145 | MF96062 |
LAURENCE, Giles | Eastbury, Lambourn | 1698 | D/A1/94/129 | MF568 | |
LAURENCE, James | Winkfield | 1555 | D/A1/7/093 | MF10040 | |
LAURENCE, James | Thatcham | 1819 | D/A1/229/68 | MF96126 | |
LAURENCE, John | Bray | 1561 | D/A1/201/144 | MF96062 | |
LAURENCE, John | Aldermaston | Yeoman | 1685 | D/A1/94/101 | MF568 |
LAURENCE, John | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1825 | D/A1/156/73 | MF581 |
LAURENCE, Robert | Clewer | 1584 | D/A1/10/418 | MF10047A | |
LAURENCE, Roger | Frilsham | Husbandman | 1608 | D/A1/92/149 D/A1/14/489 | MF534 MF10064 |
LAURENCE, Thomas | Bray | Yeoman | 1603 | D/A1/202/011 D/A1/13/1119 | MF96064 MF10049 |
LAURENCE, Thomas | Charney, Longworth | Husbandman | 1622 | D/A1/202/061 | MF96064 |
LAURENCE, Thomas | Bray | Yeoman | 1638 | D/A1/202/092 | MF96065 |
LAURENCE, Timothy | Buckland | 1776 | D/A1/95/205 | MF569 | |
LAURENCE, William | Abingdon St Nicholas | Husbandman | 1594 | D/A1/201/187 D/A1/12/195 | MF96063 MF10048 |
LAURENCE, William | Frilsham | Yeoman | 1641 | D/A1/202/097 | MF96065 |
LAURENS, Christopher | Wallingford | 1561 | D/A1/167/117 | MF96000 | |
LAURENS, John | Winkfield | 1559 | D/A1/91/048 D/A1/8/062 | MF533 MF10043C | |
LAURENS, John | Bray | 1561 | D/A1/167/116 | MF96000 | |
LAURENS, William | Aston Tirrold | Husbandman | 1558 | D/A1/91/061 | MF533 |
LAVALL, Joan | Bradfield | 1703 | D/A1/95/10 | MF568 | |
LAVALL, John | Chelrenden [Chillenden, Kent?] | 1541 | D/A1/91/012 | MF533 | |
LAVEL, Francis Snr | Bradfield | Husbandman | 1693 | D/A1/94/118 | MF568 |
LAVELL, John | Burghfield | Husbandman | 1776 | D/A1/95/206 | MF569 |
LAVEND', Edmund | East Hendred | 1545 | D/A1/201/120 | MF96062 | |
LAVENDER, Edith | Old Bracknell, Easthampstead | 1553 | D/A1/5/193 D/A1/91/015 | MF10043A MF533 | |
LAVENDER, John | Bracknell, Easthampstead | 1552 | D/A1/4/110 D/A1/5/173 | MF604 MF10043A | |
LAVENTON, William | Hurley | 1549 | D/A1/201/122 | MF96062 | |
LAVER, Mary | Marcham | 1743 | D/A1/95/146 | MF569 | |
LAVILL, Alice | Reading | 1665 | D/A1/202/129 | MF96065 | |
LAW, Elizabeth | Beedon | 1806 | D/A1/156/36 | MF581 | |
LAW, John | East Ilsley | Yeoman | 1849 | D/A1/157/39 | MF581 |
LAW, Mary | Bucklebury | 1822 | D/A1/156/51 | MF581 | |
LAW, William | East Hendred | Hemp Dresser | 1696 | D/A1/203/47 | MF96066 |
LAW, William | Bucklebury | 1811 | D/A1/229/59 | MF96126 | |
LAWARD, Christopher | Swallowfield | 1595 | D/A1/92/098 D/A1/12/248 | MF534 MF10048 | |
LAWARD, Richard | Finchampstead | 1608 | D/A1/92/153 D/A1/14/446 | MF534 MF10064 | |
LAWARD, William | Finchampstead | 1550 | D/A1/91/011 D/A1/5/114 | MF533 MF10043A | |
LAWDE, William | Reading St Laurence | Cloth Worker | 1594 | D/A1/201/188 D/A1/12/195 | MF96063 MF10048 |
LAWE , Robert | Fernham, Shrivenham | Chapman | 1637 | D/A1/93/081 | MF534 |
LAWERENCE, Roger | Holt, Lambourn | Husbandman | 1698 | D/A1/94/131 | MF568 |
LAWERENS, John | Binfield | Blacksmith | 1598 | D/A1/92/112 D/A1/13/264 | MF534 MF10049 |
LAWLEY, Alice | Cumnor | 1618 | D/A1/202/048 D/A1/168/149 | MF96064 MF96001 | |
LAWLEY, George | Speenhamland, Speen | Innholder | 1741 | D/A1/95/140 | MF569 |
LAWLEY, Robert | Newbury | 1718 | D/A1/95/52 | MF568 | |
LAWLEY, Thomas | Englefield | Husbandman | 1632 | D/A1/202/084 | MF96065 |
LAWLEY, Thomas | Englefield | Husbandman | 1633 | D/A1/168/240 | MF96001 |
LAWLEY, William | Thatcham | Husbandman | 1691 | D/A1/203/36 | MF96066 |
LAWLY, George | Thatcham | Husbandman | 1622 | D/A1/93/007 | MF534 |
LAWRANCE, Alice | Bray | 1575 | D/A1/92/030 D/A1/10/018 | MF534 MF10047A | |
LAWRANCE, Christopher | Binfield | Husbandman | 1600 | D/A1/92/124 D/A1/13/614 | MF534 MF10049 |
LAWRANCE, Elizabeth | Little Wittenham | 1669 | D/A1/94/43 | MF568 | |
LAWRANCE, Elizabeth | Swallowfield | 1715 | D/A1/95/47 | MF568 | |
LAWRANCE, Giles | Abingdon | Blacksmith | 1821 | D/A1/156/65 | MF581 |
LAWRANCE, Jane | Wasing | 1699 | D/A1/94/133 | MF568 | |
LAWRANCE, John | Little Wittenham | 1602 | D/A1/92/133 D/A1/13/897 | MF534 MF10049 | |
LAWRANCE, John | Bray | Yeoman | 1677 | D/A1/94/80 | MF568 |
LAWRANCE, John | Thatcham | Yeoman | 1797 | D/A1/95/242 | MF569 |
LAWRANCE, John | Chieveley | Draper | 1823 | D/A1/156/71 | MF581 |
LAWRANCE, Mary | East Hanney, West Hanney | 1704 | D/A1/95/11 | MF568 | |
LAWRANCE, Mary | Grandpont, Oxfordshire | 1747 | D/A1/95/157 | MF569 | |
LAWRANCE, Sarah | Milton | 1845 | D/A1/157/27 | MF581 | |
LAWRANCE, William | Lambourn | Yeoman | 1723 | D/A1/95/73 | MF568 |
LAWRENC , William | Holyport, Bray | Dyer, Tucker | 1586 | D/A1/92/061 D/A1/11/107 | MF534 MF10047B |
LAWRENC, Robert | West Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1690 | D/A1/94/111 | MF568 | |
LAWRENCE , Grantham Snr | Reading | Butcher | 1752 | D/A1/95/163 | MF569 |
LAWRENCE , John Snr | Abingdon | Saddler, Collarmaker | 1796 | D/A1/95/234 | MF569 |
LAWRENCE (ALIAS POCOCK), Jane | Ashampstead | 1774 | D/A1/203/143 | MF96066 | |
LAWRENCE (ALIAS RUNAKER), Jane | Letcombe Regis | 1723 | D/A1/211/129 | MF96091 | |
LAWRENCE, Adam | Buckland Marsh, Buckland | Yeoman | 1670 | D/A1/202/137 | MF96065 |
LAWRENCE, Adam | West Challow, Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1689 | D/A1/203/29 | MF96066 |
LAWRENCE, Adam | West Challow, Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1743 | D/A1/95/147 | MF569 |
LAWRENCE, Alice | Newbury | 1644 | D/A1/93/119 | MF568 | |
LAWRENCE, Andrew | Childrey | Yeoman | 1677 | D/A1/113/51 | MF536 |