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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LAWRENCE, Anne | Reading | 1760 | D/A1/95/176 | MF569 | |
LAWRENCE, Barlow | Wallingford | 1747 | D/A1/95/158 | MF569 | |
LAWRENCE, Bartholomew | West Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1705 | D/A1/203/60 | MF96066 | |
LAWRENCE, Betty | Shrivenham | 1810 | D/A1/229/58 | MF96126 | |
LAWRENCE, Betty | Speen | 1847 | D/A1/157/29 | MF581 | |
LAWRENCE, Bradley | Henwick, Thatcham | Yeoman | 1675 | D/A1/94/71 | MF568 |
LAWRENCE, Bradly | Thatcham | Yeoman | 1704 | D/A1/95/13 | MF568 |
LAWRENCE, Edward | Newbury | Weaver | 1726 | D/A1/95/84 | MF568 |
LAWRENCE, Elizabeth | Little Wittenham | 1627 | D/A1/93/032 | MF534 | |
LAWRENCE, Elizabeth | Winkfield | 1710 | D/A1/95/32 | MF568 | |
LAWRENCE, Elizabeth | Winkfield | 1710 | D/A1/95/32 | MF568 | |
LAWRENCE, Elizabeth | Thatcham | 1721 | D/A1/203/88 | MF96066 | |
LAWRENCE, Francis | Aldermaston | Yeoman | 1686 | D/A1/203/14 | MF96066 |
LAWRENCE, Giles | Beenham | Labourer | 1715 | D/A1/203/80 | MF96066 |
LAWRENCE, Grantham | Reading St Laurence | 1795 | D/A1/203/158 | MF96066 | |
LAWRENCE, Hannah | Frilsham | 1728 | D/A1/95/92 | MF569 | |
LAWRENCE, Hannah | Abingdon St Helen | 1789 | D/A1/95/228 | MF569 | |
LAWRENCE, Henry | West Challow, Letcombe Regis | Husbandman | 1670 | D/A1/94/48 | MF568 |
LAWRENCE, Henry | Shrivenham | 1730 | D/A1/95/112 | MF569 | |
LAWRENCE, Humphrey | Waltham St Lawrence | Husbandman | 1618 | D/A1/92/185 D/A1/15/795 | MF534 MF10065 |
LAWRENCE, James | Beenham | 1795 | D/A1/203/159 | MF96066 | |
LAWRENCE, Jane | Bray | 1703 | D/A1/203/57 | MF96066 | |
LAWRENCE, John | Little Wittenham | Husbandman | 1571 | D/A1/92/018 D/A1/9/300 | MF31701 MF10046 |
LAWRENCE, John | Bradfield | Bricklayer | 1578 | D/A1/201/162 | MF96063 |
LAWRENCE, John | Letcombe Regis | Husbandman | 1673 | D/A1/94/61 | MF568 |
LAWRENCE, John | Pangbourne | Yeoman | 1714 | D/A1/203/77 | MF96066 |
LAWRENCE, John | Carswell, Buckland | Yeoman | 1718 | D/A1/203/84 | MF96066 |
LAWRENCE, John | Childrey | 1725 | D/A1/95/79 | MF568 | |
LAWRENCE, John | Frilsham | Yeoman | 1727 | D/A1/95/85 | MF569 |
LAWRENCE, John | Padworth | 1843 | D/A1/157/22 | MF581 | |
LAWRENCE, Margaret | Thatcham | 1590 | D/A1/92/076 D/A1/11/325 | MF534 MF10047B | |
LAWRENCE, Martha | Lambourn Woodlands, Lambourn | 1785 | D/A1/95/220 | MF569 | |
LAWRENCE, Martha | Newbury | 1854 | D/A1/157/47 | MF581 | |
LAWRENCE, Mary | Padworth | 1676 | D/A1/94/72 | MF568 | |
LAWRENCE, Noah | Basildon | Yeoman | 1825 | D/A1/229/71 | MF96126 |
LAWRENCE, Peter | Warfield | Weaver | 1739 | D/A1/95/135 | MF569 |
LAWRENCE, Ralph | Waltham St Lawrence | Yeoman | 1623 | D/A1/93/009 | MF534 |
LAWRENCE, Richard | Abingdon | Butcher | 1607 | D/A1/202/024 D/A1/168/024 | MF96064 MF96001 |
LAWRENCE, Richard Snr | Sparsholt | Yeoman | 1665 | D/A1/94/31 | MF568 |
LAWRENCE, Robert | Clapton, Kintbury | 1563 | D/A1/91/071 D/A1/8/271b | MF533 MF10043C | |
LAWRENCE, Robert | Clewer | 1584 | D/A1/201/173 | MF96063 | |
LAWRENCE, Robert | Swallowfield | Blacksmith | 1707 | D/A1/203/62 | MF96066 |
LAWRENCE, Robert | Clewer | 1721 | D/A1/203/90 | MF96066 | |
LAWRENCE, Robert | Bray | 1743 | D/A1/203/125 | MF96066 | |
LAWRENCE, Roger | Reading | Husbandman | 1687 | D/A1/203/22 | MF96066 |
LAWRENCE, Roger | Lambourn Woodlands, Lambourn | Yeoman | 1771 | D/A1/95/195 | MF569 |
LAWRENCE, Samuel | Newbury | Stay Maker | 1743 | D/A1/95/151 | MF569 |
LAWRENCE, Sarah | Reading | 1781 | D/A1/95/210 | MF569 | |
LAWRENCE, Sarah | Wantage | 1844 | D/A1/229/97 | MF96126 | |
LAWRENCE, Thomas | Binfield | 1577 | D/A1/92/035 D/A1/10/125 | MF534 MF10047A | |
LAWRENCE, Thomas | West Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1595 | D/A1/201/189 D/A1/12/398 | MF96063 MF10048 | |
LAWRENCE, Thomas | Clewer | Husbandman | 1601 | D/A1/92/129 D/A1/13/707 | MF534 MF10049 |
LAWRENCE, Thomas | Easthampstead | 1606 | D/A1/202/018 D/A1/168/007 | MF96064 MF96001 | |
LAWRENCE, Thomas | Binfield | Blacksmith | 1642 | D/A1/93/110 | MF568 |
LAWRENCE, Thomas | Little Wittenham | Yeoman | 1648 | D/A1/93/131 | MF568 |
LAWRENCE, Thomas | Easthampstead | Yeoman | 1668 | D/A1/94/41 | MF568 |
LAWRENCE, Thomas | Warfield | 1687 | D/A1/203/23 | MF96066 | |
LAWRENCE, Thomas | Walcot, Kintbury | Husbandman | 1694 | D/A1/203/43 | MF96066 |
LAWRENCE, Thomas | Childrey | Yeoman | 1741 | D/A1/203/117 | MF96066 |
LAWRENCE, Thomas | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1754 | D/A1/95/169 | MF569 |
LAWRENCE, Thomas | Abingdon | 1788 | D/A1/203/154 | MF96066 | |
LAWRENCE, Thomas | Theale, Tilehurst | Baker | 1812 | D/A1/229/64 | MF96126 |
LAWRENCE, Thomas | Wantage | Veterinary Surgeon, Manure Manufacturer | 1857 | D/A1/157/56 | MF581 |
LAWRENCE, Thomas Jnr | Little Wittenham | Husbandman | 1647 | D/A1/202/108 | MF96065 |
LAWRENCE, Thomas Snr | Chilton | Clerk | 1692 | D/A1/203/37 | MF96066 |
LAWRENCE, William | New Windsor, Windsor | 1584 | D/A1/92/055 D/A1/10/455 | MF534 MF10047A | |
LAWRENCE, William | East Garston | Labourer | 1630 | D/A1/93/051 | MF534 |
LAWRENCE, William | Henwick, Thatcham | 1648 | D/A1/202/115 | MF96065 | |
LAWRENCE, William | Streatley | Yeoman | 1689 | D/A1/94/108 | MF568 |
LAWRENCE, William | Abingdon | Victualler | 1793 | D/A1/95/231 | MF569 |
LAWRENCE, William | Childrey | Yeoman | 1836 | D/A1/156/83 | MF581 |
LAWRENCE, William | Shinfield | Servant | 1837 | D/A1/157/6 | MF581 |
LAWRENCE, William Snr | Lambourn Woodlands, Lambourn | Yeoman | 1709 | D/A1/211/113 | MF96091 |
LAWRENCE, William Yevilly | Sutton Courtenay | Maltster | 1844 | D/A1/157/25 | MF581 |
LAWRENS, Alice | Aston Tirrold | 1562 | D/A1/91/054 D/A1/91/060 D/A1/7/350 D/A1/167/117 | MF533 MF533 MF10040 MF96000 | |
LAWRENS, William | Aston Tirrold | Husbandman | 1558 | D/A1/91/042 D/A1/7/350 | MF533 MF10040 |
LAY , George | Draycott Moor, Longworth | 1614 | D/A1/92/176 D/A1/15/487 | MF534 MF10065 | |
LAY, Alice | Sutton Courtenay | 1857 | D/A1/157/54 | MF581 | |
LAY, Charles | Abingdon | Shoemaker | 1850 | D/A1/157/40 | MF581 |
LAY, Elizabeth Ann | Wantage | 1853 | D/A1/229/96 | MF96126 | |
LAY, James | Longworth | Yeoman | 1796 | D/A1/95/238 | MF569 |
LAY, Joseph | Cholsey | Yeoman | 1854 | D/A1/157/46 | MF581 |
LAY, William | Longworth | 1744 | D/A1/95/152 | MF569 | |
LAYCOCK, Anne | Reading St Giles | 1731 | D/A1/203/108 | MF96066 | |
LAYCOCK, Francis | Reading | Victualler | 1707 | D/A1/203/63 | MF96066 |
LAYE, Thomas | Hill End, Cumnor | 1614 | D/A1/92/175 D/A1/15/485 | MF534 MF10065 | |
LAYNE, John | Stratfield Mortimer | 1553 | D/A1/4/109 D/A1/5/194 | MF604 MF10043A | |
LAYNGLEY, John | 1550 | D/A1/201/126 | MF96062 | ||
LAYTON, Eleanor | Stratfield Mortimer | 1634 | D/A1/202/086 D/A1/168/264 | MF96065 MF96001 | |
LAYTON, John | Tilehurst | Yeoman | 1740 | D/A1/203/115 | MF96066 |
LAYTON, John | Reading | Plumber, Glazier | 1815 | D/A1/156/47 | MF581 |
LAYTON, Mary | Englefield | 1760 | D/A1/203/137 | MF96066 | |
LAZINGBY, William | Reading | Victualler | 1741 | D/A1/203/119 | MF96066 |
LEA, Richard | Draycott Moor, Longworth | 1592 | D/A1/92/084 D/A1/12/026 | MF534 MF10048 | |
LEACH , Margery | Coleshill | 1619 | D/A1/202/051 | MF96064 | |
LEACH , Rose Snr | Steventon | 1715 | D/A1/95/46 | MF568 | |
LEACH , William | Kennington, Radley | 1597 | D/A1/92/113 D/A1/13/233 | MF534 MF10049 | |
LEACH, Ann | Newbury | 1730 | D/A1/95/102 | MF569 | |
LEACH, Edward | East Garston | 1749 | D/A1/203/129 | MF96066 | |
LEACH, Edward | Lambourn | 1806 | D/A1/156/34 | MF581 |