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Using the 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
LOVEIOY, William	Hurley	Husbandman	1626	D/A1/202/068	MF96065
LOVEIOYE, Katherine	Warfield		1596	D/A1/12/401	MF10048
LOVEJOY, Joseph	Stanford Dingley		1737	D/A1/95/130	MF569
LOVEJOY, Katherine	Warfield		1596	D/A1/202/002	MF96064
LOVEJOY, Thomas	Windsor	Edgetool Maker	1713	D/A1/203/75	MF96066
LOVEJOYE, Jonathan	Reading	Edgetool Maker	1689	D/A1/203/25	MF96066
LOVELACE, Elizabeth	Warfield		1567	D/A1/167/135	MF96000
LOVELAK , George	Uffington	Husbandman	1611	D/A1/92/156 D/A1/15/118	MF534 MF10065
LOVELAK, William	Hungerford		1532	D/A1/1/284	MF10042
LOVELAKE, Alice	Woolstone, Uffington		1620	D/A1/92/199	MF534
LOVELAKE, Edward	Woolstone, Uffington	Husbandman	1594	D/A1/92/089 D/A1/12/141	MF534 MF10048
LOVELAKE, John	Hungerford		1528	D/A1/1/098	MF10041
LOVELAKE, Robert	East Garston		1558	D/A1/91/033 D/A1/7/241	MF533 MF10040
LOVELAS, Elizabeth	Warfield		1567	D/A1/201/153	MF96063
LOVELAS, Henry	Wargrave		1628	D/A1/16/132	MF10066
LOVELL, Anthony	Clewer	Fisherman	1665	D/A1/94/35	MF568
LOVELL, Catherine	Reading St Giles		1589	D/A1/92/072 D/A1/11/199	MF534 MF10047B
LOVELL, John	Whitley, Reading St Giles		1588	D/A1/201/180 D/A1/11/157	MF96063 MF10047B
LOVELL, John	Reading St Mary		1641	D/A1/93/107	MF568
LOVELL, John	Shottesbrooke	Yeoman	1706	D/A1/95/17	MF568
LOVELL, Stephen	Clewer	Labourer	1619	D/A1/92/195 D/A1/15/934	MF534 MF10065
LOVELL, Thomas	Benham, Speen		1563	D/A1/91/073 D/A1/8/277	MF533 MF10043C
LOVELL, Thomas	Reading St Laurence		1643	D/A1/93/122	MF568
LOVELL, Thomas	Brightwalton	Yeoman	1844	D/A1/157/23	MF581
LOVELL, William	Bray	Yeoman	1712	D/A1/95/38	MF568
LOVELOCK , Gabriel Snr	Cold Ash, Thatcham	Yeoman	1817	D/A1/156/55	MF581
LOVELOCK , John Snr	Wallingford St Leonard	Maltster	1818	D/A1/156/58	MF581
LOVELOCK, Amy	Steventon		1730	D/A1/95/109	MF569
LOVELOCK, Edward	Woolstone, Uffington	Yeoman	1659	D/A1/94/3	MF568
LOVELOCK, Edward	Chieveley	Labourer	1731	D/A1/95/118	MF569
LOVELOCK, Edward	Sonning	Victualler	1731	D/A1/95/114	MF569
LOVELOCK, Elizabeth	Aldermaston		1777	D/A1/95/207	MF569
LOVELOCK, Frances	Woolstone, Uffington		1661	D/A1/202/120	MF96065
LOVELOCK, Gabriel	Shaw Cum Donnington	Yeoman	1769	D/A1/95/189	MF569
LOVELOCK, George	Shaw Cum Donnington	Yeoman	1852	D/A1/229/94	MF96126
LOVELOCK, Joan	Woolstone, Uffington		1697	D/A1/94/126	MF568
LOVELOCK, John	Shaw Cum Donnington	Yeoman	1722	D/A1/95/69	MF568
LOVELOCK, Mary	Newbury		1745	D/A1/95/153	MF569
LOVELOCK, Phoebe	Shaw Cum Donnington		1847	D/A1/166/22	MF585
LOVELOCK, Thomas	Woolstone, Uffington	Yeoman	1697	D/A1/203/48	MF96066
LOVELOCK, Thomas	Newbury	Tailor	1709	D/A1/95/29	MF568
LOVELOCK, William	Wallingford	Butcher	1847	D/A1/157/34	MF581
LOVELOCK, William	Bucklebury	Yeoman	1854	D/A1/229/98	MF96126
LOVELOCKE, Edward	Boxford	Yeoman	1630	D/A1/202/077 D/A1/168/204	MF96065 MF96001
LOVELOCKE, Jane	Orpinham, Kintbury		1703	D/A1/95/6	MF568
LOVELOCKE, John	East Garston	Husbandman	1566	D/A1/92/005 D/A1/9/020	MF31701 MF10046
LOVELUCK, Richard	Lambourn	Yeoman	1742	D/A1/203/123	MF96066
LOVENBERRY, William	Bisham	Brass Founder	1782	D/A1/95/214	MF569
LOVENBERY, Mary	Bracknell, Easthampstead		1805	D/A1/229/53	MF96126
LOVERIDGE, James	Bray	Sieve Maker	1827	D/A1/156/76	MF581
LOVESEE, Lawrence	Ufton Nervet	Woodman	1847	D/A1/229/87	MF96126
LOVGROA, George	Ufton Nervet	Yeoman	1709	D/A1/95/28	MF568
LOVGROVE, Elizabeth	Basildon		1674	D/A1/94/63	MF568
LOVGROVE, George	North Street, Tilehurst	Weaver	1602	D/A1/92/130 D/A1/13/784	MF534 MF10049
LOVGROVE, John	Burghfield		1585	D/A1/92/056 D/A1/11/016	MF534 MF10047B
LOVGROVE, Mary	Brimpton		1697	D/A1/94/124	MF568
LOVIDGE, Martha	Newbury		1802	D/A1/156/38	MF581
LOVIDGE, Thomas	Newbury		1802	D/A1/229/47	MF96126
LOVVER, John	Newbury		1676	D/A1/94/76	MF568
LOVYER, John	Newbury	Tailor	1619	D/A1/92/197	MF534
LOW, Richard	East Hagbourne, Hagbourne		1809	D/A1/229/57	MF96126
LOWAGE, Anne	Wickham, Welford		1630	D/A1/93/053	MF534
LOWCHE, Elizabeth	Ardington		1571	D/A1/92/017 D/A1/9/280	MF31701 MF10046
LOWCHE, John	Frilsham	Yeoman	1596	D/A1/92/109 D/A1/12/373	MF534 MF10048
LOWCHE, Thomas	Ardington	Husbandman	1569	D/A1/92/012 D/A1/9/147	MF31701 MF10046
LOWCHE, Thomas	Ardington		1569	D/A1/167/139	MF96000
LOWDAY, Elizabeth	Longcot, Shrivenham		1662	D/A1/94/21	MF568
LOWE , William	Abingdon St Nicholas	Husbandman	1643	D/A1/202/101	MF96065
LOWE, Alice	Kintbury		1555	D/A1/7/088 D/A1/91/025	MF10040 MF533
LOWE, Robert	New Windsor, Windsor		1637	D/A1/93/082	MF534
LOWE, Robert	New Windsor, Windsor		1637	D/A1/16/448	MF10066
LOWEGRAVE, William	Tilehurst	Tailor	1559	D/A1/91/040 D/A1/8/110	MF533 MF10043C
LOWEGROVE, Edmund	Basildon	Husbandman	1674	D/A1/94/64	MF568
LOWELES, William	Culham, Wargrave		1581	D/A1/201/170 D/A1/10/387	MF96063 MF10047A
LOWES, John	Meanestocke [Meonstoke, Hampshire?]		1577	D/A1/10/092	MF10047A
LOWGROIFE, Alice	Stanford Dingley		1559	D/A1/7/257	MF10040
LOWGROVE, Anne	Tilehurst		1619	D/A1/93/006	MF534
LOWGROVE, Elizabeth	Long Wittenham		1580	D/A1/92/046 D/A1/10/244	MF534 MF10047A
LOWGROVE, Elizabeth	Tilehurst		1627	D/A1/93/026	MF534
LOWGROVE, Joan	Long Wittenham		1640	D/A1/93/100	MF534
LOWGROVE, John	Waltham St. Lawrence	Yeoman	1661	D/A1/94/15	MF568
LOWGROVE, John	Waltham St. Lawrence	Cordwainer	1681	D/A1/94/94	MF568
LOWGROVE, Richard	Waltham St. Lawrence	Husbandman	1676	D/A1/94/75	MF568
LOWGROVE, Thomas	Long Wittenham	Husbandman	1570	D/A1/92/016 D/A1/9/235	MF31701 MF10046
LOWGROVE, Thomas	North Street, Tilehurst		1577	D/A1/92/037	MF534
LOWGROVE, Thomas	Long Wittenham	Husbandman	1638	D/A1/93/090	MF534
LOWMAN, Henry	Sunninghill	Gardener	1797	D/A1/95/240	MF569
LOWSLEY , Catherine	Kingston Bagpuize	Husbandman	1693	D/A1/203/41	MF96066
LOWSLY, William	Kingston Bagpuize	Yeoman	1691	D/A1/94/116	MF568
LOWSON, John	Wantage		1534	D/A1/1/288	MF10042
LOWTCHE, Thomas	Frilsham		1545	D/A1/201/119	MF96062
LOWTHER, Nevill	Shottesbrooke	Victualler	1689	D/A1/203/27	MF96066
LOWUAGE, John	Cholsey		1611	D/A1/92/162 D/A1/15/167	MF534 MF10065
LOYD, Joan	Brightwell		1557	D/A1/91/031 D/A1/7/313	MF533 MF10040
LOYD, Thomas	Sunninghill	Husbandman	1670	D/A1/94/50	MF568
LUCAS, Alice	Chieveley		1591	D/A1/92/081 D/A1/11/395	MF534 MF10047B
LUCAS, Anne	Chieveley		1693	D/A1/203/40	MF96066
LUCAS, Elizabeth	Greenham, Thatcham		1755	D/A1/95/170	MF569
LUCAS, Hannah	Shrivenham		1780	D/A1/203/151	MF96066
LUCAS, James	Kintbury		1728	D/A1/95/94	MF569

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