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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
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
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

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