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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LEAVER, William Snr | North Moreton | Yeoman | 1598 | D/A1/92/117 D/A1/13/274 | MF534 MF10049 |
LEAVER, William Snr | North Moreton | Husbandman | 1660 | D/A1/94/6 | MF568 |
LEAVER, William Snr | North Moreton | Yeoman | 1667 | D/A1/94/40 | MF568 |
LEAVER, William Snr | North Moreton | 1687 | D/A1/94/104 | MF568 | |
LEAVER, William Snr | North Moreton | Yeoman | 1710 | D/A1/203/72 | MF96066 |
LEAWER, John | Brightwell | 1580 | D/A1/201/168 | MF96063 | |
LECEY, Joan | Bourton, Shrivenham | 1634 | D/A1/93/068 | MF534 | |
LECHE, Joan | Aldermaston | 1528 | D/A1/1/092 | MF10041 | |
LECHE, Thomas | Buckland | Fisher | 1557 | D/A1/3/055 D/A1/233/185 | MF604 MF96132 |
LECKWOD, Leonard | Burghfield | 1542 | D/A1/1/205 D/A1/1/209 D/A1/1/226 | MF10042 MF10042 MF10042 | |
LEDALL, Hugh | East Ilsley | 1567 | D/A1/92/008 D/A1/9/087 | MF31701 MF10046 | |
LEDBETTER, Elizabeth | Aldermaston | 1713 | D/A1/95/43 | MF568 | |
LEDBETTER, Thomas | Aldermaston | Grocer | 1714 | D/A1/203/76 | MF96066 |
LEDBETTER, Varnell | Stratfield Mortimer | 1815 | D/A1/156/50 | MF581 | |
LEDGER, William | Wallingford | Tanner | 1821 | D/A1/156/68 | MF581 |
LEE (ALIAS WHITTAKER), Ann | Thatcham | 1772 | D/A1/224/186 | MF96120 | |
LEE, Alice | Binfield | 1559 | D/A1/91/057 D/A1/6/203 | MF533 MF10043B | |
LEE, Daniel | Woolhampton | Groom | 1851 | D/A1/229/90 | MF96126 |
LEE, Eleanor | Newbury | 1636 | D/A1/93/077 | MF534 | |
LEE, Elizabeth | Wantage | 1855 | D/A1/157/49 | MF581 | |
LEE, George | Abingdon | Glover | 1646 | D/A1/93/129 | MF568 |
LEE, George | Burghfield | 1668 | D/A1/202/133 | MF96065 | |
LEE, Hamond | Sunninghill | Husbandman | 1632 | D/A1/93/063 | MF534 |
LEE, Henry | Binfield | 1554 | D/A1/91/019 D/A1/7/297 | MF533 MF10040 | |
LEE, Henry | Newbury | Dyer | 1560 | D/A1/201/140 | MF96062 |
LEE, Henry | Newbury | 1560 | D/A1/167/110 | MF96000 | |
LEE, Jane | Hurley | 1847 | D/A1/157/36 | MF581 | |
LEE, John | Bisham | Husbandman | 1626 | D/A1/202/065 | MF96064 |
LEE, Joshua | White Waltham | 1812 | D/A1/229/60 | MF96126 | |
LEE, Mary | Cookham | 1841 | D/A1/229/80 | MF96126 | |
LEE, Mary Ann | Reading | 1852 | D/A1/229/93 | MF96126 | |
LEE, Richard | Cholsey | 1590 | D/A1/92/078 D/A1/11/331 | MF534 MF10047B | |
LEE, Richard | Bisham | Yeoman | 1610 | D/A1/92/160 D/A1/15/046 | MF534 MF10065 |
LEE, Robert | Binfield | 1621 | D/A1/16/050 | MF10066 | |
LEE, Ruth | Abingdon St Nicholas | 1661 | D/A1/94/12 | MF568 | |
LEE, Thomas | Thatcham | Gardener | 1758 | D/A1/95/175 | MF569 |
LEE, Thomas | Thatcham | Gardener | 1772 | D/A1/95/196 | MF569 |
LEE, William | Bisham | Yeoman | 1613 | D/A1/92/172 D/A1/15/387 | MF534 MF10065 |
LEE, William | Bisham | Yeoman | 1631 | D/A1/202/083 D/A1/168/215 | MF96065 MF96001 |
LEE, William | Abingdon | 1637 | D/A1/93/085 | MF534 | |
LEE, William | Cookham | Husbandman | 1672 | D/A1/94/60 | MF568 |
LEE, William | Speen | Victualler | 1819 | D/A1/156/61 | MF581 |
LEE, William Snr | Bisham | Husbandman | 1589 | D/A1/92/073 D/A1/11/219 | MF534 MF10047B |
LEE, William Snr | Bisham | 1616 | D/A1/202/045 D/A1/168/134 | MF96064 MF96001 | |
LEE, William Snr | Bisham | Labourer | 1681 | D/A1/203/2 | MF96066 |
LEECH, Dorothy | Fyfield | Servant | 1637 | D/A1/93/084 | MF534 |
LEECH, Emma | Fyfield | 1775 | D/A1/95/202 | MF569 | |
LEECH, Henry | Coleshill | 1610 | D/A1/168/066 | MF96001 | |
LEECH, John | Longworth | 1597 | D/A1/92/106 D/A1/13/065 | MF534 MF10049 | |
LEECH, Mary | Fyfield | 1811 | D/A1/156/46 | MF581 | |
LEECH, Thomas | Lambourn | Wheeler | 1748 | D/A1/203/128 | MF96066 |
LEECH, Thomas | Fyfield | Butcher | 1765 | D/A1/95/183 | MF569 |
LEECH, William | East Hanney, Hanney | 1610 | D/A1/202/029 D/A1/168/055 | MF96064 MF96001 | |
LEECHE, Amy | Fyfield | 1631 | D/A1/93/058 | MF534 | |
LEECHE, Richard | Fyfield | Butcher | 1717 | D/A1/95/48 | MF568 |
LEEKE, Richard | East Hanney, West Hanney | Husbandman | 1661 | D/A1/94/10 | MF568 |
LEEKE, Thomas | Streatley | 1717 | D/A1/203/83 | MF96066 | |
LEEVER, Margaret | Peasemore | 1615 | D/A1/92/178 D/A1/15/550 | MF534 MF10065 | |
LEFFE, Brian | Newbury | 1560 | D/A1/91/049 D/A1/6/031 | MF533 MF10043B | |
LEGE, Robert | Chieveley | 1559 | D/A1/201/142 | MF96062 | |
LEGE, Thomas Snr | Stratfield Mortimer | Yeoman | 1669 | D/A1/94/45 | MF568 |
LEGG, John | Reading St Mary | 1812 | D/A1/229/62 | MF96126 | |
LEGG, Phoebe | Reading | 1856 | D/A1/157/53 | MF581 | |
LEGG, Robert | Swinford Ferry, Cumnor | 1679 | D/A1/94/86 | MF568 | |
LEGGAT, Alice | Reading | 1805 | D/A1/229/50 | MF96126 | |
LEGGAT, Walter | Shellingford | Maltster | 1727 | D/A1/95/90 | MF569 |
LEGGATT, Charles | Reading St Giles | Whitesmith | 1800 | D/A1/95/245 | MF569 |
LEGGATT, Thomas | Reading St Giles | Cordwainer | 1721 | D/A1/95/67 | MF568 |
LEGGE, Jonathan | Childrey | Yeoman | 1842 | D/A1/157/18 | MF581 |
LEGGE, Richard | Pangbourne | 1559 | D/A1/167/104 | MF96000 | |
LEGGE, Thomas | Stratfield Mortimer | 1686 | D/A1/203/16 | MF96066 | |
LEGGETT, Walter | Buscot | Husbandman | 1690 | D/A1/94/110 | MF568 |
LEICROFTE, Thomas | Hurley | 1568 | D/A1/167/139 | MF96000 | |
LEIGH , John Snr | Sulhamstead | Blacksmith | 1781 | D/A1/95/213 | MF569 |
LEIGH , Thomas Snr | Theale, Tilehurst | Blacksmith | 1731 | D/A1/95/117 | MF569 |
LEIGH, John | Tilehurst | 1804 | D/A1/229/49 | MF96126 | |
LEINHAM, Jane | Tidmarsh | 1553 | D/A1/5/191 | MF10043A | |
LELAND, William | Newbury | 1552 | D/A1/201/129 D/A1/7/338d | MF96062 MF10040 | |
LEMMAN, William | Midgham, Thatcham | 1610 | D/A1/202/031 D/A1/168/060 | MF96064 MF96001 | |
LENARDE, Marmaduke | Hatford | Yeoman | 1658 | D/A1/94/2 | MF568 |
LENINE, Richard Snr | Reading | Tailor | 1677 | D/A1/202/147 | MF96065 |
LEONARD, Hannah | Abingdon | 1785 | D/A1/95/218 | MF569 | |
LEONARD, James | Abingdon | Bargemaster | 1785 | D/A1/95/219 | MF569 |
LEONARD, John | Lambourn Woodlands, Lambourn | Husbandman | 1598 | D/A1/202/006 D/A1/13/434 | MF96064 MF10049 |
LEONARD, William | Abingdon | 1805 | D/A1/229/52 | MF96126 | |
LEONDON, John | Chilton | 1551 | D/A1/4/106 D/A1/5/135 D/A1/91/013 | MF604 MF10043A MF533 | |
LERPINE, John | Sotwell, Wallingford St Leonard | 1594 | D/A1/92/093 D/A1/12/219 | MF534 MF10048 | |
LESSHER, John | Swallowfield | Yeoman | 1542 | D/A1/3/057 D/A1/233/187 | MF604 MF96132 |
LETCHWORTH, Hannah Chandlee | Reading | 1815 | D/A1/229/65 | MF96126 | |
LETFORD, Mary | Speen | 1841 | D/A1/157/13 | MF581 | |
LETHERLAND, Lucy | Speen | 1582 | D/A1/92/052 D/A1/10/336 | MF534 MF10047A | |
LETTE , Philip | Newbury | Husbandman | 1630 | D/A1/93/052 D/A1/168/183 | MF534 MF96001 |
LETTES, John | Swallowfield | 1552 | D/A1/201/143 D/A1/167/099 | MF96062 MF96000 | |
LETTES, Robert | Swallowfield | Cooper | 1553 | D/A1/91/014 D/A1/7/002 | MF533 MF10040 |
LETTES, Robert | Reading St Giles | Weaver | 1589 | D/A1/92/069 D/A1/11/207 | MF534 MF10047B |
LETTICE, Hugh | Cookham | Labourer | 1677 | D/A1/94/78 | MF568 |
LETTICE, Thomas | Swallowfield | Cowper | 1574 | D/A1/92/027 D/A1/9/428 | MF534 MF10046 |
LEUCEN, Richard | Kintbury | 1555 | D/A1/91/026 D/A1/7/100 | MF533 MF10040 | |
LEUNDEN, Thomas | Chilton | 1580 | D/A1/201/169 | MF96063 | |
LEUYSLEY, Elizabeth | Cholsey | 1551 | D/A1/201/127 | MF96062 |