Wills Index
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LION, John | Windsor | 1739 | D/A1/95/136 | MF569 | |
| LIPSCOMBE, Richard | Tilehurst | Husbandman | 1718 | D/A1/203/85 | MF96066 |
| LIPTON, Robert | 1557 | D/A1/201/131 | MF96062 | ||
| LISSETT, Elizabeth | Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1726 | D/A1/95/81 | MF568 | |
| LITCHFEILD, Thomas | Longworth | Farmer | 1853 | D/A1/157/44 | MF581 |
| LITEFOTE, Thomas | Reading St Laurence | Haberdasher | 1568 | D/A1/201/155 | MF96063 |
| LITELWORK, Edward | Yattendon | Fuller | 1559 | D/A1/91/046 D/A1/7/270 | MF533 MF10040 |
| LITHERLAND, Thomas | Donnington, Shaw Cum Donnington | Yeoman | 1569 | D/A1/92/011 D/A1/9/142 | MF31701 MF10046 |
| LITLEFELD, John | Padworth | 1557 | D/A1/201/133 | MF96062 | |
| LITLETON, Ralph | Cookham | 1604 | D/A1/202/015 | MF96064 | |
| LITLETON, Ralph | Cookham | 1604 | D/A1/14/176 | MF10064 | |
| LITLEWORCKE, John | Yattendon | 1583 | D/A1/10/417 | MF10047A | |
| LITLEWORTH, George | Barnie House, Thatcham | Husbandman | 1661 | D/A1/94/17 | MF568 |
| LITTELWORTH, Christopher | Reading | Carpenter | 1773 | D/A1/95/197 | MF569 |
| LITTLE, Francis Snr | Abingdon St Nicholas | Husbandman | 1631 | D/A1/202/079 D/A1/168/200 | MF96065 MF96001 |
| LITTLE, Griffin | Newbury | Tailor | 1640 | D/A1/202/094 | MF96065 |
| LITTLE, John | Reading St Giles | Clothier | 1624 | D/A1/202/063 | MF96064 |
| LITTLE, John | Bisham | Cordwainer | 1676 | D/A1/94/74 | MF568 |
| LITTLE, John | Reading St Mary | Yeoman | 1728 | D/A1/95/95 | MF569 |
| LITTLE, John | Wallingford | Plumber | 1854 | D/A1/147/35 | MF558 |
| LITTLE, John Snr | Sulham | 1625 | D/A1/202/064 | MF96064 | |
| LITTLEFEILD, Richard | Bucklebury | Shearman | 1618 | D/A1/92/183 D/A1/15/814 | MF534 MF10065 |
| LITTLEFIELD (ALIAS PARKER), Thomas | Englefield | Yeoman | 1724 | D/A1/209/214 | MF96084 |
| LITTLEFIELD, Alice | Padworth | 1603 | D/A1/92/137 D/A1/13/1121 | MF534 MF10049 | |
| LITTLEFIELD, George Snr | Padworth | Yeoman | 1603 | D/A1/92/135 D/A1/13/1122 | MF534 MF10049 |
| LITTLEFIELD, Joanna | Newbury | 1728 | D/A1/203/104 | MF96066 | |
| LITTLEFIELD, Joseph | Newbury | Shopkeeper | 1781 | D/A1/95/211 | MF569 |
| LITTLEFIELD, Richard | Appleton | Husbandman | 1631 | D/A1/202/082 D/A1/168/216 | MF96065 MF96001 |
| LITTLEFIELD, Robert | Padworth | 1592 | D/A1/201/186 | MF96063 | |
| LITTLEFIELD, Robert | Padworth | 1592 | D/A1/12/072 | MF10048 | |
| LITTLEFIELD, Thomas | Appleton | Husbandman | 1631 | D/A1/202/081 D/A1/168/213 | MF96065 MF96001 |
| LITTLEFIELD, Thomas | Englefield | Yeoman | 1668 | D/A1/94/83 | MF568 |
| LITTLEFILD, George | Aldermaston | Yeoman | 1593 | D/A1/201/184 D/A1/12/072 | MF96063 MF10048 |
| LITTLEFYLDE, John | Englefield | 1615 | D/A1/92/177 D/A1/15/537 | MF534 MF10065 | |
| LITTLETON, Anne | Cookham | 1635 | D/A1/93/073 | MF534 | |
| LITTLETON, Richard | Cookham | 1600 | D/A1/202/007 D/A1/13/713 | MF96064 MF10049 | |
| LITTLEWORKE, Alice | Yattendon | 1670 | D/A1/94/51 | MF568 | |
| LITTLEWORKE, Joan | Yattendon | 1606 | D/A1/202/021 D/A1/168/006 | MF96064 MF96001 | |
| LITTLEWORTH, Richard | Reading | Cloth Worker | 1703 | D/A1/95/7 | MF568 |
| LITTLEWORTH, Thomas | Reading St Giles | 1775 | D/A1/203/145 | MF96066 | |
| LIVARD, Thomas | Newbury | Bricklayer | 1831 | D/A1/156/80 | MF581 |
| LIVELOOCKE, Thomas | Inkpen | 1642 | D/A1/93/111 | MF568 | |
| LIVERD, Elizabeth | Abingdon | 1691 | D/A1/94/114 | MF568 | |
| LIVING, Thomas | Hurley | Husbandman | 1627 | D/A1/202/073 | MF96065 |
| LLNGE, John | Abingdon | Labourer | 1684 | D/A1/203/11 | MF96066 |
| LLOYD (ALIAS HORNE), Hannah | Reading St Mary | 1724 | D/A1/203/98 | MF96066 | |
| LLOYD, Joanna | East Hanney, West Hanney | 1847 | D/A1/157/31 | MF581 | |
| LLOYD, John | Sparsholt | 1644 | D/A1/202/105 | MF96065 | |
| LLOYD, John | Wallingford | Soldier | 1742 | D/A1/203/122 | MF96066 |
| LLOYD, Mary | Reading | 1751 | D/A1/95/159 | MF569 | |
| LLOYD, Thomas | Kintbury | Mason | 1831 | D/A1/229/75 | MF96126 |
| LLOYD, Thomas | East Hanney, West Hanney | Yeoman | 1847 | D/A1/157/30 | MF581 |
| LOADER , Richard Snr | Brimpton | Yeoman | 1733 | D/A1/95/120 | MF569 |
| LOADER, Anne | Tilehurst | 1746 | D/A1/95/156 | MF569 | |
| LOADER, Anthony | Oxford, More, Oxfordshire | 1608 | D/A1/202/027 | MF96064 | |
| LOADER, Anthony | Harwell | Husbandman | 1630 | D/A1/202/078 | MF96065 |
| LOADER, Anthony | Harwell | Yeoman | 1630 | D/A1/168/195 | MF96001 |
| LOADER, Anthony | Tilehurst | Husbandman | 1640 | D/A1/202/095 | MF96065 |
| LOADER, Edward | Northcourt, Abingdon St Helen | Yeoman | 1673 | D/A1/94/62 | MF568 |
| LOADER, Francis | Sulhamstead Bannister | 1675 | D/A1/94/67 | MF568 | |
| LOADER, Francis | Henwick, Thatcham | Yeoman | 1706 | D/A1/203/61 | MF96066 |
| LOADER, Francis | Tilehurst | Yeoman | 1728 | D/A1/95/98 | MF569 |
| LOADER, Francis | West Hanney | Yeoman | 1730 | D/A1/95/107 | MF569 |
| LOADER, Francis | Tilehurst | Yeoman | 1774 | D/A1/95/198 | MF569 |
| LOADER, Francis | Reading | Yeoman | 1818 | D/A1/156/57 | MF581 |
| LOADER, Francis Snr | Henwick, Thatcham | Yeoman | 1690 | D/A1/94/109 | MF568 |
| LOADER, Joan | Harwell | 1601 | D/A1/92/131 D/A1/13/736 | MF534 MF10049 | |
| LOADER, Joan | Cholsey | 1608 | D/A1/168/041 | MF96001 | |
| LOADER, John | Harwell | 1619 | D/A1/168/164 | MF96001 | |
| LOADER, John | Kintbury | Cutter | 1678 | D/A1/202/150 | MF96065 |
| LOADER, John | Stratfield Mortimer | 1687 | D/A1/203/20 | MF96066 | |
| LOADER, John | Wasing | Husbandman | 1697 | D/A1/94/125 | MF568 |
| LOADER, John Jnr | Tilehurst | Yeoman | 1669 | D/A1/94/47 | MF568 |
| LOADER, John Snr | Harwell | 1619 | D/A1/202/052 | MF96064 | |
| LOADER, John Snr | Tilehurst | Yeoman | 1682 | D/A1/203/7 | MF96066 |
| LOADER, Luke | Hampstead Norreys | Husbandman | 1640 | D/A1/93/101 | MF568 |
| LOADER, Margaret | Sulham | 1682 | D/A1/203/8 | MF96066 | |
| LOADER, Mark | Marcham | Yeoman | 1661 | D/A1/94/16 | MF568 |
| LOADER, Matthew | Frilsham | 1704 | D/A1/95/14 | MF568 | |
| LOADER, Richard | Tilehurst | Yeoman | 1802 | D/A1/156/28 | MF581 |
| LOADER, Richard Snr | Harwell | Husbandman | 1679 | D/A1/202/152 | MF96065 |
| LOADER, Robert | Wallingford | Barber | 1630 | D/A1/93/046 | MF534 |
| LOADER, Robert | Steventon, Formerly Of Letcombe Bassett | Husbandman | 1667 | D/A1/94/37 | MF568 |
| LOADER, Robert Jnr | Harwell | 1639 | D/A1/16/519 | MF10066 | |
| LOADER, Robert Jnr | Harwell | Yeoman | 1643 | D/A1/202/100 | MF96065 |
| LOADER, Sarah | Tilehurst | 1845 | D/A1/229/85 | MF96126 | |
| LOADER, Thomas | Harwell | 1623 | D/A1/202/062 | MF96064 | |
| LOADER, Thomas | Tilehurst | Labourer | 1818 | D/A1/229/67 | MF96126 |
| LOADER, William | Sulham | Yeoman | 1710 | D/A1/95/30 | MF568 |
| LOADER, William | Sulham | Yeoman | 1710 | D/A1/95/30 | MF568 |
| LOADER, William | Bucklebury | Husbandman | 1710 | D/A1/203/70 | MF96066 |
| LOADSMAN, Edmund | Garford, Marcham | Yeoman | 1635 | D/A1/93/074 | MF534 |
| LOADSMAN, Thomas | Garford, Marcham | 1613 | D/A1/202/040 D/A1/168/104 | MF96064 MF96001 | |
| LOCHE, John Snr | Bucklebury | 1557 | D/A1/3/063 D/A1/233/190 | MF604 MF96132 | |
| LOCHE, Maude | Frilsham | 1563 | D/A1/91/069 D/A1/8/269 | MF533 MF10043C | |
| LOCHE, William | Steventon | 1555 | D/A1/7/080 D/A1/91/023 | MF10040 MF533 | |
| LOCK, Anne | Binfield | 1670 | D/A1/202/139 | MF96065 | |
| LOCK, Charles | Faringdon | Yeoman | 1837 | D/A1/157/3 | MF581 |
| LOCK, Humphry | Winkfield | Husbandman | 1679 | D/A1/94/84 | MF568 |
| LOCK, Joan | Winkfield | 1595 | D/A1/92/097 D/A1/12/294 | MF534 MF10048 |