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.
If you would like to look at or order copies of any of the records listed, please Contact Us.
| Name | Place Name | Occupation | Year | BRO Ref | MF Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOVE, John | Buckland | Husbandman | 1576 | D/A1/92/033 D/A1/10/041 | MF534 MF10047A |
| LOVE, John | Kingston Lisle, Sparsholt | Tailor | 1632 | D/A1/93/059 | MF534 |
| LOVE, John | Kingston Lisle, Sparsholt | Tailor | 1716 | D/A1/203/82 | MF96066 |
| LOVE, John | Burghfield | Yeoman | 1811 | D/A1/156/45 | MF581 |
| LOVE, Marianne | Reading | 1843 | D/A1/157/20 | MF581 | |
| LOVE, Robert | Bray | 1534 | D/A1/3/060 | MF604 | |
| LOVE, Robert | Buckland | Carpenter | 1559 | D/A1/91/052 D/A1/8/150 | MF533 MF10043C |
| LOVE, Robert | Basildon | Blacksmith | 1571 | D/A1/92/019 D/A1/9/282 | MF31701 MF10046 |
| LOVE, Susannah | Sulhamstead Bannister | 1831 | D/A1/229/74 | MF96126 | |
| LOVE, Thomas | Uffington | Carpenter | 1597 | D/A1/92/110 D/A1/13/231 | MF534 MF10049 |
| LOVE, William | Maidenhead, Bray | Yeoman | 1552 | D/A1/4/108 D/A1/5/168 | MF604 MF10043A |
| LOVEAGE, William | 1544 | D/A1/201/117 | MF96062 | ||
| LOVEDAY, John | Bucklebury | Clerk, Vicar | 1609 | D/A1/92/154 D/A1/14/532 | MF534 MF10064 |
| LOVEDEN , John | East Hagbourne, Hagbourne | Tanner | 1702 | D/A1/95/5 | MF568 |
| LOVEDEN , Roger | Buscot | 1661 | D/A1/94/13 | MF568 | |
| LOVEDEN, John | Lambourn Woodlands, Lambourn | 1619 | D/A1/15/959 | MF10065 | |
| LOVEDEN, John | Buscot | 1742 | D/A1/203/121 | MF96066 | |
| LOVEDEN, Sarah | East Hagbourne, Hagbourne | 1733 | D/A1/95/121 | MF569 | |
| LOVEDEN, Thomas | East Garston | 1572 | D/A1/92/022 D/A1/9/323 | MF31701 MF10046 | |
| LOVEDEN, Thomas | Lambourn | 1648 | D/A1/202/114 | MF96065 | |
| LOVEDON, Richard | East Hagbourne, Hagbourne | Tanner | 1728 | D/A1/95/97 | MF569 |
| LOVEGEY, Thomas | Bray | Blacksmith | 1606 | D/A1/92/142 D/A1/14/156 | MF534 MF10064 |
| LOVEGEY, William | White Waltham | Husbandman | 1583 | D/A1/92/054 D/A1/10/378 | MF534 MF10047A |
| LOVEGRAVE, Margaret | Stanford Dingley | 1675 | D/A1/94/70 | MF568 | |
| LOVEGROVE , Matthew Snr | Reading | Bargemaster | 1746 | D/A1/95/154 | MF569 |
| LOVEGROVE, Abraham | Tilehurst | Blacksmith | 1679 | D/A1/202/153 | MF96065 |
| LOVEGROVE, Alice | Harwell | 1707 | D/A1/95/24 | MF568 | |
| LOVEGROVE, Ambrose | Bucklebury | Yeoman | 1626 | D/A1/93/022 | MF534 |
| LOVEGROVE, Ann | Sulhamstead | 1774 | D/A1/95/199 | MF569 | |
| LOVEGROVE, Ann | Sulhamstead Bannister | 1821 | D/A1/156/66 | MF581 | |
| LOVEGROVE, Anne | Reading St Laurence | 1691 | D/A1/203/32 | MF96066 | |
| LOVEGROVE, Charles | Sulhamstead Bannister | Shopkeeper | 1818 | D/A1/156/59 | MF581 |
| LOVEGROVE, Dorothy | East Garston | 1719 | D/A1/95/59 | MF568 | |
| LOVEGROVE, Dorothy | East Garston | Gentlewoman | 1727 | D/A1/95/86 | MF569 |
| LOVEGROVE, Edward | Waltham St. Lawrence | Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/202/121 | MF96065 |
| LOVEGROVE, Edward | Long Wittenham | Husbandman | 1692 | D/A1/94/117 | MF568 |
| LOVEGROVE, Edward | Burghfield | Yeoman | 1713 | D/A1/95/41 | MF568 |
| LOVEGROVE, Edward | Theale, Tilehurst | 1761 | D/A1/95/177 | MF569 | |
| LOVEGROVE, Elizabeth | Hampstead Norreys | 1741 | D/A1/95/139 | MF569 | |
| LOVEGROVE, Elizabeth | Pangbourne | 1841 | D/A1/229/81 | MF96126 | |
| LOVEGROVE, Esther | Sulhamstead Bannister | Servant | 1841 | D/A1/157/12 | MF581 |
| LOVEGROVE, George | Hampstead Norreys | 1625 | D/A1/93/020 | MF534 | |
| LOVEGROVE, Giles | Shefford Woodlands, East Shefford | Husbandman | 1719 | D/A1/95/58 | MF568 |
| LOVEGROVE, James | Hampstead Norreys | Tailor | 1730 | D/A1/95/108 | MF569 |
| LOVEGROVE, Joan | Henwick, Thatcham | 1567 | D/A1/92/004 D/A1/9/096 | MF31701 MF10046 | |
| LOVEGROVE, Joan | Hawkridge, Bucklebury | 1677 | D/A1/202/146 | MF96065 | |
| LOVEGROVE, John | Henwick, Thatcham | Husbandman | 1565 | D/A1/92/003 D/A1/7/380 | MF31701 MF10040 |
| LOVEGROVE, John | Brimpton | 1581 | D/A1/201/171 | MF96063 | |
| LOVEGROVE, John | Brimpton | 1581 | D/A1/10/261 | MF10047A | |
| LOVEGROVE, John | Bucklebury | Vicar, Clerk | 1606 | D/A1/202/022 D/A1/168/017 | MF96064 MF96001 |
| LOVEGROVE, John | Tilehurst | Blacksmith | 1616 | D/A1/92/189 D/A1/15/602 | MF534 MF10065 |
| LOVEGROVE, John | Frilsham | Husbandman | 1618 | D/A1/92/193 D/A1/15/919 | MF534 MF10065 |
| LOVEGROVE, John | Hawkridge, Bucklebury | Husbandman | 1664 | D/A1/94/25 | MF568 |
| LOVEGROVE, John | Reading St Giles | Husbandman | 1681 | D/A1/203/3 | MF96066 |
| LOVEGROVE, John | East Ilsley | Grocer | 1684 | D/A1/94/98 | MF568 |
| LOVEGROVE, John | Reading St Mary | Coachman | 1740 | D/A1/95/138 | MF569 |
| LOVEGROVE, John Jnr | Long Wittenham | Husbandman | 1682 | D/A1/203/5 | MF96066 |
| LOVEGROVE, John Snr | Brimpton | 1578 | D/A1/92/042 D/A1/10/140 | MF534 MF10047A | |
| LOVEGROVE, John Snr | Brimpton | Husbandman | 1618 | D/A1/202/047 D/A1/168/146 | MF96064 MF96001 |
| LOVEGROVE, Margaret | Bucklebury | 1589 | D/A1/92/071 D/A1/11/210 | MF534 MF10047B | |
| LOVEGROVE, Mary | Reading St Mary | 1801 | D/A1/156/27 | MF581 | |
| LOVEGROVE, Rachel | Wallingford | 1809 | D/A1/156/43 | MF581 | |
| LOVEGROVE, Richard | Burghfield | 1576 | D/A1/92/032 D/A1/10/027 | MF534 MF10047A | |
| LOVEGROVE, Richard | Bucklebury | Husbandman | 1577 | D/A1/10/144 D/A1/92/038 | MF10047A MF534 |
| LOVEGROVE, Richard | Hawkridge, Bucklebury | Husbandman | 1591 | D/A1/92/077 D/A1/11/314 | MF534 MF10047B |
| LOVEGROVE, Richard | Henwick, Thatcham | Husbandman | 1596 | D/A1/92/104 D/A1/13/033 | MF534 MF10049 |
| LOVEGROVE, Richard | Stratfield Mortimer | 1617 | D/A1/202/046 | MF96064 | |
| LOVEGROVE, Richard | Stratfield Mortimer | 1617 | D/A1/168/140 | MF96001 | |
| LOVEGROVE, Richard | Abingdon St Helen | Labourer | 1705 | D/A1/238/24 | MF96142 |
| LOVEGROVE, Richard | Burghfield | 1707 | D/A1/203/64 | MF96066 | |
| LOVEGROVE, Richard | Ufton Nervet | Yeoman | 1713 | D/A1/203/74 | MF96066 |
| LOVEGROVE, Richard | Speen | 1751 | D/A1/203/132 | MF96066 | |
| LOVEGROVE, Richard | Chieveley | 1771 | D/A1/203/141 | MF96066 | |
| LOVEGROVE, Richard | Burghfield | Yeoman | 1828 | D/A1/156/79 | MF581 |
| LOVEGROVE, Richard Snr | Frilsham | Yeoman | 1604 | D/A1/92/140 D/A1/13/1267 | MF534 MF10049 |
| LOVEGROVE, Robert | Stanford Dingley | Husbandman | 1558 | D/A1/7/177 D/A1/91/039 | MF10040 MF533 |
| LOVEGROVE, Robert | Stanford Dingley | 1613 | D/A1/168/098 | MF96001 | |
| LOVEGROVE, Robert | Stanford Dingley | Yeoman | 1661 | D/A1/202/118 | MF96065 |
| LOVEGROVE, Robert Snr | Stanford Dingley | Husbandman | 1613 | D/A1/202/037 | MF96064 |
| LOVEGROVE, Roger | Wallingford | Shoemaker | 1579 | D/A1/201/166 | MF96063 |
| LOVEGROVE, Roger | Wallingford | 1579 | D/A1/10/177 | MF10047A | |
| LOVEGROVE, Thomas | Ardington | 1618 | D/A1/202/050 | MF96064 | |
| LOVEGROVE, Thomas | Ardington | 1618 | D/A1/168/157 | MF96001 | |
| LOVEGROVE, Thomas | Wasing | Husbandman | 1625 | D/A1/93/019 | MF534 |
| LOVEGROVE, Thomas | Long Wittenham | Yeoman | 1710 | D/A1/95/37 | MF568 |
| LOVEGROVE, Thomas | Long Wittenham | Yeoman | 1710 | D/A1/95/37 | MF568 |
| LOVEGROVE, Thomas | East Garston | Yeoman | 1718 | D/A1/95/50 | MF568 |
| LOVEGROVE, Thomas | Long Wittenham | Yeoman | 1726 | D/A1/95/83 | MF568 |
| LOVEGROVE, Thomas | Long Wittenham | Yeoman | 1738 | D/A1/203/111 | MF96066 |
| LOVEGROVE, Thomas | Abingdon | Tanner | 1746 | D/A1/95/155 | MF569 |
| LOVEGROVE, Thomas | Long Wittenham | Yeoman | 1816 | D/A1/229/66 | MF96126 |
| LOVEGROVE, Thomas | Ilsley | Labourer | 1849 | D/A1/157/38 | MF581 |
| LOVEGROVE, Thomas The Middle' | Long Wittenham | Yeoman | 1670 | D/A1/202/140 | MF96065 |
| LOVEGROVE, William | Newbury | Broad Weaver | 1624 | D/A1/93/014 | MF534 |
| LOVEGROVE, William | Tilehurst | Labourer | 1736 | D/A1/95/127 | MF569 |
| LOVEGROVE, William | Tilehurst | Yeoman | 1802 | D/A1/156/30 | MF581 |
| LOVEGROVE, William | Moulsford, Cholsey | 1550 | D/A1/201/125 | MF96062 | |
| LOVEGROVE, William | Moulsford, Cholsey | 1578 | D/A1/201/163 | MF96063 | |
| LOVEGROVE, William | Henwick, Thatcham | Husbandman | 1596 | D/A1/92/103 D/A1/13/031 | MF534 MF10049 |
| LOVEIDGE, Robert | Newbury | Weaver | 1696 | D/A1/203/44 | MF96066 |