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STRANGE in Berkshire

Calendar of Berkshire Wills - Index for STRANGE etc
From the Family Record Centre, London
 

Volume 1 - 1508 to 1652

Year

Name
Place
Reference

1531

STRANGE, John

Charney. Longworth

A. 177

1545

STRANGE, Richard

b Radley

A. 231

1546d

STRANGE, John

Charney, Longworth

B. 4

1558

STRANGE, William

Sotwell

D. 220

1564

STRANGE, John

Charney, Longworth

Batell 181

1566

STRANGE, John

Sotwell

F. 11

1569

STRANGE, Robert

Stanford

F. 211

1573

STRANGE, Joan

Charney, Longworth

F. 364

1574

STRANGE, Edmond

Charney, Longworth

F. 436

1574

STRANGE, James

Charney, Longworth

F. 421

1584

STRANGE, John

Ardington

G. 436

1587

STRANGE, John

Bradfield

H. 173

1594d

STRANGE, Philip

Charney

No Ref given

1599

STRANGE, Dorothy

Charney, b. Longworth

J. 502

1599

STRANGE, Thomas

Charney

J. 436

1600

STRANGE, Katherine

Charney

Ad. J. 596

1609

STRANGE, John

Stanford-in-the-Vale

K. 523

1612

STRANGE, John

Abingdon

Ad. with will L. 270

1612

STRANGE, John

Burfield

L. 289

1612

STRANGE, John

Charney

Ad. 82 ii

1614

STRAYNGE, Alice

Stanford in the Vale 

L.478

1625

STRANGE, Joan

 

No Ref given

1633

STRANGE, John

Speene

No Ref given

1635

STRANGE, Margaret

Charney

No Ref given

1647

STRANGE, John

Pusey

No Ref given

Volume 2 - 1653 to 1710

1661

STRANGE, John (husb.)

Pusey

W. Invs. (2) 120/85

1662

STRINGE, Catherine (wid.)

Newton, Buckland

W. Admon. Inv. Acct. 120/112

1662

STRANGE, Elizabeth (wid.)

Pusey

W. Inv. 120/101

1676

STRANGE, Rd. (yeo.)

Ardington

W. Inv. 121/76

1673

STRAING, William (sen, husb.)

East Hanney

Admon. Inv. 169.85; 214/162

1674

STRANGE, Francis (husb.)

Buckland

W. Com. 121/67

1680

STRANGE, Ann (spin.)

East Garston

W. Inv. 121/112 

1684

STRANGE, Thomas

East Hanney

Ws. (2) Inv. 121/149

1685

STRANGE, John (bach.) 

Letcombe Regis 

Admon. Inv. 169.87; 215/36 

1701

STRANGE, Robert (yeo.)

Sutton Wick, Sutton Courtenay

W. 122/105

1701

STRANGE, Thomas (yeo.)

Charney Bassett

W. Inv. 122/101

1703

STRANGE, als. PAGE, Mary (w. of Robert, victualler)

Reading St Lawrence

Admon. 169.90; 215/151

1705

STRANGE, John (labourer)

Moulsford 

Admon. Com. Inv. 169.91; 215/167; 234/56

1706

STRANGE, Anne (wid)

Mouldford, Cholsey 

W. Inv. 122/158 

1706

STRANGE, William (yeo.)

East Hanney 

W. Inv. 122/166 

Volume 3- 1711 to 1858

1718

STRAING, Richard

 

Will; Inventory D/A1/123/59; MF543

1721

STRAING, Richard (butcher)

Ardington

Will D/A1/124/90; MF544 

1739

STRAING, William (yeoman)

Abingdon

Admin Bond; Inventory D/A1/216/57 

1745

STRAING, Thomas (husbandman)

Charney Bassett

Will; InventoryD/A1/124/135; MF544 

1752

STRANGE, Adam (yeoman)

 

Admin Bond D/A1/216/198 

1769

STRANGE, Adam (husbandman)

 

Will Admin Bond D/A1/125 MF544 

1780

STRANGE, John (yeoman)

 

Admin Bond D/A1/216/198 

1793

STRANGE, Henry (yeoman)

Tilehurst (Theale)

Will D/A1/125/120 MF544 

1800

STRANGE, Rose (widow)

 

Admin Bond D/A1/216/272 

1803

STRAING, Francis (widower)

West Hanney (Lyford)

Admin Bond D/A1/231/33 

1842

STRANGE, Elizabeth (widow) See 1. below

Tilehurst

Admin Bond D/A1/231/198 

 1.  Sally Daffarn said on 28 December 2003, "This lady I believe was Elizabeth Daffarn born in Bray in 1790 to William and Elizabeth Daffarn. She married a Paul Stange in 1805 had 2 children in 1805 (Henry) and 1806 (William) before he died in 1807." Click here for a picture of her gravestone It reads “Sacred to the memory of Elizabeth Strange who departed this life Nov 1st 1843 aged 64yrs”

"Introduction to Abstracts of Probate Documents  This is a collection of about 1000 abstracts of probate documents relating to people residing in the neighbourhood of the towns of Hungerford and Wantage in Berkshire. Since Hungerford is on the County boundary there is some spread into Wiltshire and to a lesser extent into Hampshire and Oxfordshire."

Only two of interest to the name study, extracted in summary:
1576 Will of Henry Edes, Charnam Street, Hungerford, Wiltshire - PCC will 10074 ..... and 40s to brother Christopher Strainge .....
1573 Will of Thomas Waldron, Eastborn, Chipping Lambourn, Berkshire - PCC will 10502 ..... to Agnes Straunge the wife of John Straunge of Ardington one young heifer with calf to Edward the son of the said John Straunge 6 ewes .......