STRANGE Berkshire Wills

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 (wife of John, Yeoman)	Long Wittenham	Will D/A1/118/82a and Inventory D/A1/118/82b
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, AnnÂ (spin.)	East Garston	W. Inv. 121/112Â
1684	STRANGE, Thomas	East Hanney	Ws. (2) Inv. 121/149
1685	STRANGE, John (bach.)	Letcombe Regis	Admon. Inv. 169.87; 215/36Â
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. 122/158Â
1706	STRANGE, William (yeo.)	East Hanney	W. Inv. 122/166Â
Volume 3- 1711 to 1858
1718	STRAING, Richard		Probate and Inventory D/A1/123/59; MF543
1721	STRAING, Richard (butcher)	Ardington	Will D/A1/124/90; MF544Â
1739	STRAING, William (yeoman)	Abingdon	Admin Bond; Inventory D/A1/216/57Â
1745	STRAING, Thomas (husbandman)	Charney Bassett	Will; InventoryD/A1/124/135; MF544Â
1752	STRANGE, Adam (yeoman)		Admin Bond D/A1/216/198Â
1769	STRANGE, Adam (husbandman)		Will Admin Bond D/A1/125 MF544Â
1780	STRANGE, John (yeoman)		Admin Bond D/A1/216/198Â
1793	STRANGE, Henry (yeoman)	Tilehurst (Theale)	Will D/A1/125/120 MF544Â
1800	STRANGE, Rose (widow)		Admin Bond D/A1/216/272Â
1803	STRAING, Francis (widower)	West Hanney (Lyford)	Admin Bond D/A1/231/33Â
1842	STRANGE, Elizabeth (widow) See 1. below	Tilehurst	Admin Bond D/A1/231/198Â

1. Sally Daffarn said on 28 December 2003, "This lady I believe was Elizabeth Daffarn (1842) 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." Her gravestone shown below reads "Sacred to the memory of Elizabeth Strange who departed this life Nov 1st 1843 aged 64yrs"

"Introduction to Abstracts of Probate Documents (https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/BRKwills/) 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 .......

Pt 1 1555 to 1730 From Wiltshire Record Office - nil Pt 2A 1582 to 1668 Probate of the Court of the Dean and Cannons of Windsor in the Peculiar Court of Wantage from the Oxfordshire CRO - nil Pt 2B 1668 to 1840 (As Pt 2A) - nil Pt 3 1520 to 1840 Consistory Court of Sarum - Wills for Berkshire only in the Wiltshire Record Office:
Year	Name	Place	Reference
1584	STRANGE, Robert (husbandman)	East Hendred	W. Inv.
1605	STRANGE, William (husbandman)	Charlton	W. Inv.
1625	STRANGE, John (yeoman, husband of Joan)	Long Wittenham	W. Inv.
1820	STRANGE, Ann (widow)	Theale	Will

Berkshire Wills of Farringdon (1547 to 1854), Inkpen (1508 to 1653) and Archdeaconary (1653 to 1710) (Ref SOG Shelf Ref BK/G81)
1687	STRONGE, Ann (spinster)	Farringdon	Adm Bond D/A/2/72