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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DOWSE, Thomas Snr | Bray | Yeoman | 1640 | D/A1/62/162 | MF515 |
DOWSING, Margaret | Abingdon St Helen | 1560 | D/A1/61/066 D/A1/7/330 | MF514 MF10040 | |
DOWTHAT, William | Thatcham | Innholder | 1694 | D/A1/187/73 | MF96031 |
DOY, Thomas | East Hanney, Hanney | 1557 | D/A1/2/164 | MF604 | |
DOYLEY, John | Wallingford | Labourer | 1719 | D/A1/187/126 | MF96031 |
DRACOTTE, Francis | Newbury | Cutler | 1630 | D/A1/62/125 | MF515 |
DRAKE, Edward | Cookham | Bargeman | 1692 | D/A1/63/122 | MF515 |
DRAPER, Adam | New Windsor, Windsor | 1609 | D/A1/186/093 D/A1/168/055 | MF96029 MF96001 | |
DRAPER, Anna | Theale, Tilehurst | 1809 | D/A1/227/86 | MF96124 | |
DRAPER, Edward | Abingdon | Husbandman | 1643 | D/A1/186/167 | MF96030 |
DRAPER, George | Sulham | Wheelwright | 1676 | D/A1/187/35 | MF96031 |
DRAPER, James | Theale, Tilehurst | Wheelwright | 1755 | D/A1/64/155 | MF516 |
DRAPER, James | Tilehurst | Yeoman | 1760 | D/A1/64/167 | MF516 |
DRAPER, Margaret | Clewer | 1616 | D/A1/62/021 D/A1/15/628 | MF514 MF10065 | |
DRAPER, Mary | Abingdon | 1643 | D/A1/62/171 | MF515 | |
DRAPER, William | Radley | 1540 | D/A1/61/002 | MF514 | |
DRAPER, William | Radley | 1540 | D/A1/6/128 D/A1/6/145 D/A1/6/162a | MF10043B MF10043B MF10043B | |
DRAPER, William | Tilehurst | Yeoman | 1728 | D/A1/64/89 | MF516 |
DRAPER, William | Reading | Innkeeper | 1825 | D/A1/149/29 | MF559 |
DRAPER, William | Reading St Giles | Blacksmith | 1836 | D/A1/227/102 | MF96124 |
DRAYCOT, Henry | Binfield | 1716 | D/A1/64/61 | MF516 | |
DRAYCOTT, Francis Snr | Newbury | Cutler | 1659 | D/A1/63/3 | MF515 |
DREDGE, Elizabeth | Reading | 1721 | D/A1/64/65 | MF516 | |
DREDGE, James | Newbury | Victualler, Basket Maker | 1803 | D/A1/149/4 | MF559 |
DREDGE, John | Warfield | Baker | 1713 | D/A1/64/52 | MF516 |
DREDGE, Richard | Newbury | Victualler | 1766 | D/A1/64/186 | MF516 |
DREDGE, William | Reading | 1807 | D/A1/227/83 | MF96124 | |
DREDGE, William | Newbury | Carpenter | 1857 | D/A1/150/31 | MF559 |
DREVAT, Joan | Westbrook | 1558 | D/A1/61/042 | MF514 | |
DREW, Elizabeth | Abingdon | 1769 | D/A1/65/179 | MF517 | |
DREW, Elizabeth | Marcham | 1820 | D/A1/149/23 | MF559 | |
DREW, George | Abingdon | Cutler | 1707 | D/A1/64/35 | MF516 |
DREW, John | Milton | 1578 | D/A1/61/124 D/A1/10/127 | MF514 MF10047A | |
DREW, John | Kingston Bagpuize | Husbandman | 1668 | D/A1/187/25 | MF96031 |
DREW, John | Shinfield | Harness Maker | 1799 | D/A1/65/215 | MF517 |
DREW, John | Coleshill | 1803 | D/A1/149/5 | MF559 | |
DREW, John | Coleshill | Yeoman | 1813 | D/A1/149/15 | MF559 |
DREW, William | Bray | 1601 | D/A1/61/213 D/A1/13/652 | MF514 MF10049 | |
DREWE , Simon | Reading St Giles | 1558 | D/A1/61/037 D/A1/7/163 | MF514 MF10040 | |
DREWE, Edward | Reading St Giles | 1597 | D/A1/61/196 D/A1/13/134 | MF514 MF10049 | |
DREWE, Richard | Shinfield | 1624 | D/A1/62/061 | MF514 | |
DREWE, William | Great Coxwell | 1556 | D/A1/7/126 | MF10040 | |
DREWET, Joan | Westbrook, Faringdon | 1559 | D/A1/6/144 | MF10043B | |
DREWETE, William | Great Coxwell | 1556 | D/A1/61/027 | MF514 | |
DREWETT , Thomas Jnr | Bucklebury | Yeoman | 1760 | D/A1/64/166 | MF516 |
DREWETT, Elizabeth | Inkpen | 1648 | D/A1/186/177 | MF96030 | |
DREWETT, James | Childrey | Blacksmith | 1709 | D/A1/64/40 | MF516 |
DREWETT, Stephen | 1558 | D/A1/61/056 D/A1/6/081 | MF514 MF10043B | ||
DREWITT, Isaac | Cumnor | 1852 | D/A1/150/26 | MF559 | |
DREWRIE, Annis | Cholsey | 1558 | D/A1/61/049 D/A1/7/219 | MF514 MF10040 | |
DREWRIE, William | Cholsey | Yeoman | 1558 | D/A1/61/050 D/A1/7/217 | MF514 MF10040 |
DREWRIE, William | Cholsey | 1558 | D/A1/61/038 | MF514 | |
DREWRY, Nicholas | Cholsey | Yeoman | 1599 | D/A1/61/203 D/A1/13/358 | MF514 MF10049 |
DREWYTT, William | Abingdon St Helen | Priest | 1550 | D/A1/2/156 | MF604 |
DRINKWATER, Florence | 1563 | D/A1/167/036 | MF96000 | ||
DRIVER, Thomas | Wallingford | Corn Dealer | 1782 | D/A1/65/191 | MF517 |
DROVER, Elizabeth | Reading | 1827 | D/A1/227/98 | MF96124 | |
DROVER, Elizabeth | Reading | 1837 | D/A1/227/103 | MF96124 | |
DROVER, James | Reading | China Man | 1816 | D/A1/149/19 | MF559 |
DROVER, James Barlow | Reading | China Man | 1825 | D/A1/149/28 | MF559 |
DROVER, Joseph | Reading | 1822 | D/A1/227/94 | MF96124 | |
DROVER, Joseph | Reading | 1837 | D/A1/227/104 | MF96124 | |
DRUAT, William | Abingdon | Curate | 1550 | D/A1/186/009 | MF96029 |
DRUCE , Thomas Snr | Winkfield | Blacksmith | 1782 | D/A1/65/193 | MF517 |
DRUCE, George | Waltham St. Lawrence | Yeoman | 1710 | D/A1/64/43 | MF516 |
DRUCE, George | Waltham St Lawrence | Yeoman | 1710 | D/A1/64/43 | MF516 |
DRUCE, George | Thatcham | Yeoman | 1774 | D/A1/65/184 | MF517 |
DRUCE, Jane | Reading | 1774 | D/A1/65/183 | MF517 | |
DRUE, Richard | Newbury | Brewer | 1666 | D/A1/174/45 | MF96007 |
DRUET, William | Buckland | Labourer | 1633 | D/A1/62/127 D/A1/168/250 | MF515 MF96001 |
DRURY, Christopher | Sunninghill | 1685 | D/A1/63/101 | MF515 | |
DRURY, Elizabeth | Sunninghill | 1694 | D/A1/187/74 | MF96031 | |
DRWYT, Thomas | Little Coxwell, Faringdon | 1555 | D/A1/61/024 D/A1/7/099 | MF514 MF10040 | |
DRY, Edward | Shinfield | Yeoman | 1727 | D/A1/187/139 | MF96032 |
DRY, Thomas | Fyfield | Labourer | 1705 | D/A1/187/90 | MF96031 |
DRY, William | Abingdon | Cordwainer | 1797 | D/A1/65/211 | MF517 |
DRYEWOOD, Robert | Letcombe Regis | Husbandman | 1580 | D/A1/61/130 D/A1/10/232 | MF514 MF10047A |
DRYNKEWATAR, Richard | Abingdon | Husbandman | 1565 | D/A1/61/079 D/A1/8/341 | MF514 MF10043C |
DRYNKWATER, William | Idstone, Ashbury | Husbandman | 1556 | D/A1/61/028 D/A1/7/120 D/A1/186/023 | MF514 MF10040 MF96029 |
DUALL, Thomas | White Waltham | 1545 | D/A1/61/010 D/A1/5/007 | MF514 MF10043A | |
DUBAR, Agnes | Appleton | 1630 | D/A1/62/096 | MF515 | |
DUBBER, Frances | Appleton | 1615 | D/A1/62/014 D/A1/15/524 | MF514 MF10065 | |
DUBBER, Hugh | Kingston Bagpuize | Yeoman | 1632 | D/A1/62/118 | MF515 |
DUBBER, John | Cumnor | 1558 | D/A1/61/043 D/A1/7/244 | MF514 MF10040 | |
DUBBER, Ralph | Kingston Bagpuize | 1578 | D/A1/61/120 | MF514 | |
DUBBER, Ralph | Kingston Bagpuize | Husbandman | 1578 | D/A1/10/157 | MF10047A |
DUBBER, Robert | Appleton | 1612 | D/A1/62/006 D/A1/15/255 | MF514 MF10065 | |
DUBBER, Thomas | Appleton | Day Labourer | 1623 | D/A1/186/124 | MF96030 |
DUCEMYE, Richard | Newbury | Shepherd | 1583 | D/A1/61/138 D/A1/10/400 | MF514 MF10047A |
DUCK , John Snr | West Shefford | Yeoman | 1738 | D/A1/64/119 | MF516 |
DUCK , John Snr | West Shefford | Labourer | 1781 | D/A1/65/189 | MF517 |
DUCK , William | Shinfield | 1599 | D/A1/61/204 D/A1/13/364 | MF514 MF10049 | |
DUCK, Benjamin | Cliffe Pypard, Wiltshire | Shepherd | 1842 | D/A1/150/13 | MF559 |
DUCKE, Maude | Shinfield | 1600 | D/A1/186/072 D/A1/13/595 | MF96029 MF10049 | |
DUCKER, Emme | Sunninghill | 1611 | D/A1/61/250 D/A1/15/189 | MF514 MF10065 | |
DUCKET, George | Thatcham | 1841 | D/A1/227/108 | MF96124 | |
DUCKETT, Bartholomew | Thatcham | Cordwainer | 1688 | D/A1/63/113 | MF515 |
DUCKETT, Bartholomew | Thatcham | Shoemaker | 1721 | D/A1/64/66 | MF516 |
DUCKETT, George | Thatcham | Shoemaker | 1711 | D/A1/187/107 | MF96031 |
DUCKWORTH , Hugh | Sunninghill | 1607 | D/A1/61/234 D/A1/14/279 | MF514 MF10064 |