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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GRASSOP, Edmund | Bradfield | 1543 | D/A1/233/120 | MF96132 | |
GRASSOP, Edmund | Bradfield | 1543 | D/A1/2/214 D/A1/6/165 | MF604 MF10043B | |
GRAUNGER, Anthony | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1587 | D/A1/71/079 D/A1/11/102 | MF520 MF10047B |
GRAUNGER, Gregory | Lambourn | 1594 | D/A1/12/391 | MF10048 | |
GRAUNT, Christopher | Newbury | Glover | 1633 | D/A1/192/009 D/A1/168/256 | MF96042 MF96001 |
GRAUNT, John | Newbury | Brewer | 1574 | D/A1/191/041 | MF96040 |
GRAUNT, Thomas | Hurley | Vicar | 1541 | D/A1/6/148 D/A1/70/003 | MF10043B MF520 |
GRAUNT, William | Hurley | 1546 | D/A1/70/018 D/A1/5/035 | MF520 MF10043A | |
GRAUNTE, Constance | Newbury | 1574 | D/A1/71/022 D/A1/9/391 | MF520 MF10046 | |
GRAUNTHAM, Henry | Stratfield Mortimer | 1567 | D/A1/70/079 D/A1/9/053 | MF520 MF10046 | |
GRAUNTHAM, Joan | Stratfield Mortimer | 1569 | D/A1/70/087 D/A1/9/168 | MF520 MF10046 | |
GRAUNTT, Mary | Newbury | 1641 | D/A1/72/132 | MF521 | |
GRAUNTUM, Agnes Snr | Shinfield | 1634 | D/A1/72/083 | MF521 | |
GRAVE, Daniel | Warfield | Yeoman | 1731 | D/A1/193/77 | MF96044 |
GRAVE, John | Warfield | Yeoman | 1648 | D/A1/72/152 | MF521 |
GRAVE, Judith | Warfield | 1716 | D/A1/74/90 | MF522 | |
GRAVE, Richard | Warfield | Yeoman | 1745 | D/A1/193/100 | MF96044 |
GRAVE, Thomas | Warfield | Yeoman | 1704 | D/A1/74/32 | MF522 |
GRAVE, William | Warfield | Husbandman | 1707 | D/A1/74/47 | MF522 |
GRAVE, William | Warfield | Wheelwright | 1748 | D/A1/74/220 | MF523 |
GRAVES, Anne | Warfield | 1706 | D/A1/193/19 | MF96044 | |
GRAVES, John | Warfield | Yeoman | 1686 | D/A1/73/119 | MF522 |
GRAVES, Mary | Chieveley | 1797 | D/A1/75/125 | MF523 | |
GRAVETT, Godfrey | Reading | Innholder | 1694 | D/A1/192/154 | MF96043 |
GRAWNT, Alice | Hurley | 1554 | D/A1/7/073 | MF10040 | |
GRAY, Agnes | Kingston Bagpuize | 1545 | D/A1/70/008 D/A1/1/234 | MF520 MF10042 | |
GRAY, Bennet | Pusey | 1570 | D/A1/71/004 D/A1/9/251 | MF520 MF10046 | |
GRAY, Cyprian | Pusey | Yeoman | 1632 | D/A1/72/066 | MF521 |
GRAY, Cyprian | Pusey | 1636 | D/A1/192/013 | MF96042 | |
GRAY, Edward | Winkfield | Husbandman | 1661 | D/A1/73/8 | MF522 |
GRAY, Elizabeth | Wickham, Welford | 1706 | D/A1/74/43 | MF522 | |
GRAY, Hugh | Kingston Bagpuize | Yeoman | 1577 | D/A1/71/034 D/A1/10/085 | MF520 MF10047A |
GRAY, James | Wickham, Welford | Blacksmith | 1701 | D/A1/193/6 | MF96044 |
GRAY, James | Fyfield | 1827 | D/A1/228/25 | MF96125 | |
GRAY, James Snr | Welford | 1633 | D/A1/72/073 | MF521 | |
GRAY, Joan | Hanney | 1563 | D/A1/8/251 | MF10043C | |
GRAY, Joan | Hanney | 1563 | D/A1/167/035 | MF96000 | |
GRAY, Joan | Reading | 1683 | D/A1/73/109 | MF522 | |
GRAY, John | Hoe Benham, Welford | 1571 | D/A1/71/011 D/A1/9/306 D/A1/9/319 | MF520 MF10046 MF10046 | |
GRAY, John | East Ilsley | Husbandman | 1625 | D/A1/191/146 | MF96041 |
GRAY, John | Pusey | 1636 | D/A1/16/410 | MF10066 | |
GRAY, John | East Ilsley | Yeoman | 1649 | D/A1/72/158 | MF521 |
GRAY, John | Newbury | Grocer | 1716 | D/A1/193/40 | MF96044 |
GRAY, John | Grandpont, Oxfordshire | Yeoman | 1760 | D/A1/74/244 | MF523 |
GRAY, Joseph | Newbury | Weaver | 1709 | D/A1/74/63 | MF522 |
GRAY, Joseph | Newbury | Maltster | 1827 | D/A1/152/7 | MF560 |
GRAY, Maria Elizabeth | Newbury | 1850 | D/A1/152/66 | MF560 | |
GRAY, Martin | Clapton, Kintbury | Yeoman | 1606 | D/A1/71/159 D/A1/14/219 | MF520 MF10064 |
GRAY, Mary | Hoe Benham, Welford | 1638 | D/A1/72/106 | MF521 | |
GRAY, Mary | Clapton, Kintbury | 1660 | D/A1/73/6 | MF522 | |
GRAY, Mary | Kintbury | 1660 | D/A1/192/63 | MF96042 | |
GRAY, Mary | Newbury | 1722 | D/A1/193/48 | MF96044 | |
GRAY, Nicholas | Abingdon | 1550 | D/A1/70/026 | MF520 | |
GRAY, Nicholas | Longworth | 1557 | D/A1/4/084 | MF604 | |
GRAY, Nicholas | Charney, Longworth | 1557 | D/A1/233/376 | MF96132 | |
GRAY, Nicholas | Charney, Longworth | 1559 | D/A1/191/017 | MF96040 | |
GRAY, Richard | Abingdon | 1607 | D/A1/191/103 | MF96041 | |
GRAY, Richard | Warfield | Husbandman | 1684 | D/A1/192/125 | MF96043 |
GRAY, Richard | Newbury | Grocer | 1718 | D/A1/74/102 | MF522 |
GRAY, Robert | Hoe Benham, Welford | Yeoman | 1623 | D/A1/191/145 | MF96041 |
GRAY, Robert | Clapton, Kintbury | 1640 | D/A1/72/118 | MF521 | |
GRAY, Robert | Newbury | Linsey Maker | 1728 | D/A1/74/138 | MF523 |
GRAY, Sarah | Newbury | 1725 | D/A1/74/121 | MF523 | |
GRAY, Simon | Winkfield | Husbandman | 1719 | D/A1/74/103 | MF522 |
GRAY, Thomas | Stratfield Mortimer | 1681 | D/A1/192/115 | MF96043 | |
GRAY, Thomas | Newbury | Saddler | 1702 | D/A1/74/24 | MF522 |
GRAY, Thomas | Newbury | Cordwainer | 1712 | D/A1/193/29 | MF96044 |
GRAY, Thomas | Reading St Giles | Gardener | 1722 | D/A1/193/51 | MF96044 |
GRAY, Thomas | Abingdon St Helen | 1826 | D/A1/152/3 | MF560 | |
GRAY, William | Welford | Husbandman | 1663 | D/A1/192/69 | MF96042 |
GRAY, William | Kintbury | Husbandman | 1678 | D/A1/192/105 | MF96043 |
GRAY, William | Bisham | Yeoman | 1728 | D/A1/74/136 | MF523 |
GRAYE, Alexander | East Hendred | 1603 | D/A1/71/143 D/A1/13/1111 | MF520 MF10049 | |
GRAYE, Ann | Cookham | 1587 | D/A1/71/082 D/A1/11/141 | MF520 MF10047B | |
GRAYE, Annes | Elcot, Kintbury | 1640 | D/A1/72/119 | MF521 | |
GRAYE, John | Wickham, Welford | 1563 | D/A1/70/076 | MF520 | |
GRAYE, John | Welford | 1604 | D/A1/71/149 D/A1/13/1348 | MF520 MF10049 | |
GRAYE, John | Fulscot, South Moreton | Husbandman | 1669 | D/A1/73/38 | MF522 |
GRAYE, lsaac | Clapton, Kintbury | Yeoman | 1679 | D/A1/73/88 | MF522 |
GRAYE, Richard | Abingdon | 1607 | D/A1/168/019 | MF96001 | |
GREANE, John Snr | Newbury | Mercer | 1574 | D/A1/71/023 D/A1/9/390 | MF520 MF10046 |
GREAYE, Julian | Kintbury | 1545 | D/A1/70/017 | MF520 | |
GREE, William Snr | Bisham(W.), Warfield | Yeoman | 1699 | D/A1/74/14 | MF522 |
GREEGORY, James | Long Wittenham | 1696 | D/A1/192/151 | MF96043 | |
GREEN , Richard Snr | Abingdon | 1722 | D/A1/193/50 | MF96044 | |
GREEN, Alexander | East Hanney, West Hanney | Blacksmith | 1748 | D/A1/74/221 | MF523 |
GREEN, Ann | Lambourn | 1768 | D/A1/193/118 | MF96044 | |
GREEN, Ann | Pangbourne | 1809 | D/A1/151/51 | MF560 | |
GREEN, Ann | Abingdon | 1833 | D/A1/152/22 | MF560 | |
GREEN, Arthur | Shellingford | Yeoman | 1645 | D/A1/72/148 | MF521 |
GREEN, Edward | Binfield | Cordwainer | 1719 | D/A1/193/43 | MF96044 |
GREEN, Eleanor | Uffington | 1700 | D/A1/193/3 | MF96044 | |
GREEN, Francis | Abingdon St Helen | Labourer | 1778 | D/A1/75/92 | MF523 |
GREEN, Henry | Steventon | Yeoman | 1748 | D/A1/193/104 | MF96044 |
GREEN, Isaac | Shrivenham | Baker | 1730 | D/A1/74/142 | MF523 |
GREEN, James | Radcot, Langford, Oxfordshire | Yeoman | 1772 | D/A1/141/141 | MF556 |
GREEN, James | Reading | Victualler | 1817 | D/A1/151/65 | MF560 |
GREEN, Joan | Great Coxwell | 1709 | D/A1/74/65 | MF522 | |
GREEN, John | West Challow, Letcombe Regis | Husbandman | 1636 | D/A1/192/015 | MF96042 |
GREEN, John | Chilswell, Cumnor | Yeoman | 1704 | D/A1/17/40 | MF10079 |