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.
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| Name | Place Name | Occupation | Year | BRO Ref | MF Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREEN, John | Sutton Courtenay | Cordwainer | 1725 | D/A1/74/122 | MF523 |
| GREEN, John | Newbury | Weaver | 1734 | D/A1/193/84 | MF96044 |
| GREEN, John | Harwell | Chandler | 1737 | D/A1/193/90 | MF96044 |
| GREEN, John | Lambourn | Yeoman | 1788 | D/A1/75/112 | MF523 |
| GREEN, John | Enborne | Husbandman | 1790 | D/A1/75/115 | MF523 |
| GREEN, John | Newbury | Hatter | 1799 | D/A1/75/135 | MF523 |
| GREEN, John | Newbury | Hatter | 1830 | D/A1/152/11 | MF560 |
| GREEN, John | Lambourn | Yeoman | 1832 | D/A1/152/16 | MF560 |
| GREEN, Mary | Shrivenham | 1729 | D/A1/193/71 | MF96044 | |
| GREEN, Mary | Reading | 1808 | D/A1/151/49 | MF560 | |
| GREEN, Mary | Thatcham | 1825 | D/A1/152/1 | MF560 | |
| GREEN, Mary | Reading St Mary | 1845 | D/A1/152/53 | MF560 | |
| GREEN, Mary | Reading | 1847 | D/A1/152/60 | MF560 | |
| GREEN, Nicholas | Speen | Yeoman | 1720 | D/A1/74/106 | MF522 |
| GREEN, Richard | Abingdon | Apothecary | 1724 | D/A1/74/116 | MF523 |
| GREEN, Richard | Lambourn | Husbandman | 1765 | D/A1/74/261 | MF523 |
| GREEN, Richard | Binfield | Carpenter | 1788 | D/A1/75/111 | MF523 |
| GREEN, Richard | Lambourn | 1806 | D/A1/228/6 | MF96125 | |
| GREEN, Richard | Reading St Mary | Plumber | 1844 | D/A1/152/52 | MF560 |
| GREEN, Robert | Uffington | Clerk, Vicar | 1700 | D/A1/74/17 | MF522 |
| GREEN, Robert | Hide End, Brimpton | Yeoman | 1713 | D/A1/74/80 | MF522 |
| GREEN, Robert | Speen | Husbandman | 1731 | D/A1/74/156 | MF523 |
| GREEN, Robert | Bucklebury | 1803 | D/A1/228/3 | MF96125 | |
| GREEN, Robert | Bucklebury | Yeoman | 1847 | D/A1/152/61 | MF560 |
| GREEN, Sarah | Harwell | 1672 | D/A1/73/59 | MF522 | |
| GREEN, William | Newbury | Joiner | 1747 | D/A1/193/101 | MF96044 |
| GREEN, William | North Moreton | Yeoman | 1780 | D/A1/75/95 | MF523 |
| GREEN, William | Reading | Sawyer | 1785 | D/A1/75/106 | MF523 |
| GREENAR, William | Waltham St Lawrence | Yeoman | 1618 | D/A1/71/215 D/A1/15/800 | MF521 MF10065 |
| GREENAWAIE, John | Speenhamland, Speen | Glover | 1610 | D/A1/191/116 | MF96041 |
| GREENAWAY , John Snr | Reading | Bargemaster | 1737 | D/A1/74/182 | MF523 |
| GREENAWAY , Thomas Snr | Reading | Bargemaster | 1731 | D/A1/74/158 | MF523 |
| GREENAWAY, Ann | Radley | 1799 | D/A1/75/131 | MF523 | |
| GREENAWAY, Anne | Reading St Mary | 1609 | D/A1/168/069 | MF96001 | |
| GREENAWAY, Anne | Reading St Mary | 1610 | D/A1/191/114 | MF96041 | |
| GREENAWAY, Anne | Reading | 1610 | D/A1/168/062 | MF96001 | |
| GREENAWAY, Edward | Yattendon | Husbandman | 1724 | D/A1/74/114 | MF523 |
| GREENAWAY, Elizabeth | Reading | 1755 | D/A1/74/235 | MF523 | |
| GREENAWAY, George | Abingdon | Baker | 1854 | D/A1/152/72 | MF560 |
| GREENAWAY, John | Bisham | 1800 | D/A1/193/134 | MF96044 | |
| GREENAWAY, John | Speenhamland, Speen | 1610 | D/A1/168/067 | MF96001 | |
| GREENAWAY, John | Yattendon | Husbandman | 1679 | D/A1/73/90 | MF522 |
| GREENAWAY, Joseph | Radley | Yeoman | 1813 | D/A1/228/14 | MF96125 |
| GREENAWAY, Peter | East Ginge, West Hendred | Husbandman | 1630 | D/A1/168/180 | MF96001 |
| GREENAWAY, Richard | Steventon | Yeoman | 1833 | D/A1/152/20 | MF560 |
| GREENAWAY, Richard Snr | Reading | Broad Weaver | 1688 | D/A1/73/128 | MF522 |
| GREENAWAY, Robert | Newbury | Miller | 1609 | D/A1/191/109 | MF96041 |
| GREENAWAY, Robert | Newbury | 1609 | D/A1/168/044 | MF96001 | |
| GREENAWAY, Thomas | Radley | Yeoman | 1819 | D/A1/151/74 | MF560 |
| GREENAWAY, William | Brightwell | Labourer | 1824 | D/A1/151/85 | MF560 |
| GREENAWAY, William | Steventon | Grocer | 1837 | D/A1/152/35 | MF560 |
| GREENAWAYE, John | Reading St Mary | Broad Weaver | 1630 | D/A1/72/053 | MF521 |
| GREENE , Priscilla | Abingdon | 1696 | D/A1/192/158 | MF96043 | |
| GREENE , Robert Snr | Ashampstead | Yeoman | 1712 | D/A1/74/75 | MF522 |
| GREENE, Agnes | Great Coxwell | 1629 | D/A1/72/051 | MF521 | |
| GREENE, Agnes | Ashbury | 1633 | D/A1/72/081 | MF521 | |
| GREENE, Alice | Great Coxwell | 1614 | D/A1/71/197 D/A1/15/440 | MF520 MF10065 | |
| GREENE, Alice | Nalderhill, Speen | 1661 | D/A1/73/7 | MF522 | |
| GREENE, Alice | Great Coxwell | 1669 | D/A1/73/41 | MF522 | |
| GREENE, Alice | Greenham, Thatcham | 1674 | D/A1/73/69 | MF522 | |
| GREENE, Anne | Marlston, Bucklebury | 1640 | D/A1/72/120 | MF521 | |
| GREENE, Arthur | Fernham, Shrivenham | Husbandman | 1583 | D/A1/71/063 D/A1/10/346 D/A1/10/348 | MF520 MF10047A MF10047A |
| GREENE, Arthur | Great Coxwell | Husbandman | 1599 | D/A1/71/128 D/A1/13/405 | MF520 MF10049 |
| GREENE, Catherine | Great Coxwell | 1669 | D/A1/192/88 | MF96043 | |
| GREENE, Cicely | Wytham | 1680 | D/A1/73/93 | MF522 | |
| GREENE, Deborah | Burghfield | 1696 | D/A1/192/159 | MF96043 | |
| GREENE, Edmund | Wytham | Yeoman | 1667 | D/A1/73/34 | MF522 |
| GREENE, Edmund | Wytham | Yeoman | 1682 | D/A1/192/121 | MF96043 |
| GREENE, Edward | Greenham, Thatcham | 1645 | D/A1/192/051 | MF96042 | |
| GREENE, Edward | North Hinksey | Yeoman | 1671 | D/A1/73/53 | MF522 |
| GREENE, Edward | Woodhouse, Fyfield | Husbandman | 1689 | D/A1/192/139 | MF96043 |
| GREENE, Elizabeth | Wytham | 1683 | D/A1/192/124 | MF96043 | |
| GREENE, Frances | Abingdon | 1666 | D/A1/73/27 | MF522 | |
| GREENE, George | Harwell | Tailor | 1637 | D/A1/72/101 | MF521 |
| GREENE, George | Shrivenham | Yeoman | 1702 | D/A1/193/8 | MF96044 |
| GREENE, Henry | Radley | 1616 | D/A1/168/125 | MF96001 | |
| GREENE, James | Reading St Giles | Parish Clerk, Cloth Worker | 1633 | D/A1/72/076 | MF521 |
| GREENE, John | Sparsholt | 1575 | D/A1/71/029 D/A1/10/022 | MF520 MF10047A | |
| GREENE, John | Woodspeen, Speen | Husbandman | 1583 | D/A1/71/070 D/A1/10/399 | MF520 MF10047A |
| GREENE, John | Marlston, Bucklebury | 1599 | D/A1/71/129 D/A1/13/480 | MF520 MF10049 | |
| GREENE, John | Shinfield | Yeoman | 1607 | D/A1/71/160 D/A1/14/326 | MF520 MF10064 |
| GREENE, John | Fernham, Shrivenham | 1610 | D/A1/71/177 D/A1/15/026 | MF520 MF10065 | |
| GREENE, John | Bagnor, Speen | Husbandman | 1613 | D/A1/71/192 D/A1/15/343 | MF520 MF10065 |
| GREENE, John | Eaton Hastings | Yeoman | 1616 | D/A1/71/204 D/A1/15/652 | MF521 MF10065 |
| GREENE, John | Marlston, Bucklebury | 1622 | D/A1/191/142 | MF96041 | |
| GREENE, John | Great Coxwell | Husbandman | 1626 | D/A1/72/032 | MF521 |
| GREENE, John | Wytham | Yeoman | 1627 | D/A1/16/610 | MF10066 |
| GREENE, John | Newbury | Broad Weaver | 1636 | D/A1/192/012 | MF96042 |
| GREENE, John | Coleshill | Husbandman | 1640 | D/A1/72/116 | MF521 |
| GREENE, John | Wytham | Yeoman | 1641 | D/A1/192/039 | MF96042 |
| GREENE, John | Newbury | Weaver | 1643 | D/A1/192/041 D/A1/72/105 | MF96042 MF521 |
| GREENE, John | Newbury | Innholder | 1646 | D/A1/192/050 | MF96042 |
| GREENE, John | East Ilsley | Husbandman | 1676 | D/A1/73/77 | MF522 |
| GREENE, John | Ham Mill, Thatcham | Millwright | 1682 | D/A1/73/97 | MF522 |
| GREENE, John | Coleshill | Husbandman | 1689 | D/A1/192/134 | MF96043 |
| GREENE, John Jnr | West Challow, Letcombe Regis | Husbandman | 1641 | D/A1/192/037 | MF96042 |
| GREENE, John Jnr | West Challow, Letcombe Regis | Tailor | 1670 | D/A1/192/86 | MF96043 |
| GREENE, John Snr | Newbury | Yeoman | 1615 | D/A1/16/482 | MF10066 |
| GREENE, John Snr | Abingdon | 1623 | D/A1/72/016 | MF521 | |
| GREENE, Jonathan | Fyfield | Husbandman | 1687 | D/A1/192/131 | MF96043 |