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Using the 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
EDMONDS, Richard	Newbury	Maltster	1706	D/A1/66/58	MF517
EDMONDS, Thomas	Steventon	Shepherd	1664	D/A1/66/2	MF517
EDMONDS, Thomas	Newbury (Admon.), Thatcham	Weaver	1710	D/A1/189/43	MF96035
EDMONDS, Thomas	Newbury	Weaver	1710	D/A1/189/43	MF96035
EDMONDS, William	Sparsholt		1605	D/A1/14/182	MF10064
EDMONTS, John	Uffington	Yeoman	1685	D/A1/66/32	MF517
EDMUNDE, William	Windsor	Yeoman	1541	D/A1/65/001	MF516
EDMUNDES, Agnes	Sparsholt		1535	D/A1/1/252	MF10042
EDMUNDES, James	Reading St Laurence		1557	D/A1/2/186	MF604
EDMUNDES, Thomas	Uffington	Husbandman	1571	D/A1/9/299 D/A1/65/046	MF10046 MF516
EDMUNDES, Thomas	Uffington	Husbandman	1620	D/A1/188/044	MF96033
EDMUNDES, Walter	Coxwell, Faringdon		1588	D/A1/11/407 D/A1/65/072	MF10047B MF516
EDMUNDES, William	Sparsholt		1555	D/A1/2/179	MF604
EDMUNDES, William	Sparsholt		1556	D/A1/7/120	MF10040
EDMUNDES, William	Reading St Laurence	Steward	1557	D/A1/65/016	MF516
EDMUNDES, William	New Windsor, Windsor		1568	D/A1/5/219	MF10043A
EDMUNDS, George	Bray	Yeoman	1730	D/A1/66/77	MF517
EDMUNDS, James	Reading		1557	D/A1/233/100	MF96132
EDMUNDS, John	Donnington, Shaw Cum Donnington	Tailor	1594	D/A1/188/029	MF96033
EDMUNDS, John	Donnington, Shaw Cum Donnington		1595	D/A1/12/393	MF10048
EDMUNDS, Richard	Woolstone, Uffington		1549	D/A1/5/074 D/A1/65/004	MF10043A MF516
EDMUNDS, Thomas	Purley	Parson	1545	D/A1/188/002	MF96033
EDMUNDS, Thomas	Henwick, Thatcham		1596	D/A1/188/030/1	MF96033
EDMUNDS, Thomas	Thatcham		1596	D/A1/12/400	MF10048
EDMUNDS, William	Sparsholt		1555	D/A1/233/097	MF96132
EDMUNDS, William	Steventon	Husbandman	1675	D/A1/189/7	MF96035
EDMUNTE, John	South Hinksey, Cumnor	Labourer	1638	D/A1/65/157	MF517
EDNEY, Frances	Didcot		1709	D/A1/189/38	MF96035
EDNEY, Thomas	Buckland	Cordwainer	1824	D/A1/150/45	MF559
EDSALL, Alice	Sunninghill		1690	D/A1/66/37	MF517
EDSALL, Stephen	Sunninghill	Yeoman	1649	D/A1/65/174	MF517
EDSULL, Anne	Reading		1668	D/A1/66/10	MF517
EDSULL, Thomas Snr	Reading	Maltster	1670	D/A1/66/14	MF517
EDWARD, Eleanor	Abingdon		1730	D/A1/66/81	MF517
EDWARDES, Elizabeth	Newbury		1591	D/A1/188/027	MF96033
EDWARDES, Ellis	Newbury		1591	D/A1/11/374	MF10047B
EDWARDES, George	Aldermaston	Husbandman	1611	D/A1/15/129 D/A1/65/109	MF10065 MF516
EDWARDES, Joan	Hagbourne		1584	D/A1/10/434 D/A1/65/068	MF10047A MF516
EDWARDES, Joan	West Woodhay		1600	D/A1/13/562 D/A1/65/094	MF10049 MF516
EDWARDES, John	Uffington	Yeoman	1567	D/A1/9/033 D/A1/65/043	MF10046 MF516
EDWARDES, John	Abingdon St Helen	Labourer	1570	D/A1/9/236 D/A1/65/049	MF10046 MF516
EDWARDES, John	Abingdon		1570	D/A1/188/014	MF96033
EDWARDES, John	Abingdon		1570	D/A1/167/144	MF96000
EDWARDES, John	Bisham		1574	D/A1/188/017	MF96033
EDWARDES, John	North Moreton		1604	D/A1/188/036	MF96033
EDWARDES, Margery	Buscot		1640	D/A1/65/164	MF517
EDWARDES, Nicholas	Radley		1601	D/A1/65/092 D/A1/13/638	MF516 MF10049
EDWARDES, Richard	Hanney		1552	D/A1/5/149	MF10043A
EDWARDES, Richard	Hanney		1552	D/A1/4/067	MF604
EDWARDES, Richard	Hanney		1552	D/A1/233/366	MF96132
EDWARDES, Richard	Bourton, Shrivenham		1558	D/A1/65/017 D/A1/7/180	MF516 MF10040
EDWARDES, Robert	West Shefford		1607	D/A1/65/104 D/A1/14/305	MF516 MF10064
EDWARDES, Robert	Newbury	Clothier	1623	D/A1/188/048	MF96033
EDWARDES, Thomas	East Garston		1555	D/A1/7/100	MF10040
EDWARDES, Thomas	Aldermaston	Yeoman	1564	D/A1/65/041 D/A1/8/326	MF516 MF10043C
EDWARDES, William	Reading St Mary	Baker	1575	D/A1/65/058 D/A1/10/020	MF516 MF10047A
EDWARDES, William	Radley	Smith	1592	D/A1/65/079 D/A1/12/024	MF516 MF10048
EDWARDES, William	Buscot		1608	D/A1/188/037	MF96033
EDWARDS, Abraham	Reading St Giles	Waterman	1639	D/A1/65/163	MF517
EDWARDS, Anthony	Boxford	Yeoman	1822	D/A1/150/43	MF559
EDWARDS, Elizabeth	Lambourn		1790	D/A1/189/82	MF96035
EDWARDS, Hannah	Boxford		1838	D/A1/150/60	MF559
EDWARDS, John	North Moreton		1604	D/A1/14/175	MF10064
EDWARDS, John	North Moreton		1605	D/A1/168/x	MF96001
EDWARDS, John England	Bourton, Shrivenham		1615	D/A1/65/114 D/A1/15/490	MF516 MF10065
EDWARDS, John England	Bourton, Shrivenham		1615	D/A1/168/114	MF96001
EDWARDS, Mary	Welford		1727	D/A1/189/55	MF96035
EDWARDS, Richard	White Waltham	Tailor	1700	D/A1/66/51	MF517
EDWARDS, Richard Snr	White Waltham	Tailor	1675	D/A1/66/25	MF517
EDWARDS, Robert	East Garston	Husbandman	1636	D/A1/65/154	MF517
EDWARDS, Sarah	Ashbury		1676	D/A1/66/26	MF517
EDWARDS, Susanna	White Waltham		1686	D/A1/189/16	MF96036
EDWARDS, Thomas	Abingdon St Helen	Smith	1612	D/A1/65/110 D/A1/15/315	MF516 MF10065
EDWARDS, Thomas	Sparsholt	Yeoman	1687	D/A1/66/35	MF517
EDWARDS, Thomas	Welford	Labourer	1722	D/A1/189/52	MF96035
EDWARDS, Thomas	Boxford		1821	D/A1/227/124	MF96124
EDWARDS, William	Buscot		1608	D/A1/168/031	MF96001
EDWARDS, William	Sunninghill	Husbandman	1698	D/A1/189/30	MF96035
EDWARDS, William	Abingdon	Cordwainer	1730	D/A1/66/80	MF517
EDWIN, Thomas	Reading	Cordwainer	1629	D/A1/65/139	MF517
EDWINE, John	Reading	Carpenter	1649	D/A1/65/173	MF517
EDWYN, John	Reading St Laurence	Husbandman	1603	D/A1/65/098 D/A1/13/1154	MF516 MF10049
EDWYN, Thomas	Pangbourne		1588	D/A1/65/073 D/A1/11/159	MF526 MF10047B
EDWYN, Thomas	Pangbourne	Yeoman	1612	D/A1/65/111 D/A1/15/287	MF516 MF10065
EELES, George	Bray	Fuller	1624	D/A1/65/127	MF517
EELES, Hugh Snr	Ufton Nervet	Blacksmith	1661	D/A1/143/3	MF556
EELES, Joan	Wargrave		1657	D/A1/66/1	MF517
EELES, John	Tilehurst		1718	D/A1/189/48	MF96035
EELES, Ralph	Sulhamstead Abbots		1612	D/A1/188/041	MF96033
EELES, Ralph	Sulhamstead Abbots		1612	D/A1/168/090	MF96001
EELES, Robert Snr	Burghfield	Husbandman, Fuller	1688	D/A1/189/20	MF96035
EELLS, William	Kintbury	Clerk	1806	D/A1/150/35	MF559
EELS, John	Bray	Husbandman	1665	D/A1/66/4	MF517
EEMS, Robert	Finchampstead	Cooper	1624	D/A1/65/126	MF517
EGG, John	Draycott Moor, Longworth	Rough Mason	1614	D/A1/65/113 D/A1/15/476	MF516 MF10065
EGGE, Edward	Draycott Moor, Longworth		1586	D/A1/65/069 D/A1/11/099	MF516 MF10047B
EGGE, Joan	Moor, Longworth		1600	D/A1/65/091 D/A1/13/619	MF516 MF10049
EGGE, Thomas	Abingdon	Cordwainer	1643	D/A1/188/066	MF96034
EGGHAM, John Jnr	Maidenhead, Bray	Blacksmith	1638	D/A1/65/155	MF517
EGGHAM, John Snr	Maidenhead, Bray	Blacksmith	1638	D/A1/65/156	MF517

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