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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWTON, William | Chieveley | Husbandman | 1687 | D/A1/197/102 | MF96052 |
| HOWULDWAY, Margaret | Farnborough | 1553 | D/A1/75/040 D/A1/7/012 | MF523 MF10040 | |
| HRERBERT, Margaret | Tilehurst | 1710 | D/A1/83/140 | MF528 | |
| HUBBARD, Alice | Winkfield | 1648 | D/A1/80/047 | MF526 | |
| HUBBARD, Elizabeth | White Waltham | 1815 | D/A1/153/47 | MF560 | |
| HUBBARD, James | Reading St Laurence | Fletcher | 1570 | D/A1/76/130 D/A1/9/199 | MF524 MF10046 |
| HUBBARD, John | Compton | Husbandman | 1605 | D/A1/77/250 D/A1/14/097 | MF525 MF10064 |
| HUBBARD, William | Winkfield | Bricklayer | 1633 | D/A1/79/080 | MF526 |
| HUBBERT, William | Abingdon | Gardener | 1752 | D/A1/84/253 | MF529 |
| HUBERT, Martha | Abingdon | 1807 | D/A1/153/21 | MF560 | |
| HUCE, Margaret | Marcham | 1636 | D/A1/79/104 | MF526 | |
| HUCHENS, John | West Hendred | Husbandman | 1667 | D/A1/80/163 | MF527 |
| HUCHENS, Robert | Manstone, Yattendon | Yeoman | 1671 | D/A1/81/31 | MF527 |
| HUCHING, Joan | Oare, Chieveley | 1669 | D/A1/81/9 | MF527 | |
| HUCHINS, John | West Hendred | Yeoman | 1595 | D/A1/12/272 | MF10048 |
| HUCHINSON, Thomas | Reading St Mary | Victualler | 1706 | D/A1/198/31 | MF96054 |
| HUCHYNS, Edward | East Hendred | 1559 | D/A1/76/052 D/A1/7/310 | MF524 MF10040 | |
| HUCKER, Margaret | Waltham St Lawrence | 1558 | D/A1/76/005 D/A1/7/189 | MF524 MF10040 | |
| HUCKER, Ralph | Waltham St Lawrence | 1558 | D/A1/76/006 D/A1/7/185 | MF524 MF10040 | |
| HUCKERBIE, John | Holyport, Bray | 1574 | D/A1/193/222 | MF96045 | |
| HUCKERBY, William | Bray | 1560 | D/A1/193/192 | MF96045 | |
| HUCKERBY, William | Bray | 1560 | D/A1/167/110 | MF96000 | |
| HUCKS, James | Wallingford | Cordwainer | 1717 | D/A1/83/199 | MF529 |
| HUCKS, Richard | Wallingford | Flax Dresser | 1710 | D/A1/83/142 | MF528 |
| HUCKS, Richard | Wallingford | Flax Dresser | 1710 | D/A1/83/142 | MF528 |
| HUCKWELL, John | Abingdon | Butcher | 1748 | D/A1/84/223 | MF529 |
| HUCKWELL, John | Radley | Yeoman | 1808 | D/A1/153/26 | MF560 |
| HUCKWELL, Sarah | Abingdon St Nicholas | 1762 | D/A1/198/253 | MF96055 | |
| HUCKWELL, William | Abingdon | Butcher | 1762 | D/A1/85/28 | MF530 |
| HUDDLE, Simon | Reading St Laurence | Carpenter | 1625 | D/A1/78/181 | MF525 |
| HUDSON, John | Kennington, Sunningwell | Yeoman | 1582 | D/A1/76/200 D/A1/10/353 | MF524 MF10047A |
| HUDSON, Richard | Reading | 1752 | D/A1/84/248 | MF529 | |
| HUDSON, Richard | East Hendred | Victualler | 1821 | D/A1/153/73 | MF560 |
| HUDSON, Robert | East Hendred | Victualler | 1843 | D/A1/154/56 | MF580 |
| HUES, Robert | Cholsey | Husbandman | 1671 | D/A1/81/35 | MF527 |
| HUETT, John | East Ilsley | Cordwainer | 1690 | D/A1/197/127 | MF96053 |
| HUGELEY, John | Sutton Courtenay | 1528 | D/A1/1/096 | MF10041 | |
| HUGGENS, Sarah | Milton | 1684 | D/A1/82/45 | MF528 | |
| HUGGETT, Humphrey | Newbury | Card Maker | 1721 | D/A1/84/14 | MF529 |
| HUGGIL, Mary | Blewbury | 1853 | D/A1/154/100 | MF580 | |
| HUGGILL, John | Pangbourne | Yeoman | 1577 | D/A1/194/003 | MF96046 |
| HUGGINE, John | Newbury | Husbandman | 1600 | D/A1/13/547 | MF10049 |
| HUGGINS (ALIAS HALL), Eliza | Blewbury | 1840 | D/A1/228/129 | MF96125 | |
| HUGGINS, Anthony | Lambourn | 1570 | D/A1/167/143 | MF96000 | |
| HUGGINS, Eleanor | Shippon, Abingdon | 1690 | D/A1/197/126 | MF96053 | |
| HUGGINS, Eleanor | Milton | Blacksmith | 1690 | D/A1/197/125 | MF96053 |
| HUGGINS, Elisha | Blewbury | Farmer, Baker | 1847 | D/A1/154/76 | MF580 |
| HUGGINS, John | Reading St Laurence | Fisher | 1561 | D/A1/76/071 D/A1/8/202 | MF524 MF10043C |
| HUGGINS, John | Milton | Blacksmith | 1679 | D/A1/81/111 | MF527 |
| HUGGINS, Richard | Lambourn | Yeoman | 1841 | D/A1/154/46 | MF580 |
| HUGGINS, William | Fyfield | Blacksmith | 1603 | D/A1/194/113 | MF96047 |
| HUGGINS, William | Fyfield | 1603 | D/A1/13/1017 | MF10049 | |
| HUGGINS, William | Milton | Blacksmith | 1694 | D/A1/197/149 | MF96053 |
| HUGGINS, William | Abingdon | 1822 | D/A1/228/100 | MF96125 | |
| HUGGYLL, John | Reading St Laurence | 1583 | D/A1/76/204 D/A1/10/355 | MF524 MF10047A | |
| HUGGYNS, Anthony | Lambourn | 1570 | D/A1/193/210 | MF96045 | |
| HUGHES , Thomas Jnr | Boxford | Malt Maker | 1740 | D/A1/84/175 | MF529 |
| HUGHES (ALIAS FEATS), Thomas | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | 1806 | D/A1/228/72 | MF96125 | |
| HUGHES, Bartholomew | Uffington | Yeoman | 1740 | D/A1/84/177 | MF529 |
| HUGHES, Charles | Woolstone, Uffington | 1743 | D/A1/84/200 | MF529 | |
| HUGHES, Charles | Sparsholt | Yeoman | 1750 | D/A1/84/240 | MF529 |
| HUGHES, Charles | Reading | Brewer | 1780 | D/A1/85/115 | MF530 |
| HUGHES, Elizabeth | Chieveley | 1806 | D/A1/153/18 | MF560 | |
| HUGHES, Frances | Marcham | 1599 | D/A1/77/153 D/A1/13/395 | MF525 MF10049 | |
| HUGHES, Giles | Stanford In The Vale | Cordwainer | 1773 | D/A1/85/83 | MF530 |
| HUGHES, Isabella | Harwell | 1777 | D/A1/198/273 | MF96055 | |
| HUGHES, John | New Windsor, Windsor | Brewer | 1618 | D/A1/195/076 | MF96049 |
| HUGHES, John | New Windsor, Windsor | 1618 | D/A1/168/159 | MF96001 | |
| HUGHES, John | Burghfield | Carpenter | 1734 | D/A1/84/123 | MF529 |
| HUGHES, John | Welford | 1771 | D/A1/198/263 | MF96055 | |
| HUGHES, John | Welford | Sawyer | 1852 | D/A1/154/94 | MF580 |
| HUGHES, Katherine | Longcot, Shrivenham | 1638 | D/A1/79/131 | MF526 | |
| HUGHES, Katherine | Longcot, Shrivenham | 1638 | D/A1/16/466 | MF10066 | |
| HUGHES, Lucy | Welford | 1775 | D/A1/85/102 | MF530 | |
| HUGHES, Mary | Speen | 1729 | D/A1/198/144 | MF96054 | |
| HUGHES, Mary | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | 1805 | D/A1/228/71 | MF96125 | |
| HUGHES, Richard | Maidencourt, East Garston | Husbandman | 1546 | D/A1/2/253 D/A1/233/147 | MF604 MF96132 |
| HUGHES, Richard | Reading | 1707 | D/A1/83/120 | MF528 | |
| HUGHES, Sarah | Blewbury | 1800 | D/A1/85/175 | MF530 | |
| HUGHES, Sarah | Chieveley | 1834 | D/A1/154/17 | MF580 | |
| HUGHES, Thomas | New Windsor, Windsor | Labourer | 1633 | D/A1/196/020 D/A1/168/254 | MF96050 MF96001 |
| HUGHES, Thomas | Boxford | Malt Maker | 1740 | D/A1/84/176 | MF529 |
| HUGHES, Thomas | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | 1782 | D/A1/198/282 | MF96055 | |
| HUGHES, Thomas | London | Upholsterer | 1841 | D/A1/228/132 | MF96125 |
| HUGHET, Alice | Fyfield | 1610 | D/A1/78/006 D/A1/15/029 | MF525 MF10065 | |
| HUGHSON, William | Warfield | Clerk, Vicar | 1667 | D/A1/196/150 | MF96051 |
| HUICKE, George | Duxford, Hinton Waldrist | Husbandman | 1567 | D/A1/76/112 D/A1/9/041 D/A1/193/206 | MF524 MF10046 MF96045 |
| HULBERT, Abraham | Reading St Mary | Cordwainer | 1638 | D/A1/196/044 | MF96050 |
| HULBERT, Thomas | Reading St Laurence | Broad Weaver | 1689 | D/A1/197/118 | MF96053 |
| HULCAP, Ann | Sutton Courtenay | 1762 | D/A1/198/252 | MF96055 | |
| HULCOPP, Simon | East Lockinge | Husbandman | 1633 | D/A1/79/071 | MF526 |
| HULCOTT, John | Abingdon St Helen | 1608 | D/A1/195/025 | MF96048 | |
| HULCOTTES, Margaret | Abingdon St Helen | 1609 | D/A1/195/032 D/A1/168/047 | MF96048 MF96001 | |
| HULCOTTES, Thomas | East Hendred | 1619 | D/A1/16/303 | MF10066 | |
| HULCOTTES, Thomas | East Hendred | 1632 | D/A1/168/236 | MF96001 | |
| HULCOTTS, John | Abingdon | 1608 | D/A1/168/033 | MF96001 | |
| HULCOTTS, Thomas | East Hendred | Yeoman | 1632 | D/A1/196/013 | MF96050 |
| HULCUP, Ann | Lambourn | 1788 | D/A1/85/140 | MF530 | |
| HULCUP, Benjamin | Marcham | Yeoman | 1742 | D/A1/198/199 | MF96055 |
| HULCUP, Francis | Fyfield | Yeoman | 1722 | D/A1/84/26 | MF529 |