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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
HUNT, Jacob	Drayton	Labourer	1728	D/A1/198/134	MF96054
HUNT, James	Purley		1579	D/A1/76/182 D/A1/10/175	MF524 MF10047A
HUNT, James	Crookham, Thatcham	Yeoman	1694	D/A1/83/19	MF528
HUNT, James	Yattendon	Grocer, Chapman	1732	D/A1/84/104	MF529
HUNT, Jane	Wantage (W.), Drayton		1674	D/A1/81/75	MF527
HUNT, Joan	Reading St Laurence		1579	D/A1/76/183 D/A1/10/180	MF524 MF10047A
HUNT, Joan	Brimpton		1621	D/A1/195/089	MF96049
HUNT, Joan	Newbury		1664	D/A1/80/133	MF527
HUNT, Joan	Reading St Giles		1696	D/A1/83/33	MF528
HUNT, John	Basildon		1543	D/A1/2/240	MF604
HUNT, John	Wasing	Farmer	1558	D/A1/76/011 D/A1/7/231	MF524 MF10040
HUNT, John	Everington, Yattendon	Husbandman	1608	D/A1/77/234 D/A1/14/411	MF525 MF10064
HUNT, John	Ashampstead	Yeoman	1622	D/A1/78/138	MF525
HUNT, John	Brimpton	Turner	1624	D/A1/78/163	MF525
HUNT, John	Crookham, Thatcham		1630	D/A1/79/037	MF526
HUNT, John	Sutton Courtenay	Husbandman	1630	D/A1/79/031	MF526
HUNT, John	Yattendon		1635	D/A1/196/025	MF96050
HUNT, John	Thatcham	Yeoman	1751	D/A1/84/243	MF529
HUNT, John Snr	Newbury		1627	D/A1/195/114	MF96049
HUNT, Joseph	Cholsey		1819	D/A1/228/96	MF96125
HUNT, Joseph	Cholsey		1831	D/A1/154/3	MF580
HUNT, Joseph	West Challow, Letcombe Regis	Yeoman	1839	D/A1/154/35	MF580
HUNT, Leonard	Ashampstead	Husbandman	1621	D/A1/78/127	MF525
HUNT, Margaret	Drayton		1781	D/A1/85/118	MF530
HUNT, Martha	Drayton		1696	D/A1/83/34	MF528
HUNT, Mary	Cholsey		1662	D/A1/80/106	MF527
HUNT, Mary	Newbury		1691	D/A1/218/84	MF96107
HUNT, Mary	Greenham, Thatcham		1786	D/A1/198/286	MF96055
HUNT, Mary	Cookham		1830	D/A1/228/114	MF96125
HUNT, Mary	Cholsey		1831	D/A1/154/2	MF580
HUNT, Michael	Winkfield	Yeoman	1728	D/A1/84/72	MF529
HUNT, Michael Snr	Winkfield	Husbandman	1699	D/A1/83/57	MF528
HUNT, Nathaniel	Thatcham	Labourer	1730	D/A1/198/147	MF96054
HUNT, Oliver			1558	D/A1/193/185	MF96045
HUNT, Philip	Woolstone, Uffington	Carpenter	1604	D/A1/195/013 D/A1/14/180	MF96048 MF10064
HUNT, Richard	Winkfield		1559	D/A1/76/027 D/A1/8/108	MF524 MF10043C
HUNT, Richard	Reading	Clothier	1697	D/A1/83/39	MF528
HUNT, Richard	Bucklebury	Waggoner	1746	D/A1/84/216	MF529
HUNT, Richard	Yattendon	Maltster	1754	D/A1/84/260	MF529
HUNT, Richard	Yattendon	Maltster	1772	D/A1/85/78	MF530
HUNT, Robert	Letcombe Regis	Husbandman	1550	D/A1/2/255	MF604
HUNT, Robert	Crookham, Thatcham	Yeoman	1706	D/A1/83/113	MF528
HUNT, Thomas	New Windsor, Windsor	Baker	1604	D/A1/194/120	MF96047
HUNT, Thomas	Drayton, Abingdon St Helen	Husbandman	1605	D/A1/195/016	MF96048
HUNT, Thomas	Drayton, Abingdon St Helen		1605	D/A1/14/184	MF10064
HUNT, Thomas	Brimpton		1618	D/A1/78/091 D/A1/15/825	MF525 MF10065
HUNT, Thomas	Crookham, Thatcham	Husbandman	1666	D/A1/80/150	MF527
HUNT, Thomas	Drayton	Husbandman	1669	D/A1/196/164	MF96051
HUNT, Thomas	Thatcham	Yeoman	1681	D/A1/82/13	MF528
HUNT, Thomas	Tilehurst	Cordwainer	1765	D/A1/85/45	MF530
HUNT, Thomas	East Hendred	Carpenter	1776	D/A1/85/109	MF530
HUNT, Thomas			1545	D/A1/193/151	MF96045
HUNT, Thomas	Reading	Fuller	1564	D/A1/76/077	MF524
HUNT, Thomas	Reading St Laurence		1564	D/A1/5/223	MF10043A
HUNT, Thomas	Newbury	Husbandman	1580	D/A1/76/191 D/A1/10/229	MF524 MF10047A
HUNT, William	Pusey		1545	D/A1/193/145	MF96045
HUNT, William	Newbury	Woollen Draper	1601	D/A1/77/172 D/A1/13/662	MF525 MF10049
HUNT, William	Purley		1601	D/A1/194/108	MF96047
HUNT, William	Purley		1601	D/A1/13/719	MF10049
HUNT, William	Drayton, Abingdon St Helen	Yeoman	1633	D/A1/79/078	MF526
HUNT, William	Shinfield	Yeoman	1686	D/A1/82/57	MF528
HUNT, William	Shrivenham	Yeoman	1692	D/A1/197/134	MF96053
HUNT, William	Maidenhead, Cookham	Collar Maker	1710	D/A1/198/61	MF96054
HUNT, William	Cookham	Collar Maker	1710	D/A1/198/61	MF96054
HUNT, William	Drayton	Blacksmith	1725	D/A1/198/123	MF96054
HUNT, William	Compton, West	Mason	1743	D/A1/84/201	MF529
HUNT, William	Frilsham	Yeoman	1745	D/A1/198/213	MF96055
HUNT, William	Lambourn	Surgeon	1759	D/A1/85/12	MF530
HUNT, William	Drayton	Yeoman	1807	D/A1/153/20	MF560
HUNT, William Jnr	Marcham	Yeoman	1663	D/A1/80/126	MF527
HUNT, William Snr	Marcham	Yeoman	1663	D/A1/80/113	MF527
HUNTE , Thomas	Drayton, Abingdon St Helen	Husbandman	1556	D/A1/75/058 D/A1/7/121	MF523 MF10040
HUNTE, John	Drayton, Abingdon St Helen	Husbandman	1603	D/A1/77/183 D/A1/13/1075	MF525 MF10049
HUNTE, John Snr	Crookham, Thatcham	Yeoman	1610	D/A1/78/001 D/A1/15/032	MF525 MF10065
HUNTE, Nicholas	Crookham, Thatcham	Yeoman	1641	D/A1/79/173	MF526
HUNTE, Paul	Enborne	Husbandman	1672	D/A1/81/42	MF527
HUNTE, Richard	Reading		1579	D/A1/76/186	MF524
HUNTE, Richard	Reading		1579	D/A1/10/184	MF10047A
HUNTE, Richard	Reading St Laurence	Shoemaker	1579	D/A1/10/181	MF10047A
HUNTE, Robert	Letcombe Regis	Yeoman	1550	D/A1/233/149	MF96132
HUNTE, Thomas	Purley	Husbandman	1594	D/A1/77/092 D/A1/12/146	MF524 MF10048
HUNTE, Thomas	Thatcham		1638	D/A1/79/138	MF526
HUNTE, William	Boxford		1561	D/A1/76/076 D/A1/7/339	MF524 MF10040
HUNTE, William	Purley		1579	D/A1/10/186	MF10047A
HUNTE, William	Crookham, Thatcham	Yeoman	1588	D/A1/77/041 D/A1/11/170	MF524 MF10047B
HUNTE, William	Little Wittenham	Cook	1607	D/A1/77/232 D/A1/14/388	MF525 MF10064
HUNTE, William Snr	Purley		1579	D/A1/194/009	MF96046
HUNTEMELLE, Ingram	East Garston		1545	D/A1/75/013	MF523
HUNTER , John Snr	Cholsey	Yeoman	1739	D/A1/198/189	MF96055
HUNTER, Ann	Stanford In The Vale		1857	D/A1/154/116	MF580
HUNTMEDLE, Thomas	East Garston	Husbandman	1620	D/A1/78/116	MF525
HUNTMELL, Eleanor	Speen		1696	D/A1/197/160	MF96053
HUNTMIL, Elizabeth	Aston Tirrold		1749	D/A1/84/236	MF529
HUNTMILL, John	Aston Tirrold	Butcher	1741	D/A1/84/185	MF529
HUNTMILL, Richard	Speenhamland, Speen		1681	D/A1/82/2	MF528
HUNTMILL, Richard	Speenhamland, Speen	Butcher	1694	D/A1/197/154	MF96053
HUNTT, John	North Moreton	Husbandman	1685	D/A1/82/53	MF528
HUNTWELL, Joan	East Garston		1596	D/A1/77/119 D/A1/12/419	MF524 MF10048
HUNTWELL, Richard	East Garston		1582	D/A1/76/199 D/A1/10/352	MF524 MF10047A
HUNY, James			1560	D/A1/167/112	MF96000

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