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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ALDER, Joan | Buckland | 1660 | D/A1/37/7 | MF460 | |
ALDER, John | Stanford In The Vale | Husbandman | 1622 | D/A1/173/108 | MF96006 |
ALDER, John | Faringdon | Clerk | 1704 | D/A1/38/15 | MF461 |
ALDER, John | Drayton | Yeoman | 1706 | D/A1/38/20 | MF461 |
ALDER, John | Buckland | Yeoman | 1717 | D/A1/38/44 | MF461 |
ALDER, John | Great Coxwell | Baker | 1742 | D/A1/174/162 | MF96009 |
ALDER, John | Denchworth | Yeoman | 1780 | D/A1/38/185 | MF461 |
ALDER, John | West Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1780 | D/A1/38/184 | MF461 | |
ALDER, Joseph | Drayton | 1687 | D/A1/174/85 | MF96008 | |
ALDER, Joseph | Newbury | Yeoman | 1701 | D/A1/38/3 | MF461 |
ALDER, Margaret | Abingdon | 1749 | D/A1/38/130 | MF461 | |
ALDER, Margery | Peasemore | 1660 | D/A1/37/9 | MF460 | |
ALDER, Martha | Denchworth | 1672 | D/A1/174/60 | MF96008 | |
ALDER, Martin | Compton | Husbandman | 1607 | D/A1/173/078 | MF96006 |
ALDER, Richard | Compton | Husbandman | 1606 | D/A1/36/002 D/A1/14/140 | MF459 MF10064 |
ALDER, Richard | Abingdon | Yeoman | 1627 | D/A1/16/107 | MF10066 |
ALDER, Richard | Stanford In The Vale | Yeoman | 1633 | D/A1/36/133 | MF460 |
ALDER, Richard | East Shefford | Yeoman | 1639 | D/A1/16/555 | MF10066 |
ALDER, Richard | Buckland | Yeoman | 1676 | D/A1/37/69 | MF460 |
ALDER, Richard | Fawler, Sparsholt | 1689 | D/A1/37/115 | MF460 | |
ALDER, Richard | White Waltham | Husbandman | 1690 | D/A1/174/94 | MF96008 |
ALDER, Richard | Letcombe Bassett | Sawyer | 1826 | D/A1/144/32 | MF557 |
ALDER, Robert | Aldermaston | 1605 | D/A1/36/007 | MF459 | |
ALDER, Robert | Watchfield, Shrivenham | Yeoman | 1681 | D/A1/37/90 | MF460 |
ALDER, Thomas | Childrey | 1580 | D/A1/10/222 | MF10047A | |
ALDER, Thomas | Fawley | Husbandman | 1619 | D/A1/36/058 D/A1/15/881 | MF459 MF10065 |
ALDER, Thomas | Stanford In The Vale | Yeoman | 1641 | D/A1/36/170 | MF460 |
ALDER, Thomas | Drayton | 1689 | D/A1/174/92 | MF96008 | |
ALDER, Thomas | West Hanney | Yeoman | 1769 | D/A1/38/167 | MF461 |
ALDER, William | Denchworth | Husbandman | 1553 | D/A1/35/030 D/A1/7/016 | MF459 MF10040 |
ALDER, William | Denchworth | Husbandman | 1669 | D/A1/174/54 | MF96008 |
ALDER, William | Denchworth | Labourer | 1729 | D/A1/38/81 | MF461 |
ALDER, William Snr | Denchworth | Husbandman | 1639 | D/A1/36/155 | MF460 |
ALDER, William Snr | Coleshill | Yeoman | 1670 | D/A1/37/50 | MF460 |
ALDERIDGE, John | Sotwell, Wallingford St Leonard | 1637 | D/A1/36/150 | MF460 | |
ALDERLY, Arthur | Oxford, Oxfordshire | Fellow Of New College | 1559 | D/A1/173/009 | MF96006 |
ALDERMAN, Thomas | Woolhampton | Gardener | 1707 | D/A1/174/129 | MF96008 |
ALDERS, Richard | Steventon | Yeoman, Tanner | 1633 | D/A1/173/124 | MF96006 |
ALDERS, Richard | Steventon | Yeoman | 1633 | D/A1/168/250 | MF96001 |
ALDEWORTH, Thomas | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | 1554 | D/A1/35/033 | MF459 | |
ALDEWORTH, William | Frilford, Marcham | 1559 | D/A1/173/012 | MF96006 | |
ALDEWORTHE, Thomas | Uffington | 1537 | D/A1/1/229 | MF10042 | |
ALDRIDG, John | Cookham | Yeoman | 1648 | D/A1/36/194 | MF460 |
ALDRIDGE, Bennet | Abingdon | Linen Draper, Parish Clerk | 1678 | D/A1/174/71 | MF96008 |
ALDRIDGE, Eleanor | Abingdon | 1681 | D/A1/37/88 | MF460 | |
ALDRIDGE, George | Ufton Nervet | 1704 | D/A1/174/120 | MF96008 | |
ALDRIDGE, John | Sotwell, Wallingford St Leonard | 1637 | D/A1/16/451 | MF10066 | |
ALDRIDGE, John | Cookham Dean, Cookham | Husbandman | 1662 | D/A1/37/20 | MF460 |
ALDRIDGE, Philadelphia | Cookham | 1678 | D/A1/174/68 | MF96008 | |
ALDRIDGE, Richard | Cookham | 1697 | D/A1/37/134 | MF460 | |
ALDRIDGE, Richard | Brightwell | Yeoman | 1736 | D/A1/38/93 | MF461 |
ALDRIDGE, Richard Snr | Slade End, Brightwell | Yeoman | 1693 | D/A1/37/124 | MF460 |
ALDRIGE, John | Longworth | Husbandman | 1689 | D/A1/37/113 | MF460 |
ALDRIGHTE, Richard | Finchampstead | Husbandman | 1605 | D/A1/36/003 D/A1/14/113 | MF459 MF10064 |
ALDSWORTH, James | Buckland | 1791 | D/A1/174/193 | MF96009 | |
ALDSWORTH, John | Besselsleigh | 1781 | D/A1/174/190 | MF96009 | |
ALDSWORTH, William | Marcham | Innholder | 1748 | D/A1/174/170/1 | MF96009 |
ALDUR, Richard | Baulking, Uffington | 1557 | D/A1/7/144 | MF10040 | |
ALDUR, Richard | Baulking, Uffington | 1557 | D/A1/35/040 | MF459 | |
ALDWORTH , Francis Snr | Drayton | 1719 | D/A1/174/134 | MF96008 | |
ALDWORTH , Thomas Snr | Bradfield | Wheelwright | 1723 | D/A1/38/56 | MF461 |
ALDWORTH , William | Sulhamstead Abbots | 1552 | D/A1/5/179 | MF10043A | |
ALDWORTH , William Snr | Drayton | 1856 | D/A1/226/27 | MF96122 | |
ALDWORTH, Alice | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | 1622 | D/A1/16/216 | MF10066 | |
ALDWORTH, Alice | Abingdon St Helen | 1628 | D/A1/36/109 | MF459 | |
ALDWORTH, Alice | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | 1631 | D/A1/173/119 D/A1/168/201 | MF96006 MF96001 | |
ALDWORTH, Ann | Drayton | 1698 | D/A1/174/108 | MF96008 | |
ALDWORTH, Ann | Appleton | 1715 | D/A1/38/38 | MF461 | |
ALDWORTH, Anne | Longworth | 1720 | D/A1/174/136 | MF96008 | |
ALDWORTH, Deborah | Denchworth | 1765 | D/A1/38/159 | MF461 | |
ALDWORTH, Edward | Marcham | 1621 | D/A1/36/081 | MF459 | |
ALDWORTH, Fanny | Letcombe Regis | 1809 | D/A1/226/5 | MF96122 | |
ALDWORTH, George | Stanford Dingley | Tailor | 1704 | D/A1/38/16 | MF461 |
ALDWORTH, James | Reading | Cordwainer | 1667 | D/A1/174/46 | MF96007 |
ALDWORTH, James | Reading St Laurence | Cordwainer | 1704 | D/A1/174/119 | MF96008 |
ALDWORTH, Jean | Drayton | 1682 | D/A1/37/95 | MF460 | |
ALDWORTH, Joan | Uffington | 1558 | D/A1/173/010 D/A1/167/101 | MF96006 MF96000 | |
ALDWORTH, Joan | Garford, Marcham | 1630 | D/A1/173/120 D/A1/168/191 | MF96006 MF96001 | |
ALDWORTH, Joan | Reading | 1672 | D/A1/174/59 | MF96008 | |
ALDWORTH, John | Sutton Courtenay | 1545 | D/A1/6/056 | MF10043B | |
ALDWORTH, John | Sutton Courtenay | 1545 | D/A1/35/008 | MF459 | |
ALDWORTH, John | 1562 | D/A1/167/123 | MF96000 | ||
ALDWORTH, John | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | Yeoman | 1601 | D/A1/173/068 D/A1/13/718 | MF96006 MF10049 |
ALDWORTH, John | Childrey | Yeoman | 1678 | D/A1/37/76 | MF460 |
ALDWORTH, John | Drayton | Yeoman | 1706 | D/A1/38/20 | MF461 |
ALDWORTH, John | Marcham | Maltster | 1737 | D/A1/38/96 | MF461 |
ALDWORTH, John | Harwell | 1743 | D/A1/38/118 | MF461 | |
ALDWORTH, John | Childrey | Yeoman | 1749 | D/A1/38/128 | MF461 |
ALDWORTH, John | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1757 | D/A1/38/141 | MF461 |
ALDWORTH, John | Appleton | Schoolmaster | 1765 | D/A1/38/157 | MF461 |
ALDWORTH, John | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1797 | D/A1/38/201 | MF461 |
ALDWORTH, Martin | Compton | Husbandman | 1607 | D/A1/173/078 | MF96006 |
ALDWORTH, Martin | Compton | 1607 | D/A1/168/025 | MF96001 | |
ALDWORTH, Nicholas | Frilford, Marcham | Yeoman | 1624 | D/A1/36/096 | MF459 |
ALDWORTH, Richard | Sutton Courtenay | 1562 | D/A1/167/119 | MF96000 | |
ALDWORTH, Richard | Frilford, Marcham | 1589 | D/A1/35/210 D/A1/11/224 | MF459 MF10047B | |
ALDWORTH, Richard | Letcombe Regis | 1643 | D/A1/16/638 | MF10066 | |
ALDWORTH, Richard | Letcombe Regis | Doctor Of Law | 1701 | D/A1/38/4 | MF461 |
ALDWORTH, Robert | Tilehurst | Husbandman | 1611 | D/A1/36/024 D/A1/15/195 | MF459 MF10065 |
ALDWORTH, Robert | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | Yeoman | 1617 | D/A1/173/094 D/A1/168/138 | MF96006 MF96001 |