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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
DAVY , Robert	New Windsor, Windsor	Chandler	1544	D/A1/6/054 D/A1/7/111	MF10043B MF10040
DAVY , Thomas	Hurley		1557	D/A1/61/032	MF514
DAVY, Alice	Bray		1594	D/A1/61/184 D/A1/12/167	MF514 MF10048
DAVY, Griffith	Bray		1560	D/A1/61/065 D/A1/6/064	MF514 MF10043B
DAVY, John	Shalbourn		1540	D/A1/233/084	MF96132
DAVY, Richard Jnr	Maidenhead		1545	D/A1/186/008	MF96029
DAVY, Thomas	Bagnor, Speen	Husbandman	1590	D/A1/61/176 D/A1/11/337	MF514 MF10047B
DAVYE, Giles	Maidenhead, Cookham	Yeoman, Tailor	1574	D/A1/61/117 D/A1/9/452	MF514 MF10046
DAVYE, John	Shalbourn		1540	D/A1/2/158	MF604
DAVYE, John	Waltham St Lawrence		1567	D/A1/61/087 D/A1/9/086	MF514 MF10046
DAVYE, Thomas	Hurley		1557	D/A1/6/009	MF10043B
DAVYS , Christian	Tidmarsh		1667	D/A1/188/83	MF96034
DAVYS, Anne	Tidmarsh		1667	D/A1/187/17/2	MF96031
DAVYS, Humphrey	Lambourn	Mercer	1630	D/A1/186/142 D/A1/168/185	MF96030 MF96001
DAVYS, Joan	Drayton, Abingdon St Helen		1562	D/A1/186/022 D/A1/167/119	MF96029 MF96000
DAVYS, John	Drayton, Abingdon St Helen		1544	D/A1/61/006	MF514
DAVYS, John	Waltham St Lawrence		1581	D/A1/186/049	MF96029
DAVYS, Magdalen	Pangbourne		1627	D/A1/186/136	MF96030
DAVYS, Robert	Buckland		1561	D/A1/186/021	MF96029
DAW, William	Binfield	Gardener	1692	D/A1/187/68	MF96031
DAWBIE, John	Newbury	Glazier	1590	D/A1/186/056 D/A1/11/371	MF96029 MF10047B
DAWBORNE, Thomas	Sunninghill		1544	D/A1/1/223	MF10042
DAWBY, Roger	Thatcham		1575	D/A1/61/110 D/A1/9/463	MF514 MF10046
DAWE, Elizabeth	West Challow, Letcombe Regis		1584	D/A1/61/144 D/A1/11/008	MF514 MF10047B
DAWES, Edward	Inkpen	Tailor	1621	D/A1/62/049	MF514
DAWES, Francis	Reading St Mary	Yeoman	1647	D/A1/186/173	MF96030
DAWES, John	Winkfield		1580	D/A1/186/047	MF96029
DAWES, John	Winkfield		1580	D/A1/10/214	MF10047A
DAWES, Mary	Reading		1742	D/A1/187/158	MF96032
DAWKINS, Ralph	Sunninghill		1623	D/A1/62/056	MF514
DAWKYNS, Richard	Childrey		1561	D/A1/61/068 D/A1/8/199	MF514 MF10043C
DAWSEN, Richard Snr	West Hanney, Hanney	Blacksmith	1581	D/A1/10/289 D/A1/61/137	MF10047A MF514
DAWSON, Edward	Chieveley	Yeoman	1680	D/A1/63/81	MF515
DAWSON, George	Sunninghill	Clerk	1701	D/A1/64/15	MF516
DAWSON, George	Frilsham	Yeoman	1749	D/A1/187/164	MF96032
DAWSON, Henry	Wallingford St Leonard	Clothier	1601	D/A1/61/215 D/A1/13/649	MF514 MF10049
DAWSON, Henry	Southend, Bradfield		1700	D/A1/64/11	MF516
DAWSON, Humphrey	Appleton	Carpenter	1826	D/A1/149/30	MF559
DAWSON, James	West Hanney		1777	D/A1/65/187	MF517
DAWSON, James	Appleton	Carpenter	1853	D/A1/150/27	MF559
DAWSON, Job	Wallingford	Labourer	1758	D/A1/64/160	MF516
DAWSON, John	Reading St Laurence	Broad Weaver	1621	D/A1/186/121	MF96030
DAWSON, Mary	Warfield		1690	D/A1/187/64	MF96031
DAWSON, Mary	Hampstead Norreys		1725	D/A1/64/82	MF516
DAWSON, Richard	Reading St Laurence	Clothier	1582	D/A1/186/051	MF96029
DAWSON, Richard	Reading		1582	D/A1/10/334	MF10047A
DAWSON, Thomas	Hanney	Smith	1568	D/A1/9/121 D/A1/61/089	MF10046 MF514
DAWSON, William	Stratfield Mortimer	Vicar	1558	D/A1/61/046 D/A1/7/205	MF514 MF10040
DAWSON, William	East Hanney, West Hanney		1728	D/A1/64/90	MF516
DAWSTEN, Anne	West Hanney		1683	D/A1/63/95	MF515
DAWSTEN, Eleanor	West Hanney		1740	D/A1/64/125	MF516
DAWSTEN, Richard Snr	West Hanney, Hanney	Blacksmith	1622	D/A1/186/123	MF96030
DAWSTEN, William	West Hanney, Hanney	Husbandman	1649	D/A1/62/184	MF515
DAWSTON, Richard Snr	West Hanney	Blacksmith	1663	D/A1/187/7	MF96031
DAY , Ann Snr	Buscot		1754	D/A1/64/152	MF516
DAY, Anthony	Lambourn Woodlands, Lambourn	Tailor	1685	D/A1/63/106	MF515
DAY, Anthony	Shrevenham, Shrivenham	Yeoman	1724	D/A1/64/77	MF516
DAY, Anthony	Abingdon	Innholder	1737	D/A1/64/118	MF516
DAY, Anthony	Shrivenham		1776	D/A1/187/185	MF96032
DAY, Barton	Streatley		1807	D/A1/227/84	MF96124
DAY, Barton	Cholsey	Labourer	1838	D/A1/150/6	MF559
DAY, Bernard	Wallingford	Maltster	1671	D/A1/63/51	MF515
DAY, Edward	Tidmarsh		1596	D/A1/61/193 D/A1/12/423	MF514 MF10048
DAY, Edward	Basildon		1712	D/A1/187/109	MF96031
DAY, Elizabeth	Wallingford		1744	D/A1/187/160	MF96032
DAY, Elizabeth	Buckland		1799	D/A1/65/213	MF517
DAY, Emma	Tidmarsh		1598	D/A1/61/202 D/A1/13/347	MF514 MF10049
DAY, George	Bradfield	Yeoman	1633	D/A1/62/128	MF515
DAY, Grace	Buscot		1640	D/A1/186/160	MF96030
DAY, Joan	Shrivenham		1630	D/A1/168/189	MF96001
DAY, Joan	Shrivenham		1637	D/A1/62/144	MF515
DAY, John	Streatley	Husbandman	1588	D/A1/61/163 D/A1/11/162 D/A1/11/163	MF514 MF10047B MF10047B
DAY, John	Lambourn	Miller	1626	D/A1/16/215	MF10066
DAY, John	East Ilsley	Shoemaker	1640	D/A1/186/161	MF96030
DAY, John	Wallingford	Yeoman	1688	D/A1/187/60	MF96031
DAY, John	Wallingford	Labourer	1707	D/A1/64/30	MF516
DAY, John	Lambourn	Yeoman	1749	D/A1/64/145	MF516
DAY, John	Wallingford	Hemp Dresser	1761	D/A1/64/169	MF516
DAY, John	Buckland	Yeoman	1798	D/A1/65/212	MF517
DAY, Mary	Shrivenham		1776	D/A1/187/186	MF96032
DAY, Mary	Shrivenham		1791	D/A1/65/203	MF517
DAY, Richard	Shrivenham	Yeoman	1697	D/A1/64/3	MF516
DAY, Richard	Abingdon	Yeoman	1757	D/A1/187/170	MF96032
DAY, Robert	Shellingford	Yeoman	1568	D/A1/9/124	MF10046
DAY, Thomas	Shrivenham		1533	D/A1/1/255	MF10042
DAY, Thomas	Shellingford	Labourer	1665	D/A1/63/27	MF515
DAY, Thomas	Buckland	Husbandman	1668	D/A1/187/17/1	MF96031
DAY, Thomas	Abingdon	Mop Maker, Sackcloth Maker	1739	D/A1/64/121	MF516
DAY, Thomas	Reading	Grocer	1758	D/A1/64/161	MF516
DAY, Walter	Buckland		1632	D/A1/168/225	MF96001
DAY, William	Reading St Mary	Baker	1668	D/A1/187/22	MF96031
DAY, William	Lockinge		1705	D/A1/64/24	MF516
DAY, William	Ashbury	Harness Maker	1742	D/A1/64/128	MF516
DAY, William	Steventon	Yeoman	1764	D/A1/64/180	MF516
DAY, William	Eaton Hastings	Yeoman	1790	D/A1/65/200	MF517
DAY, William	Maidenhead		1818	D/A1/227/91	MF96124
DAYE , Edmund	Kingston Lisle, Sparsholt		1613	D/A1/186/106	MF96029
DAYE, Anthony	Shrivenham	Husbandman	1630	D/A1/62/103	MF515
DAYE, Edmund	Kingston Lisle, Sparsholt		1613	D/A1/168/103	MF96001
DAYE, Eleanor	Bray		1631	D/A1/62/109	MF515

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