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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
ELGARRE, William	Elcot, Kintbury		1624	D/A1/65/128	MF517
ELGER, John	Wormstall, Kintbury	Yeoman	1670	D/A1/66/15	MF517
ELGER, John	Kintbury	Yeoman	1750	D/A1/66/105	MF517
ELGER, William	Kintbury	Franklin	1522	D/A1/1/064	MF10041
ELIAT, Thomas	Denchworth	Husbandman	1604	D/A1/65/097 D/A1/13/1199	MF516 MF10049
ELIATT, John	Hamstead Marshall		1586	D/A1/188/024	MF96033
ELIE, Richard Snr	Abingdon		1615	D/A1/65/116 D/A1/15/562 D/A1/168/126	MF516 MF10065 MF96001
ELIE, Thomas	Abingdon	Innholder	1644	D/A1/188/065	MF96034
ELING , Edward D6941 Jnr	Radley	Yeoman	1719	D/A1/66/68	MF517
ELIOT, William	Abingdon		1552	D/A1/65/011	MF516
ELIOTE, Edmund	Binfield		1574	D/A1/65/056 D/A1/9/427	MF516 MF10046
ELIOTT, John	Sunninghill	Yeoman	1630	D/A1/65/141	MF517
ELIOTT, Paul	Lyford, Hanney		1610	D/A1/168/057	MF96001
ELIS, Robert	Stratfield Mortimer		1576	D/A1/65/059 D/A1/10/080	MF56 MF10047A
ELISHA, James	Shinfield	Bricklayer	1750	D/A1/189/69	MF96035
ELISHA, John	Shinfield	Yeoman	1837	D/A1/150/59	MF559
ELKENS, Lydia Waterman	Reading		1837	D/A1/150/53	MF559
ELKENS, Martha	Reading		1817	D/A1/227/123	MF96124
ELKENS, William Holloway	Reading		1806	D/A1/227/118	MF96124
ELKES, Richard	West Ilsley	Clerk, Rector	1600	D/A1/13/443	MF10049
ELKES, William	Frilsham	Clerk	1691	D/A1/189/22	MF96035
ELKINS, Edmund	The Red Lion, Reading St Laurence	Barber	1701	D/A1/189/35	MF96035
ELKINS, Edmund	Reading		1703	D/A1/66/55	MF517
ELKINS, John	Reading	Clothier	1683	D/A1/66/31	MF517
ELKINS, John	Reading	Jeweller	1703	D/A1/66/52	MF517
ELKINS, Margaret	Bray (W.), Binfield		1696	D/A1/66/46	MF517
ELKINS, Robert	Reading	Cordwainer	1730	D/A1/189/57	MF96035
ELKINS, Thomas	Reading St Laurence		1583	D/A1/188/023 D/A1/10/416	MF96033 MF10047A
ELKINS, William	Reading		1643	D/A1/65/171	MF517
ELKINS, William	Barkham	Yeoman	1716	D/A1/66/66	MF517
ELKINS, William	Reading	Plasterer	1730	D/A1/189/58	MF96035
ELKS, Edward	E. Shefford(W.), Chaddleworth	Clerk	1694	D/A1/66/42	MF517
ELKYNS, William Snr	Reading St Mary	Clothier	1639	D/A1/65/161	MF517
ELLAT, John	Newbury	Haberdasher	1623	D/A1/188/049	MF96034
ELLAWAY, Elizabeth	East Hendred		1831	D/A1/150/51	MF559
ELLAWAY, Elizabeth	East Hendred		1840	D/A1/150/62	MF559
ELLAWAY, John	East Hendred		1799	D/A1/189/83	MF96035
ELLAWAY, Joseph	Steventon	Farmer	1848	D/A1/150/66	MF559
ELLAWAY, Richard	East Hendred		1777	D/A1/66/128	MF517
ELLAWAY, Ruth	East Hendred		1789	D/A1/66/133	MF517
ELLDERIDGE, Alice	Brightwell		1631	D/A1/188/054	MF96034
ELLENGER, John	Newbury		1616	D/A1/168/135	MF96001
ELLERYE, Wilmot	White Waltham		1559	D/A1/65/031 D/A1/7/299	MF516 MF10040
ELLIATT, Edith	Newbury		1622	D/A1/65/124	MF517
ELLIATT, John	Hamstead Marshall		1586	D/A1/11/047	MF10047B
ELLICE, Robert Snr	Swallowfield	Yeoman	1580	D/A1/65/063 D/A1/10/257	MF516 MF10047A
ELLIFF, Thomas	Reading	Cordwainer	1837	D/A1/150/55	MF559
ELLINGER, John	Newbury		1616	D/A1/188/043	MF96033
ELLINGTON, Richard	Peasemore		1587	D/A1/65/070 D/A1/11/132 D/A1/11/097	MF516 MF10047B MF10047/B
ELLIOT, Daniel	Sparsholt	Yeoman	1767	D/A1/66/115	MF517
ELLIOT, Elizabeth	Longcot, Shrivenham		1710	D/A1/66/59	MF517
ELLIOT, Elizabeth	Longcot, Shrivenham		1710	D/A1/66/59	MF517
ELLIOT, Jane	West Challow, Letcombe Regis		1777	D/A1/66/126	MF517
ELLIOT, John	Kintbury	Cordwainer	1699	D/A1/58/40	MF476
ELLIOT, John	Aldermaston	Husbandman	1730	D/A1/66/78	MF517
ELLIOT, Thomas Snr	Pangbourne	Cooper	1686	D/A1/189/17	MF96035
ELLIOTT , Edward Snr	Denchworth	Yeoman	1726	D/A1/66/74	MF517
ELLIOTT , John Snr	Speenhamland, Speen	Bricklayer	1793	D/A1/66/134	MF517
ELLIOTT , Thomas Snr	Aldermaston	Butcher	1827	D/A1/150/46	MF559
ELLIOTT, Anthony	Stanford		1590	D/A1/65/075 D/A1/11/312	MF516 MF10047B
ELLIOTT, Bridget	Lyford, Hanney		1636	D/A1/188/057	MF96034
ELLIOTT, Daniel	Reading St Mary	Victualler	1699	D/A1/66/48	MF517
ELLIOTT, Daniel	Sparsholt	Yeoman	1825	D/A1/227/125	MF96124
ELLIOTT, Dinah	Newbury		1849	D/A1/150/69	MF559
ELLIOTT, Edward	Shellingford		1668	D/A1/66/12	MF517
ELLIOTT, Elizabeth	Sunninghill		1630	D/A1/16/196	MF10066
ELLIOTT, Frances	Wallingford		1683	D/A1/66/30	MF517
ELLIOTT, John	Stanford In The Vale		1598	D/A1/65/090 D/A1/13/296	MF516 MF10049
ELLIOTT, John	Sunninghill		1762	D/A1/66/113	MF517
ELLIOTT, John	Sparsholt	Yeoman	1799	D/A1/66/137	MF517
ELLIOTT, Margaret	Stanford In The Vale		1606	D/A1/65/103 D/A1/14/213	MF516 MF10064
ELLIOTT, Martha	Sparsholt		1801	D/A1/150/32	MF559
ELLIOTT, Mary	Sparsholt		1824	D/A1/150/52	MF559
ELLIOTT, Richard	Harwell	Husbandman	1627	D/A1/188/052	MF96034
ELLIOTT, Richard	Sunninghill	Yeoman	1722	D/A1/66/70	MF517
ELLIOTT, Robert	Lyford, Hanney	Husbandman	1629	D/A1/65/140	MF517
ELLIOTT, Robert	Kingston Lisle, Sparsholt	Yeoman	1771	D/A1/66/123	MF517
ELLIOTT, Susanna	Wallingford		1678	D/A1/189/10	MF96035
ELLIOTT, Thomas	Marcham	Husbandman	1631	D/A1/65/143 D/A1/168/213	MF517 MF96001
ELLIOTT, Walter	Frilford, Marcham	Yeoman	1625	D/A1/65/133	MF517
ELLIOTT, William	Wallingford	Innholder	1678	D/A1/66/27	MF517
ELLIOTT, William	Speenhamland, Speen	Builder	1845	D/A1/150/63	MF559
ELLIOTT, William Snr	Wallingford	Baker	1667	D/A1/188/86	MF96034
ELLIS , Barbara	Swallowfield		1710	D/A1/189/41	MF96035
ELLIS , Edward Snr	Finchampstead	Yeoman, Carpenter	1674	D/A1/188/97	MF96034
ELLIS , Judith	Charney Bassett, Longworth		1692	D/A1/189/23	MF96035
ELLIS , Richard	Swallowfield		1673	D/A1/66/21	MF517
ELLIS , Richard Snr	Barkham	Yeoman	1694	D/A1/66/44	MF517
ELLIS , Robert Snr	Reading St Giles	Husbandman	1678	D/A1/87/44	MF531
ELLIS , William	Pusey	Yeoman	1691	D/A1/66/39	MF517
ELLIS (ALIAS MEERE), Barbara	Swallowfield		1710	D/A1/189/41	MF96035
ELLIS, Anna	Sunningwell		1768	D/A1/66/117	MF517
ELLIS, Anne Snr	Shellingford		1629	D/A1/65/138	MF517
ELLIS, Catherine	Reading St Mary		1790	D/A1/189/81	MF96035
ELLIS, George	Shrivenham	Clerk, Vicar	1586	D/A1/188/025	MF96033
ELLIS, Gregory	Shrivenham	Clerk, Vicar	1586	D/A1/11/077	MF10047B
ELLIS, John	Barton, Abingdon St Helen	Servant	1582	D/A1/65/066 D/A1/10/307	MF516 MF10047A
ELLIS, John	Cumnor		1611	D/A1/65/106	MF516
ELLIS, John	Sunningwell		1746	D/A1/66/102	MF517
ELLIS, Richard	Bray	Husbandman	1640	D/A1/188/060	MF96034

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