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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARSON, John | Snelsmore, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1661 | D/A1/107/22 | MF577 |
| PARSON, Robert | Speen | Husbandman | 1604 | D/A1/104/186 D/A1/13/1392 | MF575 MF10049 |
| PARSONE, Frances | Aston Tirrold | 1712 | D/A1/108/181 | MF578 | |
| PARSONE, Robert | Shaw Cum Donnington | 1547 | D/A1/3/109 | MF604 | |
| PARSONE, Thomas | Eastbury, Lambourn | 1547 | D/A1/3/104 | MF604 | |
| PARSONES, Christian | Shaw Cum Donnington | 1616 | D/A1/105/025 D/A1/15/592 | MF576 MF10065 | |
| PARSONES, Richard | Bagnor, Speen | Husbandman | 1673 | D/A1/209/17 | MF96082 |
| PARSONNE, Miles | Aldworth | Husbandman | 1577 | D/A1/104/007 | MF575 |
| PARSONNS, Denise | Cholsey | 1599 | D/A1/207/132 | MF96078 | |
| PARSONS , Joseph Jnr | Chieveley | Yeoman | 1734 | D/A1/109/109 | MF578 |
| PARSONS, Ann | Steventon | 1796 | D/A1/210/122 | MF96086 | |
| PARSONS, Ann | Aston Upthorpe, Blewbury | 1824 | D/A1/160/1 | MF582 | |
| PARSONS, Benjamin | Reading St Mary | Victualler | 1718 | D/A1/209/195 | MF96084 |
| PARSONS, Benjamin | Reading | Barber Surgeon | 1752 | D/A1/109/189 | MF535 |
| PARSONS, Benjamin | Blewbury | 1838 | D/A1/160/34 | MF582 | |
| PARSONS, Catherine | Speenhamland, Speen | 1661 | D/A1/208/129 | MF96080 | |
| PARSONS, Daniel | Wallingford | Tanner | 1712 | D/A1/108/185 | MF578 |
| PARSONS, Daniell | Wallingford | Tanner | 1712 | D/A1/108/185 | MF578 |
| PARSONS, Denise | Cholsey | 1599 | D/A1/13/431 | MF10049 | |
| PARSONS, Edward | Cholsey | Yeoman | 1647 | D/A1/106/133 | MF576 |
| PARSONS, Edward | Cholsey | 1694 | D/A1/108/79 | MF577 | |
| PARSONS, Edward Snr | Reading | Tanner | 1683 | D/A1/108/23 | MF577 |
| PARSONS, Elizabeth | Newbury | 1707 | D/A1/108/154 | MF578 | |
| PARSONS, Elizabeth | West Hagbourne, Hagbourne | 1743 | D/A1/109/155 | MF535 | |
| PARSONS, Elizabeth | Wallingford | 1756 | D/A1/210/87 | MF96086 | |
| PARSONS, Frances | Aston Tirrold | 1712 | D/A1/108/181 | MF578 | |
| PARSONS, George | Reading | Broad Weaver | 1715 | D/A1/108/198 | MF578 |
| PARSONS, Grace | Snelsmore, Chieveley | 1660 | D/A1/107/17 | MF577 | |
| PARSONS, Henry | Theale, Tilehurst | Yeoman, Corn Dealer | 1848 | D/A1/230/126 | MF96128 |
| PARSONS, Isaac | Speen | Husbandman | 1706 | D/A1/209/149 | MF96083 |
| PARSONS, James | Stratfield Mortimer | Yeoman | 1731 | D/A1/210/33 | MF96085 |
| PARSONS, James | Reading St Laurence | Waggoner | 1834 | D/A1/230/106 | MF96128 |
| PARSONS, John | Sutton Courtenay | 1551 | D/A1/103/092 | MF573 | |
| PARSONS, John | Snelsmore, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1587 | D/A1/104/059 D/A1/11/257 | MF575 MF10047B |
| PARSONS, John | East Shefford | Yeoman | 1621 | D/A1/208/023 | MF96079 |
| PARSONS, John | Cholsey | Husbandman | 1635 | D/A1/208/074 D/A1/169/068 | MF96080 MF96002 |
| PARSONS, John | Shaw Cum Donnington | Husbandman | 1661 | D/A1/107/27 | MF577 |
| PARSONS, John | Newbury | Maltster | 1661 | D/A1/107/23 | MF577 |
| PARSONS, John | Beenham Valence, Beenham | Yeoman | 1719 | D/A1/109/13 | MF578 |
| PARSONS, John | Aston Tirrold | Yeoman | 1727 | D/A1/109/55 | MF578 |
| PARSONS, John | Kintbury | Yeoman | 1740 | D/A1/109/134 | MF578 |
| PARSONS, John | Bucklebury | Farmer | 1792 | D/A1/110/58 | MF535 |
| PARSONS, John Snr | Cholsey | 1610 | D/A1/104/227 D/A1/15/031 | MF575 MF10065 | |
| PARSONS, Joseph | Newbury | Clothier | 1719 | D/A1/109/12 | MF578 |
| PARSONS, Joseph | Reading | Mealman | 1745 | D/A1/109/160 | MF535 |
| PARSONS, Joseph | Aldermaston | 1802 | D/A1/159/42 | MF582 | |
| PARSONS, Joseph Snr | Snelsmore, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1707 | D/A1/108/156 | MF578 |
| PARSONS, Mary | Snelsmore, Chieveley | 1669 | D/A1/107/91 | MF577 | |
| PARSONS, Mary | Wallingford | 1712 | D/A1/209/175 | MF96084 | |
| PARSONS, Mary | Newbury | 1718 | D/A1/109/4 | MF578 | |
| PARSONS, Mary | Wallingford | 1854 | D/A1/160/95 | MF582 | |
| PARSONS, Matthew | Aldworth | Yeoman | 1621 | D/A1/105/069 | MF576 |
| PARSONS, Matthew | Aston Tirrold | Blacksmith | 1699 | D/A1/108/103 | MF577 |
| PARSONS, Matthew | Stratfield Mortimer | Yeoman | 1761 | D/A1/210/96 | MF96086 |
| PARSONS, Peter | Easton, Welford | Yeoman | 1658 | D/A1/107/14 | MF577 |
| PARSONS, Rebecca | Aston Tirrold | 1748 | D/A1/210/72 | MF96086 | |
| PARSONS, Richard | Shaw Cum Donnington | Husbandman | 1602 | D/A1/104/159 D/A1/13/796 | MF575 MF10049 |
| PARSONS, Richard | Aston Tirrold | Shepherd | 1733 | D/A1/109/100 | MF578 |
| PARSONS, Robert | Woodspeen, Speen | Husbandman | 1598 | D/A1/104/139 D/A1/13/331 | MF575 MF10049 |
| PARSONS, Robert | Church Speen, Speen | Husbandman | 1664 | D/A1/107/55 | MF577 |
| PARSONS, Sibyl | Cholsey | 1614 | D/A1/105/006 | MF576 | |
| PARSONS, Sibyl | Cholsey | 1680 | D/A1/107/167 | MF577 | |
| PARSONS, Thomas | Cholsey | Husbandman | 1575 | D/A1/103/230 D/A1/10/037 | MF575 MF10047A |
| PARSONS, Thomas | Aston Tirrold | Yeoman | 1658 | D/A1/107/8 | MF577 |
| PARSONS, Thomas | Hamstead Marshall | Yeoman | 1665 | D/A1/208/160 | MF96081 |
| PARSONS, Thomas | Curridge, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1667 | D/A1/208/167 | MF96081 |
| PARSONS, Thomas | Cholsey | Yeoman | 1668 | D/A1/107/87 | MF577 |
| PARSONS, Thomas | Ham Mill, Thatcham | Husbandman | 1669 | D/A1/208/171 | MF96081 |
| PARSONS, Thomas | Speen | 1748 | D/A1/109/171 | MF535 | |
| PARSONS, Thomas | East Hagbourne, Hagbourne | Yeoman | 1749 | D/A1/109/178 | MF535 |
| PARSONS, Thomas | Speen | Yeoman | 1796 | D/A1/110/73 | MF535 |
| PARSONS, Thomas | Sutton Courtenay | 1800 | D/A1/210/127 | MF96086 | |
| PARSONS, William | Hagbourne (Admon.), Cholsey | 1692 | D/A1/209/95 | MF96083 | |
| PARSONS, William | Marcham | Yeoman | 1767 | D/A1/109/234 | MF535 |
| PARSONS, William | Aston Upthorpe, Blewbury | Yeoman | 1807 | D/A1/159/59 | MF582 |
| PARSONS, William | Reading St Mary | Plasterer | 1827 | D/A1/230/98 | MF96128 |
| PARSONS, William Snr | Cholsey | Husbandman | 1682 | D/A1/108/16 | MF577 |
| PARSONS, Wlliam | Moulsford | Yeoman | 1752 | D/A1/210/80 | MF96086 |
| PARSSONS, Richard | Bagnor, Speen | 1584 | D/A1/207/096 D/A1/10/438 | MF96077 MF10047A | |
| PARSTOWE, Richard | Easthampstead | Yeoman | 1629 | D/A1/16/171 | MF10066 |
| PARTLETT, John | Cookham | Labourer | 1806 | D/A1/159/56 | MF582 |
| PARTRIDGE , James Snr | Sparsholt | Carpenter | 1728 | D/A1/109/71 | MF578 |
| PARTRIDGE, Ann | Childrey | 1827 | D/A1/160/12 | MF582 | |
| PARTRIDGE, James | Sparsholt | Wheelwright | 1796 | D/A1/110/74 | MF535 |
| PARTRIDGE, John | Longworth | Farmer | 1848 | D/A1/160/74 | MF582 |
| PARTRIDGE, Richard | Sparsholt | Yeoman | 1837 | D/A1/160/33 | MF582 |
| PASE, Katherine | Stratfield Mortimer | 1629 | D/A1/105/140 | MF576 | |
| PASLEWE, William | Pangbourne | Husbandman | 1608 | D/A1/207/153 D/A1/168/031 | MF96078 MF96001 |
| PASMOERE, John | Bray | Yeoman | 1590 | D/A1/104/081 D/A1/11/344 | MF575 MF10047B |
| PASMOORE, Alice | Bray | 1590 | D/A1/207/111 D/A1/11/370 | MF96078 MF10047B | |
| PASMOORE, Isabel | Bray | 1600 | D/A1/207/134 | MF96078 | |
| PASMOR , John | Bray | 1598 | D/A1/104/135 D/A1/13/250 | MF575 MF10049 | |
| PASMOR, Henry | Bray | 1606 | D/A1/104/196 D/A1/14/143 | MF575 MF10064 | |
| PASMORE, Humphrey | Bray | 1588 | D/A1/104/060 | MF575 | |
| PASMORE, Isabel | Bray | 1600 | D/A1/13/441 | MF10049 | |
| PASMORE, Robert | Fifield, Bray | Yeoman | 1632 | D/A1/208/059 | MF96080 |
| PASMORE, Robert | Fifield, Bray | 1632 | D/A1/168/222 | MF96001 | |
| PASSION, Nicholas | Hungerford | Yeoman | 1582 | D/A1/104/040 | MF575 |
| PASSMOORE, Humphrey | Bray | 1588 | D/A1/11/152 | MF10047B | |
| PASSMORE, Elizabeth | Old Windsor | 1685 | D/A1/209/65 | MF96083 |