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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
BATTIN, John	Wallingford	Labourer	1734	D/A1/180/139	MF96020
BATTIN, John Snr	Mackney, Brightwell	Husbandman	1672	D/A1/46/89	MF466
BATTIN, Richard	Longcot, Shrivenham	Yeoman	1736	D/A1/49/188	MF468
BATTIN, Robert	Ardington	Husbandman	1684	D/A1/179/37	MF96016
BATTIN, Thomas	Woolstone, Uffington	Yeoman	1710	D/A1/48/171	MF467
BATTIN, Thomas	Woolstone, Uffington	Yeoman	1710	D/A1/48/171	MF467
BATTIN, Thomas	Longcot, Shrivenham	Yeoman	1740	D/A1/49/231	MF468
BATTIN, William	Mackney, Brightwell		1662	D/A1/45/109	MF465
BATTINE, Joan	Denchworth		1634	D/A1/44/057	MF464
BATTINE, John	Ardington		1579	D/A1/40/076 D/A1/10/157	MF462 MF10047A
BATTINE, Thomas	Mackney, Brightwell	Yeoman	1684	D/A1/47/103	MF466
BATTS, John	Hinton Waldrist	Comb Maker	1742	D/A1/180/160	MF96020
BATTS, lsaac	Netherton, Fyfield	Yeoman	1664	D/A1/45/138	MF465
BATTS, Martha	Fyfield		1671	D/A1/178/121	MF96015
BATTS, Nicholas	Marcham	Cordwainer	1670	D/A1/178/132	MF96015
BATTS, Richard	Marcham	Tailor	1692	D/A1/48/6	MF467
BATTYN, Humphrey	Little Wittenham	Husbandman	1598	D/A1/41/090 D/A1/13/244	MF462 MF10049
BATTYN, John	Mackney, Brightwell	Yeoman	1694	D/A1/48/22	MF467
BATTYNE, Margaret Snr	Mackney, Brightwell		1636	D/A1/44/083	MF464
BATYN, Joan	Milton		1557	D/A1/39/094	MF461
BAUGUST, Elizabeth	Midgham, Thatcham		1740	D/A1/180/152	MF96020
BAUGUST, Robert	Thatcham	Wheeler	1721	D/A1/180/59	MF96019
BAVERSTOCK, Henry	Wantage	Druggist	1844	D/A1/146/74	MF557
BAWDEWEN, Edith	Eaton, Appleton		1566	D/A1/39/216 D/A1/8/362	MF462 MF10043C
BAWLEY, William	Hagbourne		1544	D/A1/6/051	MF10043B
BAWLEY, William	Hagbourne		1545	D/A1/39/021/2	MF461
BAWLY, William	Hagbourne		1545	D/A1/1/089	MF10041
BAXTER, John	Easthampstead		1627	D/A1/43/152	MF464
BAXTER, Thomas	Clewer	Maltster, Yeoman	1681	D/A1/179/4	MF96016
BAYARD, William	Newbury	Fellmonger	1613	D/A1/42/101 D/A1/15/371	MF463 MF10065
BAYELEY, Annes	Whitley, Reading St Giles		1581	D/A1/175/093	MF96010
BAYLEY, Alice	Streatley		1709	D/A1/48/157	MF467
BAYLEY, Ann	Abingdon		1766	D/A1/180/218	MF96020
BAYLEY, David	Childrey		1553	D/A1/5/207 D/A1/39/058	MF10043A MF461
BAYLEY, Gladys	Newbury		1688	D/A1/174/89	MF96008
BAYLEY, Henry	Old Windsor	Husbandman	1650	D/A1/45/047	MF465
BAYLEY, John	Reading St Giles		1579	D/A1/40/086 D/A1/10/190	MF462 MF10047A
BAYLEY, John	Abingdon		1588	D/A1/175/109	MF96010
BAYLEY, John	Newbury	Cloth Worker	1679	D/A1/184/19	MF96026
BAYLEY, John	Stainswick, Shrivenham		1684	D/A1/179/31	MF96016
BAYLEY, John	East Hanney, West Hanney	Yeoman	1716	D/A1/49/7	MF468
BAYLEY, John Snr	East Hanney, West Hanney	Yeoman	1678	D/A1/47/23	MF466
BAYLEY, Thomas	East Hanney, West Hanney	Yeoman	1712	D/A1/48/198	MF467
BAYLEY, Walter	Reading St Laurence	Baker	1626	D/A1/176/108	MF96012
BAYLEY, William	Reading St Giles	Ash Burner	1585	D/A1/40/132 D/A1/11/018	MF462 MF10047B
BAYLEY, William	Streatley	Husbandman	1693	D/A1/179/95	MF96017
BAYLEY, William	Reading	Husbandman	1728	D/A1/49/119	MF468
BAYLEY, William	Aldworth	Yeoman	1732	D/A1/49/161	MF468
BAYLIE, Agnes	Whitley, Reading St Giles		1581	D/A1/10/261	MF10047A
BAYLIE, David	Tilehurst		1601	D/A1/175/172	MF96011
BAYLIE, David	Tilehurst		1601	D/A1/13/719	MF10049
BAYLIE, Giles	Reading St Laurence	Broad Weaver	1597	D/A1/41/093	MF462
BAYLIE, John	Abingdon St Helen		1588	D/A1/11/160	MF10047B
BAYLIE, John	Streatley	Husbandman	1615	D/A1/42/131 D/A1/15/521	MF463 MF10065
BAYLIE, John	Abingdon	Tanner	1615	D/A1/176/046	MF96012
BAYLIE, John	Abingdon		1615	D/A1/168/114	MF96001
BAYLIE, John	Streatley	Blacksmith	1619	D/A1/43/027 D/A1/15/899	MF464 MF10065
BAYLIE, Leonard	Southridge, Streatley	Husbandman	1619	D/A1/43/029 D/A1/15/952	MF464 MF10065
BAYLIE, Richard	Reading St Laurence	Baker	1577	D/A1/40/065 D/A1/10/098	MF462 MF10047A
BAYLISS, James	Great Coxwell	Yeoman	1856	D/A1/226/134	MF96123
BAYLISS, Joseph	Abingdon St Helen	Tailor	1857	D/A1/147/60	MF558
BAYLY, Grace	Lambourn		1675	D/A1/178/153	MF96015
BAYLY, John	Greenham, Thatcham	Labourer	1766	D/A1/50/113	MF469
BAYLY, Mary	Inkpen		1652	D/A1/45/055	MF465
BAYLY, Ralph	Lambourn		1558	D/A1/39/111	MF461
BAYLY, Ralph	Lambourn		1559	D/A1/8/039	MF10043C
BAYLY, Thomas	Bucklebury		1642	D/A1/44/159	MF465
BAYLYE, Edward	Reading St Giles		1558	D/A1/39/105 D/A1/7/191	MF461 MF10040
BAYLYE, Joan	East Hanney, Hanney		1573	D/A1/40/016 D/A1/9/343	MF462 MF10046
BAYLYE, Joan	Beenham		1612	D/A1/42/081 D/A1/15/237	MF463 MF10065
BAYLYE, John	Waltham St Lawrence	Clerk	1573	D/A1/40/019 D/A1/9/358	MF462 MF10046
BAYLYE, John	Peasemore	Artificer	1587	D/A1/40/151 D/A1/11/180	MF462 MF10047B
BAYLYE, Thomas	Childrey		1564	D/A1/39/254 D/A1/8/343	MF462 MF10043C
BAYNTON, Elizabeth	Reading St Laurence		1572	D/A1/167/150	MF96000
BAYREFOTTE, Joan			1540	D/A1/175/002	MF96010
BAZING (ALIAS SMITH), Elizabeth	Chieveley		1738	D/A1/216/151	MF96101
BAZING, John	Boxford		1666	D/A1/46/16	MF466
BAZING, Richard	Newbury	Weaver	1703	D/A1/48/110	MF467
BEACH, John	Letcombe Bassett		1606	D/A1/42/007	MF463
BEACH, John	Letcombe Bassett	Husbandman	1606	D/A1/42/004 D/A1/15/066	MF463 MF10065
BEACH, Margaret	Letcombe Bassett		1587	D/A1/40/147 D/A1/11/125	MF462 MF10047B
BEACH, William	Letcombe Bassett		1601	D/A1/175/171	MF96011
BEACH, William	Letcombe Bassett		1601	D/A1/13/718	MF10049
BEACHE, Agnes	Letcombe Bassett		1554	D/A1/39/065 D/A1/7/025	MF461 MF10040
BEACHE, William	Letcombe Bassett		1586	D/A1/11/064	MF10047B
BEACHY, John	Cumnor	Husbandman	1745	D/A1/180/178	MF96020
BEAKE, William	Thatcham		1529	D/A1/1/110	MF10041
BEAKER, Mary	Hagbourne		1781	D/A1/50/186	MF469
BEAKHOUSE, John	Bradfield		1775	D/A1/180/229	MF96020
BEAKHUST, Daniel	Hamstead Marshall	Yeoman	1819	D/A1/145/95	MF557
BEALDE, Thomas	Reading		1585	D/A1/40/131 D/A1/11/028	MF462 MF10047B
BEALE , Abraham	Wallingford	Currier	1704	D/A1/179/148	MF96017
BEALE , William	Welford	Husbandman	1673	D/A1/46/93	MF466
BEALE, Abraham	Wallingford	Currier	1629	D/A1/43/179	MF464
BEALE, Christopher	Tilehurst	Yeoman	1598	D/A1/41/112 D/A1/13/294	MF463 MF10049
BEALE, Isaac	Wallingford	Cordwainer	1629	D/A1/177/013	MF96013
BEALE, Jacob	Wallingford	Currier	1650	D/A1/178/43	MF96015
BEALE, Jacob	Wallingford	Currier	1650	D/A1/178/043	MF96015
BEALE, John Snr	Swallowfield	Husbandman	1641	D/A1/44/140	MF463
BEALE, Nicholas	Burghfield	Tailor	1614	D/A1/42/112 D/A1/15/427	MF463 MF10065

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