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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HILLIER, Elizabeth | Marcham | 1785 | D/A1/85/135 | MF530 | |
HILLIER, John | Marcham | Yeoman | 1784 | D/A1/85/126 | MF530 |
HILLIER, Joseph | Newbury | Cheesemonger | 1743 | D/A1/84/197 | MF529 |
HILLMAN, John | New Windsor, Windsor | Innholder | 1667 | D/A1/80/160 | MF527 |
HILLYER, Edmund | White Waltham | Yeoman | 1671 | D/A1/81/27 | MF527 |
HILLYER, Edmund | White Waltham | Husbandman | 1705 | D/A1/198/22 | MF96054 |
HILLYER, James | Reading | Victualler | 1800 | D/A1/85/176 | MF530 |
HILMAN, Thomas | Aston Tirrold | Husbandman | 1596 | D/A1/77/117 D/A1/12/386 | MF524 MF10048 |
HILSDON, Thomas | Abingdon | Siever | 1736 | D/A1/84/141 | MF529 |
HILTEN, Robert | Hurley | 1707 | D/A1/198/41 | MF96054 | |
HILTON, John | Maidenhead | 1554 | D/A1/75/050 | MF523 | |
HILTON, John | Maidenhead, Cookham | Innholder | 1554 | D/A1/7/033 | MF10040 |
HILTON, William | Shrivenham | Clerk, Vicar | 1588 | D/A1/194/051 D/A1/11/179 D/A1/11/184 | MF96046 MF10047B MF10047B |
HIMMINS, Thomas | Kintbury | Yeoman | 1813 | D/A1/153/44 | MF560 |
HIND, George | Milton | Rector | 1673 | D/A1/81/55 | MF527 |
HIND, Rachael | Brimpton | 1764 | D/A1/198/256 | MF96055 | |
HINDE, Elizabeth | Newbury | 1629 | D/A1/79/030 | MF526 | |
HINDE, Elizabeth | Milton | 1662 | D/A1/80/99 | MF527 | |
HINDE, Francis | Maidenhead, Bray | Innholder | 1605 | D/A1/77/203 D/A1/14/132 | MF525 MF10064 |
HINDE, Gilbert | Streatley | Clerk | 1658 | D/A1/80/67 | MF527 |
HINDE, John | Newbury | 1601 | D/A1/194/107 | MF96047 | |
HINDE, John | Newbury | 1601 | D/A1/13/718 | MF10049 | |
HINDE, John | Finchampstead | 1669 | D/A1/81/6 | MF527 | |
HINDE, Richard | Newbury | Linen Draper, Mercer | 1613 | D/A1/195/055 D/A1/168/103 | MF96049 MF96001 |
HINDE, William | South Hinksey | Victualler | 1716 | D/A1/83/188 | MF529 |
HINE, Anne | Reading St Laurence | 1668 | D/A1/80/169 | MF527 | |
HINE, Charles | East Lockinge | 1810 | D/A1/153/38 | MF560 | |
HINE, Elizabeth | East Hendred | 1822 | D/A1/228/99 | MF96125 | |
HINE, John | Grove, Wantage | Miller | 1847 | D/A1/154/82 | MF580 |
HINE, Peter | Padworth | Yeoman | 1721 | D/A1/84/18 | MF529 |
HINE, William | East Lockinge | Yeoman | 1762 | D/A1/85/34 | MF530 |
HINKE, Andrew | Charney, Longworth | Labourer | 1565 | D/A1/7/382 | MF10040 |
HINTON, Elizabeth | Bourton, Shrivenham | 1710 | D/A1/83/138 | MF528 | |
HINTON, Elizabeth | Bourton, Shrivenham | 1710 | D/A1/83/138 | MF528 | |
HINTON, John | Bourton, Shrivenham | 1662 | D/A1/196/127 | MF96051 | |
HINTON, John | Kingston Bagpuize | Innholder | 1719 | D/A1/84/3 | MF529 |
HINTON, Joseph | Newbury | Maltster | 1757 | D/A1/85/5 | MF530 |
HINTON, Julian | Longcot, Shrivenham | 1638 | D/A1/79/143 | MF526 | |
HINTON, Mary | Longcot, Shrivenham | 1731 | D/A1/84/95 | MF529 | |
HINTON, Rebecca | Kingston Bagpuize | 1768 | D/A1/85/56 | MF530 | |
HINTON, Walter | Cumnor | 1595 | D/A1/194/078 | MF96047 | |
HINTON, Walter | Cumnor | 1595 | D/A1/12/397 | MF10048 | |
HINTON, William | Longcot, Shrivenham | Yeoman | 1727 | D/A1/84/67 | MF529 |
HINTON, William | Longworth | Yeoman | 1816 | D/A1/228/88 | MF96125 |
HIOTT, Isaac | Abingdon | Cloth Worker | 1681 | D/A1/197/57 | MF96052 |
HIPPISLEY, John | Sparsholt | 1709 | D/A1/198/51 | MF96054 | |
HIPPISLEY, Mary | Lambourn | 1734 | D/A1/198/166 | MF96055 | |
HIRESON, Mary | Lambourn | 1845 | D/A1/228/138 | MF96125 | |
HISCOCK, George | Reading St Giles | 1799 | D/A1/198/300 | MF96055 | |
HISCOCK, George | Shaw Cum Donnington | Mealman | 1824 | D/A1/153/84 | MF560 |
HISCOCK, James | Lambourn | Innholder | 1750 | D/A1/84/239 | MF529 |
HISCOCK, Richard Witts | Enborne | 1841 | D/A1/154/47 | MF580 | |
HISCOCK, Sarah | Reading St Laurence | 1799 | D/A1/198/299 | MF96055 | |
HISCOKE, John | West Woodhay | 1532 | D/A1/1/167 | MF10042 | |
HISKINS, William | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | Farmer | 1853 | D/A1/154/102 | MF580 |
HISSEY , John Snr | Longworth | Yeoman | 1729 | D/A1/84/75 | MF529 |
HISSEY , John Snr | Longworth | Yeoman | 1766 | D/A1/85/54 | MF530 |
HISSEY, Edmund | Carswell Marsh, Buckland | Yeoman | 1622 | D/A1/78/142 | MF525 |
HISSEY, Elizabeth | Hinton Waldrist | Husbandman | 1691 | D/A1/209/90 | MF96083 |
HISSEY, John | Carswell Marsh, Buckland | Husbandman | 1660 | D/A1/196/103 | MF96051 |
HISSEY, John | Hinton Waldrist | Yeoman | 1696 | D/A1/83/31 | MF528 |
HISSEY, John | Longworth | Farmer | 1819 | D/A1/153/64 | MF560 |
HISSEY, Mary | Longworth | 1825 | D/A1/153/95 | MF560 | |
HISSEY, Mary | Longworth | 1844 | D/A1/154/61 | MF580 | |
HISSEY, Richard | Denchworth | Yeoman | 1651 | D/A1/80/059 | MF526 |
HISSEY, Richard | Carswell Marsh, Buckland | Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/80/110 | MF527 |
HISSEY, Richard | Longworth | 1830 | D/A1/153/116 | MF560 | |
HISSEY, Richard | Longworth | 1838 | D/A1/154/24 | MF580 | |
HISSEY, Robert | Buckland | Husbandman | 1618 | D/A1/195/067 | MF96049 |
HISSEY, Robert | Buckland | Yeoman | 1618 | D/A1/186/111/2 | MF96029 |
HISSEY, Robert | Buckland | 1618 | D/A1/168/147 | MF96001 | |
HISSYE, John | Buckland | Husbandman | 1590 | D/A1/77/061 D/A1/11/228 | MF524 MF10047B |
HITCH, Thomas | Shinfield | Weaver | 1596 | D/A1/77/121 D/A1/12/426 | MF524 MF10048 |
HITCHCOCKE, William | South Fawley, Fawley | 1671 | D/A1/81/38 | MF527 | |
HITCHMAN, Edward | East Garston | Wheelwright | 1624 | D/A1/78/171 | MF525 |
HITCHMAN, John | Uffington | Yeoman | 1716 | D/A1/83/190 | MF529 |
HITCHMAN, Nicholas | South Fawley, Fawley | Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/80/108 | MF527 |
HITCHMAN, Richard | East Hendred | Carpenter | 1791 | D/A1/85/149 | MF530 |
HITCHMAN, Richard | East Hendred | Carpenter | 1832 | D/A1/154/7 | MF580 |
HITCHMAN, Thomas | South Fawley, Fawley | Husbandman | 1597 | D/A1/194/084 | MF96047 |
HITCHMAN, William | Sulhamstead Abbots | Husbandman | 1733 | D/A1/198/163 | MF96055 |
HITCHMOUGH, Thomas | Warfield | Vicar | 1586 | D/A1/194/035 D/A1/11/047 | MF96046 MF10047B MF10047B |
HIXON, Andrew | Kingston Bagpuize | 1613 | D/A1/195/043 | MF96048 | |
HIXON, Andrew | Kingston Bagpuize | 1613 | D/A1/168/095 | MF96001 | |
HIZZIS, Edward | Duxford, Hinton Waldrist | Yeoman | 1707 | D/A1/198/39 | MF96054 |
HOAD, Thomas | Winkfield | Miller | 1736 | D/A1/84/140 | MF529 |
HOAL , Richard | Thatcham | Blacksmith | 1677 | D/A1/81/100 | MF527 |
HOAMES, Elizabeth | West Ilsley | 1620 | D/A1/78/115 | MF525 | |
HOANE, John | White Waltham | Wheelwright | 1715 | D/A1/198/85 | MF96054 |
HOAR, Henry | Buckland | Cordwainer | 1746 | D/A1/84/214 | MF529 |
HOAR, Humphrey | Buckland | Cordwainer | 1752 | D/A1/84/251 | MF529 |
HOAR, John | Wallingford St Leonard | Miller | 1754 | D/A1/84/263 | MF529 |
HOARE, Ann | Uffington | 1688 | D/A1/82/82 | MF528 | |
HOARE, Christian | Milton | 1640 | D/A1/79/167 | MF526 | |
HOARE, Christopher | Maidenhead, Cookham | Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/196/126 | MF96051 |
HOARE, Elias | Uffington | Cordwainer | 1687 | D/A1/82/63 | MF528 |
HOARE, Hannah | Buckland | 1787 | D/A1/85/138 | MF530 | |
HOARE, John | Radley | Husbandman | 1696 | D/A1/197/163 | MF96053 |
HOARE, John | South Moreton | Mealman | 1736 | D/A1/84/132 | MF529 |
HOARE, John | Sutton Courtenay | 1835 | D/A1/228/117 | MF96125 |