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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALKER, Christopher | Newbury | Glover | 1608 | D/A1/221/020 | MF96112 |
| WALKER, Christopher | Newbury | 1608 | D/A1/168/040 | MF96001 | |
| WALKER, Edward | Chieveley | Husbandman | 1577 | D/A1/132/283 D/A1/10/071 | MF550 MF10047A |
| WALKER, Elizabeth | Abingdon | 1677 | D/A1/138/46 | MF553 | |
| WALKER, Elizabeth | Newbury | 1849 | D/A1/166/37 | MF585 | |
| WALKER, Gertrude | Abingdon | 1728 | D/A1/140/84 | MF555 | |
| WALKER, Gilbert | Shinfield | Husbandman | 1690 | D/A1/223/78 | MF96117 |
| WALKER, Henry | Fyfield | Yeoman | 1727 | D/A1/224/56 | MF96119 |
| WALKER, Henry Snr | Reading | Broad Weaver | 1649 | D/A1/137/052 | MF553 |
| WALKER, Joan | Dry Sandford, Abingdon St Helen | 1700 | D/A1/139/60 | MF554 | |
| WALKER, John | Shinfield | 1544 | D/A1/1/219 | MF10042 | |
| WALKER, John | Shinfield | Husbandman | 1616 | D/A1/134/132 D/A1/15/630 | MF551 MF10065 |
| WALKER, John | Reading | Schoolmaster, Yeoman | 1681 | D/A1/138/73 | MF553 |
| WALKER, John | Abingdon St Helen | Yeoman | 1715 | D/A1/224/6 | MF96119 |
| WALKER, John | Kintbury | Yeoman | 1728 | D/A1/224/62 | MF96119 |
| WALKER, John | Abingdon St Helen | Yeoman | 1740 | D/A1/224/115 | MF96119 |
| WALKER, Mary | Newbury | 1854 | D/A1/166/58 | MF585 | |
| WALKER, Mary Ann | Abingdon | 1833 | D/A1/232/100 | MF96131 | |
| WALKER, Nicholas | Shinfield | Yeoman | 1583 | D/A1/133/065 D/A1/10/360 | MF550 MF10047A |
| WALKER, Phoebe | Shaw Cum Donnington | 1847 | D/A1/166/22 | MF585 | |
| WALKER, Ralph | Purley | Yeoman | 1593 | D/A1/220/154 D/A1/12/108 | MF96111 MF10048 |
| WALKER, Richard | Clewer | Fellmonger | 1638 | D/A1/136/058 | MF552 |
| WALKER, Richard | Reading St Mary | Tailor | 1644 | D/A1/137/024 | MF553 |
| WALKER, Richard | Wargrave | 1782 | D/A1/224/198 | MF96120 | |
| WALKER, Richard | Wargrave | 1782 | D/A1/224/198 | MF96120 | |
| WALKER, Robert Snr | Wootton | Yeoman | 1684 | D/A1/138/94 | MF553 |
| WALKER, Roger | Bray | Husbandman | 1715 | D/A1/139/187 | MF554 |
| WALKER, Roland | Cookham | Carrier | 1627 | D/A1/221/103 | MF96113 |
| WALKER, Sarah | Kintbury | 1740 | D/A1/140/181 | MF555 | |
| WALKER, Thomas | Shinfield | 1558 | D/A1/220/044 | MF96110 | |
| WALKER, Thomas | Lambwood Hill, Shinfield | Yeoman | 1601 | D/A1/133/233 D/A1/13/661 | MF551 MF10049 |
| WALKER, Thomas | Reading St Giles | Cloth Worker | 1602 | D/A1/220/192 | MF96111 |
| WALKER, Thomas | Reading St Giles | 1602 | D/A1/13/860 | MF10049 | |
| WALKER, Thomas | Reading | Waggoner | 1668 | D/A1/137/150 | MF553 |
| WALKER, Thomas | East Lockinge | 1730 | D/A1/140/110 | MF555 | |
| WALKER, Thomas | Eaton Hastings | Fisherman | 1735 | D/A1/140/146 | MF555 |
| WALKER, Thomas | Milton | 1799 | D/A1/142/141 | MF556 | |
| WALKER, William | Reading St Laurence | Woollen Draper | 1575 | D/A1/132/279 D/A1/10/016 | MF550 MF10047A |
| WALKER, William | Childrey | Husbandman | 1772 | D/A1/141/146 | MF556 |
| WALKLEN, James | Long Wittenham | Wheelwright | 1743 | D/A1/140/213 | MF555 |
| WALKLETT, William | Ashbury | Cooper | 1844 | D/A1/166/4 | MF585 |
| WALKLEY, Richard | Reading St Laurence | Beer Brewer | 1675 | D/A1/222/139 | MF96115 |
| WALL, George | Lambourn Woodlands, Lambourn | Yeoman | 1766 | D/A1/141/114 | MF555 |
| WALL, George | Lambourn | Yeoman | 1817 | D/A1/165/9 | MF585 |
| WALL, Giles | Lambourn | Tailor | 1684 | D/A1/223/31 | MF96116 |
| WALL, Giles | Lambourn | Husbandman | 1701 | D/A1/139/73 | MF554 |
| WALL, Giles | Lambourn | Carpenter | 1722 | D/A1/224/41 | MF96119 |
| WALL, John | Lambourn | Yeoman | 1751 | D/A1/141/34 | MF555 |
| WALL, John | Thatcham | 1781 | D/A1/224/197 | MF96120 | |
| WALL, John | Thatcham | 1781 | D/A1/224/197 | MF96120 | |
| WALL, William | Stratfield Mortimer | Surgeon | 1847 | D/A1/166/23 | MF585 |
| WALLACE, James | Aston Tirrold | 1737 | D/A1/224/109 | MF96119 | |
| WALLDEN, Jonathan | Finchampstead | Yeoman | 1819 | D/A1/165/16 | MF584 |
| WALLDRON, Richard | Lambourn | 1580 | D/A1/133/042 | MF550 | |
| WALLEN, Alice | Hamstead Marshall | 1675 | D/A1/138/22 | MF553 | |
| WALLEN, Elizabeth | Hamstead Marshall | 1664 | D/A1/137/114 | MF553 | |
| WALLEN, James | Hamstead Marshall | Yeoman | 1673 | D/A1/138/1 | MF553 |
| WALLEN, William | Hamstead Marshall | Blacksmith | 1631 | D/A1/221/124 D/A1/168/210 | MF96113 MF96001 |
| WALLEN, William Snr | Hamstead Marshall | Yeoman | 1628 | D/A1/135/073 | MF552 |
| WALLER, John | East Oakley, Bray | 1565 | D/A1/220/059 D/A1/167/127 | MF96110 MF96000 | |
| WALLER, John | Combe, Hampshire | Tailor | 1802 | D/A1/164/45 | MF584 |
| WALLER, Robert | Clewer | 1610 | D/A1/168/061 | MF96001 | |
| WALLER, Thomas | Bray | Carpenter | 1563 | D/A1/132/175 D/A1/8/241 | MF550 MF10043C |
| WALLER, William | Thatcham | Yeoman | 1621 | D/A1/16/003 | MF10066 |
| WALLER, William | Newbury | Fellmonger | 1686 | D/A1/138/113 | MF554 |
| WALLER, William Snr | Thatcham | Yeoman | 1608 | D/A1/221/016 D/A1/168/030 | MF96112 MF96001 |
| WALLES, Edward | West Shefford | 1547 | D/A1/6/147 | MF10043B | |
| WALLES, Edward | 1548 | D/A1/132/036 | MF550 | ||
| WALLES, Harry | Reading St Giles | 1592 | D/A1/220/145 | MF96111 | |
| WALLES, James | Bucklebury | 1581 | D/A1/133/054 D/A1/10/327 | MF550 MF10047A | |
| WALLIN , Richard | Hamstead Marshall | 1611 | D/A1/134/071 D/A1/15/169 | MF551 MF10065 | |
| WALLIN, John | Thatcham | Blacksmith | 1698 | D/A1/223/128 | MF96118 |
| WALLIN, John | Cold Ash, Thatcham | Yeoman | 1810 | D/A1/164/80 | MF584 |
| WALLIN, John | Theale, Tilehurst | Farrier | 1815 | D/A1/165/2 | MF584 |
| WALLIN, John | Thatcham | Yeoman | 1816 | D/A1/232/66 | MF96131 |
| WALLIN, John | Theale, Tilehurst | Veterinary Surgeon | 1843 | D/A1/166/2 | MF585 |
| WALLIN, Mary | Tilehurst | 1802 | D/A1/232/45 | MF96131 | |
| WALLIN, Mary | Cold Ash, Thatcham | 1810 | D/A1/164/81 | MF584 | |
| WALLING , John Snr | Cold Ash, Thatcham | Blacksmith | 1760 | D/A1/141/81 | MF555 |
| WALLINGTON , Anthony Snr | West Challow, Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1713 | D/A1/223/207 | MF96118 |
| WALLINGTON, Agnes | Shellingford | 1615 | D/A1/134/116 D/A1/15/554 | MF551 MF10065 | |
| WALLINGTON, Anthony | Speen | Innholder | 1640 | D/A1/221/164 | MF96113 |
| WALLINGTON, Richard | Childrey | 1603 | D/A1/133/245 D/A1/13/894 | MF551 MF10049 | |
| WALLINGTON, Richard | Letcombe Regis | 1831 | D/A1/232/96 | MF96131 | |
| WALLIS, Drew | Ham Mill, Thatcham | Tanner | 1636 | D/A1/136/044 | MF552 |
| WALLIS, Elizabeth | Basildon | 1640 | D/A1/221/168 D/A1/169/103 | MF96113 MF96002 | |
| WALLIS, Elizabeth | Reading | 1694 | D/A1/223/108 | MF96118 | |
| WALLIS, Margaret | Abingdon | 1716 | D/A1/139/198 | MF554 | |
| WALLIS, Nathaniel | Thatcham | Yeoman | 1758 | D/A1/224/160 | MF96120 |
| WALLIS, Richard | Letcombe Regis | Glover | 1600 | D/A1/220/189 D/A1/13/593 | MF96111 MF10049 |
| WALLIS, Robert | Abingdon | Glover | 1627 | D/A1/221/106 D/A1/168/177 | MF96113 MF96001 |
| WALLIS, Robert | Sutton Courtenay | Maltster | 1677 | D/A1/138/43 | MF553 |
| WALLIS, Robert | Sutton Courtenay | Blacksmith | 1706 | D/A1/139/120 | MF554 |
| WALLIS, Sibyl | Reading | 1706 | D/A1/139/116 | MF554 | |
| WALLIS, Susannah | Abingdon | 1729 | D/A1/140/103 | MF555 | |
| WALLIS, Thomas | Basildon | Husbandman | 1635 | D/A1/221/140 | MF96113 |
| WALLIS, Thomas | Newbury | Hot Presser | 1700 | D/A1/223/136 | MF96118 |
| WALLIS, William | Thatcham | Yeoman | 1760 | D/A1/141/80 | MF555 |
| WALLIS, William | Sutton Courtenay | Whitesmith | 1767 | D/A1/141/115 | MF555 |
| WALLIS, William | Thatcham | Yeoman | 1802 | D/A1/164/46 | MF584 |