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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
TAYLER, Jarvis	Newbury	Clothier	1629	D/A1/16/143	MF10066
TAYLER, John	Shellingford		1545	D/A1/3/193	MF604
TAYLER, John	Newbury	Cordwainer	1545	D/A1/217/009	MF96103
TAYLER, John	Shellingford		1546	D/A1/233/284	MF96132
TAYLER, John	Thatcham	Yeoman, Innkeeper	1588	D/A1/126/154 D/A1/11/247	MF546 MF10047B
TAYLER, John	Draycott Moor, Longworth	Husbandman	1589	D/A1/126/158 D/A1/11/193 D/A1/11/305	MF546 MF10047B MF10047B
TAYLER, John	White Waltham	Husbandman	1592	D/A1/126/166 D/A1/12/032	MF546 MF10048
TAYLER, John	White Waltham	Yeoman	1594	D/A1/126/172 D/A1/12/161	MF546 MF10048
TAYLER, John	Didcot	Husbandman	1604	D/A1/126/230 D/A1/13/1399	MF546 MF10049
TAYLER, John	Abingdon St Helen		1607	D/A1/217/090	MF96104
TAYLER, John	North Moreton	Husbandman	1637	D/A1/127/121	MF547
TAYLER, John	Binfield	Yeoman	1701	D/A1/129/43	MF548
TAYLER, John	Coscote, Hagbourne	Yeoman	1709	D/A1/129/72	MF548
TAYLER, John	Radley		1730	D/A1/219/18	MF96108
TAYLER, John	Compton	Yeoman	1760	D/A1/130/135	MF549
TAYLER, John Snr	Didcot	Husbandman	1678	D/A1/128/113	MF548
TAYLER, John Snr	West Ilsley	Yeoman	1682	D/A1/128/132	MF548
TAYLER, John Snr	West Ilsley	Husbandman	1690	D/A1/218/80	MF96107
TAYLER, John Snr	Brightwalton	Yeoman	1701	D/A1/103/27	MF574
TAYLER, Lawrence	Shaw Bridge, Speen	Yeoman	1611	D/A1/217/097 D/A1/168/069	MF96104 MF96001
TAYLER, Mary	West Ilsley		1663	D/A1/218/10	MF96106
TAYLER, Mary	West Ilsley		1687	D/A1/128/156	MF548
TAYLER, Matthew	West Woodhay	Husbandman	1618	D/A1/127/043 D/A1/15/810	MF547 MF10065
TAYLER, Nicholas	Welford		1635	D/A1/217/148	MF96104
TAYLER, Richard			1545	D/A1/233/004	MF96132
TAYLER, Richard	Newbury	Weaver	1545	D/A1/2/006	MF603
TAYLER, Richard	Newbury		1584	D/A1/217/052/1	MF96103
TAYLER, Richard	Sulhamstead Abbots		1610	D/A1/127/007 D/A1/15/087	MF547 MF10065
TAYLER, Richard	Longcot, Shrivenham	Shepherd	1632	D/A1/217/140	MF96104
TAYLER, Richard	Newbury	Broad Weaver	1661	D/A1/128/38	MF547
TAYLER, Richard	Eaton Hastings	Husbandman	1671	D/A1/128/87	MF548
TAYLER, Richard	Chaddleworth	Yeoman	1741	D/A1/103/46	MF574
TAYLER, Robert	Thatcham		1557	D/A1/233/287	MF96132
TAYLER, Robert	Basildon		1585	D/A1/217/052/2	MF96103
TAYLER, Robert	Basildon		1585	D/A1/11/026	MF10047B
TAYLER, Robert	Thatcham	Innholder	1665	D/A1/128/52	MF547
TAYLER, Robert Snr	West Ilsley	Wool-Winder	1661	D/A1/218/5	MF96106
TAYLER, Stephen	Brightwalton		1681	D/A1/218/55	MF96107
TAYLER, Thomas	Finchampstead		1528	D/A1/1/095	MF10041
TAYLER, Thomas	Binfield		1580	D/A1/126/123 D/A1/10/254	MF546 MF10047A
TAYLER, Thomas	Finchampstead	Husbandman	1611	D/A1/127/010 D/A1/15/128	MF547 MF10065
TAYLER, Thomas	Titcomb, Kintbury	Husbandman	1614	D/A1/127/027 D/A1/15/469	MF547 MF10065
TAYLER, Thomas	Remenham		1615	D/A1/217/107	MF96104
TAYLER, Thomas	Sulhamstead Abbots	Husbandman	1680	D/A1/218/49	MF96106
TAYLER, Thomas	Brightwalton	Cooper	1803	D/A1/163/56	MF584
TAYLER, Thomas Snr	West Ilsley		1601	D/A1/126/210 D/A1/13/672	MF546 MF10049
TAYLER, William	Swallowfield	Smith	1562	D/A1/126/063 D/A1/2/024	MF546 MF603
TAYLER, William	Didcot	Husbandman	1571	D/A1/126/088 D/A1/9/253	MF546 MF10046
TAYLER, William	White Waltham	Yeoman	1583	D/A1/126/136 D/A1/10/407	MF546 MF10047A
TAYLER, William	Sulhamstead Abbots	Blacksmith	1621	D/A1/127/055	MF547
TAYLER, William	Reading	Labourer, Cloth Worker	1633	D/A1/217/143 D/A1/168/250	MF96104 MF96001
TAYLER, William	Finchampstead	Yeoman	1643	D/A1/16/620	MF10066
TAYLER, William	West Woodhay	Husbandman	1681	D/A1/128/126	MF548
TAYLER, William	Abingdon	Cooper	1849	D/A1/164/25	MF584
TAYLER, William	Remenham	Servant	1852	D/A1/164/33	MF584
TAYLLER, John	Newbury	Tailor	1559	D/A1/126/048 D/A1/8/119	MF546 MF10043C
TAYLLER, Robert	Draycott Moor, Longworth		1594	D/A1/126/171 D/A1/12/157	MF546 MF10048
TAYLLER, William	Swallowfield		1549	D/A1/126/017 D/A1/5/083	MF546 MF10043A
TAYLLER, William	Long Wittenham	Husbandman	1670	D/A1/46/54	MF466
TAYLLOR, Henry	Swallowfield	Boat Builder	1597	D/A1/126/188 D/A1/13/229	MF546 MF10049
TAYLOR , Edmund Jnr	Inkpen	Potter	1725	D/A1/219/4	MF96108
TAYLOR , James Snr	Drayton	Labourer	1780	D/A1/130/171	MF549
TAYLOR , John Snr	East Hagbourne, Hagbourne	Yeoman	1749	D/A1/130/114	MF549
TAYLOR, Agnes	Englefield		1596	D/A1/12/403	MF10048
TAYLOR, Alice	Coleshill		1584	D/A1/126/135 D/A1/10/421	MF546 MF10047A
TAYLOR, Andrew	Abingdon		1570	D/A1/217/036 D/A1/167/142	MF96103 MF96000
TAYLOR, Andrew	Reading St Laurence	Blacksmith	1596	D/A1/126/183 D/A1/12/425	MF546 MF10048
TAYLOR, Andrew	Hurley	Husbandman	1661	D/A1/128/37	MF547
TAYLOR, Ann	West Ilsley		1703	D/A1/129/51	MF548
TAYLOR, Ann	West Shefford		1761	D/A1/219/44	MF96108
TAYLOR, Ann	Compton		1769	D/A1/130/153	MF549
TAYLOR, Ann	Bucklebury		1804	D/A1/163/57	MF584
TAYLOR, Anne	Sulhamstead Abbots		1680	D/A1/218/53	MF96107
TAYLOR, Anthony	Reading		1772	D/A1/130/158	MF549
TAYLOR, Arthur	Swallowfield	Husbandman	1642	D/A1/217/163	MF96105
TAYLOR, Arthur	Swallowfield	Husbandman	1642	D/A1/169/096	MF96002
TAYLOR, Avery	Shippon, Abingdon	Yeoman	1633	D/A1/16/333	MF10066
TAYLOR, Benjamin	Boxford	Blacksmith	1800	D/A1/131/24	MF549
TAYLOR, Benjamin	Boxford	Blacksmith	1839	D/A1/232/26	MF96131
TAYLOR, Catharine	Longworth		1730	D/A1/219/20	MF96108
TAYLOR, Catherine	Thatcham		1567	D/A1/126/076 D/A1/9/045	MF546 MF10046
TAYLOR, Easter	Cumnor		1728	D/A1/219/14	MF96108
TAYLOR, Edward	Binfield		1559	D/A1/126/058 D/A1/6/205	MF546 MF10043B
TAYLOR, Edward	Letcombe	Yeoman	1621	D/A1/127/059	MF547
TAYLOR, Edward	Reading	Shovel Maker	1702	D/A1/218/112	MF96107
TAYLOR, Elizabeth	Combe, Hampshire		1755	D/A1/130/131/1	MF549
TAYLOR, Elizabeth	Compton		1818	D/A1/163/87	MF584
TAYLOR, Esther	Stratfield Mortimer		1802	D/A1/163/54	MF584
TAYLOR, Francis	Eaton Hastings	Yeoman	1764	D/A1/130/143	MF549
TAYLOR, George	Reading St Mary	Victualler	1707	D/A1/129/69	MF548
TAYLOR, George	Reading	Victualler	1742	D/A1/130/88	MF549
TAYLOR, Gilbert	Abingdon St Helen	Beer Brewer	1645	D/A1/128/015	MF547
TAYLOR, Gilbert Snr	Abingdon	Dyer	1639	D/A1/127/137	MF547
TAYLOR, Grace	Brightwalton		1809	D/A1/163/73	MF584
TAYLOR, Hannah	Reading St Mary		1849	D/A1/232/36	MF96131
TAYLOR, Henry	West Ilsley	Husbandman	1626	D/A1/217/128	MF96104
TAYLOR, Henry	West Ilsley	Mercer	1719	D/A1/129/109	MF548
TAYLOR, Henry	Cumnor	Yeoman	1728	D/A1/219/10	MF96108
TAYLOR, Henry	Compton	Yeoman	1737	D/A1/130/68	MF549
TAYLOR, Henry	Bray	Shopkeeper	1818	D/A1/163/86	MF584

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