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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
DENLEY, John	East Hendred	Miller	1603	D/A1/61/218 D/A1/13/922	MF514 MF10049
DENLEY, John	Southridge, Streatley	Husbandman	1625	D/A1/62/069	MF514
DENLEY, Thomas	Southridge, Streatley	Ploughwright	1646	D/A1/186/174	MF96030
DENLEYE, Christian	Streatley		1629	D/A1/62/097	MF515
DENLY , Joan	Southridge, Streatley		1675	D/A1/187/32	MF96031
DENLY , John	Southridge, Streatley	Plough Maker	1670	D/A1/187/26	MF96031
DENLY , Margaret	East Ginge, West Hendred		1664	D/A1/187/11	MF96031
DENLY , William	East Ginge, West Hendred		1665	D/A1/63/29	MF515
DENLY, Bridget	East Hendred		1609	D/A1/61/238 D/A1/14/582	MF514 MF10064
DENLY, John	Lambourn	Barber	1749	D/A1/64/146	MF516
DENLYE, Patrick	Marcham		1541	D/A1/186/002	MF96029
DENMAN, Alexander	Cumnor		1609	D/A1/186/092 D/A1/168/053	MF96029 MF96001
DENMAN, John	Coleshill	Husbandman	1627	D/A1/62/088	MF514
DENMAN, John	Cumnor	Labourer	1645	D/A1/186/171	MF96030
DENMAN, Richard	Buckland	Yeoman	1822	D/A1/149/25	MF559
DENMAN, William	Binfield		1556	D/A1/186/013/1	MF96029
DENNAY, Robert	Abingdon		1607	D/A1/168/020	MF96001
DENNAY, Robert	Abingdon		1608	D/A1/168/042	MF96001
DENNES, John	Swallowfield		1601	D/A1/61/214 D/A1/13/668	MF514 MF10049
DENNEY, Edward	Abingdon St Helen	Glover	1626	D/A1/62/080	MF514
DENNEY, Henry	Abingdon St Nicholas	Tailor	1649	D/A1/186/182	MF96030
DENNEY, Henry	Abingdon	Tailor	1649	D/A1/186/181	MF96030
DENNEY, Robert	Abingdon	Innholder	1607	D/A1/186/087	MF96029
DENNINGTON, Francis	Wallingford		1624	D/A1/62/066	MF514
DENNIS , Nathaniel	Boxford		1707	D/A1/64/33	MF516
DENNIS, Francis	Barkham	Butcher	1621	D/A1/62/043 D/A1/15/965	MF514 MF10065
DENNIS, Francis	Wokingham	Butcher	1627	D/A1/62/091	MF515
DENNIS, James	Barkham	Husbandman	1642	D/A1/186/162	MF96032
DENNIS, John	Lambourn	Miller	1626	D/A1/62/077	MF514
DENNIS, John	Uffington	Blacksmith	1736	D/A1/187/154	MF96032
DENNIS, Richard	Barkham	Yeoman	1610	D/A1/15/964	MF10065
DENNIS, Richard	Woolhampton	Yeoman	1630	D/A1/62/105	MF515
DENNS, Edward	Swallowfield	Bucket Maker	1589	D/A1/61/166 D/A1/11/218	MF514 MF10047B
DENNY, Margaret	Abingdon St Helen	Innholder	1608	D/A1/61/236 D/A1/14/472	MF514 MF10064
DENNY, William	East Challow, Letcombe Regis	Weaver	1694	D/A1/187/75	MF96031
DENSELL, Mary	Reading St Laurence		1614	D/A1/186/103 D/A1/168/106	MF96029 MF96001
DENSHEIRE, Rebecca	Wallingford St Peter		1669	D/A1/63/44	MF515
DENT, John	New Windsor, Windsor		1635	D/A1/62/134	MF515
DENTON, Richard	Long Wittenham		1576	D/A1/186/045	MF96029
DENYS, Henry	Barkham	Carpenter	1579	D/A1/61/123 D/A1/10/149	MF514 MF10047A
DENZEY, John	Waltham St Lawrence	Yeoman	1629	D/A1/62/098	MF515
DERELL, Richard	Tilehurst	Husbandman	1661	D/A1/63/9	MF515
DERNFORD, Henry	Old Windsor	Yeoman	1635	D/A1/62/135	MF515
DERNFORD, Richard	Old Windsor	Yeoman	1667	D/A1/187/18	MF96031
DERO, Richard	Newbury	Tapster	1592	D/A1/61/180 D/A1/12/049	MF514 MF10048
DERRILL, Anne	Tilehurst		1661	D/A1/187/3	MF96031
DERWYN, Richard	Bisham		1557	D/A1/61/025	MF514
DERYCK, William	Speenhamland, Speen		1545	D/A1/61/011	MF514
DESTON, Richard	Letcombe Regis		1548	D/A1/2/171	MF604
DETH, John	Winkfield		1531	D/A1/1/154	MF10042
DETH, Thomas	Winkfield		1556	D/A1/2/175	MF604
DETHE, Thomas	Winkfield		1557	D/A1/233/095	MF96132
DEUKE, Richard	Speen		1531	D/A1/1/157	MF10042
DEVELL, Christian	White Waltham		1559	D/A1/61/036 D/A1/8/085	MF514 MF10043C
DEVERALL , Mary	White Waltham		1681	D/A1/187/42	MF96031
DEVERELL, John	Hurley		1553	D/A1/4/060 D/A1/5/201	MF604 MF10043A
DEVERELL, John	Hurley		1553	D/A1/233/363	MF96132
DEVERELL, John	White Waltham	Brickmaker	1682	D/A1/63/88	MF515
DEVERILL, Edmund	Hurley	Bricklayer	1610	D/A1/61/242 D/A1/15/081	MF514 MF10065
DEVERYLL, William	Hurley	Husbandman	1566	D/A1/61/082 D/A1/8/371	MF514 MF10043C
DEW, Alice	Aston Tirrold		1556	D/A1/7/108	MF10040
DEW, Edward	Reading St Giles	Cordwainer	1688	D/A1/187/59	MF96031
DEW, Elizabeth	Sutton Courtenay		1645	D/A1/62/178	MF515
DEW, Elizabeth	Hinton Waldrist		1762	D/A1/64/170	MF516
DEW, Francis	Aston Tirrold	Cordwainer	1727	D/A1/187/141	MF96032
DEW, George	New Windsor, Windsor		1573	D/A1/61/103 D/A1/9/375	MF514 MF10046
DEW, George	East Hanney, West Hanney	Physican	1714	D/A1/187/115	MF96031
DEW, Henry	East Hendred		1601	D/A1/13/720	MF10049
DEW, Henry	Hinton Waldrist	Husbandman	1727	D/A1/64/86	MF516
DEW, Henry	Beedon		1752	D/A1/64/151	MF516
DEW, James	West Hanney	Wheelwright	1708	D/A1/64/38	MF516
DEW, James	Sparsholt	Yeoman	1716	D/A1/187/120	MF96031
DEW, James	Sparsholt	Yeoman	1733	D/A1/64/107	MF516
DEW, Joan	Compton		1663	D/A1/63/22	MF515
DEW, John	Aston Tirrold		1569	D/A1/61/092/2 D/A1/9/174	MF514 MF10046
DEW, John	Peasemore	Yeoman	1670	D/A1/63/46	MF515
DEW, John	East Hanney, West Hanney	Yeoman	1710	D/A1/187/100	MF96031
DEW, John	Mackney, Brightwell	Yeoman	1730	D/A1/64/95	MF516
DEW, John	Mackney, Brightwell	Yeoman	1730	D/A1/64/95	MF516
DEW, John	Reading		1831	D/A1/227/40	MF96124
DEW, Margaret	Didcot		1570	D/A1/61/097 D/A1/9/222	MF514 MF10046
DEW, Margery	E. Hanney, West Hanney		1695	D/A1/63/128	MF515
DEW, Mary	West Hendred		1641	D/A1/62/164	MF515
DEW, Mary	Appleton		1834	D/A1/227/44	MF96124
DEW, Richard	Sutton Courtenay	Yeoman	1573	D/A1/61/101 D/A1/9/372	MF514 MF10046
DEW, Richard	Sutton Courtenay	Blacksmith	1648	D/A1/186/178	MF96030
DEW, Thomas	Compton	Husbandman	1640	D/A1/62/159	MF515
DEW, Thomas	Letcombe Regis	Weaver	1679	D/A1/63/80	MF515
DEW, Thomas	East Hanney, West Hanney	Shepherd	1692	D/A1/187/67	MF96031
DEW, Thomas	South Moreton	Yeoman	1693	D/A1/122/43/2	MF542
DEW, Thomas	Hinton Waldrist	Yeoman	1803	D/A1/149/3	MF559
DEW, Thomas	Appleton	Yeoman	1834	D/A1/227/45	MF96124
DEW, William	South Moreton	Husbandman	1665	D/A1/66/7	MF517
DEW, William	East Hendred	Yeoman	1682	D/A1/63/89	MF515
DEW, William	East Hanney, West Hanney	Yeoman	1721	D/A1/64/67	MF516
DEW, William Snr	East Hendred	Yeoman	1681	D/A1/63/82	MF515
DEWBERRY, Christian Snr	Reading		1618	D/A1/62/033 D/A1/15/908	MF514 MF10065
DEWBERRY, Richard Snr	Reading	Yeoman	1615	D/A1/62/016 D/A1/15/503	MF514 MF10065
DEWBERY, Edward Snr	Shinfield	Yeoman	1668	D/A1/187/24	MF96031
DEWBERYE, Martha	Reading		1702	D/A1/64/17	MF516

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