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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAWLING, John | Binfield | Yeoman | 1673 | D/A1/107/117 | MF577 |
| PAWLING, Marian | Appleford, Sutton Courtenay | 1604 | D/A1/104/183 D/A1/13/1206 | MF575 MF10049 | |
| PAWLING, Richard | Aston Tirrold | Husbandman | 1561 | D/A1/103/155 D/A1/8/207 | MF573 MF10043C |
| PAWLING, Robert | Shellingford | Yeoman | 1716 | D/A1/108/201 | MF578 |
| PAWLING, Robert | Steventon | Husbandman | 1733 | D/A1/109/97 | MF578 |
| PAWLING, Thomas | Appleford, Sutton Courtenay | 1553 | D/A1/103/094 D/A1/7/007 | MF573 MF10040 | |
| PAWLING, Thomas | Appleford, Sutton Courtenay | Husbandman | 1574 | D/A1/103/223 D/A1/9/419 | MF575 MF10046 |
| PAWLING, Thomas | Aldworth | Yeoman | 1740 | D/A1/109/135 | MF578 |
| PAWLINGE, Helen | 1598 | D/A1/207/130 D/A1/13/425 | MF96078 MF10049 | ||
| PAWLINGE, Joan | Aston Tirrold | 1597 | D/A1/207/121 D/A1/13/179 | MF96078 MF10049 | |
| PAWLINGE, John | Aston Tirrold | 1612 | D/A1/104/237 D/A1/15/183 | MF575 MF10065 | |
| PAWLINGE, Richard | Hagbourne | Husbandman | 1625 | D/A1/105/103 | MF576 |
| PAWLYN, John | Shellingford | Yeoman | 1670 | D/A1/107/100 | MF577 |
| PAWMER, Richard | Swallowfield | 1598 | D/A1/207/131 | MF96078 | |
| PAWMURE, Richard | Newbury | 1539 | D/A1/207/001 | MF96077 | |
| PAXTON, John | Bray | 1712 | D/A1/209/174 | MF96084 | |
| PAYCE, Abraham | Stratfield Mortimer | Yeoman | 1692 | D/A1/108/67 | MF577 |
| PAYCE, Anne | Henwick, Thatcham | 1660 | D/A1/208/130 | MF96080 | |
| PAYCE, George | Tilehurst | 1683 | D/A1/209/47 | MF96083 | |
| PAYCE, James | Tilehurst | Labourer | 1607 | D/A1/207/155 | MF96078 |
| PAYCE, James | Wargrave | Husbandman | 1630 | D/A1/106/005 | MF576 |
| PAYCE, Mary | Reading | 1757 | D/A1/109/204 | MF535 | |
| PAYCE, Richard | Swallowfield | 1593 | D/A1/207/118 | MF96078 | |
| PAYD, John | Appleton | 1605 | D/A1/104/193 D/A1/14/138 | MF575 MF10064 | |
| PAYMORE, Thomas | Chieveley | Carpenter | 1729 | D/A1/109/76 | MF578 |
| PAYN, John | Shefford Woodlands, West Shefford | Husbandman | 1663 | D/A1/208/146 | MF96081 |
| PAYN, Margaret | Lambourn | 1532 | D/A1/1/279 | MF10042 | |
| PAYN, Thomas | Stanford | 1530 | D/A1/1/145 | MF10042 | |
| PAYNE, Adam | West Shefford | 1677 | D/A1/107/152 | MF577 | |
| PAYNE, Adam | Bradfield | Husbandman | 1722 | D/A1/109/29 | MF578 |
| PAYNE, Adam Snr | West Shefford | 1625 | D/A1/105/101 | MF576 | |
| PAYNE, Alice | West Shefford | 1580 | D/A1/104/033 D/A1/104/026/2 | MF575 MF575 | |
| PAYNE, Alice | West Shefford | 1580 | D/A1/10/284 | MF10047A | |
| PAYNE, Ann | Lambourn | 1730 | D/A1/210/28 | MF96085 | |
| PAYNE, Arthur | Fawley | Yeoman | 1710 | D/A1/108/176 | MF578 |
| PAYNE, Audrey Anne | East Garston | 1715 | D/A1/108/196 | MF578 | |
| PAYNE, Edmund | Reading St Laurence | Handle Setter | 1625 | D/A1/208/041 D/A1/168/175 | MF96080 MF96001 |
| PAYNE, Edward | Longcot, Shrivenham | Husbandman | 1564 | D/A1/8/327 D/A1/103/182 | MF10043C MF574 |
| PAYNE, Elizabeth | Weston, Welford | 1588 | D/A1/104/063 | MF575 | |
| PAYNE, Elizabeth | Milton | 1661 | D/A1/107/24 | MF577 | |
| PAYNE, Elizabeth | Chipping Lambourn, Lambourn | Husbandman | 1677 | D/A1/197/35 | MF96052 |
| PAYNE, Elizabeth | Hinton Waldrist | Husbandman | 1691 | D/A1/209/90 | MF96083 |
| PAYNE, Elizabeth | Eastbury, Lambourn | 1840 | D/A1/160/39 | MF582 | |
| PAYNE, Elnathan | Binfield | 1761 | D/A1/109/215 | MF535 | |
| PAYNE, Frances | Wallingford | 1734 | D/A1/210/44/2 | MF96085 | |
| PAYNE, Francis | Chipping Lambourn, Lambourn | Yeoman | 1675 | D/A1/209/33 | MF96082 |
| PAYNE, Francis | Abingdon | 1675 | D/A1/107/132 | MF577 | |
| PAYNE, Francis | Chipping Lambourn, Lambourn | Yeoman | 1676 | D/A1/107/140 | MF577 |
| PAYNE, George | Maidenhead, Bray | Bailiff | 1603 | D/A1/104/180 D/A1/13/1097 | MF575 MF10049 |
| PAYNE, George | Reading St Mary | Glazier | 1675 | D/A1/209/21 | MF96082 |
| PAYNE, Guy | East Garston | Yeoman | 1619 | D/A1/208/017 | MF96079 |
| PAYNE, Henry | Eastbury, Lambourn | Husbandman | 1662 | D/A1/208/137 | MF96080 |
| PAYNE, Jacob | Binfield | Husbandman | 1715 | D/A1/108/199 | MF578 |
| PAYNE, James | Stanford | 1545 | D/A1/3/106 | MF604 | |
| PAYNE, James | Stanford | 1545 | D/A1/207/007 | MF96077 | |
| PAYNE, Joan | Lambourn | 1683 | D/A1/108/19 | MF577 | |
| PAYNE, John | 1557 | D/A1/207/027 | MF96077 | ||
| PAYNE, John | Upper Lambourn, Lambourn | 1558 | D/A1/103/123 D/A1/7/241 | MF573 MF10040 | |
| PAYNE, John | Lambourn | 1560 | D/A1/207/049 | MF96077 | |
| PAYNE, John | Hoe Benham, Welford | Husbandman | 1596 | D/A1/104/111 D/A1/12/339 | MF575 MF10048 |
| PAYNE, John | Upper Lambourn, Lambourn | 1602 | D/A1/104/172 D/A1/13/911 | MF575 MF10049 | |
| PAYNE, John | Abingdon | Woollen Draper | 1631 | D/A1/16/255 | MF10066 |
| PAYNE, John | Wallingford St Mary | 1633 | D/A1/168/237 | MF96001 | |
| PAYNE, John | Denchworth | Yeoman | 1685 | D/A1/108/39 | MF577 |
| PAYNE, John | East Garston | Yeoman | 1711 | D/A1/108/177 | MF578 |
| PAYNE, John | East Garston | Yeoman | 1711 | D/A1/108/177 | MF578 |
| PAYNE, Martin | Abingdon | Gardener | 1683 | D/A1/209/50 | MF96083 |
| PAYNE, Mary | Lambourn Woodlands, Lambourn | 1633 | D/A1/208/072 D/A1/168/252 | MF96080 MF96001 | |
| PAYNE, Mary | Reading | 1721 | D/A1/209/207 | MF96084 | |
| PAYNE, Mary | Wallingford | 1741 | D/A1/109/142 | MF578 | |
| PAYNE, Matthew | Turville Farm, Compton | Yeoman | 1645 | D/A1/106/125 | MF576 |
| PAYNE, Matthew | Abingdon | Blacksmith | 1681 | D/A1/209/40 | MF96082 |
| PAYNE, Nicholas | Whitley, Reading St Giles | Yeoman | 1579 | D/A1/104/022 D/A1/10/196 | MF575 MF10047A |
| PAYNE, Peter | Uxwood, Lambourn | Yeoman | 1686 | D/A1/108/40 | MF577 |
| PAYNE, Ralph | Woolhampton | 1571 | D/A1/207/068 | MF96077 | |
| PAYNE, Ralph | Woolhampton | 1571 | D/A1/167/147 | MF96000 | |
| PAYNE, Ralph | Cookham | Basket Maker | 1598 | D/A1/104/136 D/A1/13/251 | MF575 MF10049 |
| PAYNE, Richard | Reading St Laurence | 1558 | D/A1/103/126 D/A1/8/096 | MF573 MF10043C | |
| PAYNE, Richard | East Garston | 1611 | D/A1/168/075 | MF96001 | |
| PAYNE, Richard | Wallingford | 1662 | D/A1/107/43 | MF577 | |
| PAYNE, Richard | Wallingford | 1666 | D/A1/107/72 | MF577 | |
| PAYNE, Richard | Wallingford | 1732 | D/A1/109/95 | MF578 | |
| PAYNE, Richard | Wallingford | 1735 | D/A1/210/44/1 | MF96085 | |
| PAYNE, Richard Snr | East Garston | 1611 | D/A1/207/166 | MF96078 | |
| PAYNE, Robert | Abingdon | 1628 | D/A1/16/127 | MF10066 | |
| PAYNE, Robert | Lambourn | Yeoman | 1711 | D/A1/209/170 | MF96084 |
| PAYNE, Robert | Wallingford | 1741 | D/A1/109/138 | MF578 | |
| PAYNE, Robert Snr | Lambourn | Husbandman | 1671 | D/A1/107/103 | MF577 |
| PAYNE, Thomas | Weston, Welford | Husbandman | 1575 | D/A1/103/226 D/A1/9/449 | MF575 MF10046 |
| PAYNE, Thomas | Abingdon | 1665 | D/A1/107/68 | MF577 | |
| PAYNE, Thomas | Burghfield | 1721 | D/A1/209/202 | MF96084 | |
| PAYNE, Thomas | East Garston | Yeoman | 1734 | D/A1/109/111 | MF578 |
| PAYNE, Thomas Jnr | Lambourn | Husbandman | 1578 | D/A1/104/013 D/A1/10/128 | MF575 MF10047A |
| PAYNE, Thomas Snr | Lambourn | 1570 | D/A1/103/206 D/A1/9/213 | MF575 MF10046 | |
| PAYNE, William | Newbury | 1579 | D/A1/207/089 | MF96077 | |
| PAYNE, William | Newbury | 1579 | D/A1/10/188 | MF10047A | |
| PAYNE, William | Lambourn Woodlands , Lambourn | Husbandman | 1613 | D/A1/104/249 D/A1/15/331 | MF575 MF10065 |
| PAYNE, William | Shinfield | 1622 | D/A1/105/072 | MF576 | |
| PAYNE, William | Lambourn | Yeoman | 1659 | D/A1/107/11 | MF577 |
| PAYNE, William | Denchworth | Yeoman | 1713 | D/A1/108/186 | MF578 |