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.
If you would like to look at or order copies of any of the records listed, please Contact Us.
| Name | Place Name | Occupation | Year | BRO Ref | MF Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATTS, Mary | Kingston Bagpuize | 1812 | D/A1/164/92 | MF584 | |
| WATTS, Mary | Newbury | 1828 | D/A1/232/87 | MF96131 | |
| WATTS, Philip | Abingdon | Barber | 1768 | D/A1/141/117 | MF555 |
| WATTS, Richard | Woodspeen, Speen | Clerk, Vicar | 1636 | D/A1/136/040 | MF552 |
| WATTS, Richard | Marcham | Husbandman | 1640 | D/A1/221/172 | MF96113 |
| WATTS, Richard | Marcham | Husbandman | 1640 | D/A1/169/103 | MF96002 |
| WATTS, Richard | Speen | Husbandman | 1663 | D/A1/222/73 | MF96114 |
| WATTS, Richard | Marsh Benham, Speen | Husbandman | 1663 | D/A1/137/106 | MF553 |
| WATTS, Richard | Inkpen | 1770 | D/A1/141/134 | MF556 | |
| WATTS, Richard | Chieveley | 1772 | D/A1/224/187 | MF96120 | |
| WATTS, Richard Snr | Marcham | Husbandman | 1690 | D/A1/223/83 | MF96117 |
| WATTS, Sarah | Reading | 1812 | D/A1/164/95 | MF584 | |
| WATTS, Stephen Snr | Ballards Heath, Kintbury | Labourer | 1629 | D/A1/135/084 | MF552 |
| WATTS, Stephen Snr | Kintbury | 1630 | D/A1/168/183 | MF96001 | |
| WATTS, Thomas | Marcham | 1583 | D/A1/133/069 D/A1/10/379 | MF550 MF10047A | |
| WATTS, Thomas | Speen | Clerk | 1661 | D/A1/137/86 | MF553 |
| WATTS, Thomas | Frilsham | Yeoman | 1695 | D/A1/139/25 | MF554 |
| WATTS, Thomas | West Woodhay | 1763 | D/A1/224/172 | MF96120 | |
| WATTS, Thomas | Watchfield, Shrivenham | Labourer | 1765 | D/A1/141/106 | MF555 |
| WATTS, Thomas | Newbury | 1794 | D/A1/142/130 | MF556 | |
| WATTS, Timothy | Sutton Courtenay | Yeoman | 1690 | D/A1/138/136 | MF554 |
| WATTS, William | Abingdon | Wool Comber | 1700 | D/A1/139/59 | MF554 |
| WATTS, William | Finchampstead | Husbandman | 1718 | D/A1/224/20 | MF96119 |
| WATTS, William | Reading | Cooper | 1831 | D/A1/165/64 | MF585 |
| WATTZ, Ellis | Kintbury | 1558 | D/A1/132/109 D/A1/7/162 | MF550 MF10040 | |
| WAUGH, John | Reading | Innkeeper | 1850 | D/A1/232/129 | MF96131 |
| WAUNSEY, Thomas | Hanney | 1544 | D/A1/8/294 | MF10043C | |
| WAWLAR, John | Bray | Carpenter | 1541 | D/A1/132/006 | MF550 |
| WAYMAN, Amos | Sutton Wick, Sutton Courtenay | 1701 | D/A1/223/144 | MF96118 | |
| WAYMAN, John | East Garston | Labourer | 1844 | D/A1/166/7 | MF585 |
| WAYR, John | Woolhampton | Yeoman | 1579 | D/A1/133/027 D/A1/10/202 | MF550 MF10047A |
| WAYRE, William | Shinfield | Yeoman | 1621 | D/A1/134/186 | MF551 |
| WAYTE (ALIAS WHICHER), Mary | Reading | 1735 | D/A1/224/101 | MF96119 | |
| WAYTE, Thomas | Stratfield Mortimer | Yeoman | 1571 | D/A1/132/240 D/A1/9/315 | MF550 MF10046 |
| WAYTERHOWSE, Robert | Idstone, Ashbury | Husbandman | 1581 | D/A1/133/050 D/A1/10/296 | MF550 MF10047A |
| WEAB, John | Bucklebury | 1592 | D/A1/133/144 D/A1/12/029 | MF551 MF10048 | |
| WEADEN, Joan | Harwell | 1573 | D/A1/132/257 D/A1/9/381 D/A1/9/382 | MF550 MF10046 MF10046 | |
| WEADGE, Agnes | Moor, Longworth | 1573 | D/A1/132/254 D/A1/9/366 | MF550 MF10046 | |
| WEADON, Catherine | Blewbury | 1716 | D/A1/139/201 | MF554 | |
| WEALE, Emma | Sutton Courtenay | 1715 | D/A1/139/185 | MF554 | |
| WEALE, Henry | Sutton Wick, Sutton Courtenay | Husbandman | 1637 | D/A1/136/050 | MF552 |
| WEALE, Henry | Sutton Wick, Sutton Courtenay | Yeoman | 1660 | D/A1/137/69 | MF553 |
| WEALE, Thomas | Sutton Wick, Sutton Courtenay | Husbandman | 1705 | D/A1/238/27 | MF96142 |
| WEALE, Walter | Sutton Wick, Sutton Courtenay | 1688 | D/A1/223/64 | MF96117 | |
| WEALL, Richard | Drayton | Yeoman | 1767 | D/A1/141/116 | MF555 |
| WEALSH, Elizabeth | Abingdon | 1643 | D/A1/137/010 | MF553 | |
| WEANE, Thomas | Drayton | Mason | 1764 | D/A1/224/173 | MF96120 |
| WEARE, Robert | Crookham, Thatcham | Husbandman | 1591 | D/A1/133/138 D/A1/11/379 | MF551 MF10047B |
| WEARE, William | Thatcham | Innholder | 1763 | D/A1/141/100 | MF555 |
| WEARGE, William | Newbury | Grocer | 1674 | D/A1/222/132 | MF96115 |
| WEARIN, James | Abingdon | Publican | 1844 | D/A1/166/11 | MF585 |
| WEARIN, Nicholas | Wytham | Yeoman | 1729 | D/A1/224/74 | MF96119 |
| WEARING, John | Sulhamstead Abbots | Husbandman | 1621 | D/A1/134/194 | MF551 |
| WEARING, Robert | Tilehurst | 1604 | D/A1/134/012 D/A1/13/1293b | MF551 MF10049 | |
| WEARING, William | Fernham, Shrivenham | Husbandman | 1601 | D/A1/133/236 D/A1/13/729 | MF551 MF10049 |
| WEARING, William Jnr | Wytham | Husbandman | 1681 | D/A1/223/22 | MF96116 |
| WEARINGE, Stephen | Frilsham | Miller, Milner | 1589 | D/A1/133/119 D/A1/11/203 | MF551 MF10047B |
| WEARINGE, William | Sulhamstead Abbots | Yeoman | 1617 | D/A1/134/148 D/A1/15/728 | MF551 MF10065 |
| WEASTBROKE, Richard | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1595 | D/A1/133/184 D/A1/12/283 | MF551 MF10048 | |
| WEASTE, Joan | Sunningwell | 1644 | D/A1/137/017 | MF553 | |
| WEATON, Richard | Speenhamland, Speen | Ostler | 1575 | D/A1/220/085 | MF96110 |
| WEAVING , Henry Jnr | Longworth | 1726 | D/A1/224/54 | MF96119 | |
| WEAVING , Henry Snr | Pusey | Yeoman | 1726 | D/A1/140/77 | MF555 |
| WEAVING, Charles | Fyfield | Schoolmaster | 1856 | D/A1/232/140 | MF96131 |
| WEAVING, Mathew | Pusey | Yeoman | 1746 | D/A1/141/3 | MF555 |
| WEAVING, Robert | Longworth | Baker | 1840 | D/A1/165/97 | MF585 |
| WEB , William | Old Windsor | 1546 | D/A1/132/013 D/A1/5/016 | MF550 MF10043A | |
| WEB, Dorothy | Hamstead Marshall | 1625 | D/A1/135/045 | MF552 | |
| WEB, Frances | Letcombe Bassett | Husbandman | 1623 | D/A1/135/006 | MF552 |
| WEB, John | Newbury | Fuller | 1578 | D/A1/220/095 | MF96110 |
| WEB, Thomas | Wallingford | Shoemaker | 1614 | D/A1/134/105 D/A1/15/439 | MF551 MF10065 |
| WEB, William | Finchampstead | Tanner | 1611 | D/A1/134/065 D/A1/43/064 D/A1/15/127 | MF551 MF464 MF10065 |
| WEBB , Edmund | Wargrave | Husbandman | 1560 | D/A1/6/052 | MF10043B |
| WEBB , Edward | Reading St Laurence | 1574 | D/A1/220/082 | MF96110 | |
| WEBB , John | Compton | 1553 | D/A1/132/050 D/A1/7/016 | MF550 MF10040 | |
| WEBB , John | Abingdon St Helen | 1597 | D/A1/13/184 | MF10049 | |
| WEBB , John Jnr | Buckland | 1557 | D/A1/3/240 | MF604 | |
| WEBB , William | Chieveley | 1596 | D/A1/12/403 | MF10048 | |
| WEBB , William Snr | Welford | Yeoman | 1733 | D/A1/140/131 | MF555 |
| WEBB (ALIAS HERMAN), Jane | North Moreton | 1731 | D/A1/198/155 | MF96054 | |
| WEBB, Alice | Wargrave | 1591 | D/A1/133/139 D/A1/11/360 | MF551 MF10047B | |
| WEBB, Alice | Enborne | 1608 | D/A1/221/017 | MF96112 | |
| WEBB, Alice | Enborne | 1608 | D/A1/168/030 | MF96001 | |
| WEBB, Ann | Welford | 1688 | D/A1/223/59 | MF96117 | |
| WEBB, Anne | Stratfield Mortimer | 1670 | D/A1/196/174 | MF96051 | |
| WEBB, Anne | Wargrave | 1703 | D/A1/223/155 | MF96118 | |
| WEBB, Anne | Binfield | 1727 | D/A1/224/55 | MF96119 | |
| WEBB, Anthony | Englefield | Yeoman | 1748 | D/A1/141/23 | MF555 |
| WEBB, Benjamin | Kingston Bagpuize | Yeoman | 1848 | D/A1/232/123 | MF96131 |
| WEBB, Christopher | Aldermaston | Yeoman | 1687 | D/A1/223/53 | MF96117 |
| WEBB, David | Old Windsor | Brick Maker | 1641 | D/A1/136/105 | MF552 |
| WEBB, David | Speen | Blacksmith | 1819 | D/A1/165/18 | MF584 |
| WEBB, Edmund | Kintbury | 1612 | D/A1/134/086 D/A1/15/307 | MF551 MF10065 | |
| WEBB, Edward | Shinfield | Yeoman | 1690 | D/A1/138/141 | MF554 |
| WEBB, Eleanor | Tilehurst | 1597 | D/A1/220/168 | MF96111 | |
| WEBB, Eleanor | Abingdon | Woollen Draper | 1708 | D/A1/223/179 | MF96118 |
| WEBB, Elisha | Beenham | Yeoman | 1810 | D/A1/164/82 | MF584 |
| WEBB, Elizabeth | Old Windsor | 1592 | D/A1/133/145 D/A1/12/030 | MF551 MF10048 | |
| WEBB, Elizabeth | Welford | 1698 | D/A1/139/46 | MF554 | |
| WEBB, Elizabeth | Chisledon, Wiltshire | 1718 | D/A1/140/12 | MF555 |