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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEBB, William | Abingdon St Helen | 1732 | D/A1/224/91 | MF96119 | |
| WEBB, William | Shrivenham | 1732 | D/A1/140/128 | MF555 | |
| WEBB, William | The Sole, Welford | 1754 | D/A1/141/52 | MF555 | |
| WEBB, William | Reading | 1821 | D/A1/232/74 | MF96131 | |
| WEBB, William | Didcot | Farmer | 1849 | D/A1/166/35 | MF585 |
| WEBBE, Christopher | Reading St Laurence | Card Maker | 1573 | D/A1/132/250 D/A1/9/367 | MF550 MF10046 |
| WEBBE, Edith | Long Wittenham | 1585 | D/A1/133/085 D/A1/11/013 | MF550 MF10047B | |
| WEBBE, Edmund | Wargrave | Husbandman | 1560 | D/A1/6/151 | MF10043B |
| WEBBE, Edmund | Wargrave | 1560 | D/A1/132/167 | MF550 | |
| WEBBE, Henry | Kintbury | 1636 | D/A1/136/036 | MF552 | |
| WEBBE, Hugh | Hungerford | 1531 | D/A1/1/246 | MF10042 | |
| WEBBE, Joan | Newbury | 1559 | D/A1/8/150 | MF10043C | |
| WEBBE, Joan | Boxford | 1574 | D/A1/132/261 D/A1/9/432 | MF550 MF10046 | |
| WEBBE, Joan | Bucklebury | 1598 | D/A1/220/178 D/A1/13/319 | MF96111 MF10049 | |
| WEBBE, Joan | Henwick, Thatcham | 1624 | D/A1/135/017 | MF552 | |
| WEBBE, John | Appleford, Sutton Courtenay | Servant | 1543 | D/A1/220/001 | MF96110 |
| WEBBE, John | 1547 | D/A1/220/006 | MF96110 | ||
| WEBBE, John | Bucklebury | 1557 | D/A1/6/136 | MF10043B | |
| WEBBE, John | Buckland | Yeoman | 1557 | D/A1/3/241b | MF604 |
| WEBBE, John | Appleton | 1560 | D/A1/6/086 | MF10043B | |
| WEBBE, John | Cholsey | 1569 | D/A1/132/221 D/A1/9/149 | MF550 MF10046 | |
| WEBBE, John | The Sole, Welford | Husbandman | 1592 | D/A1/133/141 D/A1/12/021 | MF551 MF10048 |
| WEBBE, John | Bucklebury | Yeoman | 1628 | D/A1/135/096 | MF552 |
| WEBBE, John | Waltham St Lawrence | Husbandman | 1631 | D/A1/221/123 | MF96113 |
| WEBBE, John | Waltham St Lawrence | Husbandman | 1631 | D/A1/168/208 | MF96001 |
| WEBBE, John Jnr | Maidenhead, Bray | Mercer | 1579 | D/A1/133/025 D/A1/10/193 | MF550 MF10047A |
| WEBBE, John Snr | Uffington | 1536 | D/A1/3/216 D/A1/3/215 | MF604 MF604 | |
| WEBBE, Matthew | Enborne | Yeoman | 1663 | D/A1/222/68 | MF96114 |
| WEBBE, Maude | Easton, Welford | 1560 | D/A1/132/161 D/A1/6/074 | MF550 MF10043B | |
| WEBBE, Nicholas | Waltham St Lawrence | 1552 | D/A1/4/155 | MF604 | |
| WEBBE, Nicholas | 1552 | D/A1/132/046 | MF550 | ||
| WEBBE, Philip | Bisham | Husbandman | 1587 | D/A1/133/109 D/A1/11/143 | MF551 MF10047B |
| WEBBE, Richard | Bucklebury | 1544 | D/A1/3/245 | MF604 | |
| WEBBE, Richard | 1544 | D/A1/233/317 | MF96132 | ||
| WEBBE, Richard | Longworth | 1545 | D/A1/233/007 | MF96132 | |
| WEBBE, Richard | Longworth | 1545 | D/A1/2/011 | MF603 | |
| WEBBE, Richard | Long Wittenham | Yeoman | 1581 | D/A1/10/384 | MF10047A |
| WEBBE, Richard | Long Wittenham | Yeoman | 1582 | D/A1/133/046 D/A1/10/375 | MF550 MF10047A |
| WEBBE, Richard | Beenham | 1585 | D/A1/133/088 D/A1/11/028 | MF550 MF10047B | |
| WEBBE, Richard | Welford | 1605 | D/A1/134/020 D/A1/14/082 | MF551 MF10064 | |
| WEBBE, Richard | Arlington, Chieveley | Husbandman | 1641 | D/A1/222/011 | MF96114 |
| WEBBE, Richard Snr | Bucklebury | Yeoman | 1619 | D/A1/134/172 D/A1/15/944 | MF551 MF10065 |
| WEBBE, Robert | Speen Hill, Speen | 1559 | D/A1/132/145 D/A1/8/059 | MF550 MF10043C | |
| WEBBE, Robert | Long Wittenham | Yeoman | 1565 | D/A1/132/195 D/A1/8/351 | MF550 MF10043C |
| WEBBE, Robert | Chaddleworth | 1581 | D/A1/133/053 D/A1/10/318 | MF550 MF10047A | |
| WEBBE, Robert | Long Wittenham | Yeoman | 1583 | D/A1/133/061 D/A1/11/014 | MF550 MF10047B |
| WEBBE, Robert | New Windsor, Windsor | Innholder | 1635 | D/A1/221/144 D/A1/169/102 | MF96113 MF96002 |
| WEBBE, Samuel | Binfield | Husbandman | 1715 | D/A1/139/193 | MF554 |
| WEBBE, Thomas | Charlton, Wantage | 1533 | D/A1/1/254 | MF10042 | |
| WEBBE, Thomas | The Sole, Welford | 1543 | D/A1/132/011 D/A1/6/165 | MF550 MF10043B | |
| WEBBE, Thomas | Cholsey | Husbandman | 1558 | D/A1/6/119 | MF10043B |
| WEBBE, Thomas | Cholsey | Husbandman | 1577 | D/A1/132/285 D/A1/10/064 | MF550 MF10047A |
| WEBBE, Thomas | Abingdon | Collar Maker | 1618 | D/A1/221/059 | MF96112 |
| WEBBE, Thomas | Enborne | Yeoman | 1644 | D/A1/222/023 | MF96114 |
| WEBBE, William | Uffington | 1547 | D/A1/3/214 | MF604 | |
| WEBBE, William | Uffington | 1547 | D/A1/233/300 | MF96132 | |
| WEBBE, William | Reading St Laurence | 1558 | D/A1/132/095 D/A1/8/004 | MF550 MF10043C | |
| WEBBE, William | Tilehurst | Yeoman | 1595 | D/A1/133/175 D/A1/12/234 | MF551 MF10048 |
| WEBBE, William | Newbury | Mercer | 1617 | D/A1/221/063 | MF96112 |
| WEBBE, William | Finchampstead | Tanner, Yeoman | 1676 | D/A1/138/26 | MF553 |
| WEBBER, William | Newbury | Clothier | 1749 | D/A1/224/143 | MF96120 |
| WEBBS, William | Welford | 1661 | D/A1/137/80 | MF553 | |
| WEBE, John | 1550 | D/A1/3/230 | MF604 | ||
| WEBE, Nicholas | Wargrave | 1559 | D/A1/132/153 D/A1/7/277 | MF550 MF10040 | |
| WEBE, Peter | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | 1563 | D/A1/132/178 D/A1/8/250 | MF550 MF10043C | |
| WEBE, Thomas | Longcot, Shrivenham | 1595 | D/A1/133/180 D/A1/12/255 | MF551 MF10048 | |
| WEBE, William | Baulking, Uffington | 1563 | D/A1/132/182 D/A1/8/278 | MF550 MF10043C | |
| WEBLY, Henry | Budges Farm, Longworth | 1707 | D/A1/139/131 | MF554 | |
| WEBLYN, Elizabeth | Goosey, Stanford In The Vale | 1692 | D/A1/138/156 | MF554 | |
| WEBSTER, Alice | Brightwell | 1662 | D/A1/222/55 | MF96114 | |
| WEBSTER, John | Tilehurst | 1566 | D/A1/132/205 D/A1/9/024 | MF550 MF10046 | |
| WEBSTER, John | Cumnor | 1609 | D/A1/221/072 | MF96112 | |
| WEBSTER, John | Brightwell | Labourer | 1663 | D/A1/222/63 | MF96114 |
| WEDG , Thomas | Draycott Moor, Longworth | Husbandman | 1622 | D/A1/134/197 | MF551 |
| WEDGE, Agnes | Draycott Moor, Longworth | 1627 | D/A1/135/057 | MF552 | |
| WEDGE, Jane | Abingdon | 1646 | D/A1/137/036 D/A1/169/102 | MF553 MF96002 | |
| WEDGE, Richard | Welford | 1600 | D/A1/133/224 D/A1/13/544 | MF551 MF10049 | |
| WEDGE, William | Abingdon | Blacksmith | 1646 | D/A1/137/034 | MF553 |
| WEDON, Robert | Harwell | Husbandman | 1558 | D/A1/132/122 | MF550 |
| WEDON, Robert | Harwell | Husbandman | 1559 | D/A1/8/018 | MF10043C |
| WEDSTBROOK, Thomas | Abingdon | Sacking Maker | 1835 | D/A1/232/104 | MF96131 |
| WEEB, Thomas | Finchampstead | Husbandman | 1668 | D/A1/137/148 | MF553 |
| WEECKES, Edward | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | Yeoman | 1645 | D/A1/137/032 | MF553 |
| WEEDEN, Andrew | Frilsham | Husbandman | 1625 | D/A1/135/046 | MF552 |
| WEEDEN, Dorothy | Hampstead Norreys | 1686 | D/A1/223/48 | MF96117 | |
| WEEDEN, Joan | Bray | 1673 | D/A1/138/5 | MF553 | |
| WEEDEN, Richard | Shinfield | Yeoman | 1760 | D/A1/141/83 | MF555 |
| WEEDON, Ann | Speenhamland, Speen | Haberdasher | 1824 | D/A1/165/33 | MF584 |
| WEEDON, Anne | Reading | 1693 | D/A1/139/4 | MF554 | |
| WEEDON, John | Bray | Labourer | 1650 | D/A1/169/103 | MF96002 |
| WEEDON, John | Bray | Labourer | 1651 | D/A1/222/038 | MF96114 |
| WEEDON, Rachel | Newbury | 1806 | D/A1/164/67 | MF584 | |
| WEEGGE, Henry | Reading St Mary | Baker | 1599 | D/A1/133/219 D/A1/13/467 | MF551 MF10049 |
| WEEKENS, Richard | Beenham | Husbandman | 1610 | D/A1/134/056 D/A1/15/037 | MF551 MF10065 |
| WEEKES, Anthony | Sutton Courtenay | 1674 | D/A1/138/13 | MF553 | |
| WEEKES, Edward Snr | Newbury | Vintner | 1644 | D/A1/137/019 | MF553 |
| WEEKES, George | Warfield | 1570 | D/A1/167/144 | MF96000 | |
| WEEKES, George | Coleshill | Husbandman | 1640 | D/A1/136/091 | MF552 |
| WEEKES, Joan | Coleshill | 1615 | D/A1/134/112 D/A1/15/534 | MF551 MF10065 | |
| WEEKES, John | Milton | Husbandman | 1578 | D/A1/133/003 D/A1/10/111 | MF550 MF10047A |