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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAILE, William | 1549 | D/A1/205/159 | MF96073 | ||
| NAILOR, Thomas | Englefield | Husbandman | 1727 | D/A1/206/65 | MF96075 |
| NAISH , John Snr | Buscot | Yeoman | 1730 | D/A1/102/182 | MF574 |
| NAISH, John | Shrivenham | Mason | 1731 | D/A1/102/186 | MF574 |
| NAISH, John | Shrivenham | Mason | 1771 | D/A1/102/230 | MF574 |
| NAISH, Phoebe | Reading | Servant | 1816 | D/A1/159/10 | MF582 |
| NAISH, Richard | Wallingford St Mary | Plumber, Glazier | 1846 | D/A1/230/69 | MF96127 |
| NAISH, William Snr | Shrivenham | Mason | 1682 | D/A1/102/112 | MF573 |
| NALDER (ALIAS HASELL), John | Speen | Yeoman | 1832 | D/A1/230/63 | MF96127 |
| NALDER, Catherine | Kintbury | 1670 | D/A1/102/88 | MF573 | |
| NALDER, Ellis | Kintbury | Wheelwright | 1661 | D/A1/206/2 | MF96075 |
| NALDER, Gillian | Hamstead Marshall | 1663 | D/A1/102/80 | MF573 | |
| NALDER, John | Kintbury | 1531 | D/A1/1/172 | MF10042 | |
| NALDER, John | 1546 | D/A1/205/156 | MF96073 | ||
| NALDER, John | Kintbury | 1565 | D/A1/101/047 D/A1/8/349 | MF573 MF10043C | |
| NALDER, John | Benham Valence, Speen | Yeoman | 1581 | D/A1/101/075 D/A1/10/325 | MF573 MF10047A |
| NALDER, John | Boxford | Yeoman | 1629 | D/A1/101/176 | MF573 |
| NALDER, John | Boxford | Yeoman | 1734 | D/A1/102/188 | MF574 |
| NALDER, John | Chieveley | Yeoman | 1740 | D/A1/102/201 | MF574 |
| NALDER, Margery | Elcot, Kintbury | 1556 | D/A1/101/013 D/A1/7/116 | MF573 MF10040 | |
| NALDER, Peter | Newbury | Grocer | 1758 | D/A1/102/218 | MF574 |
| NALDER, Richard | Benham Valence, Speen | 1534 | D/A1/1/251 | MF10042 | |
| NALDER, Richard | Elcot, Kintbury | Husbandman | 1593 | D/A1/101/100 D/A1/12/079 | MF573 MF10048 |
| NALDER, Robert | Aldermaston | 1606 | D/A1/101/123 D/A1/14/189 | MF573 MF10064 | |
| NALDER, Robert | Crookham, Thatcham | Husbandman | 1633 | D/A1/205/221 D/A1/168/255 | MF96074 MF96001 |
| NALDER, Stephen | Boxford | Yeoman | 1818 | D/A1/230/57 | MF96127 |
| NALDER, Thomas | Boxford | 1730 | D/A1/102/177 | MF574 | |
| NALDER, Thomas | Boxford | Yeoman | 1764 | D/A1/102/223 | MF574 |
| NALDER, William | Kintbury | 1599 | D/A1/205/190 | MF96073 | |
| NALDER, William | Kintbury | 1599 | D/A1/13/427 | MF10049 | |
| NALDER, William | Shaw Cum Donnington | Tanner | 1742 | D/A1/102/207 | MF574 |
| NALDER, William | Kintbury | Yeoman | 1830 | D/A1/159/16 | MF582 |
| NALLDER, Thomas Snr | Boxford | 1693 | D/A1/102/128 | MF573 | |
| NALLER, Mary | Reading | 1731 | D/A1/102/183 | MF574 | |
| NAPER, John | Stratfield Mortimer, Hampshire | Yeoman | 1685 | D/A1/102/117 | MF573 |
| NAPPER, Alexander | Sutton Courtenay | Yeoman | 1771 | D/A1/102/229 | MF574 |
| NAPPER, Jane | Sutton Courtenay | 1672 | D/A1/102/95 | MF573 | |
| NAPPER, John | Stratfield Mortimer | Yeoman | 1670 | D/A1/200/140 | MF96060 |
| NAPPER, John Snr | Sutton Courtenay | Maltster | 1706 | D/A1/102/147 | MF573 |
| NAPPER, Sarah | Appleford, Sutton Courtenay | 1830 | D/A1/230/62 | MF96127 | |
| NAPPER, Thomas | Padworth | Labourer | 1671 | D/A1/102/91 | MF573 |
| NAPPER, Thomas | Sutton Courtenay | Paper Maker | 1739 | D/A1/206/72 | MF96075 |
| NARRAWAY, Anthony | Letcombe Regis | Shepherd | 1626 | D/A1/101/166 | MF573 |
| NARRAWAY, Richard | Sutton Courtenay | Husbandman | 1613 | D/A1/101/138 D/A1/15/365 | MF573 MF10065 |
| NARRAWAY, William | Abingdon | Labourer | 1680 | D/A1/206/27 | MF96075 |
| NARROWAY, Anthony | Denchworth | Shepherd | 1647 | D/A1/205/237 D/A1/169/064 | MF96074 MF96002 |
| NARROWAY, Anthony | Abingdon | Maltster | 1679 | D/A1/102/105 | MF573 |
| NARROWAY, John Snr | Theale, Tilehurst | Innholder | 1679 | D/A1/102/107 | MF573 |
| NARROWAY, Mary | Brightwell | 1689 | D/A1/102/125 | MF573 | |
| NARROWAYE, John | Denchworth | Husbandman | 1630 | D/A1/101/181 | MF573 |
| NARWOD, Ambrose | Sunninghill | Husbandman | 1631 | D/A1/101/187 | MF573 |
| NASH , Brian | Aldermaston | Cloth Worker | 1609 | D/A1/101/130 D/A1/14/594 D/A1/168/049 | MF573 MF10064 MF96001 |
| NASH , Eleanor | Reading St Laurence | 1639 | D/A1/205/227 | MF96074 | |
| NASH , Thomas Snr | Abingdon St Helen | 1774 | D/A1/102/231 | MF574 | |
| NASH, Eleanor | Reading St Laurence | 1639 | D/A1/169/064 | MF96002 | |
| NASH, Francis | Sutton Courtenay | Clerk | 1775 | D/A1/102/233 | MF574 |
| NASH, Henry | Clewer | Collar Maker | 1739 | D/A1/102/199 | MF574 |
| NASH, John Snr | Reading | Yeoman | 1637 | D/A1/101/202 | MF573 |
| NASH, Nicholas | Newbury | Innholder | 1603 | D/A1/101/116 D/A1/13/1055 | MF573 MF10049 |
| NASH, Nicholas | New Windsor, Windsor | Tanner | 1663 | D/A1/102/79 | MF573 |
| NASH, Philip | Newbury | Wool Comber | 1704 | D/A1/206/50 | MF96075 |
| NASH, Thomas | Wallingford | Maltster | 1705 | D/A1/102/145 | MF573 |
| NASH, Thomas | Abingdon | 1840 | D/A1/230/65 | MF96127 | |
| NASH, Thomas Snr | Newbury | Yeoman | 1674 | D/A1/102/98 | MF573 |
| NASH, William | Sunningwell | 1639 | D/A1/205/228 | MF96074 | |
| NASH, William | Brightwell | Shopkeeper | 1737 | D/A1/102/195 | MF574 |
| NASHE, Edward | Maidenhead, Cookham | 1574 | D/A1/101/062 D/A1/9/417 | MF573 MF10046 | |
| NASHE, Giles | Reading St Laurence | Waterman | 1621 | D/A1/101/154 | MF573 |
| NASHE, Harry | Basildon | 1556 | D/A1/7/109 D/A1/101/011 | MF10040 MF573 | |
| NASHE, Margaret | Brightwell | 1627 | D/A1/101/172 | MF573 | |
| NASHE, Nicholas | Clewer | Miller | 1638 | D/A1/101/201 | MF573 |
| NASHE, Thomas | Brightwell | 1612 | D/A1/205/200 | MF96073 | |
| NASHE, Thomas | Brightwell | 1612 | D/A1/168/088 | MF96001 | |
| NASHE, Walter | Donnington, Shaw Cum Donnington | 1550 | D/A1/4/118 | MF604 | |
| NASHE, Walter | Donnington, Shaw Cum Donnington | 1556 | D/A1/233/392 | MF96132 | |
| NASHE, William | South Fawley, Fawley | 1574 | D/A1/101/064 D/A1/9/407 | MF573 MF10046 | |
| NASON, John | Kintbury | Yeoman | 1675 | D/A1/102/100 | MF573 |
| NASSHE, Philip | Aldermaston | Fuller | 1579 | D/A1/101/070 D/A1/10/200 | MF573 MF10047A |
| NATION, Christopher | Newbury | Innholder | 1766 | D/A1/102/225 | MF574 |
| NAULDER, John | Hamstead Marshall | Yeoman | 1632 | D/A1/101/186 | MF573 |
| NAYES, Robert | Aldworth | Husbandman | 1621 | D/A1/205/204 | MF96073 |
| NAYLAND, Richard | New Windsor, Windsor | Barber | 1669 | D/A1/206/15 | MF96075 |
| NAYLE , Thomas | Wallingford | 1643 | D/A1/205/230 | MF96074 | |
| NAYLER, Valentine | Newbury | 1635 | D/A1/205/223 D/A1/169/064 | MF96074 MF96002 | |
| NAYSE, Agnes | Frilsham | 1590 | D/A1/101/096 D/A1/11/342 | MF573 MF10047B | |
| NAYSE, Hugh | Thatcham | Husbandman | 1625 | D/A1/101/167 | MF573 |
| NAYSE, Hugh | Yattendon | Yeoman | 1638 | D/A1/101/205 | MF573 |
| NAYSHE, Elizabeth | North Fawley, Fawley | 1583 | D/A1/101/078 D/A1/10/414 | MF573 MF10047A | |
| NEAL , Thomas Snr | Hampstead Norreys | Husbandman | 1730 | D/A1/102/178 | MF574 |
| NEAL, William | Reading | Cordwainer | 1850 | D/A1/159/25 | MF582 |
| NEALE, | Reading St Laurence | 1597 | D/A1/101/105 D/A1/13/038 | MF573 MF10049 | |
| NEALE, Elizabeth | Cholsey | 1820 | D/A1/159/13 | MF582 | |
| NEALE, John | Cumnor | Farmer | 1857 | D/A1/159/29 | MF582 |
| NEALE, Joseph | Hungerford | Corn Porter | 1847 | D/A1/159/22 | MF582 |
| NEALE, Miriam | Burgage, Hinton Waldrist | 1676 | D/A1/102/102 | MF573 | |
| NEALE, Philip | Easthampstead | 1590 | D/A1/101/095 D/A1/11/321 | MF573 MF10047B | |
| NEALE, Richard | Cholsey | Yeoman | 1834 | D/A1/159/18 | MF582 |
| NEALE, Thomas | Newbury | Tailor | 1661 | D/A1/102/69 | MF573 |
| NEALE, Thomas | Cholsey | Yeoman | 1815 | D/A1/159/8 | MF582 |
| NEALL, Richard | East Garston | Yeoman | 1703 | D/A1/102/141 | MF573 |