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 |
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ESTMONDE, Julian | West Shefford | 1602 | D/A1/188/033 | MF96033 | |
ESTMONDE, Thomas | Wantage | Yeoman | 1530 | D/A1/1/244 | MF10042 |
ESTON , William | Abingdon St Helen | 1623 | D/A1/65/123 | MF517 | |
ESTONE, Edward | Milton | 1587 | D/A1/11/116 D/A1/65/071 | MF10047B MF516 | |
ETHEREGE, Thomas | Hurley | 1551 | D/A1/5/120 | MF10043A | |
ETHERREG, Thomas | Hurley | 1551 | D/A1/65/010 | MF516 | |
ETON, William | Buscot | 1555 | D/A1/7/085 | MF10040 | |
ETTY, Richard Snr | Abingdon | Victualler | 1701 | D/A1/189/34 | MF96035 |
EUSTACE, Amy | Abingdon | 1750 | D/A1/189/68 | MF96035 | |
EUSTACE, Henry | Abingdon | Stationer | 1741 | D/A1/189/65 | MF96035 |
EUSTACE, Henry | Abingdon | Haberdasher | 1751 | D/A1/66/106 | MF517 |
EUSTACE, William | Wallingford | Yeoman | 1758 | D/A1/66/109 | MF517 |
EUSTICE, Thomas | Reading | Porter | 1743 | D/A1/189/66 | MF96035 |
EVAN, Henry | Sparsholt | 1541 | D/A1/2/182 | MF604 | |
EVANS , Edward | Reading St Mary | Glover | 1664 | D/A1/188/76 | MF96034 |
EVANS , Thomas | Reading St Mary | Labourer | 1710 | D/A1/66/61 | MF517 |
EVANS, Charles | Abingdon | Brewer | 1748 | D/A1/66/104 | MF517 |
EVANS, Charles | Longcot, Shrivenham | Yeoman | 1854 | D/A1/150/70 | MF559 |
EVANS, Edward | Binfield | Wheelwright | 1752 | D/A1/189/70 | MF96035 |
EVANS, Harriet | Reading | Victualler | 1828 | D/A1/150/48 | MF559 |
EVANS, Henry | Lambourn | 1806 | D/A1/227/117 | MF96124 | |
EVANS, Isaac | Abingdon | 1732 | D/A1/66/84 | MF517 | |
EVANS, Jacob | Abingdon | Sackmaker | 1743 | D/A1/66/96 | MF517 |
EVANS, John | Reading | 1558 | D/A1/188/008 | MF96033 | |
EVANS, John | Reading | 1558 | D/A1/167/104 | MF96000 | |
EVANS, John | Abingdon | Labourer | 1738 | D/A1/189/61 | MF96035 |
EVANS, Julian | Sparsholt | 1559 | D/A1/8/027 D/A1/65/023 | MF10043C MF516 | |
EVANS, Katharine | Abingdon | 1734 | D/A1/66/89 | MF517 | |
EVANS, Thomas | Reading St Mary | Labourer | 1710 | D/A1/66/61 | MF517 |
EVANS, William | Abingdon | Victualler | 1730 | D/A1/66/79 | MF517 |
EVE, Richard | Reading St Laurence | 1534 | D/A1/1/265 | MF10042 | |
EVELEIGH, Prudence | Saint Giles, Oxford, Oxfordshire | 1652 | D/A1/16/655 | MF10066 | |
EVENDEN, John | Reading | Butcher | 1675 | D/A1/66/24 | MF517 |
EVENS, Isabel | Abingdon | 1691 | D/A1/189/24 | MF96035 | |
EVERARD, Edward | Swallowfield | Yeoman | 1578 | D/A1/10/135 D/A1/65/061 | MF10047A MF516 |
EVERARD, Peter | Wallingford | Chirurgeon | 1664 | D/A1/188/81 | MF96034 |
EVERARD, Thomas | Aston Tirrold | 1578 | D/A1/188/019 | MF10065 | |
EVERARD, Thomas | West Shefford | Husbandman | 1681 | D/A1/138/71 | MF553 |
EVERARD, William | Newbury | Wool Comber | 1715 | D/A1/66/65 | MF517 |
EVERAT, Robert | Thatcham | 1567 | D/A1/9/074 D/A1/65/044 | MF10046 MF516 | |
EVERATT, William | Henwick, Thatcham | Husbandman | 1568 | D/A1/9/128 D/A1/65/047 | MF10046 MF516 |
EVERED, Elizabeth | Chisledon, Wiltshire | 1718 | D/A1/140/12 | MF555 | |
EVERED, Hugh | Swallowfield | 1531 | D/A1/1/178 | MF10042 | |
EVERED, Richard | Swallowfield | 1558 | D/A1/7/163 D/A1/65/020 | MF10040 MF516 | |
EVERED, William | Reading | 1566 | D/A1/188/011 | MF96033 | |
EVERED, William | Reading | 1566 | D/A1/167/129 | MF96000 | |
EVERET, James | Wallingford | Shoemaker | 1685 | D/A1/189/13 | MF96035 |
EVERET, John | Chaddleworth | Husbandman | 1599 | D/A1/183/030/2 | MF96025 |
EVERET, John | Chaddleworth | 1599 | D/A1/13/426 | MF10049 | |
EVERET, William | Longworth | 1556 | D/A1/3/095 | MF604 | |
EVERET, William | Charney, Longworth | 1557 | D/A1/233/212 | MF96132 | |
EVERODE, John | Reading St Mary | Fuller | 1529 | D/A1/1/101 | MF10041 |
EVERODE, Thomas | Henwick, Thatcham | Husbandman | 1617 | D/A1/15/741 D/A1/65/119 | MF10065 MF516 |
EVERRAD, Thomas | Bray | 1768 | D/A1/66/116 | MF517 | |
EVES, Roger | Shellingford | 1558 | D/A1/65/022 | MF516 | |
EVET, Joan | Winkfield | 1634 | D/A1/65/150 | MF517 | |
EVINS, William | Streatley | Victualler | 1771 | D/A1/66/121 | MF517 |
EWEN, Richard | 1555 | D/A1/188/004 | MF96033 | ||
EWIN, John | Whitley, Reading St Giles | Yeoman | 1699 | D/A1/189/32 | MF96035 |
EWIN, Mary | Reading | Weaver | 1701 | D/A1/209/132 | MF96083 |
EWIN, Robert | Appleton | 1768 | D/A1/66/118 | MF517 | |
EWINS, John | Shinfield | Yeoman | 1667 | D/A1/66/9 | MF517 |
EWINS, John | Whitley, Reading St Giles | Husbandman | 1675 | D/A1/189/1 | MF96035 |
EWSTACE, Mary | Abingdon | 1755 | D/A1/66/108 | MF517 | |
EWSTE, Christopher | Bray | Yeoman | 1559 | D/A1/8/064 D/A1/65/033 | MF10043C MF516 |
EWSTE, Thomas | Cookham | 1574 | D/A1/188/016 | MF96033 | |
EWSTE, Thomas | Cookham | 1582 | D/A1/188/021 | MF96033 | |
EWYN, Thomas | Shinfield | Husbandman | 1639 | D/A1/188/061 | MF96034 |
EWYNS, Joan | Shinfield | 1692 | D/A1/189/25 | MF96035 | |
EWYST, Richard | Bray | 1537 | D/A1/1/305 | MF10042 | |
EXALL, Mary | Aldermaston | 1712 | D/A1/189/44 | MF96035 | |
EXELL, Jane | Burghfield | 1719 | D/A1/66/69 | MF517 | |
EXELL, Thomas | Burghfield | Miller | 1714 | D/A1/66/63 | MF517 |
EXHAM, Elizabeth | Abingdon | 1769 | D/A1/66/120 | MF517 | |
EXSTON, Richard | Bray | 1682 | D/A1/189/12 | MF96035 | |
EYELS, Anne | Ufton Nervet | 1690 | D/A1/66/36 | MF517 | |
EYER, Reynold | Grazeley, Sulhamstead Abbots | Yeoman | 1605 | D/A1/65/101 D/A1/14/102 | MF516 MF10064 |
EYLDHALL, Walter | Eyldhall House, Easthampstead | 1550 | D/A1/5/103 D/A1/65/006 | MF10043A MF516 | |
EYLE5, John | Kingston Lisle, Sparsholt | Husbandman | 1691 | D/A1/189/21 | MF96035 |
EYLOE, John | Reading St Mary | Vintner | 1672 | D/A1/188/92 | MF96034 |
EYLOE, Richard Snr | Shrivenham | 1622 | D/A1/168/168 | MF96001 | |
EYNOTT, Jane | Reading | 1820 | D/A1/150/40 | MF559 | |
EYNOTT, William | Reading | Butcher | 1746 | D/A1/66/101 | MF517 |
EYRE, Charles | Cookham | Yeoman | 1811 | D/A1/150/38 | MF559 |
EYRE, Mary | Reading St Laurence | 1832 | D/A1/227/128 | MF96124 | |
EYRE, Thomas | Newbury | Maltster | 1772 | D/A1/66/124 | MF517 |
EYREE, John Snr | Shinfield | Yeoman | 1623 | D/A1/65/125 | MF517 |
EYRES, John | Shinfield | Yeoman | 1669 | D/A1/188/87 | MF96034 |
EYRES, Thomas | Hagbourne | Shepherd | 1582 | D/A1/65/065 D/A1/10/305 | MF516 MF10047A |
EYRES, Thomas | Swinford Ferry, Cumnor | Yeoman | 1594 | D/A1/65/084 D/A1/12/209 | MF516 MF10048 |
EYRES, William | Abingdon | Baker | 1541 | D/A1/233/137 | MF96132 |
EYSTON, James | East Hendred | 1544 | D/A1/188/001 | MF96033 | |
EYSTON, John | Catmore | 1590 | D/A1/65/077 | MF516 | |
EYSTON, Margaret | Milton | 1625 | D/A1/65/130 | MF517 | |
EYSTON, Robert | West Hanney, Hanney | 1591 | D/A1/11/405 D/A1/65/078 | MF10047B MF516 | |
EYSTON, Thomas | East Hendred | 1609 | D/A1/14/578 D/A1/65/105 | MF10064 MF516 | |
EYSTON, William | Hanney | 1559 | D/A1/65/036 | MF516 | |
EYSTON, William | Hanney | 1560 | D/A1/6/190 | MF10043B | |
EYSTON, William | Catmore | 1649 | D/A1/65/169 | MF517 | |
EYSTONE, William | Abingdon St Helen | 1643 | D/A1/65/168 | MF517 |