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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FRANKLIN, Thomas | Sutton Courtenay | Labourer | 1766 | D/A1/70/186 | MF520 |
FRANKLIN, Thomas | Stanford | Yeoman | 1830 | D/A1/227/148 | MF96124 |
FRANKLIN, William Edward | Stanford In The Vale | Maltster | 1828 | D/A1/150/114 | MF559 |
FRANKLIN, William Edward | Stanford In The Vale | Maltster | 1828 | D/A1/150/114 | MF559 |
FRANKLINE, Thomas | Uffington | Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/68/100 | MF519 |
FRANKLING, John | Longcot, Shrivenham | 1528 | D/A1/1/087 | MF10041 | |
FRANKLING, John | Reading St Mary | 1530 | D/A1/1/133 | MF10042 | |
FRANKLING, John | Uffington | Yeoman | 1682 | D/A1/190/105 | MF96038 |
FRANKLING, John | Marcham | Yeoman | 1776 | D/A1/70/199 | MF520 |
FRANKLYN, Alice | Reading St Laurence | 1559 | D/A1/189/101 | MF96036 | |
FRANKLYN, Elizabeth | Longcot, Shrivenham | 1737 | D/A1/70/102 | MF519 | |
FRANKLYN, Francis | Longcot, Shrivenham | Yeoman | 1679 | D/A1/190/90 | MF96037 |
FRANKLYN, Helen | Cumnor | 1600 | D/A1/67/095 D/A1/13/507 | MF518 MF10049 | |
FRANKLYN, Joseph | Great Coxwell | Yeoman | 1700 | D/A1/69/74 | MF519 |
FRANKLYN, Richard | Abingdon St Helen | Yeoman | 1719 | D/A1/69/134 | MF519 |
FRANKLYN, Richard | Sandford, Abingdon St Helen | Yeoman | 1741 | D/A1/190/206 | MF96039 |
FRANKLYN, Richard | Sandford, Abingdon St Helen | 1770 | D/A1/190/228 | MF96039 | |
FRANKLYN, Thomas | Swallowfield | 1579 | D/A1/67/015 D/A1/10/189 | MF518 MF10047A | |
FRANKLYN, Thomas | Abingdon | 1737 | D/A1/190/201 | MF96039 | |
FRANKLYN, William | Uffington | Husbandman | 1555 | D/A1/4/075 D/A1/233/368 D/A1/7/096 | MF604 MF96132 MF10040 |
FRANKLYNG, Thomas | Old Windsor | 1520 | D/A1/1/033 | MF10041 | |
FRANKS, Richard | Reading | Wharfinger | 1733 | D/A1/190/198 | MF96038 |
FRANKUM, Peter | Reading | 1842 | D/A1/227/156 | MF96124 | |
FRANKUM, Sarah | Reading | 1801 | D/A1/150/76 | MF559 | |
FRARYE, John | Whitley, Reading St Giles | Husbandman, Labourer | 1589 | D/A1/67/046 D/A1/11/299 | MF518 MF10047B |
FRAUNCES , John | Abingdon | 1617 | D/A1/189/164 | MF96036 | |
FRAUNCES, John | Abingdon St Helen | 1553 | D/A1/5/186 | MF10043A | |
FRAUNCESSE, Margaret | Bagnor, Speen | 1571 | D/A1/189/112 | MF96036 | |
FRAUNCIS, Sarah | Reading St Laurence | 1631 | D/A1/190/025 D/A1/168/207 | MF96037 MF96001 | |
FRAY , Richard | Ufton Nervet | Tanner | 1632 | D/A1/190/029 | MF96037 |
FRAY, Gilbert | Stratfield Mortimer | Yeoman | 1681 | D/A1/69/12 | MF519 |
FRAY, John | Ufton Nervet | 1643 | D/A1/190/049 | MF96036 | |
FRAY, Richard | Ufton Nervet | 1632 | D/A1/168/227 | MF96001 | |
FRAY, Stephen | Oakfield, Stratfield Mortimer | Husbandman | 1670 | D/A1/68/124 | MF519 |
FRAY, Thomas | Bradfield | 1589 | D/A1/11/192 | MF10047B | |
FRAY, William | Midgham, Thatcham | Husbandman | 1671 | D/A1/190/75 | MF96037 |
FRAYE, Edmund | Bradfield | Yeoman | 1648 | D/A1/68/076 | MF518 |
FRAYE, Jane | Aldermaston | 1670 | D/A1/68/128 | MF519 | |
FRAYE, John | Ufton Nervet | 1584 | D/A1/67/033 D/A1/10/461 | MF518 MF10047A | |
FRAYE, Richard | Ufton Nervet | 1604 | D/A1/67/111 D/A1/13/1275 | MF518 MF10049 | |
FRAYE, Thomas | Bradfield | 1589 | D/A1/189/129 | MF96036 | |
FRAYE, William | Burghfield | Husbandman | 1642 | D/A1/68/049 | MF518 |
FRAZELL, George | Shinfield | Butcher | 1689 | D/A1/190/128 | MF96038 |
FRAZELL, William | Swallowfield | Tailor | 1641 | D/A1/68/045 | MF518 |
FREBORNE, William | Brimpton | 1626 | D/A1/67/208 | MF518 | |
FREEBODY, John | Hurley | Bargeman | 1642 | D/A1/68/054 | MF518 |
FREEBORNE, Edward | Shinfield | Husbandman | 1577 | D/A1/67/005 | MF518 |
FREEMAN, Ambrose | Reading | Clothier | 1714 | D/A1/190/174 | MF96038 |
FREEMAN, Anne | Tilehurst | 1643 | D/A1/68/061/1 | MF518 | |
FREEMAN, Elizabeth | Reading | 1722 | D/A1/69/144 | MF519 | |
FREEMAN, Elizabeth | Seacourt | 1797 | D/A1/70/222 | MF520 | |
FREEMAN, Henry | Reading | Cloth Worker | 1687 | D/A1/190/118 | MF96038 |
FREEMAN, Joan | Reading St Giles | 1698 | D/A1/190/147 | MF96038 | |
FREEMAN, John | Wantage | Carpenter | 1651 | D/A1/190/056 | MF96037 |
FREEMAN, John | Wantage | 1651 | D/A1/169/023 | MF96002 | |
FREEMAN, John | East Lockinge | Yeoman | 1670 | D/A1/190/74 | MF96037 |
FREEMAN, John | Tilehurst | Husbandman | 1694 | D/A1/190/138 | MF96038 |
FREEMAN, John | Thatcham | Yeoman | 1713 | D/A1/69/123 | MF519 |
FREEMAN, Mary | Wantage | 1651 | D/A1/169/023 | MF96002 | |
FREEMAN, Mary | Reading St Giles | 1690 | D/A1/190/130 | MF96038 | |
FREEMAN, Mary | Reading | 1727 | D/A1/70/91 | MF519 | |
FREEMAN, Nicholas | Chilton | Husbandman | 1597 | D/A1/67/082 D/A1/13/129 | MF518 MF10049 |
FREEMAN, Robert | Stratfield Mortimer | 1589 | D/A1/67/048 D/A1/11/203 | MF518 MF10047B | |
FREEMAN, Sarah | Greenham, Thatcham | 1852 | D/A1/151/23 | MF559 | |
FREEMAN, Thomas | Cholsey | Husbandman | 1556 | D/A1/66/166 | MF517 |
FREEMAN, Thomas | Greenham, Thatcham | Tanner | 1750 | D/A1/190/214 | MF96039 |
FREEMAN, Thomas | Greenham, Thatcham | 1843 | D/A1/151/14 | MF559 | |
FREESTONE, Richard | Reading St Mary | Glover | 1582 | D/A1/67/028 D/A1/10/342 | MF518 MF10047A |
FREINDE, Robert | Old Windsor | Yeoman | 1612 | D/A1/67/146 D/A1/15/229 | MF518 MF10065 |
FREMAN, Anne | East Lockinge | 1693 | D/A1/69/54 | MF519 | |
FREMAN, Clement | Ashbury | 1545 | D/A1/1/069 | MF10041 | |
FREMAN, John | Chilton | Husbandman | 1564 | D/A1/66/211 D/A1/8/321 | MF517 MF10043C |
FREMAN, John Snr | Cholsey | 1558 | D/A1/66/186 D/A1/7/219 | MF517 MF10040 | |
FREMAN, Thomas | Cholsey | 1556 | D/A1/7/338d | MF10040 | |
FREMAN, Thomas | West Hagbourne, Hagbourne | Husbandman | 1582 | D/A1/67/027 | MF518 |
FREMAN, William | Stratfield Mortimer | 1558 | D/A1/66/178 D/A1/7/164 | MF517 MF10040 | |
FREMOUR, Thomas | Cholsey | 1557 | D/A1/66/170 | MF517 | |
FRENCH , Joan | Little Wittenham | 1596 | D/A1/67/079 D/A1/12/436 | MF518 MF10048 | |
FRENCH, Alice | Idstone, Ashbury | 1643 | D/A1/68/056 | MF518 | |
FRENCH, Anne | Idstone, Ashbury | 1662 | D/A1/190/64 | MF96037 | |
FRENCH, Bartholomew | 1550 | D/A1/189/090 | MF96036 | ||
FRENCH, Edward | Appleton | Husbandman | 1684 | D/A1/190/113 | MF96038 |
FRENCH, John | Idstone, Ashbury | Husbandman | 1568 | D/A1/9/113 D/A1/66/216 | MF10046 MF517 |
FRENCH, John | Long Wittenham | Yeoman | 1709 | D/A1/69/106 | MF519 |
FRENCH, Margaret | Little Wittenham | 1675 | D/A1/68/150 | MF519 | |
FRENCH, Mary | Little Wittenham | 1626 | D/A1/67/207 | MF518 | |
FRENCH, Mary | Drayton | 1730 | D/A1/190/192 | MF96038 | |
FRENCH, Peter | Peasemore | Tailor | 1628 | D/A1/16/118 | MF10066 |
FRENCH, Richard | Idstone, Ashbury | Yeoman | 1635 | D/A1/68/012 | MF518 |
FRENCH, Sarah | Reading St Mary | 1797 | D/A1/70/221 | MF520 | |
FRENCH, Stephen | Aston Tirrold | 1560 | D/A1/189/105 | MF96036 | |
FRENCH, Susannah | Ashbury | 1715 | D/A1/69/130 | MF519 | |
FRENCH, Thomas | Idstone, Ashbury | Husbandman | 1630 | D/A1/67/193 | MF518 |
FRENCH, William | North Moreton | 1599 | D/A1/13/434 | MF10049 | |
FRENCH, William | Little Wittenham | Yeoman | 1674 | D/A1/68/144 | MF519 |
FRENCH, William | Ashdown Park, Ashbury | Yeoman | 1698 | D/A1/69/62 | MF519 |
FRENCH, William Jnr | Long Wittenham | Husbandman | 1660 | D/A1/68/86 | MF519 |
FRENCH, Zachariah | Appleton | Yeoman | 1728 | D/A1/70/94 | MF519 |
FRENCHE, Christopher | Wallingford | Tailor | 1628 | D/A1/67/203 | MF518 |
FRENCHE, Henry | West Hagbourne, Hagbourne | Husbandman | 1594 | D/A1/67/072 D/A1/12/197 | MF518 MF10048 |