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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FROWME, John | Woolhampton | Butcher | 1583 | D/A1/67/030 D/A1/10/366 | MF518 MF10047A |
FRUEN, John | Streatley | Husbandman | 1593 | D/A1/67/064 D/A1/12/093 | MF518 MF10048 |
FRUIN, Catherine | Appleton | 1796 | D/A1/70/219 | MF520 | |
FRUINGE, James | Childrey | Yeoman | 1687 | D/A1/69/35 | MF519 |
FRUITWELL, Thomas | Ardington | 1600 | D/A1/189/137 | MF96036 | |
FRUME, Katherine | Speen | 1688 | D/A1/190/125 | MF96038 | |
FRUTEWELL, Edith | Ardington | 1566 | D/A1/189/109 | MF96036 | |
FRUTEWELL, Edith | Abingdon | 1566 | D/A1/167/128 | MF96000 | |
FRUTEWELL, Thomas | Ardington | 1600 | D/A1/13/442 | MF10049 | |
FRUTTWELL, Richard | Ardington Wick, Ardington | 1550 | D/A1/66/151 | MF517 | |
FRUTWELL, Richard | Ardington | 1541 | D/A1/233/111 | MF96132 | |
FRUTWELL, Richard | Ardington | 1550 | D/A1/5/101 | MF10043A | |
FRUYTWELL, John | Ardington | 1545 | D/A1/1/005 D/A1/6/172 | MF10041 MF10043B | |
FRUYTWELL, Richard | Ardington | 1534 | D/A1/1/276 | MF10042 | |
FRUYTWELL, Richard | Ardington | 1541 | D/A1/2/200 D/A1/1/216 | MF604 MF10042 | |
FRUYWELL, John | Ardington | 1545 | D/A1/66/142 | MF517 | |
FRY, Abraham | Maidenhead | Cheesemonger | 1712 | D/A1/190/171 | MF96038 |
FRY, Elizabeth | Shinfield | 1682 | D/A1/190/100 | MF96038 | |
FRY, Elizabeth | Midgham, Thatcham | 1742 | D/A1/70/136 | MF519 | |
FRY, John | Basildon | Labourer | 1627 | D/A1/190/016 | MF96037 |
FRY, Nicholas Snr | Midgham, Thatcham | Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/190/65 | MF96037 |
FRY, Richard | Stratfield Mortimer | 1682 | D/A1/190/103 | MF96038 | |
FRY, Stephen | Buscot | Yeoman | 1694 | D/A1/69/55 | MF519 |
FRY, Thomas | Woolhampton | Yeoman | 1680 | D/A1/190/92 | MF96037 |
FRY, William | Wasing | 1558 | D/A1/7/178 | MF10040 | |
FRY, William | Thatcham | Yeoman | 1742 | D/A1/190/207 | MF96039 |
FRYAR, Richard | Cookham | Husbandman | 1589 | D/A1/67/045 D/A1/11/186 | MF518 MF10047B |
FRYE, John | Barkham | Yeoman | 1605 | D/A1/67/116 D/A1/13/1402 | MF518 MF10049 |
FRYE, William | Warfield | Bricklayer | 1607 | D/A1/67/126 D/A1/14/358 | MF518 MF10064 |
FRYSER, Hugh Snr | Streatley | Butcher | 1635 | D/A1/68/015 | MF518 |
FRYTH, Agnes | Swallowfield | 1591 | D/A1/67/054 D/A1/11/353 | MF518 MF10047B | |
FRYTH, William | Stratfield Mortimer | 1550 | D/A1/66/153 D/A1/5/100 | MF517 MF10043A | |
FRYTH, William | Reading | 1551 | D/A1/233/367 | MF96132 | |
FRYTH, William | Binfield | Tailor | 1665 | D/A1/68/109 | MF519 |
FRYTHE, Thomas | White Waltham | Shepherd | 1581 | D/A1/67/021 D/A1/10/276 | MF518 MF10047A |
FRYTHE, William | Swallowfield | 1550 | D/A1/189/089 | MF96036 | |
FRYY, Arthur | Basildon | Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/68/102 | MF519 |
FRYZER, Samuel | Aldworth | 1837 | D/A1/150/129 | MF559 | |
FUCE , George Snr | Moulsford | Yeoman | 1749 | D/A1/70/162 | MF519 |
FUCE, John | Moulsford | Blacksmith | 1670 | D/A1/68/126 | MF519 |
FUCE, Martha | Cholsey | 1739 | D/A1/190/203 | MF96039 | |
FUCE, Richard | West Challow, Letcombe Regis | Victualler | 1841 | D/A1/151/10 | MF559 |
FUCE, William | Shrivenham | Blacksmith | 1819 | D/A1/150/100 | MF559 |
FULBROCKE, Joan | Milton | 1582 | D/A1/67/023 D/A1/10/300 | MF518 MF10047A | |
FULBROCKE, Richard | Milton | 1557 | D/A1/2/207 | MF604 | |
FULBROCKE, Thomas | Sutton Courtenay | 1549 | D/A1/5/086 | MF10043A | |
FULBROKE, Richard | Sutton Courtenay | Yeoman | 1585 | D/A1/67/035 | MF518 |
FULBROKE, Richard | Sutton Courtenay | Yeoman | 1585 | D/A1/67/034 D/A1/11/039 | MF518 MF10047B |
FULBROKE, Thomas | Appleford, Sutton Courtenay | 1561 | D/A1/7/340b | MF10040 | |
FULBROOK , Gabriel Snr | Shefford Woodlands, East Shefford | Yeoman | 1712 | D/A1/69/118 | MF519 |
FULBROOK , William Snr | West Shefford | Yeoman | 1725 | D/A1/69/156 | MF519 |
FULBROOK, Charles | Shinfield | Labourer | 1852 | D/A1/151/25 | MF559 |
FULBROOK, Elizabeth | Brightwalton | 1812 | D/A1/150/92 | MF559 | |
FULBROOK, John | Brightwalton | 1812 | D/A1/150/89 | MF559 | |
FULBROOK, John | Sulhamstead | Victualler, Cooper | 1838 | D/A1/151/3 | MF559 |
FULBROOK, Mary | Burghfield | 1762 | D/A1/70/183 | MF520 | |
FULBROOK, Mary | Lambourn | 1813 | D/A1/150/95 | MF559 | |
FULBROOK, Thomas | Sutton Courtenay | 1549 | D/A1/66/149 | MF517 | |
FULBROOK, Thomas | Burghfield | Yeoman | 1742 | D/A1/70/139 | MF519 |
FULBROOK, William | Welford | Labourer | 1725 | D/A1/190/186 | MF96038 |
FULBROOKE, Alice | Sutton Courtenay | 1557 | D/A1/2/188 | MF604 | |
FULBROOKE, Grace | Milton | 1625 | D/A1/190/014 | MF96037 | |
FULBROOKE, Grace | Milton | 1626 | D/A1/168/174 | MF96001 | |
FULBROOKE, Joan | West Shefford | 1688 | D/A1/190/120 | MF96038 | |
FULBROOKE, John | Sutton Courtenay | 1556 | D/A1/66/169 D/A1/7/124 | MF517 MF10040 | |
FULBROOKE, John | Hagbourne | Husbandman | 1635 | D/A1/68/014 | MF518 |
FULBROOKE, John | Welford | Yeoman | 1685 | D/A1/190/114 | MF96038 |
FULBROOKE, John | West Shefford | 1736 | D/A1/70/120 | MF519 | |
FULBROOKE, John | East Hagbourne, Hagbourne | Carrier | 1738 | D/A1/190/202 | MF96039 |
FULBROOKE, Laurence | Brightwalton | Shoemaker | 1678 | D/A1/69/5 | MF519 |
FULBROOKE, Laurence | Brightwalton | Yeoman | 1723 | D/A1/69/145 | MF519 |
FULBROOKE, Richard | Brightwalton | Yeoman | 1715 | D/A1/190/175 | MF96038 |
FULBROOKE, Thomas | West Shefford | Husbandman | 1681 | D/A1/190/94 | MF96037 |
FULBROOKE, William | West Shefford | Husbandman | 1688 | D/A1/190/121 | MF96038 |
FULBROUKE, Thomas | Appleford, Sutton Courtenay | 1561 | D/A1/66/203 | MF517 | |
FULBRUCK, Martha | Welford | 1690 | D/A1/69/44 | MF519 | |
FULFORD, Christopher | Wytham | Labourer | 1674 | D/A1/68/145 | MF519 |
FULKE, John | Brightwalton | 1574 | D/A1/67/002 D/A1/9/406 | MF518 MF10046 | |
FULKE, William | Brightwalton | 1560 | D/A1/66/199 D/A1/6/033 | MF517 MF10043B | |
FULKER, Henry | Swallowfield | Turner | 1622 | D/A1/67/223 | MF518 |
FULKER, John | Swallowfield | Yeoman | 1713 | D/A1/190/172 | MF96038 |
FULKER, Mary | Shinfield | 1772 | D/A1/70/192 | MF520 | |
FULKES, William | Abingdon | Yeoman | 1623 | D/A1/190/011 | MF96037 |
FULKS, Jane | Bradfield | 1663 | D/A1/68/107 | MF519 | |
FULLAR, Eleanor | Cholsey | 1670 | D/A1/68/127 | MF519 | |
FULLAR, John | Tilehurst | 1549 | D/A1/66/147 D/A1/5/088 D/A1/1/280 | MF517 MF10043A MF10042 | |
FULLAR, John | Cholsey | Yeoman | 1660 | D/A1/68/88 | MF519 |
FULLAR, Nicholas | Tilehurst | 1705 | D/A1/69/88 | MF519 | |
FULLAR, William | Reading | Fisherman | 1622 | D/A1/190/008 | MF96037 |
FULLAWAY, William | East Hanney, West Hanney | 1658 | D/A1/68/84 | MF518 | |
FULLBROKE, Hannah | Bucklebury | 1749 | D/A1/190/212 | MF96039 | |
FULLBROOK, Francis | East Hagbourne, Hagbourne | Yeoman | 1705 | D/A1/69/89 | MF519 |
FULLBROOK, John | Welford | Yeoman | 1758 | D/A1/190/221 | MF96039 |
FULLBROOK, Richard | Shefford | 1815 | D/A1/227/141 | MF96124 | |
FULLBROOK, William | Hamstead Marshall | 1815 | D/A1/227/142 | MF96124 | |
FULLBROOKE, Gabriel | East Garston | Yeoman | 1748 | D/A1/190/211 | MF96039 |
FULLBROOKE, John Snr | Aston Tirrold | Tailor | 1674 | D/A1/190/79 | MF96037 |
FULLBROOKE, William | Milton | Husbandman | 1602 | D/A1/67/102 D/A1/13/805 | MF518 MF10049 |
FULLER , Benjamin Snr | Milton | 1761 | D/A1/70/178 | MF520 | |
FULLER , Thomas Snr | Abingdon | 1743 | D/A1/70/143 | MF519 |