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.
If you would like to look at or order copies of any of the records listed, please Contact Us.
| Name | Place Name | Occupation | Year | BRO Ref | MF Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEAD, Anthony | Welford | 1605 | D/A1/195/001 D/A1/14/181 | MF96048 MF10064 | |
| HEAD, Charles | Beedon | 1770 | D/A1/85/66 | MF530 | |
| HEAD, Dorothy | Chaddleworth | 1721 | D/A1/198/104 | MF96054 | |
| HEAD, Edward | Chilton | Yeoman | 1680 | D/A1/81/119 | MF527 |
| HEAD, Edward | Letcombe Regis | Maltster | 1737 | D/A1/198/183 | MF96055 |
| HEAD, Frances | Chaddleworth | Labourer | 1604 | D/A1/77/198 D/A1/13/1245 | MF525 MF10049 |
| HEAD, Frances | Chieveley | 1708 | D/A1/83/126 | MF528 | |
| HEAD, Francis | Brightwalton | Husbandman | 1639 | D/A1/79/153 | MF526 |
| HEAD, Giles | North Heath, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1618 | D/A1/78/088 D/A1/15/811 | MF525 MF10065 |
| HEAD, Giles | Bagnor, Bradfield | 1692 | D/A1/83/12 | MF528 | |
| HEAD, Giles | Welford | 1845 | D/A1/228/139 | MF96125 | |
| HEAD, Henry | Winterbourne, Chieveley | Husbandman | 1599 | D/A1/77/161 D/A1/13/479 | MF525 MF10049 |
| HEAD, Henry | Boxford | Yeoman | 1622 | D/A1/195/088 | MF96049 |
| HEAD, Henry | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/196/106 | MF96051 |
| HEAD, Henry | Reading | Grocer | 1698 | D/A1/83/47 | MF528 |
| HEAD, Henry | Chaddleworth | Yeoman | 1830 | D/A1/153/122 | MF560 |
| HEAD, Henry | Chaddleworth | Farmer | 1850 | D/A1/228/148 | MF96125 |
| HEAD, James | Winterbourne, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1674 | D/A1/81/74 | MF527 |
| HEAD, Joan | Ashbury | 1624 | D/A1/195/099 | MF96049 | |
| HEAD, John | Stanmore, Beedon | Yeoman | 1603 | D/A1/77/188 D/A1/13/1132 | MF525 MF10049 |
| HEAD, John | Ashbury | Labourer | 1612 | D/A1/78/014 D/A1/15/221 | MF525 MF10065 |
| HEAD, John | Farnborough | Husbandman | 1623 | D/A1/78/157 | MF525 |
| HEAD, John | Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1727 | D/A1/84/66 | MF529 |
| HEAD, John | West Woodhay | Labourer | 1828 | D/A1/153/107 | MF560 |
| HEAD, John | Charlton, Wantage | 1833 | D/A1/154/14 | MF580 | |
| HEAD, John | Chaddleworth | 1837 | D/A1/154/22 | MF580 | |
| HEAD, Joseph | Compton | Labourer | 1829 | D/A1/153/111 | MF560 |
| HEAD, Katherine | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | 1603 | D/A1/77/190 D/A1/13/1008 | MF525 MF10049 | |
| HEAD, Laurence Snr | Winterbourne Danvers, Chieveley | 1698 | D/A1/83/46 | MF528 | |
| HEAD, Margaret | North Heath, Chieveley | 1642 | D/A1/79/190 | MF526 | |
| HEAD, Martha | Chilton | 1735 | D/A1/84/129 | MF529 | |
| HEAD, Martha | Newbury | 1747 | D/A1/198/218 | MF96055 | |
| HEAD, Maude | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | 1610 | D/A1/78/009 D/A1/15/076 | MF525 MF10065 | |
| HEAD, Ralph | Chaddleworth | Yeoman | 1768 | D/A1/85/57 | MF530 |
| HEAD, Ralph | Shaw Cum Donnington | Almsman | 1840 | D/A1/154/42 | MF580 |
| HEAD, Richard | Basildon | Labourer | 1602 | D/A1/77/184 D/A1/13/906 | MF525 MF10049 |
| HEAD, Richard | Bucklebury | Husbandman | 1609 | D/A1/77/210 D/A1/14/611 | MF525 MF10064 |
| HEAD, Richard | Bowden, Pangbourne | Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/80/95 | MF527 |
| HEAD, Richard | Botley, Cumnor | Tailor | 1665 | D/A1/196/145 | MF96051 |
| HEAD, Richard | Leckhampsteed, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1699 | D/A1/197/176 | MF96053 |
| HEAD, Richard Jnr | Boxford | Husbandman | 1672 | D/A1/197/1 | MF96052 |
| HEAD, Sarah | Letcombe Regis | 1809 | D/A1/228/77 | MF96125 | |
| HEAD, Susannah | Reading St Giles | 1680 | D/A1/81/116 | MF527 | |
| HEAD, Thomas | East Garston | Husbandman | 1623 | D/A1/78/151 | MF525 |
| HEAD, Ursula | Enborne | 1685 | D/A1/82/49 | MF528 | |
| HEAD, William | Ashbury | 1630 | D/A1/79/041 | MF526 | |
| HEAD, William | Shaw Bridge, Speen | Tanner | 1637 | D/A1/196/038 | MF96050 |
| HEAD, William | Brightwalton | Yeoman | 1666 | D/A1/80/151 | MF527 |
| HEAD, William | Reading St Giles | 1673 | D/A1/197/11 | MF96052 | |
| HEAD, William | Newbury | Grocer | 1748 | D/A1/85/8 | MF530 |
| HEAD, William | Thatcham | Yeoman | 1751 | D/A1/198/231 | MF96055 |
| HEADACH, Augustine | Reading | Baker | 1675 | D/A1/218/36 | MF96106 |
| HEADACH, Elizabeth | Bucklebury | 1730 | D/A1/84/91 | MF529 | |
| HEADACH, Elizabeth | Yattendon | 1745 | D/A1/84/209 | MF529 | |
| HEADACH, Francis | Pangbourne | Yeoman | 1709 | D/A1/198/56 | MF96054 |
| HEADACH, Francis | Pangbourne | Yeoman | 1710 | D/A1/198/56 | MF96054 |
| HEADACH, George | Enborne | Yeoman | 1612 | D/A1/78/028 D/A1/15/311 | MF525 MF10065 |
| HEADACH, Joan | Tidmarsh | 1668 | D/A1/196/159 | MF96051 | |
| HEADACH, John | Sulhamstead Abbots | 1579 | D/A1/76/180 D/A1/10/169 | MF524 MF10047A | |
| HEADACH, John | Sulham | Husbandman | 1626 | D/A1/78/191 | MF525 |
| HEADACH, John | Marlston, Bucklebury | 1703 | D/A1/83/89 | MF528 | |
| HEADACH, Lucy | Bradfield | 1661 | D/A1/80/87 | MF527 | |
| HEADACH, Thomas | Tidmarsh | Husbandman | 1622 | D/A1/195/087 | MF96049 |
| HEADACH, Thomas | Bradfield | Yeoman | 1632 | D/A1/79/063 | MF526 |
| HEADACH, Thomas | Bradfield | Yeoman | 1677 | D/A1/81/101 | MF527 |
| HEADACH, Thomas | Stanford Dingley | Brick Burner | 1700 | D/A1/198/3 | MF96054 |
| HEADACH, William | Bradfield | Husbandman | 1640 | D/A1/196/056 | MF96050 |
| HEADACH, William | Whitley, Reading St Giles | Yeoman | 1670 | D/A1/128/76 | MF547 |
| HEADACH, William | Bradfield | Husbandman | 1700 | D/A1/83/70 | MF528 |
| HEADACH, William | Hawkridge, Bucklebury | Husbandman | 1713 | D/A1/83/163 | MF528 |
| HEADACHE, Edmund | Bradfield | Yeoman | 1595 | D/A1/77/099 D/A1/12/233 | MF524 MF10048 |
| HEADACHE, Joan | Brightwalton | 1595 | D/A1/12/397 | MF10048 | |
| HEADACHE, Margaret | Whitley, Reading St Giles | 1641 | D/A1/79/174 | MF526 | |
| HEADDENTON, Dorothy | Wallingford | 1705 | D/A1/83/103 | MF528 | |
| HEADDINGTON, Stephen | Oakfield, Sulhamstead Bannister | 1620 | D/A1/78/113 | MF525 | |
| HEADE, Richard Snr | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1616 | D/A1/78/068 D/A1/15/658 | MF525 MF10065 |
| HEADE, William | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | 1634 | D/A1/79/093 | MF526 | |
| HEADIGE, Vincent | Bisham | 1637 | D/A1/16/461 | MF10066 | |
| HEADING, Elizabeth | West Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1808 | D/A1/153/24 | MF560 | |
| HEADING, John | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1817 | D/A1/228/91 | MF96125 |
| HEADING, Sarah | Childrey | 1812 | D/A1/228/85 | MF96125 | |
| HEADING, Thomas | Childrey | Yeoman | 1819 | D/A1/153/63 | MF560 |
| HEADING, William | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1777 | D/A1/85/110 | MF530 |
| HEADING, William | Hampstead Norreys | Innkeeper | 1840 | D/A1/154/43 | MF580 |
| HEADING, William | Faringdon | Yeoman | 1843 | D/A1/154/55 | MF580 |
| HEADING, William | Denchworth | 1761 | D/A1/85/24 | MF530 | |
| HEADINGTON, Dianah | White Waltham | 1827 | D/A1/228/110 | MF96125 | |
| HEADINGTON, Edward | Cookham | Husbandman | 1736 | D/A1/84/138 | MF529 |
| HEADINGTON, John | Bray | Farmer | 1840 | D/A1/154/39 | MF580 |
| HEADINGTON, William | Wallingford | Harness Maker | 1710 | D/A1/198/63 | MF96054 |
| HEADINGTON, William | Wallingford | Harness Maker | 1710 | D/A1/198/63 | MF96054 |
| HEADLAND, David | Stratfield Mortimer | 1688 | D/A1/197/116 | MF96053 | |
| HEADLAND, David | Shinfield | Yeoman | 1730 | D/A1/198/149 | MF96054 |
| HEADLAND, Jane | Stratfield Mortimer | 1703 | D/A1/83/88 | MF528 | |
| HEADLAND, Thomas | Stratfield Mortimer | 1681 | D/A1/82/11 | MF528 | |
| HEADLAND, Thomas | Diddenham, Shinfield | Husbandman | 1684 | D/A1/197/79 | MF96052 |
| HEADLAND, William | Stratfield Mortimer, Southampton, Hampshire | Yeoman | 1681 | D/A1/82/4 | MF528 |
| HEALING, Sarah | Marcham | 1752 | D/A1/84/252 | MF529 | |
| HEALLS, Margaret | Warfield | 1669 | D/A1/81/3 | MF527 | |
| HEARD, Thomas | North Moreton | Clerk , Vicar | 1597 | D/A1/194/086 D/A1/13/187 | MF96047 MF10049 |