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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HEAREAT, William | Welford | Yeoman | 1709 | D/A1/83/132 | MF528 |
| HEARIDGE, Joseph | Bucklebury | Husbandman | 1730 | D/A1/84/87 | MF529 |
| HEARLE, Jane | Reading | 1731 | D/A1/84/96 | MF529 | |
| HEARMAN, Ann | East Hanney, West Hanney | 1855 | D/A1/228/161 | MF96125 | |
| HEARMAN, John | East Hanney, West Hanney | 1768 | D/A1/85/59 | MF530 | |
| HEARMAN, John | Marcham | 1802 | D/A1/228/64 | MF96125 | |
| HEARMAN, William Snr | East Hendred | Thatcher | 1681 | D/A1/81/121 | MF527 |
| HEARN, John | West Shefford | 1722 | D/A1/198/108 | MF96054 | |
| HEARN, Martha | Abingdon | 1704 | D/A1/198/21 | MF96054 | |
| HEARNE, Arthur | Abingdon | Maltster | 1702 | D/A1/83/84 | MF528 |
| HEARNE, Elizabeth | White Waltham | 1681 | D/A1/82/12 | MF528 | |
| HEARNE, George | White Waltham | Yeoman | 1671 | D/A1/196/172 | MF96051 |
| HEARNE, Jane | Reading | 1856 | D/A1/228/164 | MF96125 | |
| HEARNE, John | Harwell | Cordwainer | 1669 | D/A1/196/168 | MF96051 |
| HEARNE, John | Swallowfield | 1856 | D/A1/154/113 | MF580 | |
| HEARNE, Martha | Abingdon | 1730 | D/A1/84/83 | MF529 | |
| HEARNE, Ralph | Abingdon | Glazier | 1603 | D/A1/77/191 D/A1/13/1221 | MF525 MF10049 |
| HEARNE, Thomas | Harwell | Husbandman | 1597 | D/A1/77/128 D/A1/13/236 | MF525 MF10049 |
| HEARNE, Thomas | Newbury | 1644 | D/A1/196/073 | MF96050 | |
| HEARNE, William | Wallingford | Glazier | 1628 | D/A1/195/117 | MF96049 |
| HEARNE, William | Abingdon | Yeoman, Victualler | 1644 | D/A1/80/017 | MF526 |
| HEARNE, William | Bucklebury | Brick Burner | 1687 | D/A1/197/108 | MF96053 |
| HEARNES, Thomas | Stanford In The Vale | Blacksmith | 1647 | D/A1/80/041 | MF526 |
| HEARSEY, Margery | East Hendred | 1591 | D/A1/194/062 | MF96046 | |
| HEARSEY, Margery | East Hendred | 1591 | D/A1/11/377 | MF10047B | |
| HEARTH, Lawrence | Hamstead Marshall | Yeoman | 1733 | D/A1/198/161 | MF96055 |
| HEASE, Humphrey | Warfield | Yeoman | 1715 | D/A1/83/180 | MF529 |
| HEASEL , Robert Snr | West Shefford | Yeoman | 1721 | D/A1/69/139 | MF519 |
| HEASY, John | Hanney | 1605 | D/A1/14/184 | MF10064 | |
| HEASYE, John | Hanney | Baker | 1605 | D/A1/195/018 | MF96048 |
| HEATH , Christian | Warfield | 1597 | D/A1/77/129 D/A1/13/096 | MF524 MF10049 | |
| HEATH , John Jnr | Kintbury | 1829 | D/A1/228/113 | MF96125 | |
| HEATH , Thomas | Englefield | Husbandman | 1603 | D/A1/77/186 D/A1/13/1033 | MF525 MF10049 |
| HEATH, Ann | Abingdon St Helen | 1678 | D/A1/81/104 | MF527 | |
| HEATH, Anthony | Kintbury | Farmer | 1856 | D/A1/228/163 | MF96125 |
| HEATH, Charles | Abingdon | Frameknitter | 1713 | D/A1/198/77 | MF96054 |
| HEATH, Charles | Boxford | 1718 | D/A1/198/91 | MF96054 | |
| HEATH, Charles | Enborne | Farmer | 1845 | D/A1/154/65 | MF580 |
| HEATH, Edith | Kintbury | 1620 | D/A1/78/114 | MF525 | |
| HEATH, Emlin | Newbury | 1721 | D/A1/84/12 | MF529 | |
| HEATH, Humphrey | Warfield | Tailor | 1629 | D/A1/79/024 | MF526 |
| HEATH, Humphry | Warfield | 1663 | D/A1/80/123 | MF527 | |
| HEATH, James | East Garston | 1852 | D/A1/154/96 | MF580 | |
| HEATH, James | Faringdon | Brewer | 1856 | D/A1/154/112 | MF580 |
| HEATH, Jane | Reading | 1712 | D/A1/198/68 | MF96054 | |
| HEATH, Joan | Lambourn | 1730 | D/A1/84/93 | MF529 | |
| HEATH, John | South Hinksey, Cumnor | 1595 | D/A1/194/075 | MF96046 | |
| HEATH, John | South Hinksey, Cumnor | 1595 | D/A1/12/394 | MF10048 | |
| HEATH, John | Titcomb, Kintbury | 1621 | D/A1/78/130 | MF525 | |
| HEATH, John | Long Wittenham | Labourer | 1621 | D/A1/195/090 | MF96049 |
| HEATH, John | Holt, Kintbury | Husbandman | 1635 | D/A1/79/098 | MF526 |
| HEATH, John | Titcomb, Kintbury | Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/120/117 | MF541 |
| HEATH, John | Chipping Lambourn, Lambourn | Husbandman | 1691 | D/A1/83/4 | MF528 |
| HEATH, John | Newbury | Blacksmith | 1694 | D/A1/197/152 | MF96053 |
| HEATH, John | Abingdon | Maltster | 1698 | D/A1/83/45 | MF528 |
| HEATH, John | Reading St Laurence | Weaver | 1705 | D/A1/198/25 | MF96054 |
| HEATH, Joseph | Sutton Courtenay | Yeoman | 1740 | D/A1/198/193 | MF96055 |
| HEATH, Joseph | Welford | Yeoman | 1775 | D/A1/85/101 | MF530 |
| HEATH, Loveden | Fernham, Shrivenham | Brick And Tile Maker | 1855 | D/A1/228/160 | MF96125 |
| HEATH, Lucy | Abingdon | 1811 | D/A1/153/43 | MF560 | |
| HEATH, Margaret | Titcomb, Kintbury | 1672 | D/A1/121/39 | MF542 | |
| HEATH, Martha | West Ilsley | 1799 | D/A1/85/172 | MF530 | |
| HEATH, Mary | Milton | 1695 | D/A1/83/26 | MF528 | |
| HEATH, Phoebe | Reading | 1849 | D/A1/228/145 | MF96125 | |
| HEATH, Read | Newbury | Grocer | 1683 | D/A1/197/76 | MF96052 |
| HEATH, Robert | West Ilsley | Brewer | 1788 | D/A1/85/142 | MF530 |
| HEATH, Roger | Waltham St Lawrence | 1610 | D/A1/78/011 D/A1/15/048 | MF525 MF10065 | |
| HEATH, Thomas | New Windsor, Windsor | 1689 | D/A1/197/120 | MF96053 | |
| HEATH, Thomas | Lambourn | Labourer | 1730 | D/A1/84/86 | MF529 |
| HEATH, Thomas | Welford | 1768 | D/A1/198/259 | MF96055 | |
| HEATH, Walter | Milton | Yeoman | 1660 | D/A1/80/70 | MF527 |
| HEATH, William | Milton | Husbandman | 1644 | D/A1/80/025 | MF526 |
| HEATH, William | Little Coxwell, Faringdon | Yeoman | 1845 | D/A1/154/63 | MF580 |
| HEATHE, William | Woodspeen, Speen | Servant | 1567 | D/A1/76/110 D/A1/9/087 | MF524 MF10046 |
| HEATHER, Bernard | Stratfield Mortimer | Yeoman | 1631 | D/A1/16/229 | MF10066 |
| HEATHER, George | Wasing | Yeoman | 1665 | D/A1/80/142 | MF527 |
| HEATHER, Jane | Stratfield Mortimer | 1634 | D/A1/79/083 | MF526 | |
| HEATHER, John | Stratfield Mortimer | Yeoman | 1640 | D/A1/79/181 | MF526 |
| HEATHER, John | Stratfield Mortimer | Yeoman | 1640 | D/A1/16/581 | MF10066 |
| HEATHER, Richard Snr | Hampstead Norris | 1665 | D/A1/80/140 | MF527 | |
| HEAVENS, Richard | Longcot, Shrivenham | Farmer | 1855 | D/A1/154/107 | MF580 |
| HEAVER, Mary | Hampstead Norreys | 1822 | D/A1/153/80 | MF560 | |
| HEBORN, John | Sandford, Abingdon St Helen | 1741 | D/A1/84/181 | MF529 | |
| HEBORNE, John | Old Windsor | 1614 | D/A1/195/059 | MF96049 | |
| HEBORNE, John | Old Windsor | 1614 | D/A1/168/113 | MF96001 | |
| HECHE, William | Shinfield | Husbandman | 1551 | D/A1/5/121 | MF10043A |
| HECTOR, John | New Windsor, Windsor | 1641 | D/A1/16/601 | MF10066 | |
| HED, Agnes | Peasemore | 1560 | D/A1/76/065 D/A1/6/073 | MF524 MF10043B | |
| HED, John | Stanmore, Beedon | 1568 | D/A1/76/117 D/A1/9/118 | MF524 MF10046 | |
| HED, Ralph | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | 1559 | D/A1/167/109 | MF96000 | |
| HED, Richard | Ashbury | 1555 | D/A1/7/086 | MF10040 | |
| HED, Thomas | Ashbury | 1544 | D/A1/233/154 | MF96132 | |
| HED, Thomas | Ashbury | 1545 | D/A1/2/263 | MF604 | |
| HEDACH , Joan | Brightwalton | 1595 | D/A1/194/077 | MF96047 | |
| HEDACH, Agnes | Bradfield | 1598 | D/A1/77/137 D/A1/13/262 | MF524 MF10049 | |
| HEDACH, Anne | Bradfield | 1700 | D/A1/83/69 | MF528 | |
| HEDACH, John | Eling, Hampstead Norreys | Labourer | 1597 | D/A1/77/133 D/A1/13/225 | MF524 MF10049 |
| HEDACH, Richard | Tidmarsh | Husbandman | 1648 | D/A1/196/086 | MF96050 |
| HEDACH, Thomas Jnr | Bradfield | Husbandman | 1671 | D/A1/81/39 | MF527 |
| HEDACHE, Joan | Tidmarsh | 1626 | D/A1/78/190 | MF525 |