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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HEITHES, Thomas | Hurley | Yeoman | 1546 | D/A1/2/003 | MF603 |
HELDER, Thomas | East Hendred | 1559 | D/A1/76/045 D/A1/7/308 | MF524 MF10040 | |
HELER, Harry | Harwell | 1558 | D/A1/193/179 | MF96045 | |
HELEY, Richard | 1543 | D/A1/193/142 | MF96045 | ||
HELHOWSE, Thomas | Stratfield Mortimer | 1554 | D/A1/193/172 | MF96045 | |
HELL, John | Enborne | 1558 | D/A1/76/009 D/A1/7/185 | MF524 MF10040 | |
HELL, John | Theale, Tilehurst | Shoemaker | 1594 | D/A1/77/096 D/A1/12/166 | MF524 MF10048 |
HELLER, Edward | East Hendred | Husbandman | 1621 | D/A1/78/125 | MF525 |
HELLER, Joan | Enborne | 1613 | D/A1/195/057 D/A1/168/104 | MF96049 MF96001 | |
HELLHOWSE, John | Swallowfield | Yeoman | 1564 | D/A1/76/078 D/A1/7/374 | MF524 MF10040 |
HELLIAR , Richard | Woolhampton | Yeoman | 1689 | D/A1/82/87 | MF528 |
HELLIAR, Eleanor | Buckland | 1628 | D/A1/196/057/2 | MF96050 | |
HELLIAR, John | Enborne | Yeoman | 1594 | D/A1/77/102 D/A1/12/260 | MF524 MF10048 |
HELLIER, Daniel | Kintbury | Yeoman | 1716 | D/A1/83/191 | MF529 |
HELLIER, John | Kingstone Winslow, Ashbury | 1587 | D/A1/194/042 | MF96046 | |
HELLIER, John | Ashbury | 1587 | D/A1/11/157 | MF10047B | |
HELLIER, William | East Hanney, Hanney | 1616 | D/A1/78/059 D/A1/15/578 | MF525 MF10065 | |
HELLIER, William | Woolhampton | 1705 | D/A1/122/135 | MF543 | |
HELLOW, Charles | Harwell | Yeoman | 1757 | D/A1/85/13 | MF530 |
HELLOW, Nathaniel | Harwell | Yeoman | 1746 | D/A1/84/213 | MF529 |
HELLYARD, Alexander | Buckland | Husbandman | 1625 | D/A1/195/105 | MF96049 |
HELLYER, Elizabeth | Brightwalton | 1544 | D/A1/193/148 | MF96045 | |
HELLYER, Richard | Greenham, Thatcham | Gardener | 1712 | D/A1/83/150 | MF528 |
HELOWES, Thomas | Stratfield Mortimer | 1553 | D/A1/7/338b | MF10040 | |
HELREYE, John | East Ilsley | Husbandman | 1572 | D/A1/76/148 | MF524 |
HELYAR, Richard | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | Husbandman | 1597 | D/A1/77/134 D/A1/13/226 | MF524 MF10049 |
HELYAR, William | Longcot, Shrivenham | 1529 | D/A1/1/115 | MF10041 | |
HEMMINS, John | Abingdon | Victualler | 1827 | D/A1/153/104 | MF560 |
HEMUS, John | Padworth | Clergyman | 1824 | D/A1/153/83 | MF560 |
HEMYNGE, William | Marcham | Husbandman | 1673 | D/A1/197/13 | MF96052 |
HENACH, Sarah | Yattendon | 1745 | D/A1/198/212 | MF96055 | |
HENARD, Richard | Tidmarsh | 1635 | D/A1/196/031 | MF96050 | |
HENDERSON, Archibald | Stanford | Pedler | 1737 | D/A1/198/179 | MF96055 |
HENDERSON, Edward | Streatley | Yeoman | 1737 | D/A1/198/181 | MF96055 |
HENE, Henry | Foliejohn ('Holy John') Park, Winkfield | 1706 | D/A1/198/33 | MF96054 | |
HENLEY, John | West Shefford | 1563 | D/A1/76/094 D/A1/8/247 | MF524 MF10043C | |
HENLEY, John Snr | West Shefford | 1555 | D/A1/7/088 D/A1/75/056 | MF10040 MF523 | |
HENLEY, Thomas | Hamstead Marshall | Parson, Clerk | 1559 | D/A1/76/020 D/A1/8/117 | MF524 MF10043C |
HENLEY, Thomas | Winkfield | Farmer | 1715 | D/A1/83/181 | MF529 |
HENLEY, William | Chieveley | Husbandman | 1564 | D/A1/76/082 | MF524 |
HENLY, William | Chieveley | Husbandman | 1564 | D/A1/8/285 | MF10043C |
HENLY, William | Chieveley | Husbandman | 1600 | D/A1/77/170 D/A1/13/604 | MF525 MF10049 |
HENNER, William | Newbury | Gardener | 1611 | D/A1/78/013 D/A1/15/125 | MF525 MF10065 |
HENSLAY, Benjamin | Netherton, Fyfield | Yeoman | 1684 | D/A1/197/83 | MF96052 |
HENSLAY, Thomas | Netherton, Fyfield | Yeoman | 1709 | D/A1/83/136 | MF528 |
HENSLEY, Joseph | Netherton, Fyfield | Husbandman | 1669 | D/A1/196/169 | MF96051 |
HENSLEY, Robert | Fyfield | Yeoman | 1772 | D/A1/85/74 | MF530 |
HENSLOW, Mary | Hyde Place, Brimpton | 1676 | D/A1/197/28 | MF96052 | |
HENSLOW, William | Fyfield | Yeoman | 1773 | D/A1/85/86 | MF530 |
HENUD, Henry | East Garston | Tucker | 1607 | D/A1/195/023 | MF96048 |
HENWOOD, Elizabeth | Steventon | 1641 | D/A1/79/178 | MF526 | |
HENWOOD, Henry | East Garston | 1607 | D/A1/168/028 | MF96001 | |
HENWOOD, Joan | Chieveley | 1606 | D/A1/77/242 D/A1/14/216 | MF525 MF10064 | |
HENWOOD, John | Charney, Longworth | Husbandman | 1648 | D/A1/80/049 | MF526 |
HENWOOD, John | Ufton Nervet | Husbandman | 1690 | D/A1/197/129 | MF96053 |
HENWOOD, John Snr | Charney Bassett, Longworth | Yeoman | 1709 | D/A1/198/50 | MF96054 |
HENWOOD, Richard | Tidmarsh | Miller | 1635 | D/A1/196/030/1 | MF96050 |
HENWOOD, Richard | Steventon | Husbandman | 1637 | D/A1/196/030/2 D/A1/196/041 | MF96050 MF96050 |
HENWOOD, Richard | Abingdon | Blacksmith | 1728 | D/A1/84/70 | MF529 |
HENWOOD, Robert | Chieveley | 1614 | D/A1/78/045 D/A1/15/439 | MF525 MF10065 | |
HENWOOD, William | Purley | 1639 | D/A1/79/149 | MF526 | |
HERBED, Richard | Thatcham | 1588 | D/A1/11/179 | MF10047B | |
HERBERD, Ede | Wyfield, Boxford | 1599 | D/A1/77/157 D/A1/13/395 | MF525 MF10049 | |
HERBERD, Ralph | Wyfield, Boxford | Husbandman | 1601 | D/A1/77/180 | MF525 |
HERBERT , Henry | Shellingford | Yeoman | 1691 | D/A1/197/132 | MF96053 |
HERBERT , William Snr | Aston Upthorpe, Blewbury | Yeoman | 1810 | D/A1/153/39 | MF560 |
HERBERT, Adree | Longworth | 1719 | D/A1/84/4 | MF529 | |
HERBERT, Amelia | Marcham | 1816 | D/A1/228/87 | MF96125 | |
HERBERT, Henry | Draycott Moor, Longworth | Yeoman | 1790 | D/A1/85/148 | MF530 |
HERBERT, John | Aldworth | Yeoman | 1642 | D/A1/79/193 | MF526 |
HERBERT, John | Radley | Vicar | 1669 | D/A1/196/167 | MF96051 |
HERBERT, John | Chieveley | Yeoman | 1725 | D/A1/84/56 | MF529 |
HERBERT, Judith | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1723 | D/A1/198/114 | MF96054 | |
HERBERT, Margaret | Tilehurst | 1710 | D/A1/83/140 | MF528 | |
HERBERT, Ralph | Cookham | 1683 | D/A1/197/74 | MF96052 | |
HERBERT, Richard | Shaw Cum Donnington | Gardener | 1739 | D/A1/84/159 | MF529 |
HERBERT, Richard | Aston Tirrold | Yeoman | 1824 | D/A1/153/89 | MF560 |
HERBERT, Robert | Courage, Chieveley | Husbandman | 1591 | D/A1/77/066 | MF524 |
HERBERT, Robert | Courage, Chieveley | Husbandman | 1591 | D/A1/11/381 | MF10047B |
HERBERT, Robert | Curridge, Chieveley | 1686 | D/A1/197/95 | MF96052 | |
HERBERT, Sarah | Aston Tirrold | 1826 | D/A1/228/107 | MF96125 | |
HERBERT, Simon | Longworth | Yeoman | 1804 | D/A1/153/11 | MF560 |
HERBERT, Thomas | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | Sawyer | 1731 | D/A1/84/99 | MF529 |
HERBERT, Thomas | Ufton Nervet | Yeoman | 1788 | D/A1/85/139 | MF530 |
HERBERT, William | Kingston Bagpuize | Yeoman | 1685 | D/A1/82/31 | MF528 |
HERBERT, William | East Hendred | Bricklayer | 1832 | D/A1/154/8 | MF580 |
HERCY, John | Waltham St. Lawrence | 1684 | D/A1/197/80 | MF96052 | |
HERMAN (ALIAS WEBB), Jane | North Moreton | 1731 | D/A1/198/155 | MF96054 | |
HERMAN, Bernard | East Hanney, West Hanney | Victualler | 1855 | D/A1/154/109 | MF580 |
HERMAN, Henry | East Hanney, West Hanney | Shopkeeper | 1853 | D/A1/154/101 | MF580 |
HERMAN, John | East Hanney, West Hanney | Yeoman | 1826 | D/A1/153/99 | MF560 |
HERMAN, Richard | Ardington | Husbandman | 1588 | D/A1/77/045 D/A1/11/164 | MF524 MF10047B |
HERMAN, Richard | Ardington | 1588 | D/A1/194/044 | MF96046 | |
HERMAN, Richard | Ardington | 1588 | D/A1/11/160 | MF10047B | |
HERMAN, Richard | East Hendred | Husbandman | 1619 | D/A1/195/080 | MF96049 |
HERMAN, Richard | East Hendred | 1619 | D/A1/168/163 | MF96001 | |
HERMAN, William | East Hendred | Labourer | 1739 | D/A1/198/185 | MF96055 |
HERMER, Toby | Cookham | 1610 | D/A1/168/068 | MF96001 | |
HERMON, John | North Moreton | Husbandman | 1730 | D/A1/198/146 | MF96054 |
HERMON, William | New Windsor, Windsor | Smith | 1556 | D/A1/193/175 D/A1/7/338e | MF96045 MF10040 |