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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HERMON, William | East Ilsley | Labourer | 1736 | D/A1/198/171 | MF96055 |
| HERN, William | Speen | Cordwainer | 1708 | D/A1/198/47 | MF96054 |
| HERNE, John | East Hendred | Husbandman | 1602 | D/A1/77/182 D/A1/13/898 | MF525 MF10049 |
| HERNE, Margaret | Abingdon St Helen | 1576 | D/A1/193/237 | MF96045 | |
| HERNE, Richard | Boxford | Labourer | 1773 | D/A1/85/84 | MF530 |
| HERNE, William | Hinksey, Cumnor | 1591 | D/A1/11/374 | MF10047B | |
| HERNY, Phyllis | Marcham | 1553 | D/A1/193/171 | MF96045 | |
| HERON, Hugh | Inkpen | 1629 | D/A1/16/153 | MF10066 | |
| HERON, Joan | Abingdon | 1703 | D/A1/83/92 | MF528 | |
| HERON, John | Eling, Hampstead Norreys | Yeoman | 1633 | D/A1/79/068 | MF526 |
| HERON, Margaret | Inkpen | 1672 | D/A1/81/44 | MF527 | |
| HERREAT, William | Ownham, Boxford | Yeoman | 1695 | D/A1/83/27 | MF528 |
| HERRIDGE, James | Padworth | Carpenter | 1850 | D/A1/154/87 | MF580 |
| HERRING, Elizabeth | Wallingford | 1713 | D/A1/198/74 | MF96054 | |
| HERRING, John | Lambourn | Yeoman | 1673 | D/A1/81/53 | MF527 |
| HERRING, John | Chipping Lambourn, Lambourn | Gardener | 1704 | D/A1/83/102 | MF528 |
| HERRING, John | Coleshill | Yeoman | 1714 | D/A1/83/172 | MF528 |
| HERRING, Joseph | Coleshill | Yeoman | 1766 | D/A1/85/51 | MF530 |
| HERRING, Richard | Lambourn | Husbandman | 1700 | D/A1/198/4 | MF96054 |
| HERRING, William | Whatcombe, Fawley | 1618 | D/A1/168/152 | MF96001 | |
| HERRING, William Jnr | New Windsor, Windsor | Hatter | 1706 | D/A1/198/34 | MF96054 |
| HERRINGE, William | Whatcombe, Fawley | Shepherd | 1618 | D/A1/195/072 | MF96049 |
| HERRIOTT, Francis | Welford | Yeoman | 1716 | D/A1/198/86 | MF96054 |
| HERRON, John | Eling, Hampstead Norreys | Yeoman | 1626 | D/A1/78/185 | MF525 |
| HERRONE, Hugh | Eling, Hampstead Norreys | Yeoman | 1589 | D/A1/77/050 D/A1/11/198 | MF524 MF10047B |
| HERSEY, John | East Hendred | Husbandman | 1584 | D/A1/77/001 D/A1/10/445 | MF524 MF10047A |
| HERSEY, John Snr | East Hendred | Husbandman | 1574 | D/A1/76/162 D/A1/9/404 | MF524 MF10046 |
| HERSEY, Nathaniel | Reading St Giles | Cooper | 1630 | D/A1/79/043 | MF526 |
| HERSEY, Thomas | Winkfield | 1668 | D/A1/80/168 | MF527 | |
| HERSY, Agnes | East Hendred | 1561 | D/A1/76/073 D/A1/8/209 | MF524 MF10043C | |
| HERSY, John | Shellingford | 1666 | D/A1/80/153 | MF527 | |
| HERSY, Mary | Shellingford | 1667 | D/A1/80/162 | MF527 | |
| HERSY, Thomas | East Hendred | 1550 | D/A1/193/162 | MF96045 | |
| HERT, Isabel | Reading St Laurence | 1515 | D/A1/1/023 | MF10041 | |
| HESKINS, Francis | Maidencourt, East Garston | 1639 | D/A1/79/146 | MF526 | |
| HESKINS, Thomas | Welford | 1597 | D/A1/194/083 | MF96047 | |
| HESKINS, Thomas | Welford | 1597 | D/A1/13/184 | MF10049 | |
| HESKYNNES, John | West Shefford | Husbandman | 1618 | D/A1/78/096 D/A1/15/826 | MF525 MF10065 |
| HESSY, Richard | Buckland | Husbandman | 1558 | D/A1/76/023 D/A1/8/012 | MF524 MF10043C |
| HESTER , John Snr | Stanford In The Vale | Tailor | 1751 | D/A1/84/241 | MF529 |
| HESTER , Thomas Snr | Stanford In The Vale | Stay Maker | 1746 | D/A1/84/217 | MF529 |
| HESTER, Alice | Wallingford | 1635 | D/A1/79/105 | MF526 | |
| HESTER, Elizabeth | Stanford In The Vale | 1756 | D/A1/84/265 | MF529 | |
| HESTER, Mary | Stanford In The Vale | 1747 | D/A1/84/219 | MF529 | |
| HETH , Richard | Ufton Nervet | 1528 | D/A1/1/113 | MF10041 | |
| HETH, Joan | Sulhamstead Abbots | 1551 | D/A1/4/097 D/A1/5/129 | MF604 MF10043A | |
| HETHE, Edmund | Warfield | 1550 | D/A1/75/031 | MF523 | |
| HETHE, Edmund | Warfield | Husbandman | 1550 | D/A1/5/099 | MF10043A |
| HETHE, John | Reading St Mary | Clothier | 1556 | D/A1/7/113 | MF10040 |
| HETHE, Thomas | Sulhamstead Abbots | 1528 | D/A1/1/066 | MF10041 | |
| HETHE, Thomas | White Waltham | Husbandman | 1559 | D/A1/76/002 D/A1/8/104 | MF524 MF10043C |
| HETHE, William | Warfield | Husbandman | 1559 | D/A1/76/028 D/A1/8/086 | MF524 MF10043C |
| HEUATT, Roger | Waltham St. Lawrence | Yeoman | 1668 | D/A1/196/148 | MF96051 |
| HEWARD, William | Binfield | 1586 | D/A1/77/017 D/A1/11/106 | MF524 MF10047B | |
| HEWATT, Elizabeth | Chieveley | 1727 | D/A1/198/132 | MF96054 | |
| HEWATT, Henry | East Ilsley | Husbandman | 1689 | D/A1/197/121 | MF96053 |
| HEWATT, John | Duxford, Hinton Waldrist | Yeoman | 1688 | D/A1/197/115 | MF96053 |
| HEWERTON, Richard | Bray | 1604 | D/A1/194/118 | MF96047 | |
| HEWES, Edmund | Barton, Abingdon St Nicholas | Husbandman | 1589 | D/A1/77/052 D/A1/11/225 | MF524 MF10047B |
| HEWES, Edward | Shrivenham | Yeoman | 1631 | D/A1/79/049 | MF526 |
| HEWES, John | Longcot, Shrivenham | Husbandman | 1589 | D/A1/77/035 D/A1/11/188 | MF524 MF10047B |
| HEWES, John | Longcot, Shrivenham | Yeoman | 1673 | D/A1/81/50 | MF527 |
| HEWES, John | Longcot, Shrivenham | Yeoman | 1731 | D/A1/84/95 | MF529 |
| HEWES, Richard | Oxford, Oxfordshire | Alderman | 1499 | D/A1/1/289c | MF10042 |
| HEWES, Richard | Longcot, Shrivenham | Yeoman | 1608 | D/A1/77/235 D/A1/14/392 | MF525 MF10064 |
| HEWES, Thomas | Longcot, Shrivenham | Yeoman | 1691 | D/A1/83/2 | MF528 |
| HEWES, Thomas | Abingdon | 1698 | D/A1/83/43 | MF528 | |
| HEWES, Walter | Kingston Lisle, Sparsholt | Yeoman | 1593 | D/A1/77/091 D/A1/12/133 | MF524 MF10048 |
| HEWET, Henry | East Ilsley | 1662 | D/A1/80/94 | MF527 | |
| HEWET, Jacob | Binfield | Carrier | 1692 | D/A1/197/136 | MF96053 |
| HEWETT , John Snr | East Ilsley | Yeoman | 1737 | D/A1/84/147 | MF529 |
| HEWETT , John Snr | East Ilsley | Yeoman | 1760 | D/A1/85/20 | MF530 |
| HEWETT , Richard Snr | Stanford In The Vale | Carpenter | 1743 | D/A1/84/193 | MF529 |
| HEWETT, Ann | Compton | 1802 | D/A1/153/2 | MF560 | |
| HEWETT, John | Waltham St Lawrence | Husbandman | 1585 | D/A1/194/030 | MF96046 |
| HEWETT, John | Waltham St Lawrence | 1585 | D/A1/11/009 | MF10047B | |
| HEWETT, John | Waltham St Lawrence | 1612 | D/A1/195/046 | MF96048 | |
| HEWETT, John | Buckland Marsh, Buckland | Yeoman | 1689 | D/A1/82/86 | MF528 |
| HEWETT, John | Reading | Bookseller | 1716 | D/A1/83/192 | MF529 |
| HEWETT, John | Harwell | Cordwainer | 1716 | D/A1/83/187 | MF529 |
| HEWETT, John | Long Wittenham | Wheelwright | 1796 | D/A1/85/166 | MF530 |
| HEWETT, John | Compton | Yeoman | 1817 | D/A1/228/92 | MF96125 |
| HEWETT, John | Brightwell | Wheelwright | 1819 | D/A1/153/62 | MF560 |
| HEWETT, Nicholas | Fyfield | 1553 | D/A1/75/044 | MF523 | |
| HEWETT, Nicholas | Ock Street, Abingdon | 1554 | D/A1/7/029 | MF10040 | |
| HEWETT, Sarah | Compton | 1825 | D/A1/153/96 | MF560 | |
| HEWETT, Thomas | East Ilsley | Cordwainer | 1707 | D/A1/83/116 | MF528 |
| HEWETT, Thomas | Stanford In The Vale | Carpenter | 1768 | D/A1/85/63 | MF530 |
| HEWETT, Thomas | Long Wittenham | Wheelwright | 1852 | D/A1/154/97 | MF580 |
| HEWLETT , Richard Snr | Childrey | Yeoman | 1774 | D/A1/85/89 | MF530 |
| HEWS, Thomas | Thatcham | Gardener | 1701 | D/A1/198/8 | MF96054 |
| HEWSE, George | Welford | 1582 | D/A1/194/018 | MF96046 | |
| HEWSE, Joan | Kingston Lisle, Sparsholt | 1601 | D/A1/77/177 D/A1/13/774 | MF525 MF10049 | |
| HEWSE, Margery | Marcham | 1567 | D/A1/76/104 D/A1/9/061 | MF524 MF10046 | |
| HEXTON, Thomas | New Windsor, Windsor | Baker | 1587 | D/A1/77/031 D/A1/11/278 | MF524 MF10047B |
| HEYCES, William | 1544 | D/A1/75/008 D/A1/1/008b | MF523 MF10041 | ||
| HEYCRAFT, Rebecca | Maidenhead | 1706 | D/A1/198/29 | MF96054 | |
| HEYCRAFT, Thomas | Kingston Bagpuize | Husbandman | 1637 | D/A1/79/118 | MF526 |
| HEYCRAST, Thomas Jnr | Draycott Moor, Longworth | 1558 | D/A1/76/018 D/A1/7/212 | MF524 MF10040 | |
| HEYCROFT, Dennis | Moor, Longworth | 1603 | D/A1/77/187 D/A1/13/914 | MF525 MF10049 |