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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BAKER, William | Abingdon | 1788 | D/A1/114/76 | MF537 | |
BAKER, William | North Moreton | Yeoman | 1791 | D/A1/50/229 | MF21170 |
BAKER, William | Compton | Iron Founder | 1840 | D/A1/146/51 | MF557 |
BAKER, William Snr | Shinfield | Yeoman | 1688 | D/A1/47/134 | MF467 |
BAKON, William | 1550 | D/A1/175/018 | MF96010 | ||
BAKR, Vincent | Burghfield | 1561 | D/A1/3/002 | MF604 | |
BAKUN, Thomas | Easthampstead | Carpenter | 1559 | D/A1/39/164 D/A1/6/201 | MF461 MF10043B |
BALDEN, Ralph | Theale, Tilehurst | Shear Clothier | 1639 | D/A1/44/121 | MF465 |
BALDEN, Ralph | Theale, Tilehurst | Victualler, Clothworker | 1639 | D/A1/177/080/1 | MF96014 |
BALDEN, Richard | Aston Tirrold | 1566 | D/A1/8/364 | MF10043C | |
BALDING, Charity | Reading | 1836 | D/A1/146/25 | MF557 | |
BALDING, Francis | Reading | Bricklayer | 1819 | D/A1/145/90 | MF557 |
BALDING, John | Reading | Bricklayer | 1836 | D/A1/226/88 | MF96123 |
BALDON, Anne | Aston Tirrold | 1607 | D/A1/176/010 | MF96012 | |
BALDON, Anne | Aston Tirrold | 1607 | D/A1/168/024 | MF96001 | |
BALDWIN , John Jnr | Wytham | 1712 | D/A1/48/193 | MF467 | |
BALDWIN, Benjamin | South Hinksey | 1731 | D/A1/180/122 | MF96020 | |
BALDWIN, Cecily | Maidenhead, Bray | 1623 | D/A1/43/084 | MF464 | |
BALDWIN, Elizabeth | Wytham | 1802 | D/A1/145/6 | MF557 | |
BALDWIN, John | Aldermaston | Clerk, Vicar | 1618 | D/A1/176/064 D/A1/168/151 | MF96012 MF96001 |
BALDWIN, John | Reading | Innholder | 1660 | D/A1/45/66 | MF465 |
BALDWIN, Thomas | Reading | Carpenter | 1643 | D/A1/178/008 | MF96015 |
BALDWIN, Thomas | Milton | Yeoman | 1816 | D/A1/145/81 | MF557 |
BALDWIN, William | Maidenhead, Bray | Tailor | 1621 | D/A1/43/069 | MF464 |
BALDWIN, William | Great Coxwell | Farmer | 1839 | D/A1/146/48 | MF557 |
BALDYN, Robert | Englefield | Labourer | 1629 | D/A1/43/181 | MF464 |
BALL , George | Wokingham | Yeoman | 1644 | D/A1/178/015 | MF96015 |
BALL , Simon | White Waltham | 1614 | D/A1/176/047 | MF96012 | |
BALL, Agnes | Barkham | 1572 | D/A1/40/004 D/A1/9/312 | MF462 MF10046 | |
BALL, Ann | Reading | 1838 | D/A1/146/41 | MF557 | |
BALL, Benjamin | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | Carrier (Retired) | 1855 | D/A1/147/47 | MF558 |
BALL, Edith | Reading St Mary | 1705 | D/A1/179/154 | MF96017 | |
BALL, Edward | Barkham | 1558 | D/A1/39/136 D/A1/7/194 | MF461 MF10040 | |
BALL, Henry | Lambourn | Draper | 1808 | D/A1/145/41 | MF557 |
BALL, Humphrey | Old Bracknell, Easthampstead | Yeoman | 1638 | D/A1/44/105 | MF465 |
BALL, John | Clapcot, Wallingford All Hallows | Tailor, Servant | 1607 | D/A1/42/017 D/A1/14/331 | MF463 MF10064 |
BALL, John | Shinfield | Yeoman | 1610 | D/A1/42/064 D/A1/15/036 | MF463 MF10065 |
BALL, John | Warfield | Yeoman | 1615 | D/A1/42/136 D/A1/15/535 | MF463 MF10065 |
BALL, John | East Garston | Wheelwright | 1752 | D/A1/50/52 | MF469 |
BALL, John | Reading | Gardener | 1827 | D/A1/145/126 | MF557 |
BALL, Joseph | Reading | Plasterer | 1838 | D/A1/146/37 | MF557 |
BALL, Simon | White Waltham | 1614 | D/A1/168/111 | MF96001 | |
BALL, Thomas Snr | White Waltham | Yeoman | 1616 | D/A1/42/158 D/A1/15/632 | MF463 MF10065 |
BALL, William | Bracknell, Warfield | 1682 | D/A1/179/16 | MF96016 | |
BALL, William | Newbury | 1790 | D/A1/50/227 | MF21170 | |
BALL, William | Wytham | Miller | 1827 | D/A1/226/70 | MF96123 |
BALLAMY, William | Padworth | Cooper | 1600 | D/A1/41/147 D/A1/13/615 | MF463 MF10049 |
BALLARD , John Snr | Ufton Nervet | Yeoman, Farmer | 1790 | D/A1/50/228 | MF21170 |
BALLARD, Benjamin | Kingston Bagpuize | Blacksmith | 1854 | D/A1/147/36 | MF558 |
BALLARD, Bernard | Ardington | Farmer | 1827 | D/A1/145/132 | MF557 |
BALLARD, Edward | Ardington | Farrier | 1777 | D/A1/50/164 | MF469 |
BALLARD, Frederick | Abingdon | Ironmonger | 1846 | D/A1/146/86 | MF558 |
BALLARD, Grace | Chieveley | 1728 | D/A1/180/107 | MF96020 | |
BALLARD, James | Reading | Cloth Worker | 1628 | D/A1/43/167 | MF464 |
BALLARD, James | Charney Bassett, Longworth | 1812 | D/A1/226/44 | MF96123 | |
BALLARD, John | Lambourn | 1562 | D/A1/39/210 | MF462 | |
BALLARD, John | Lambourn | 1563 | D/A1/7/362 | MF10040 | |
BALLARD, John | Ufton Nervet | Yeoman | 1757 | D/A1/50/77 | MF469 |
BALLARD, John | Ufton Nervet | Victualler | 1810 | D/A1/145/51 | MF557 |
BALLARD, Martha | Ardington | 1841 | D/A1/146/61 | MF557 | |
BALLARD, Mary | Reading | 1642 | D/A1/44/161 | MF465 | |
BALLARD, Stephen | Uffington | 1702 | D/A1/48/92 | MF467 | |
BALLARD, William | East Garston | 1585 | D/A1/40/120 D/A1/11/033 | MF462 MF10047B | |
BALLARD, William | Uffington | Yeoman | 1725 | D/A1/180/85 | MF96019 |
BALLARD, William | Sulhamstead | Farmer | 1817 | D/A1/145/84 | MF557 |
BALLARD, William | Abingdon | Chemist, Druggist | 1844 | D/A1/146/75 | MF557 |
BALLDEN, Richard | Aston Tirrold | 1566 | D/A1/39/244 | MF462 | |
BALLE, Robert | Barkham | 1546 | D/A1/175/014 | MF96010 | |
BALLERD, Richard | 1557 | D/A1/175/017 | MF96010 | ||
BALLO , John Snr | Ardington | Blacksmith | 1761 | D/A1/50/97 | MF469 |
BALLO, Mary | Great Coxwell | 1737 | D/A1/49/190 | MF468 | |
BALLOCKE, Thomas | Newbury | 1601 | D/A1/175/173 | MF96011 | |
BALLOW, Edward | Hatford | Husbandman | 1686 | D/A1/179/52 | MF96016 |
BALLOW, Richard | Great Coxwell | Yeoman | 1717 | D/A1/180/40 | MF96019 |
BALLS, William | Wargrave | 1842 | D/A1/226/113 | MF96123 | |
BALSAM, John | Barkham | 1554 | D/A1/39/069 D/A1/7/061 | MF461 MF10040 | |
BALY, Richard | Stratfield Mortimer | Vicar | 1528 | D/A1/1/075 | MF10041 |
BALY, William | Stratfield Mortimer | 1557 | D/A1/4/058 | MF604 | |
BALY, William | Stratfield Mortimer | 1557 | D/A1/233/361 | MF96132 | |
BANBURY, Francis | Frilsham | 1812 | D/A1/145/60 | MF557 | |
BANBURY, Thomas | Inkpen | Yeoman | 1848 | D/A1/147/10 | MF558 |
BANCE (ALIAS WHEELER), Mary | Pusey | 1728 | D/A1/180/106 | MF96020 | |
BANCE, Alice | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1626 | D/A1/43/126 | MF464 | |
BANCE, Henry | Inkpen | Husbandman | 1621 | D/A1/43/065 | MF464 |
BANCE, James | Pusey | Husbandman | 1700 | D/A1/48/73 | MF467 |
BANCE, John | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1615 | D/A1/42/134 D/A1/15/530 | MF463 MF10065 | |
BANCE, John | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1617 | D/A1/43/004 D/A1/15/707 | MF464 MF10065 |
BANCE, John | Inkpen | Cooper | 1715 | D/A1/48/225 | MF468 |
BANCE, Thomas | Pusey | Labourer | 1723 | D/A1/180/74 | MF96019 |
BAND, William | Bradfield | Yeoman | 1758 | D/A1/50/80 | MF469 |
BANESTER, John | Finchampstead | Yeoman | 1597 | D/A1/41/087 D/A1/13/149 | MF462 MF10049 |
BANHAM, John | Fyfield | Farmer | 1856 | D/A1/147/52 | MF558 |
BANINGE, Robert Snr | Newbury | Wire Drawer | 1688 | D/A1/47/127 | MF467 |
BANISTER, Andrew | Wallingford | Tailor | 1614 | D/A1/42/120 D/A1/15/435 | MF463 MF10065 |
BANISTER, Ann | Finchampstead | 1688 | D/A1/47/129 | MF467 | |
BANISTER, Anthony | Boxford | Miller | 1736 | D/A1/49/182 | MF468 |
BANISTER, Bridget | Abingdon | 1621 | D/A1/43/068 | MF464 | |
BANISTER, Elizabeth | Reading | 1685 | D/A1/179/28 | MF96016 | |
BANISTER, John | Wallingford St Mary | 1643 | D/A1/44/169 | MF465 | |
BANISTER, John | Wallingford | 1647 | D/A1/178/033 | MF96015 |