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 |
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HOUSE, James | Sulhamstead Abbots | Husbandman | 1696 | D/A1/197/162 | MF96053 |
HOUSE, James | Newbury | Sawyer | 1838 | D/A1/154/30 | MF580 |
HOUSE, Jane | Grazeley (Gracehall), Sulhamstead Abbots | 1712 | D/A1/83/158 | MF528 | |
HOUSE, John | Lyford, Hanney | Husbandman | 1585 | D/A1/77/005 D/A1/11/063 | MF524 MF10047B |
HOUSE, John | West Ginge, East Lockinge | Husbandman | 1586 | D/A1/194/038 | MF96046 |
HOUSE, John | Reading St Laurence | 1610 | D/A1/168/060 | MF96001 | |
HOUSE, Richard | Childrey | Yeoman | 1723 | D/A1/84/38 | MF529 |
HOUSE, Robert | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | Husbandman | 1628 | D/A1/79/010 | MF526 |
HOUSE, Thomas | Basildon | Yeoman | 1811 | D/A1/153/41 | MF560 |
HOUSE, William | Basildon | Yeoman | 1778 | D/A1/85/113 | MF530 |
HOUSE, William | Reading | 1788 | D/A1/198/290 | MF96055 | |
HOUSE, William Snr | Longcot, Shrivenham | Yeoman | 1676 | D/A1/81/82 | MF527 |
HOW, Robert | Stanford Dingley | Dyer | 1556 | D/A1/7/338e | MF10040 |
HOWARD, Charlotte | Yattendon | 1830 | D/A1/153/113 | MF560 | |
HOWARD, Charlotte | Yattendon | 1853 | D/A1/154/98 | MF580 | |
HOWARD, Henry | Bradfield | Husbandman | 1662 | D/A1/196/108 | MF96051 |
HOWARD, John | Binfield | Bricklayer | 1731 | D/A1/198/156 | MF96054 |
HOWARD, Robert | Winkfield | Smith | 1698 | D/A1/197/178 | MF96053 |
HOWBERD, James | Reading | 1570 | D/A1/76/157 | MF524 | |
HOWE, John | Bray | 1543 | D/A1/75/006 D/A1/6/177 D/A1/6/155 | MF524 MF10043B MF10043B | |
HOWE, Richard | Windsor | 1695 | D/A1/83/29 | MF528 | |
HOWE, William | Maidenhead | Waterman | 1682 | D/A1/197/68 | MF96052 |
HOWEES, William | Letcombe Regis | 1562 | D/A1/76/089 | MF524 | |
HOWEL, George | N. Hinksey, Cumnor | 1661 | D/A1/80/88 | MF527 | |
HOWELL, Eleanor | North Hinksey, Cumnor | 1631 | D/A1/79/054 | MF526 | |
HOWELL, Elizabeth | Speenhamland, Speen | 1608 | D/A1/77/228 D/A1/14/435 | MF525 MF10064 | |
HOWELL, Elizabeth | Reading | 1810 | D/A1/228/79 | MF96125 | |
HOWELL, John | Shinfield | 1557 | D/A1/7/155 | MF10040 | |
HOWELL, John | Reading | Farmer, Whitesmith | 1837 | D/A1/154/21 | MF580 |
HOWELL, Joseph | Wootton | Yeoman | 1786 | D/A1/85/137 | MF530 |
HOWELL, Maria | Winkfield | 1725 | D/A1/198/125 | MF96054 | |
HOWELL, Philip | Speenhamland, Speen | Ostler | 1608 | D/A1/195/026 D/A1/168/041 | MF96048 MF96001 |
HOWELL, Samuel | Kennington, Radley | Yeoman | 1721 | D/A1/198/106 | MF96054 |
HOWELL, Thomas | Shinfield | 1557 | D/A1/75/068 | MF523 | |
HOWELL, Thomas | Brimpton | 1589 | D/A1/77/047 D/A1/11/286 | MF524 MF10047B | |
HOWELL, Thomas | North Hinksey, Cumnor | Husbandman | 1618 | D/A1/195/074 D/A1/168/151 | MF96049 MF96001 |
HOWELL, Thomas | Cumnor | Yeoman | 1681 | D/A1/82/6 | MF528 |
HOWELL, Thomas Snr | Shinfield | Yeoman | 1624 | D/A1/78/160 | MF525 |
HOWELL, Thomas Snr | Wasing | Yeoman | 1670 | D/A1/81/20 | MF527 |
HOWELLE, Eleanor | Shinfield | 1577 | D/A1/76/172 D/A1/10/096 | MF524 MF10047A | |
HOWES, Margaret | Newbury | 1667 | D/A1/80/166 | MF527 | |
HOWES, Robert | Abingdon | Plumber, Glazier | 1845 | D/A1/154/66 | MF580 |
HOWES, Thomas | Abingdon | Maltster | 1731 | D/A1/84/100 | MF529 |
HOWES, Thomas | Letcombe Regis | 1780 | D/A1/198/279 | MF96055 | |
HOWES, William | Letcombe Regis | 1562 | D/A1/3/025 | MF604 | |
HOWGROVE, Robert | Reading | 1571 | D/A1/193/217 | MF96045 | |
HOWGROVE, Robert | Reading | 1571 | D/A1/167/148 | MF96000 | |
HOWGROW, Robert | Reading St Mary | Tanner | 1569 | D/A1/76/123 D/A1/9/171 | MF524 MF10046 |
HOWKE, Nicholas | Newbury | 1546 | D/A1/2/002 | MF603 | |
HOWKE, Richard | Newbury | 1546 | D/A1/2/002 | MF603 | |
HOWKYNS, Richard | 1550 | D/A1/193/166 | MF96045 | ||
HOWLDERNES, William | Cookham | 1636 | D/A1/79/115 | MF526 | |
HOWLET, William | Brightwalton | 1559 | D/A1/76/041 D/A1/7/275 | MF524 MF10040 | |
HOWLOWAY, John | Buscot | 1554 | D/A1/75/048 D/A1/7/042 | MF523 MF10040 | |
HOWLTON, Ralph | Hurley | Yeoman | 1595 | D/A1/194/072 | MF96046 |
HOWMES, Alexander | Pangbourne | Husbandman | 1546 | D/A1/2/256 | MF604 |
HOWMES, Robert | Aldworth | 1557 | D/A1/75/065 | MF523 | |
HOWNT, Robert | Letcombe Regis | Husbandman | 1550 | D/A1/5/091 | MF10043A |
HOWSE, Benjamin | Appleton | Yeoman | 1837 | D/A1/228/120 | MF96125 |
HOWSE, Edward | Sutton Courtenay | Maltster | 1692 | D/A1/197/139 | MF96053 |
HOWSE, Edward | Appleton | Yeoman | 1842 | D/A1/154/51 | MF580 |
HOWSE, Elizabeth | Cholsey | 1854 | D/A1/154/105 | MF580 | |
HOWSE, James | Sulhamstead Abbots | 1629 | D/A1/79/025 | MF526 | |
HOWSE, James | Sulhamstead Abbots | Husbandman | 1639 | D/A1/79/151 | MF526 |
HOWSE, John | Reading St Laurence | 1610 | D/A1/195/036 | MF96048 | |
HOWSE, John | Ardington | Husbandman | 1621 | D/A1/78/123 | MF525 |
HOWSE, John | Crookham, Thatcham | Yeoman | 1673 | D/A1/197/10 | MF96052 |
HOWSE, John | Reading | Chirurgeon | 1698 | D/A1/197/174 | MF96053 |
HOWSE, John | Kennington, Radley | Labourer | 1737 | D/A1/198/176 | MF96055 |
HOWSE, Margery | Sutton Courtenay | 1715 | D/A1/83/183 | MF529 | |
HOWSE, Martha | Drayton | Housekeeper | 1854 | D/A1/154/104 | MF580 |
HOWSE, Martha | Cholsey | 1855 | D/A1/154/110 | MF580 | |
HOWSE, Richard | Wittenham | 1588 | D/A1/77/038 D/A1/11/279 | MF524 MF10047B | |
HOWSE, Richard | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1725 | D/A1/84/47 | MF529 |
HOWSE, Robert | Appleton | Yeoman | 1780 | D/A1/85/116 | MF530 |
HOWSE, Thomas | Greenham, Thatcham | 1610 | D/A1/195/035 | MF96048 | |
HOWSE, Thomas | Greenham, Thatcham | 1610 | D/A1/168/059 | MF96001 | |
HOWSE, Thomas | Appleton | Yeoman | 1818 | D/A1/153/58 | MF560 |
HOWSE, William | Bray | Husbandman | 1627 | D/A1/195/115 | MF96049 |
HOWSE, William | Steventon | Publican | 1844 | D/A1/228/137 | MF96125 |
HOWSON, John | Buckland | 1807 | D/A1/153/22 | MF560 | |
HOWSSE, Alexander | 1557 | D/A1/193/180 | MF96045 | ||
HOWSSE, Alice | Cumnor | 1557 | D/A1/6/135 | MF10043B | |
HOWTON, John | Winterbourne Danvers, Chieveley | Husbandman | 1663 | D/A1/80/125 | MF527 |
HOWTON, John | Winterbourne Danvers, Chieveley | Husbandman | 1699 | D/A1/83/53 | MF528 |
HOWTON, William | Chieveley | Husbandman | 1687 | D/A1/197/102 | MF96052 |
HOWULDWAY, Margaret | Farnborough | 1553 | D/A1/75/040 D/A1/7/012 | MF523 MF10040 | |
HRERBERT, Margaret | Tilehurst | 1710 | D/A1/83/140 | MF528 | |
HUBBARD, Alice | Winkfield | 1648 | D/A1/80/047 | MF526 | |
HUBBARD, Elizabeth | White Waltham | 1815 | D/A1/153/47 | MF560 | |
HUBBARD, James | Reading St Laurence | Fletcher | 1570 | D/A1/76/130 D/A1/9/199 | MF524 MF10046 |
HUBBARD, John | Compton | Husbandman | 1605 | D/A1/77/250 D/A1/14/097 | MF525 MF10064 |
HUBBARD, William | Winkfield | Bricklayer | 1633 | D/A1/79/080 | MF526 |
HUBBERT, William | Abingdon | Gardener | 1752 | D/A1/84/253 | MF529 |
HUBERT, Martha | Abingdon | 1807 | D/A1/153/21 | MF560 | |
HUCE, Margaret | Marcham | 1636 | D/A1/79/104 | MF526 | |
HUCHENS, John | West Hendred | Husbandman | 1667 | D/A1/80/163 | MF527 |
HUCHENS, Robert | Manstone, Yattendon | Yeoman | 1671 | D/A1/81/31 | MF527 |
HUCHING, Joan | Oare, Chieveley | 1669 | D/A1/81/9 | MF527 | |
HUCHINS, John | West Hendred | Yeoman | 1595 | D/A1/12/272 | MF10048 |