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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BANISTER, John | Finchampstead | Yeoman | 1728 | D/A1/180/105 | MF96020 |
BANISTER, Paul | Wallingford | Yeoman | 1645 | D/A1/45/034 | MF465 |
BANISTER, Rachel | Swallowfield | 1791 | D/A1/50/232 | MF21170 | |
BANISTER, Richard | Abingdon | Mercer, Grocer | 1632 | D/A1/44/033 | MF464 |
BANISTER, Richard Snr | Abingdon | Miller | 1620 | D/A1/43/051 | MF464 |
BANISTER, Robert | Lambourn | 1552 | D/A1/5/154 | MF10043A | |
BANISTER, Thomas | Whitley, Reading St Giles | 1590 | D/A1/175/114 | MF96010 | |
BANISTER, William | East Ilsley | Miller | 1748 | D/A1/50/16 | MF469 |
BANISTER, William Snr | Reading | Yeoman | 1619 | D/A1/43/031 | MF464 |
BANKS, Benjamin | Thatcham | Yeoman | 1813 | D/A1/145/64 | MF557 |
BANKS, Eleanor | Abingdon | 1678 | D/A1/47/19 | MF466 | |
BANKS, Micaiah | Beenham | Husbandman | 1684 | D/A1/47/101 | MF466 |
BANKS, Thomas | Botley, North Hinksey, Cumnor | Labourer | 1636 | D/A1/177/060 | MF96013 |
BANKS, William | Thatcham | 1789 | D/A1/180/253 | MF96020 | |
BANNINSTER, Robert | Kennington, Radley | Yeoman | 1767 | D/A1/180/220 | MF96020 |
BANNISTER , Anthony Snr | Boxford | 1718 | D/A1/49/23 | MF468 | |
BANNISTER, Anthony | Abingdon St Helen | 1674 | D/A1/178/157 | MF96015 | |
BANNISTER, Anthony | East Ilsley | Miller | 1769 | D/A1/50/123 | MF469 |
BANNISTER, Henry | Abingdon | Victualler | 1744 | D/A1/180/172 | MF96020 |
BANNISTER, John | Newbury | Weaver | 1596 | D/A1/41/071 D/A1/12/414 | MF462 MF10048 |
BANNISTER, John | Reading St Mary | Shopkeeper | 1788 | D/A1/50/217 | MF21170 |
BANNISTER, John | Kennington, Radley | Yeoman | 1799 | D/A1/51/13 | MF469 |
BANNISTER, William | Abingdon St Helen | Maltster | 1621 | D/A1/16/027 | MF10066 |
BANNISTER, William | Abingdon St Helen | Miller | 1627 | D/A1/43/153 | MF464 |
BANNISTER, William | Boxford | 1774 | D/A1/180/228 | MF96020 | |
BANNYSTER, Robert | Lambourn | 1552 | D/A1/233/336 | MF96132 | |
BANS, Dinah | Newbury | 1771 | D/A1/50/135 | MF469 | |
BANTING , James Snr | Childrey | Yeoman | 1850 | D/A1/147/22 | MF558 |
BANTING, Henry | Letcombe Regis | Blacksmith | 1827 | D/A1/145/131 | MF557 |
BANYSTER, Robert | Lambourn | 1552 | D/A1/4/021 | MF604 | |
BARANAD, Robert Snr | Woodhill, Letcombe Regis | 1688 | D/A1/179/68 | MF96017 | |
BARBAR, Alice | Garford, Marcham | 1546 | D/A1/39/034 D/A1/2/085 D/A1/5/033 D/A1/5/045 | MF461 MF604 MF10043A MF10043A | |
BARBAR, Joan | Waltham St Lawrence | 1550 | D/A1/2/060 | MF603 | |
BARBAR, Thomas | Reading | Tanner | 1624 | D/A1/43/112 | MF464 |
BARBAR, William | Faringdon | 1558 | D/A1/8/005 | MF10043C | |
BARBER, Jane | Midgham, Thatcham | 1695 | D/A1/179/110 | MF96017 | |
BARBER, John | Waltham St Lawrence | 1574 | D/A1/40/035 D/A1/9/437 | MF462 MF10046 | |
BARBER, Richard | Newbury | 1611 | D/A1/176/022 | MF96012 | |
BARBER, Richard | Newbury | 1611 | D/A1/168/070 | MF96001 | |
BARE, John Jnr | Letcombe Regis | Labourer | 1593 | D/A1/41/036 D/A1/12/103 | MF462 MF10048 |
BARE, Thomas | Letcombe Regis | 1547 | D/A1/6/030 | MF10043B | |
BARE, Thomas | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1562 | D/A1/175/047 | MF96010 | |
BAREFOOT, John | Tilehurst | Husbandman | 1722 | D/A1/180/68 | MF96019 |
BAREFOOT, Peter | Ufton Nervet | 1772 | D/A1/180/227 | MF96020 | |
BAREFOOT, Richard | Reading | Butcher | 1702 | D/A1/179/80 | MF96017 |
BAREFOOT, Richard | Reading | Butcher | 1702 | D/A1/179/142 | MF96017 |
BAREFOOT, Richard | Great Coxwell | Major | 1712 | D/A1/58/136 | MF476 |
BAREFOOTE, Henry | Reading St Mary | 1610 | D/A1/176/019 | MF96012 | |
BAREFOOTE, Henry | Reading St Mary | 1610 | D/A1/168/062 | MF96001 | |
BAREFOOTE, James | Purley | Husbandman | 1672 | D/A1/178/148 | MF96015 |
BARENES, James | East Hanney, Hanney | 1610 | D/A1/42/059 D/A1/15/015 | MF463 MF10065 | |
BARENES, Joan | East Hanney, Hanney | 1614 | D/A1/42/145 D/A1/15/441 | MF463 MF10065 | |
BARET, John | Chieveley | 1563 | D/A1/39/194 D/A1/8/259 | MF462 MF10043C | |
BARFFOTT, John | Reading | Clothier | 1587 | D/A1/175/010 | MF96010 |
BARFOOT, Henry | Newbury | Innholder | 1760 | D/A1/50/87 | MF469 |
BARFOOT, William | Tilehurst | Farmer | 1749 | D/A1/50/27 | MF469 |
BARFOOTE, Richard Snr | Bray | Husbandman | 1636 | D/A1/44/091 | MF464 |
BARFOOTE, Thomas | Abingdon | Baker | 1684 | D/A1/47/95 | MF466 |
BARGENT, Henry | Tilehurst | Gardener | 1684 | D/A1/179/32 | MF96016 |
BARGOS, Robert | Long Wittenham | Yeoman | 1816 | D/A1/226/51 | MF96123 |
BARKDALE, Alice | Newbury | 1552 | D/A1/5/183 | MF10043A | |
BARKER, Charles Tuck | Reading | Breeches Maker | 1799 | D/A1/51/12 | MF469 |
BARKER, Elizabeth | Shinfield | 1704 | D/A1/179/152 | MF96017 | |
BARKER, Henry | Abingdon | 1583 | D/A1/40/116 | MF462 | |
BARKER, Henry | Abingdon | Rough Layer | 1583 | D/A1/10/423 | MF10047A |
BARKER, Joel | Binfield | Carpenter | 1731 | D/A1/180/121 | MF96020 |
BARKER, John | Reading St Laurence | 1542 | D/A1/6/038 | MF10043B | |
BARKER, John | 1542 | D/A1/175/005 | MF96010 | ||
BARKER, John | Reading St Laurence | 1552 | D/A1/5/217 | MF10043A | |
BARKER, John | Abingdon | 1590 | D/A1/175/120 | MF96010 | |
BARKER, John | Abingdon St Nicholas | 1590 | D/A1/11/372 | MF10047B | |
BARKER, John | Speen | Clerk | 1661 | D/A1/178/59 | MF96015 |
BARKER, John | Cholsey | 1700 | D/A1/179/134 | MF96017 | |
BARKER, Thomas | Easthampstead | Yeoman | 1670 | D/A1/178/129 | MF96015 |
BARKER, William | Reading | Barber | 1728 | D/A1/180/101 | MF96020 |
BARKER, William | Binfield | 1822 | D/A1/226/63 | MF96123 | |
BARKESDALE, Alice | Newbury | 1552 | D/A1/4/028 | MF604 | |
BARKESDALE, Alice | Newbury | 1553 | D/A1/233/340 | MF96132 | |
BARKESDALE, Alice | Hamstead Marshall | 1630 | D/A1/168/183 | MF96001 | |
BARKESDALE, Joan | Newbury | 1596 | D/A1/41/069 | MF462 | |
BARKESDALE, John | Shaw Bridge, Speen | Tanner | 1612 | D/A1/42/076 D/A1/15/201 | MF463 MF10065 |
BARKESDALE, John | Newbury | 1629 | D/A1/16/205 | MF10066 | |
BARKESDALE, John Jnr | Newbury | 1626 | D/A1/176/110 | MF96012 | |
BARKESDALE, Thomas | Spenhamland, Speen | Yeoman | 1591 | D/A1/41/016 D/A1/11/253 | MF462 MF10047B |
BARKESDALE, William | Speenhamland, Speen | 1616 | D/A1/16/053 | MF10066 | |
BARKESDALL, William | Shaw Bridge, Speen | 1605 | D/A1/175/180 D/A1/14/181 | MF96011 MF10064 | |
BARKSDALE, Anthony | Shaw Bridge, Speen | Tanner | 1666 | D/A1/46/9 | MF466 |
BARKSDALE, Henry | Newbury | Clothier | 1635 | D/A1/177/055 | MF96013 |
BARKSDALE, John | Speenhamland, Speen | Innholder | 1544 | D/A1/39/018 D/A1/1/281 | MF461 MF10042 |
BARKSDALE, John | Shaw Bridge, Speen | Tanner | 1563 | D/A1/39/193 D/A1/8/253 | MF462 MF10043C |
BARLEY, Mary | Reading | 1819 | D/A1/226/59 | MF96123 | |
BARLEY, William | White Waltham | 1571 | D/A1/167/147 | MF96000 | |
BARLOE, George | Clewer | Husbandman | 1618 | D/A1/43/026 D/A1/15/874 | MF464 MF10065 |
BARLOW, Christian | Bray | 1692 | D/A1/48/3 | MF467 | |
BARLOW, David | Aldermaston | Farmer | 1847 | D/A1/147/9 | MF558 |
BARLOW, Joan | Clapton, Kintbury | 1663 | D/A1/45/117 | MF465 | |
BARLOW, John | White Waltham | Carpenter | 1688 | D/A1/47/142 | MF467 |
BARLOW, Lawrence | Streatley | Yeoman | 1683 | D/A1/47/81 | MF466 |
BARLOW, Thomas | White Waltham | Blacksmith | 1685 | D/A1/179/44 | MF96016 |
BARLOW, William | Swallowfield | Labourer | 1772 | D/A1/50/145 | MF469 |