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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JAMES, William | Buckland | Husbandman | 1561 | D/A1/199/015 | MF96056 |
JAMES, William | Buckland | 1561 | D/A1/167/117 | MF96000 | |
JAMES, William | Abingdon | 1566 | D/A1/167/132 | MF96000 | |
JAMES, William | Stratfield Mortimer | 1569 | D/A1/86/030 D/A1/9/158 | MF530 MF10046 | |
JAMES, William | Burghfield | Labourer | 1614 | D/A1/199/073 | MF96057 |
JAMES, William | Burghfield | 1614 | D/A1/168/111 | MF96001 | |
JAMES, William | Barkham | Weaver | 1631 | D/A1/86/164 | MF530 |
JAMES, William | Steventon | Husbandman | 1644 | D/A1/86/187 | MF531 |
JAMES, William | Reading | Beer Brewer | 1672 | D/A1/199/130 | MF96057 |
JAMES, William | Fernham, Shrivenham | 1674 | D/A1/87/36 | MF531 | |
JAMES, William | Letcombe Regis | Fellmonger | 1695 | D/A1/87/72 | MF531 |
JAMES, William | Abingdon | 1779 | D/A1/199/227 | MF96058 | |
JAMMES, John | Letcombe Regis | 1588 | D/A1/86/060 D/A1/11/259 | MF530 MF10047B | |
JAMYS, John | Buckland | Husbandman | 1546 | D/A1/86/004/1 D/A1/5/034 | MF530 MF10043A |
JANAWAY, Lydia | Letcombe Bassett | 1728 | D/A1/199/195 | MF96058 | |
JAQUES , George Jnr | Reading St Mary | Butcher | 1713 | D/A1/87/101 | MF531 |
JAQUES, Martha | Reading | 1715 | D/A1/87/105 | MF531 | |
JAQUES, Richard | Reading St Mary | Butcher | 1650 | D/A1/199/116 | MF96057 |
JAQUES, Robert | Reading St Mary | Butcher | 1650 | D/A1/169/044 | MF96002 |
JARAT, Robert Snr | Newbury | Fuller | 1570 | D/A1/86/033 D/A1/9/241 | MF530 MF10046 |
JARDINE, Andrew | East Ilsley | 1811 | D/A1/155/4 | MF580 | |
JARMAN (ALIAS GARMAN), Jacob | Marcham | 1791 | D/A1/193/130 | MF96044 | |
JARMAN, John | Martimer West End (Mortmur Hants.), Hampshire | Yeoman | 1698 | D/A1/74/9 | MF522 |
JARRAT, William | Abingdon | 1603 | D/A1/199/057 D/A1/13/1018 | MF96057 MF10049 | |
JARRET, Francis | Abingdon | 1586 | D/A1/199/037 | MF96056 | |
JARRET, Mark | Sutton Courtenay | Boat Builder | 1729 | D/A1/87/130 | MF531 |
JARRET, Robert | Abingdon St Helen | 1620 | D/A1/86/131 | MF530 | |
JARRETT, John | Abingdon St Helen | Cooper | 1646 | D/A1/199/110 D/A1/169/044 | MF96056 MF96002 |
JARRETT, Thomas | Maidenhead, Cookham | Innholder | 1624 | D/A1/86/142 | MF530 |
JARRETT, Titus | Abingdon | Boatmaker | 1674 | D/A1/87/37 | MF531 |
JARVILD, Thomas | East Oakley, Bray | 1602 | D/A1/199/055 | MF96057 | |
JARVILD, Thomas | Bray | 1602 | D/A1/13/859 | MF10049 | |
JARVILL, Alice | Bray | 1648 | D/A1/199/114 | MF96057 | |
JARVILL, Alice | Bray | 1648 | D/A1/169/044 | MF96002 | |
JARVIS, Ann | East Ilsley | 1819 | D/A1/155/8 | MF580 | |
JARVIS, Martha | Abingdon | 1848 | D/A1/229/17 | MF96126 | |
JARVIS, Richard | Stratfield Mortimer | Victualler | 1743 | D/A1/199/213 | MF96058 |
JARVIS, Thomas | Reading | Dyer | 1706 | D/A1/199/172 | MF96058 |
JARVIS, Thomas Hawkes | East Ilsley | 1855 | D/A1/155/36 | MF580 | |
JARVIS, Walter | Maidenhead, Bray | Yeoman | 1621 | D/A1/86/134 | MF530 |
JARVIS, Walter | Hurley | Yeoman | 1712 | D/A1/87/98 | MF531 |
JARVYS, Richard | Maidenhead, Cookham | Tanner | 1580 | D/A1/86/046 D/A1/10/245 | MF530 MF10047A |
JASIE, John | Newbury | 1594 | D/A1/199/049 | MF96057 | |
JASIE, John | Newbury | 1594 | D/A1/12/195 | MF10048 | |
JAYE, John | Reading St Giles | Yeoman | 1564 | D/A1/86/022/1 D/A1/8/331 | MF530 MF10043C |
JAYES , Richard Snr | Stanford In The Vale | Yeoman | 1728 | D/A1/199/193 | MF96058 |
JEAFFERYS, Joseph | Swallowfield | Cordwainer | 1695 | D/A1/199/158 | MF96058 |
JEAKMAN, William | Warfield | Carpenter | 1725 | D/A1/199/190 | MF96058 |
JEAMES, John Jnr | South Hinksey, Cumnor | 1573 | D/A1/199/026 | MF96056 | |
JEAMES, Roger | South Hinksey, Cumnor | 1593 | D/A1/86/067 D/A1/12/100 | MF530 MF10048 | |
JEAMES, William | Abingdon | 1566 | D/A1/199/020 | MF96056 | |
JEANANES, Thomas | Dedworth, Windsor | Husbandman | 1629 | D/A1/86/157 | MF530 |
JEBLET, William | Sandhurst, Sonning | Yeoman | 1649 | D/A1/86/195 | MF531 |
JEBLETT, William | Warfield | Tailor | 1630 | D/A1/199/095 D/A1/168/205 | MF96057 MF96001 |
JEEKEY, John | Speenhamland, Speen | Innholder | 1610 | D/A1/199/067 | MF96057 |
JEEKY, John | Speenhamland, Speen | 1610 | D/A1/168/058 | MF96001 | |
JEFFEREY, Henry | Cookham | Husbandman | 1663 | D/A1/87/10 | MF531 |
JEFFERIE, Edward | Clewer | Yeoman | 1664 | D/A1/87/12 | MF531 |
JEFFERIE, Robert | Shaw Bridge, Speen | Weaver | 1612 | D/A1/199/070 D/A1/168/094 | MF96057 MF96001 |
JEFFERIE, Thomas | Thatcham | Husbandman | 1606 | D/A1/86/100 D/A1/14/151 | MF530 MF10064 |
JEFFERIES, John | Cholsey | Bailiff | 1855 | D/A1/155/37 | MF580 |
JEFFERRY, Mary | Pangbourne | 1682 | D/A1/87/55 | MF531 | |
JEFFERY , Richard | Pangbourne | Labourer | 1625 | D/A1/86/144 | MF530 |
JEFFERY, Alice | White Waltham | 1566 | D/A1/199/021 | MF96056 | |
JEFFERY, Alice | White Waltham | 1566 | D/A1/167/129 | MF96000 | |
JEFFERY, Edward | Clewer | Husbandman | 1641 | D/A1/86/184 | MF531 |
JEFFERY, John | Chieveley | 1607 | D/A1/168/022 | MF96001 | |
JEFFERY, John | Burghfield | 1609 | D/A1/199/062 | MF96057 | |
JEFFERY, John | Burghfield | 1609 | D/A1/168/051 | MF96001 | |
JEFFERY, John | Maidenhead | Blacksmith | 1715 | D/A1/199/180 | MF96058 |
JEFFERY, John | Wallingford | Tailor | 1856 | D/A1/155/41 | MF580 |
JEFFERY, Maude | Brightwalton | 1558 | D/A1/167/100 | MF96000 | |
JEFFERY, Richard | Pangbourne | Husbandman | 1680 | D/A1/87/47 | MF531 |
JEFFERY, Robert | Reading St Laurence | 1798 | D/A1/199/233 | MF96058 | |
JEFFERYE, John | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1601 | D/A1/86/092 D/A1/13/650 | MF530 MF10049 |
JEFFERYE, Matthew | Whitley, Reading St Giles | Husbandman | 1600 | D/A1/86/089 D/A1/13/619 | MF530 MF10049 |
JEFFERYE, William | Ginge | 1592 | D/A1/199/044 D/A1/11/377 | MF96057 MF10047B | |
JEFFERYES, Christian | Bradfield | 1665 | D/A1/87/13 | MF531 | |
JEFFERYS, Austin | Reading | Maltster | 1817 | D/A1/229/10 | MF96126 |
JEFFREY, John | Beedon | 1539 | D/A1/1/224 | MF10042 | |
JEFFREY, John | Chieveley | Husbandman | 1607 | D/A1/199/060 | MF96057 |
JEFFREY, John | Chieveley | Husbandman | 1624 | D/A1/199/088 | MF96057 |
JEFFREY, Richard | Warfield | Labourer | 1578 | D/A1/86/044 D/A1/10/136 | MF530 MF10047A |
JEFFREY, William | Dedworth, Windsor | Husbandman | 1623 | D/A1/86/139 | MF530 |
JEFFRY, Christopher | Reading | 1750 | D/A1/199/219 | MF96058 | |
JEFFRY, Thomas | Reading St Giles | Tanner | 1665 | D/A1/87/17 | MF531 |
JEFFRY, William | Bradfield | Tanner | 1684 | D/A1/199/143 | MF96057 |
JEFFS, Mary | Sulham | 1721 | D/A1/87/109 | MF531 | |
JELLIMAN, Thomas | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | 1615 | D/A1/199/075 D/A1/168/122 | MF96057 MF96001 | |
JELLYJOHN, Philip | Abingdon St Helen | 1643 | D/A1/199/107 D/A1/169/044 | MF96057 MF96002 | |
JELLYMAN, Robert | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | Husbandman | 1602 | D/A1/199/056 D/A1/13/860 | MF96057 MF10049 |
JELYMAN, Edward | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | Husbandman | 1614 | D/A1/199/074 | MF96057 |
JEMATT, William | Reading St Giles | 1610 | D/A1/199/063 | MF96057 | |
JEMETT, Thomas | Reading | 1722 | D/A1/87/114 | MF531 | |
JEMITT, Philip | Speenhamland, Speen | 1634 | D/A1/199/101 | MF96057 | |
JEMMAT, Thomas | Newbury | 1609 | D/A1/168/052 | MF96001 | |
JEMMAT, Thomas Jnr | Reading St Giles | 1710 | D/A1/199/176 | MF96058 | |
JEMMAT, William | Reading St Giles | 1610 | D/A1/168/056 | MF96001 | |
JEMMATT (ALIAS ABERY), Elianor | Reading | 1723 | D/A1/174/139 | MF96008 | |
JEMMATT, Elizabeth | Reading St Giles | 1706 | D/A1/199/173 | MF96058 |