Wills Index

Using the 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
BARRET , RichardNorthcourt, Abingdon St Helen1584D/A1/10/440MF10047A
BARRET, AgnesBrightwell1637D/A1/177/059MF96013
BARRET, EdwardSnelsmore, ChieveleyYeoman1590D/A1/41/005 D/A1/11/324MF462 MF10047B
BARRET, JohnNew Windsor, Windsor1567D/A1/167/134MF96000
BARRET, RichardTubneyYeoman1751D/A1/50/39MF469
BARRET, RobertThatchamHusbandman1630D/A1/168/204MF96001
BARRET, WilliamNorthcourt, Abingdon St HelenHusbandman1584D/A1/40/123 D/A1/10/413MF462 MF10047A
BARRET, WilliamBrightwellHusbandman1637D/A1/44/092MF464
BARRETT , Anthony SnrEast GarstonBlacksmith1739D/A1/49/216MF468
BARRETT , Richard SnrTubneyYeoman1828D/A1/145/136MF557
BARRETT, AnnWest Shefford1817D/A1/145/85MF557
BARRETT, CharlotteWoolhampton1853D/A1/147/34MF558
BARRETT, EmmaKirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire1847D/A1/226/126MF96123
BARRETT, JaneMarcham1633D/A1/177/035 D/A1/168/239MF96013 MF96001
BARRETT, JaneReading1846D/A1/146/84MF558
BARRETT, JoanReading1621D/A1/43/074MF464
BARRETT, JoanBrightwell1628D/A1/43/176MF464
BARRETT, JohnEast GarstonBlacksmith1731D/A1/49/153MF468
BARRETT, JohnEast IlsleyVictualler1754D/A1/180/197MF96020
BARRETT, JohnFyfieldWheeler1812D/A1/145/61MF557
BARRETT, JohnLambournMaltster1816D/A1/145/82MF557
BARRETT, MargaretChieveley1570D/A1/167/143MF96000
BARRETT, MarkAbingdon1603D/A1/13/1000MF10049
BARRETT, MaryEast Hagbourne, Hagbourne1807D/A1/145/39MF557
BARRETT, MiriamLambourn1844D/A1/146/72MF557
BARRETT, RichardNorthcourt, Abingdon St Helen1584D/A1/175/099MF96010
BARRETT, RichardSparsholtYeoman1633D/A1/16/528MF10066
BARRETT, RichardFyfieldWheelwright1828D/A1/145/137MF557
BARRETT, ThomasMarcham1632D/A1/44/040MF464
BARRETT, ThomasBalsdon Park, Kintbury1672D/A1/46/86MF466
BARRETT, ThomasOxford St Clement, Oxfordshire1842D/A1/226/110MF96123
BARRETT, ThomasLetcombe RegisYeoman1845D/A1/146/78MF557
BARRETT, WilliamBrightwellHusbandman1627D/A1/16/428MF10066
BARRETT, WilliamBrightwellHusbandman1627D/A1/16/416MF10066
BARRETT, WilliamBrightwell1680D/A1/47/53MF466
BARRETT, WilliamKingstone Winslow, AshburyLabourer1707D/A1/179/173MF96018
BARRETT, WilliamLambournYeoman1847D/A1/147/3MF558
BARROW, ChristopherClewer1594D/A1/12/193MF10048
BARROW, WilliamWindsor1740D/A1/49/235MF468
BARROWE, ChristopherClewer1594D/A1/175/133MF96010
BARROWES, AlexanderNew Windsor, WindsorCarpenter1613D/A1/176/039MF96012
BARROWES, AlexanderNew Windsor, Windsor1613D/A1/168/096MF96001
BARRY, JohnShrivenhamHusbandman1566D/A1/9/010MF10046
BARRYE, DrewTilehurstHusbandman1559D/A1/39/118 D/A1/8/094MF461 MF10043C
BARRYE, JohnShrivenham1566D/A1/39/225MF462
BARTAR, JoanShrivenham1562D/A1/39/190 D/A1/7/358MF462 MF10040
BARTHELMEWE, AliceSwallowfield1575D/A1/40/056 D/A1/10/021MF462 MF10047A
BARTHELMEWE, RichardHamstead MarshallShearman1611D/A1/176/023MF96012
BARTHELMEWE, ThomasPangbourne 1604D/A1/175/188MF96011
BARTHLETT, JohnAppleford, Sutton Courtenay1557D/A1/2/061MF604
BARTHOLEMEW, ElizabethWestbrook, Boxford1662D/A1/45/106MF465
BARTHOLEMEW, HamletWick, FyfieldHusbandman1603D/A1/41/166 D/A1/13/1100MF463 MF10049
BARTHOLEMEW, ThomasWickham, Welford 1731D/A1/49/155MF468
BARTHOLEMEW, William SnrNetherton, FyfieldWheelwright1691D/A1/47/166MF467
BARTHOLEMEWE, JohnCholseyHusbandman1624D/A1/43/110MF464
BARTHOLEMEWE, NicholasBoxfordHusbandman1596D/A1/41/068 D/A1/12/355MF462 MF10048
BARTHOLLOMEW, ArthurPangbourneYeoman1685D/A1/47/130MF467
BARTHOLLOMEW, HenryWaltham St. LawrenceYeoman1703D/A1/48/105MF467
BARTHOLMEW , WilliamUplambourn, LambournYeoman1666D/A1/46/18MF466
BARTHOLMEW, AliceBrightwalton1612D/A1/42/098 D/A1/15/324MF463 MF10065
BARTHOLMEW, AnneTitcomb, Kintbury1681D/A1/47/60MF466
BARTHOLMEW, EdwardEast IlsleyYeoman1710D/A1/48/173MF467
BARTHOLMEW, ElizabethPangbourne 1648D/A1/45/024MF465
BARTHOLMEW, ElizabethN. Heath, Chieveley1676D/A1/47/2MF466
BARTHOLMEW, JoanHamstead Marshall1612D/A1/42/097 D/A1/15/324MF463 MF10065
BARTHOLMEW, JoanHamstead Marshall1621D/A1/43/076MF464
BARTHOLMEW, John SnrHamstead MarshallHusbandman1612D/A1/42/078 D/A1/15/323MF463 MF10065
BARTHOLMEW, John SnrLambournJoiner1620D/A1/43/048MF464
BARTHOLMEW, LawrenceTitcomb, KintburyYeoman1632D/A1/44/025MF464
BARTHOLMEW, MaryTitcomb, Kintbury1639D/A1/44/114MF465
BARTHOLMEW, RichardHamstead Marshall1611D/A1/168/070MF96001
BARTHOLMEW, RichardCatmoreHusbandman1639D/A1/177/083MF96014
BARTHOLMEW, ThomasPangbourne 1604D/A1/14/179MF10064
BARTHOLMEW, ThomasBurghfield1607D/A1/176/011MF96012
BARTHOLMEW, WalterKintbury1591D/A1/11/377MF10047B
BARTHOLMEWE, JohnPangbourne 1574D/A1/40/041 D/A1/9/427MF462 MF10046
BARTHOLMW, EdmundKintbury1681D/A1/47/70MF466
BARTHOLOMER, MargaretChaddleworth1697D/A1/48/44MF467
BARTHOLOMEW , William SnrPangbourneYeoman1757D/A1/50/75MF469
BARTHOLOMEW (ALIAS BARTLETT), WilliamTubney1738D/A1/180/147MF96020
BARTHOLOMEW, AliceFyfield1716D/A1/180/30MF96019
BARTHOLOMEW, AugustineWest HendredYeoman1761D/A1/50/94MF469
BARTHOLOMEW, EdwardEast IlsleyYeoman1710D/A1/48/173MF467
BARTHOLOMEW, EdwardKintburyYeoman1721D/A1/49/59MF468
BARTHOLOMEW, EdwardBrightwaltonYeoman1779D/A1/50/175MF469
BARTHOLOMEW, EdwardBrightwaltonYeoman1781D/A1/50/184MF469
BARTHOLOMEW, Francis SnrCatmere Farm, CatmoreYeoman, Farmer 1751D/A1/50/38MF469
BARTHOLOMEW, GeorgePangbourne1766D/A1/50/112MF469
BARTHOLOMEW, GeorgeCatmoreYeoman1809D/A1/145/45MF557
BARTHOLOMEW, HenryTitcomb, KintburyYeoman1673D/A1/46/101MF466
BARTHOLOMEW, JohnEverington, YattendonHusbandman1671D/A1/178/139MF96015
BARTHOLOMEW, JosephShaw Bridge, SpeenTanner1674D/A1/46/103MF466
BARTHOLOMEW, JosephMidgham, Thatcham Shoemaker1768D/A1/50/117MF469
BARTHOLOMEW, MargaretUplambourn, Lambourn1697D/A1/48/49MF467
BARTHOLOMEW, MatthewAbingdonBlacksmith1681D/A1/209/40MF96082
BARTHOLOMEW, RichardWest HendredYeoman1850D/A1/147/23MF558
BARTHOLOMEW, SarahWest Hanney1774D/A1/50/154MF469
BARTHOLOMEW, SimonTilehurstHusbandman1703D/A1/179/151MF96017
BARTHOLOMEW, ThomasWasingYeoman1708D/A1/179/186MF96018
BARTHOLOMEW, ThurpMidgham, Thatcham Labourer1752D/A1/50/51MF469