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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LYFORD, Thomas | Bradfield | 1705 | D/A1/95/15 | MF568 | |
LYFORD, Thomas | Cholsey | 1720 | D/A1/203/87 | MF96066 | |
LYFORD, Thomas | Steventon | Yeoman | 1770 | D/A1/95/193 | MF569 |
LYFORD, Thomas Snr | Stanford Dingley | Yeoman | 1621 | D/A1/93/004 | MF534 |
LYFORD, Timothy | Drayton | Yeoman | 1724 | D/A1/95/75 | MF568 |
LYFORD, William | Peasemore | Clerk | 1632 | D/A1/16/314 | MF10066 |
LYFORD, William | Finchampstead | Husbandman | 1634 | D/A1/202/088 | MF96065 |
LYFORD, William | Finchampstead | Farmer | 1634 | D/A1/168/265 | MF96001 |
LYFORD, William | Pangbourne | Yeoman | 1682 | D/A1/94/95 | MF568 |
LYFORD, William | Steventon | Yeoman | 1741 | D/A1/95/141 | MF569 |
LYFORD, William | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1769 | D/A1/95/188 | MF569 |
LYFORD, William | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1784 | D/A1/95/217 | MF569 |
LYFORDE, Robert | Steventon | 1544 | D/A1/201/116 | MF96062 | |
LYFORDE, Robert | Steventon | 1660 | D/A1/94/8 | MF568 | |
LYFORDE, William Snr | Steventon | Yeoman | 1638 | D/A1/93/086 | MF534 |
LYLLY, Thomas | Newbury | Fuller | 1510 | D/A1/1/018 | MF10041 |
LYMBRO, Alice | Longworth | 1573 | D/A1/92/024 D/A1/9/343 | MF31701 MF10046 | |
LYMBRO, John | Longworth | 1572 | D/A1/92/023 D/A1/9/324 | MF31701 MF10046 | |
LYMPIAS, Nicholas | 1550 | D/A1/201/124 | MF96062 | ||
LYNCH, Henry | Newbury | 1619 | D/A1/202/055 | MF96064 | |
LYNCH, Mary | Reading | 1819 | D/A1/156/60 | MF581 | |
LYNCH, Roger | Newbury | Innholder | 1625 | D/A1/16/154 | MF10066 |
LYNCH, William | Newbury | Shoemaker | 1629 | D/A1/93/044 | MF534 |
LYNCH, William | Newbury | Clothier | 1705 | D/A1/203/59 | MF96066 |
LYNE, John | Chieveley | 1823 | D/A1/229/69 | MF96126 | |
LYNE, William | Reading | Cabinet Maker | 1809 | D/A1/156/42 | MF581 |
LYNE, William | Reading | Caninet Maker | 1809 | D/A1/156/42 | MF581 |
LYNER, Richard | Sunninghill | 1561 | D/A1/233/009 | MF96132 | |
LYNOE , Thomas | Hinton Waldrist | Yeoman | 1680 | D/A1/202/155 | MF96065 |
LYNSEY, William | Clewer | Husbandman | 1598 | D/A1/92/116 D/A1/13/353 | MF534 MF10049 |
LYON, Elizabeth | Compton | Yeoman | 1693 | D/A1/203/39 | MF96066 |
LYTHELL, Thomas | Abingdon | 1539 | D/A1/1/199 | MF10042 | |
LYTHERBACKE, John | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | 1599 | D/A1/92/121 D/A1/13/400 | MF534 MF10049 | |
LYTHINGE, George | Sonning | Bargeman | 1603 | D/A1/92/138 D/A1/13/1103 | MF534 MF10049 |
LYTLEFELD, Richard | Bradfield | 1570 | D/A1/92/015 D/A1/9/184 | MF31701 MF10046 | |
LYTTELL, John | Braywick, Bray | Yeoman | 1559 | D/A1/91/050 D/A1/7/279 | MF533 MF10040 |
LYTTELTON, George | Windsor | 1718 | D/A1/95/49 | MF568 | |
LYTTLEWOORCKE, John | Yattendon | 1586 | D/A1/201/172 | MF96063 | |
LYTTYLFFYLD, John | Padworth | Farmer | 1557 | D/A1/6/063 D/A1/126/032 | MF10043B MF546 |
LYVER, Richard | Sunninghill | 1562 | D/A1/2/022 | MF603 | |
LYVERD, Silvester | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1641 | D/A1/93/106 | MF568 |
LYVERD, William | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1619 | D/A1/92/196 | MF534 |
LYVORD, John | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1590 | D/A1/92/075 D/A1/11/341 | MF534 MF10047B |
M'TYN, Edward | Old Windsor | 1522 | D/A1/1/062 | MF10041 | |
MABATES, John | Henwood, Cumnor | Day Labourer | 1612 | D/A1/97/033 D/A1/15/217 | MF570 MF10065 |
MABBARLEY, Ann | East Garston | 1839 | D/A1/158/26 | MF581 | |
MABBARLEY, Thomas | East Garston | Yeoman | 1827 | D/A1/158/3 | MF581 |
MABBERLY, William | East Garston | Yeoman | 1803 | D/A1/157/65 | MF581 |
MABBLE, Magdalen | Abingdon St Helen | 1623 | D/A1/97/097 | MF570 MF10065 | |
MABBOTT, Mary | Wallingford | 1753 | D/A1/205/118 | MF96072 | |
MABERLEY, John | Kingston Lisle, Sparsholt | Husbandman | 1687 | D/A1/99/1 | MF572 |
MABERLY , John Snr | East Garston | Yeoman | 1762 | D/A1/100/109 | MF572 |
MABSON, Harry | Old Windsor | 1521 | D/A1/1/030 | MF10041 | |
MABSON, John | Maidenhead, Bray | Husbandman | 1559 | D/A1/96/052 D/A1/6/200 | MF570 MF10043B |
MACE, Isaac | Reading | Farrier | 1816 | D/A1/157/90 | MF581 |
MACE, Joan | Abingdon | 1611 | D/A1/168/073 | MF96001 | |
MACE, John | Thatcham | 1826 | D/A1/230/25 | MF96127 | |
MACE, John | Reading | Gunmaker | 1834 | D/A1/230/31 | MF96127 |
MACE, Lydia | Reading | 1694 | D/A1/99/29 | MF572 | |
MACE, Williams | Hurley | Yeoman | 1736 | D/A1/100/43 | MF572 |
MACHAM, Daniel | New Windsor, Windsor | Barber | 1639 | D/A1/204/058 D/A1/169/060 | MF96069 MF96002 |
MACHAM, Edmund | Thatcham | Husbandman | 1605 | D/A1/96/165 D/A1/14/039 | MF570 MF10064 |
MACHAM, Elizabeth | Woodend, Cumnor | 1596 | D/A1/203/246 | MF96067 | |
MACHAM, Elizabeth | Cumnor | 1596 | D/A1/12/398 | MF10048 | |
MACHAM, George | Thatcham | Husbandman | 1619 | D/A1/97/072 D/A1/15/943 | MF570 MF10065 |
MACHAM, John | Cumnor | Husbandman | 1575 | D/A1/96/135 D/A1/10/004 | MF570 MF10047A |
MACHAM, Luke | Newbury | Labourer | 1623 | D/A1/204/012 | MF96068 |
MACHEM, John | Winkfield | Husbandman | 1571 | D/A1/96/120 D/A1/9/279 | MF570 MF10046 |
MACHEN, Charles | Barkham | 1689 | D/A1/204/157 | MF96070 | |
MACHIN, Alice | Thatcham | 1728 | D/A1/205/69 | MF96071 | |
MACHIN, John | Thatcham | Husbandman | 1765 | D/A1/100/114 | MF572 |
MACHIN, Sarah | Thatcham | 1782 | D/A1/100/153 | MF572 | |
MACKELIE, William | Thatcham | Husbandman | 1576 | D/A1/96/138 D/A1/10/047 | MF570 MF10047A |
MACKERELL, William Snr | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | Wheelwright | 1684 | D/A1/98/158 | MF571 |
MACKLIN, Caleb | Aldworth | Yeoman | 1758 | D/A1/100/101 | MF572 |
MACKREELL, William | Welford | Husbandman | 1733 | D/A1/100/33 | MF572 |
MACKRELL, Henry | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | Husbandman | 1625 | D/A1/97/106 | MF571 |
MACKRELL, Henry | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | Wheelwright | 1673 | D/A1/204/114 | MF96070 |
MACKRELL, John | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1584 | D/A1/96/204 D/A1/10/461 | MF570 MF10047A |
MACKRELL, John Snr | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1639 | D/A1/97/200 | MF571 |
MACKRIL , William Snr | Peasemore | Yeoman | 1812 | D/A1/157/82 | MF581 |
MACKRILL, Henry | Peasemore | Farmer | 1834 | D/A1/158/14 | MF581 |
MACKRILL, James | Lambourn Woodlands, Lambourn | 1743 | D/A1/100/63 | MF572 | |
MACKRILL, Sarah | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | 1765 | D/A1/100/115 | MF572 | |
MACKRILL, Susanna | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | 1755 | D/A1/100/94 | MF572 | |
MACKRILL, William | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | 1691 | D/A1/99/43 | MF572 | |
MACKRILL, William | Speenhamland, Speen | 1785 | D/A1/205/147 | MF96072 | |
MADDOCK, Anne | East Garston | 1565 | D/A1/167/127 | MF96000 | |
MADDOCK, Anne | East Garston | 1565 | D/A1/167/126 | MF96000 | |
MADOC, Anne | East Garston | 1565 | D/A1/203/197 | MF96067 | |
MAFFALINE, Margaret | Reading | 1635 | D/A1/97/163 | MF571 | |
MAFFERLEN, William | Shinfield | 1558 | D/A1/96/021 D/A1/7/203 | MF570 MF10040 | |
MAFFERLIN, John | Reading | Cloth Worker | 1634 | D/A1/97/161 | MF571 |
MAFFERLIN, John Snr | Reading St Giles | Shearman | 1634 | D/A1/16/349 | MF10066 |
MAGEWICKE, Edith | Stratfield Mortimer | 1636 | D/A1/97/165 | MF571 | |
MAGEWICKE, William | Stratfield Mortimer | 1621 | D/A1/97/082 | MF570 | |
MAGIN, John | Newbury | 1585 | D/A1/96/201 D/A1/11/035 | MF570 MF10047B | |
MAGWICKE, Nicholas | Stratfield Mortimer | 1617 | D/A1/97/058 D/A1/15/684 | MF570 MF10065 | |
MAIE, Stephen | Cholsey | 1601 | D/A1/13/717 | MF10049 | |
MAII, Agnes | Sunninghill | 1624 | D/A1/97/101 | MF571 |