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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POCOCK, John | Bradley, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1627 | D/A1/105/125 | MF576 |
POCOCK, John | Bothampstead, Hampstead Norreys | Husbandman | 1635 | D/A1/208/076 | MF96080 |
POCOCK, John | Downend, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1636 | D/A1/106/055 | MF576 |
POCOCK, John | Shaw Dean, Shaw Cum Donnington | Yeoman | 1641 | D/A1/208/093 | MF96080 |
POCOCK, John | Shaw Cum Donnington | 1641 | D/A1/169/068 | MF96002 | |
POCOCK, John | Winterbourne Danvers, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1656 | D/A1/107/5 | MF577 |
POCOCK, John | Frilsham | 1710 | D/A1/209/166 | MF96084 | |
POCOCK, John | Chieveley | Yeoman | 1715 | D/A1/209/186 | MF96084 |
POCOCK, John | Pangbourne | Yeoman | 1716 | D/A1/209/189 | MF96084 |
POCOCK, John | Ashampstead | 1717 | D/A1/108/207 | MF578 | |
POCOCK, John | Wallingford | Yeoman | 1724 | D/A1/109/43 | MF578 |
POCOCK, John | East Ilsley | Grocer, Baker | 1741 | D/A1/109/141 | MF578 |
POCOCK, John | Ashampstead | Yeoman | 1749 | D/A1/109/181 | MF535 |
POCOCK, John | Binfield | Yeoman | 1755 | D/A1/109/199 | MF535 |
POCOCK, John | West Shefford | 1772 | D/A1/210/105 | MF96086 | |
POCOCK, John | Ashampstead | 1795 | D/A1/210/121 | MF96086 | |
POCOCK, John | Bradfield | Farmer | 1841 | D/A1/160/48 | MF582 |
POCOCK, John | Speen | 1854 | D/A1/160/93 | MF582 | |
POCOCK, Lawrence | Stanford In The Vale | Vicar | 1701 | D/A1/209/122 | MF96083 |
POCOCK, Martha | Chieveley | 1852 | D/A1/160/85 | MF582 | |
POCOCK, Mary | Ashampstead | 1721 | D/A1/209/203 | MF96084 | |
POCOCK, Mary | East Ilsley | 1810 | D/A1/230/80 | MF96127 | |
POCOCK, Richard | Bradley, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1596 | D/A1/104/108 D/A1/12/312 | MF575 MF10048 |
POCOCK, Richard | Chieveley | 1654 | D/A1/107/3 | MF577 | |
POCOCK, Richard | Chieveley | Carpenter | 1683 | D/A1/108/20 | MF577 |
POCOCK, Richard | Welford | 1727 | D/A1/210/12 | MF96085 | |
POCOCK, Richard | Newbury | Tanner | 1730 | D/A1/109/80 | MF578 |
POCOCK, Richard | Hampstead Norreys | Yeoman | 1735 | D/A1/210/48 | MF96085 |
POCOCK, Richard | Sutton Courtenay | Yeoman | 1752 | D/A1/109/185 | MF535 |
POCOCK, Richard | Steventon | 1755 | D/A1/210/82 | MF96086 | |
POCOCK, Richard | Steventon | 1780 | D/A1/210/113 | MF96086 | |
POCOCK, Richard Snr | Shaw Dean, Shaw Cum Donnington | Yeoman | 1638 | D/A1/106/065 | MF576 |
POCOCK, Robert | Beedon | Yeoman | 1797 | D/A1/110/76 | MF535 |
POCOCK, Roger | Winterbourne, Chieveley | Husbandman | 1639 | D/A1/106/078 | MF576 |
POCOCK, Sarah | Chieveley | 1703 | D/A1/108/129 | MF578 | |
POCOCK, Sarah | Uffington | 1736 | D/A1/109/117 | MF578 | |
POCOCK, Sarah | Newbury | 1762 | D/A1/109/219 | MF535 | |
POCOCK, Thomas | Ashampstead | 1558 | D/A1/103/125 D/A1/8/076 | MF573 MF10043C | |
POCOCK, Thomas | Reading | Haberdasher | 1628 | D/A1/105/136 | MF576 |
POCOCK, Thomas | Reading | Linen Weaver | 1643 | D/A1/208/104 D/A1/169/068 | MF96080 MF96002 |
POCOCK, Thomas | Chieveley | 1787 | D/A1/210/117 | MF96086 | |
POCOCK, William | Oare, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1597 | D/A1/104/120 D/A1/13/154 | MF575 MF10049 |
POCOCK, William | Hampstead Norris | Yeoman | 1663 | D/A1/208/152 | MF96081 |
POCOCK, William | Shaw Cum Donnington | Tanner | 1700 | D/A1/108/107 | MF578 |
POCOCK, William | Stanford Dingley | Labourer | 1716 | D/A1/209/188 | MF96084 |
POCOCK, William | Ashampstead | 1773 | D/A1/210/103 | MF96086 | |
POCOCK, William | Bray | 1785 | D/A1/110/49 | MF535 | |
POCOCK, William | Shrivenham | Higgler | 1815 | D/A1/230/88 | MF96128 |
POCOCKE , John Snr | Chieveley | 1764 | D/A1/109/226 | MF535 | |
POCOCKE, Agnes | Oare, Chieveley | 1618 | D/A1/105/040 D/A1/15/817 | MF576 MF10065 | |
POCOCKE, Alexander | Frilsham | 1571 | D/A1/103/210 D/A1/9/281 | MF575 MF10046 | |
POCOCKE, Alice | Oare, Chieveley | 1670 | D/A1/107/96 | MF577 | |
POCOCKE, Annes | Stanmore, Beedon | 1586 | D/A1/104/053 D/A1/11/062 | MF575 MF10047B | |
POCOCKE, Benjamin | Frilsham | Brick Burner | 1682 | D/A1/209/51 | MF96083 |
POCOCKE, Christian | Chieveley | 1633 | D/A1/106/038 | MF576 | |
POCOCKE, Edward | Bradfield | Yeoman | 1582 | D/A1/104/039 D/A1/10/342 | MF575 MF10047A |
POCOCKE, Edward | Henwick, Thatcham | Yeoman | 1625 | D/A1/105/102 | MF576 |
POCOCKE, Edward | Hampstead Norris | Servant | 1702 | D/A1/108/122 | MF578 |
POCOCKE, Elizabeth | Bradley, Chieveley | 1602 | D/A1/104/167 D/A1/13/878 | MF575 MF10049 | |
POCOCKE, Elizabeth | N. Heath, Chieveley | 1676 | D/A1/107/143 | MF577 | |
POCOCKE, Elizabeth | Chieveley | 1682 | D/A1/108/15 | MF577 | |
POCOCKE, Frances | N. Heath, Chieveley | 1661 | D/A1/107/28 | MF577 | |
POCOCKE, Giles Snr | East Ilsley | Yeoman | 1649 | D/A1/106/142 | MF576 |
POCOCKE, Giles Snr | Penclose, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1699 | D/A1/108/100 | MF577 |
POCOCKE, Gregory | Bottomstead, Hampstead Norreys | 1609 | D/A1/207/157 D/A1/168/043 | MF96078 MF96001 | |
POCOCKE, Hester | Binfield | 1709 | D/A1/209/161 | MF96084 | |
POCOCKE, Hugh | Chieveley | 1688 | D/A1/209/78 | MF96083 | |
POCOCKE, Hugo | Chaddleworth | Clergyman | 1716 | D/A1/108/204 | MF578 |
POCOCKE, James | Greenham, Thatcham | 1602 | D/A1/104/161 | MF575 | |
POCOCKE, James | Greenham, Thatcham | Husbandman | 1602 | D/A1/104/066/2 D/A1/13/876 | MF575 MF10049 |
POCOCKE, Jerome | Reading | Clothier | 1621 | D/A1/16/019 | MF10066 |
POCOCKE, Joan | Chieveley | 1590 | D/A1/104/066/1 D/A1/11/227 | MF575 MF10047B | |
POCOCKE, Joan | Streatley | 1691 | D/A1/108/63 | MF577 | |
POCOCKE, Joan | Frilsham | 1692 | D/A1/209/91 | MF96083 | |
POCOCKE, John | Chieveley | 1559 | D/A1/207/043 | MF96077 | |
POCOCKE, John | Chieveley | 1559 | D/A1/167/109 | MF96000 | |
POCOCKE, John | Frilsham | Husbandman | 1561 | D/A1/103/156 D/A1/8/210 | MF573 MF10043C |
POCOCKE, John | Chieveley | Husbandman | 1579 | D/A1/104/023 D/A1/10/207 | MF575 MF10047A |
POCOCKE, John | Hampstead Norreys | Husbandman | 1617 | D/A1/105/031 D/A1/15/699 | MF576 MF10065 |
POCOCKE, John | Frilsham | Brick Maker | 1644 | D/A1/106/123 | MF576 |
POCOCKE, John | Frilsham | Brick Burner | 1665 | D/A1/107/64 | MF577 |
POCOCKE, John | Woolley, Chaddleworth | 1669 | D/A1/107/93 | MF577 | |
POCOCKE, John | Winterbourne Danvers And Winterbourne Mayne, Chieveley | Husbandman | 1670 | D/A1/107/95 | MF577 |
POCOCKE, John | Frilsham | 1710 | D/A1/108/172 | MF578 | |
POCOCKE, John | Frilsham | 1710 | D/A1/108/172 | MF578 | |
POCOCKE, John Snr | East Ilsley | Wheeler | 1705 | D/A1/209/146 | MF96083 |
POCOCKE, Margaret | Chieveley | 1635 | D/A1/106/051 | MF576 | |
POCOCKE, Mary | Reading St Giles | 1680 | D/A1/209/43 | MF96082 | |
POCOCKE, Mary | Ashampstead | 1694 | D/A1/108/81 | MF577 | |
POCOCKE, Mary | Chieveley | 1734 | D/A1/109/108 | MF578 | |
POCOCKE, Mary | Chieveley | 1789 | D/A1/110/54 | MF535 | |
POCOCKE, Rebecca | Chieveley | 1797 | D/A1/110/78 | MF535 | |
POCOCKE, Richard | Stanford Dingley | 1573 | D/A1/9/380 | MF10046 | |
POCOCKE, Richard | Winterbourne, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1612 | D/A1/104/245 D/A1/15/305 | MF575 MF10065 |
POCOCKE, Richard | Broomes, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1618 | D/A1/105/043 D/A1/15/918 | MF576 MF10065 |
POCOCKE, Richard | Oare, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1641 | D/A1/106/100 | MF576 |
POCOCKE, Richard | Yattendon | Husbandman | 1669 | D/A1/209/4 | MF96082 |
POCOCKE, Richard | Chieveley | 1735 | D/A1/109/115 | MF578 | |
POCOCKE, Richard Jnr | Broomes, Chieveley | Husbandman | 1618 | D/A1/105/042 D/A1/15/835 | MF576 MF10065 |
POCOCKE, Robert | Thatcham | 1697 | D/A1/209/110 | MF96083 |