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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POOLE, Joane | Reading St Giles | 1712 | D/A1/108/184 | MF578 | |
POOLE, Joane | Reading | 1712 | D/A1/108/184 | MF578 | |
POOLE, John | Maidenhead | 1633 | D/A1/168/250 | MF96001 | |
POOLE, John | Maidenhead | 1639 | D/A1/16/498 | MF10066 | |
POOLE, John | Windsor | Shoemaker | 1728 | D/A1/210/19 | MF96085 |
POOLE, John Jnr | Maidenhead | 1633 | D/A1/208/064 | MF96080 | |
POOLE, Richard | North Moreton | Yeoman | 1599 | D/A1/104/141 D/A1/13/366 | MF575 MF10049 |
POOLE, Richard | North Moreton | Husbandman | 1622 | D/A1/208/028 | MF96079 |
POOLE, Richard | Coscote, Hagbourne | Husbandman | 1668 | D/A1/208/172 | MF96081 |
POOLE, Robert Jnr | Maidenhead | Weaver | 1603 | D/A1/13/1106 | MF10049 |
POOLE, Thomas | North Moreton | Yeoman | 1641 | D/A1/106/099 | MF576 |
POOLE, William | New Windsor, Windsor | Baker | 1665 | D/A1/107/66 | MF577 |
POOLE, William Snr | North Moreton | Yeoman | 1660 | D/A1/107/15 | MF577 |
POOLL, Richard | Long Wittenham | 1719 | D/A1/109/10 | MF578 | |
POOR, John | Newbury | Weaver | 1728 | D/A1/109/68 | MF578 |
POOR, Joseph | Cold Ash, Thatcham | 1718 | D/A1/109/8 | MF578 | |
POOR, Joseph | Speen | Gardener | 1728 | D/A1/109/69 | MF578 |
POOR, Sarah | Newbury | 1728 | D/A1/109/62 | MF578 | |
POORE, Dorothy | Hamstead Marshall | 1639 | D/A1/106/086 | MF576 | |
POORE, John | Speen | 1719 | D/A1/109/11 | MF578 | |
POORE, Timothy | Speen | 1797 | D/A1/210/126 | MF96086 | |
POORE, Timothy | Speen | 1799 | D/A1/210/129 | MF96086 | |
POORE, William | Fyfield | Husbandman | 1587 | D/A1/104/057 D/A1/11/143 | MF575 MF10047B |
POORE, William | Bray | Husbandman | 1663 | D/A1/208/140 | MF96080 |
POOVEY, William | Lambourn | Shepherd | 1626 | D/A1/105/111 | MF576 |
POPE , George Snr | South Moreton | Yeoman | 1824 | D/A1/160/3 | MF582 |
POPE, Adam | Abingdon St Helen | Innholder, Yeoman | 1546 | D/A1/103/081 D/A1/5/052 | MF573 MF10043A |
POPE, Alice | Harwell | 1635 | D/A1/106/042 | MF576 | |
POPE, Ambrose | 1557 | D/A1/207/029 | MF96077 | ||
POPE, Amy | West Hendred | 1749 | D/A1/210/75 | MF96086 | |
POPE, David | Aston Upthorpe, Blewbury | Farrier | 1815 | D/A1/159/75 | MF582 |
POPE, Denise | Harwell | 1603 | D/A1/104/173 D/A1/13/1058 | MF575 MF10049 | |
POPE, Edmund | Harwell | 1583 | D/A1/104/043 D/A1/10/408 | MF575 MF10047A | |
POPE, Edward | Harwell | Yeoman | 1631 | D/A1/106/016 | MF576 |
POPE, Edward | Coleshill | 1704 | D/A1/209/142 | MF96083 | |
POPE, Elizabeth | Aston Tirrold | 1743 | D/A1/109/154 | MF578 | |
POPE, George | South Moreton | Farmer | 1843 | D/A1/230/119 | MF96128 |
POPE, James | Reading | Publican | 1805 | D/A1/159/50 | MF582 |
POPE, Jeffrey | Kintbury | 1580 | D/A1/104/029 D/A1/10/254 | MF575 MF10047A | |
POPE, Joan | Harwell | 1622 | D/A1/105/071 | MF576 | |
POPE, John | Denchworth | Husbandman | 1561 | D/A1/103/162 D/A1/7/349 | MF573 MF10040 |
POPE, John | Great Coxwell | Husbandman | 1575 | D/A1/103/229 D/A1/10/014 | MF575 MF10047A |
POPE, John | Harwell | Yeoman | 1613 | D/A1/207/167 | MF96078 |
POPE, John | Harwell | 1613 | D/A1/168/095 | MF96001 | |
POPE, John | Aston Tirrold | 1617 | D/A1/208/013 | MF96079 | |
POPE, John | Aston Tirrold | 1617 | D/A1/168/140 | MF96001 | |
POPE, John | Abingdon St Nicholas | 1632 | D/A1/208/060 | MF96080 | |
POPE, John | Sunningwell | 1638 | D/A1/208/087 | MF96080 | |
POPE, John | Harwell | Yeoman | 1641 | D/A1/106/103 | MF576 |
POPE, John | Harwell | Yeoman | 1719 | D/A1/109/18 | MF578 |
POPE, John | East Ginge, West Hendred | 1730 | D/A1/109/82 | MF578 | |
POPE, John | Long Wittenham | Husbandman | 1735 | D/A1/109/113 | MF578 |
POPE, John | Harwell | Yeoman | 1742 | D/A1/210/66 | MF96086 |
POPE, John Snr | Harwell | 1675 | D/A1/209/23 | MF96082 | |
POPE, Katherine | Harwell | 1675 | D/A1/209/24 | MF96082 | |
POPE, Leonard | Aston Tirrold | Shepherd | 1736 | D/A1/109/116 | MF578 |
POPE, Maria | South Moreton | 1846 | D/A1/230/124 | MF96128 | |
POPE, Mary | Coleshill | 1745 | D/A1/109/156 | MF535 | |
POPE, Richard | Newbury | Mercer | 1726 | D/A1/210/11 | MF96085 |
POPE, Richard | Chieveley | Tailor | 1730 | D/A1/109/79 | MF578 |
POPE, Robert | Aldermaston | Cordwainer | 1692 | D/A1/209/96 | MF96083 |
POPE, Robert | Harwell | Yeoman | 1694 | D/A1/108/80 | MF577 |
POPE, Robert Snr | Harwell | Yeoman | 1684 | D/A1/108/24 | MF577 |
POPE, Thomas | Harwell | 1539 | D/A1/3/125 | MF604 | |
POPE, Thomas | Harwell | 1539 | D/A1/3/105 | MF604 | |
POPE, Thomas | Harwell | 1539 | D/A1/233/219 | MF96132 | |
POPE, Thomas | Newbury | Weaver | 1585 | D/A1/207/100 | MF96077 |
POPE, Thomas | Newbury | 1585 | D/A1/11/038 | MF10047B | |
POPE, Thomas | North Hinksey, Cumnor | 1593 | D/A1/104/089 D/A1/12/059 | MF575 MF10048 | |
POPE, Thomas | Aston Tirrold | 1601 | D/A1/207/137 | MF96078 | |
POPE, Thomas | Abingdon | Labourer | 1689 | D/A1/209/83 | MF96083 |
POPE, William | Cumnor | 1571 | D/A1/207/066 | MF96077 | |
POPE, William | Cumnor | 1571 | D/A1/167/149 | MF96000 | |
POPE, William | Swallowfield | 1634 | D/A1/16/360 | MF10066 | |
POPE, William | Aston Tirrold | Yeoman | 1671 | D/A1/107/101 | MF577 |
POPE, William | Aston Tirrold | 1713 | D/A1/209/172 | MF96084 | |
POPE, William | Aston Tirrold | Yeoman | 1800 | D/A1/110/81 | MF535 |
POPEJOY, John | Enborne | Husbandman | 1724 | D/A1/109/40 | MF578 |
POPEJOY, Thomas | Hamstead Marshall | 1661 | D/A1/208/134 | MF96080 | |
POPHAM, Jane | Holt, Kintbury | 1687 | D/A1/209/70 | MF96083 | |
POPHAM, Mary | Bradfield | 1640 | D/A1/106/092 | MF576 | |
POPLEY, Anthony | Shellingford | 1612 | D/A1/207/168 D/A1/168/082 | MF96078 MF96001 | |
PORCHMER, Mary | Basildon | 1675 | D/A1/107/130 | MF577 | |
PORCHMER, William | Sulhamstead Abbots | Husbandman | 1675 | D/A1/209/26 | MF96082 |
PORCHMOTH, William | Ufton Nervet | Yeoman | 1688 | D/A1/209/75 | MF96083 |
PORCHMOUTH, James | Newbury | Broad Weaver | 1746 | D/A1/109/163 | MF535 |
PORCHMOUTH, Richard | Tilehurst | Yeoman | 1636 | D/A1/16/419 | MF10066 |
PORDAGE, Edward | Beenham | 1799 | D/A1/110/80 | MF535 | |
PORE, John | Newbury | Shoemaker | 1630 | D/A1/106/001 | MF576 |
PORE, John | Hamstead Marshall | Yeoman | 1632 | D/A1/106/029 | MF576 |
PORSMER, Edward | Shinfield | 1702 | D/A1/108/125 | MF578 | |
PORSMORE, George | Reading St Laurence | Broad Weaver | 1672 | D/A1/209/14 | MF96082 |
PORTER, Anne | Radley | 1625 | D/A1/105/099 | MF576 | |
PORTER, Anne | Steventon, Steventon | 1697 | D/A1/108/93 | MF577 | |
PORTER, Christopher | Radley | Yeoman | 1572 | D/A1/103/217 D/A1/9/339 | MF575 MF10046 |
PORTER, Christopher | Reading St Laurence | 1598 | D/A1/207/123 | MF96078 | |
PORTER, Christopher | Reading St Laurence | 1598 | D/A1/13/321 | MF10049 | |
PORTER, Edmund | East Hendred | Husbandman | 1630 | D/A1/106/004 | MF576 |
PORTER, Edward | Radley | 1602 | D/A1/207/141 | MF96078 | |
PORTER, Edward | Radley | 1602 | D/A1/13/1015 | MF10049 |