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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ROGERS, John | Basildon | Husbandman | 1541 | D/A1/3/141 | MF604 |
ROGERS, John | Basildon | 1542 | D/A1/233/242 | MF96132 | |
ROGERS, John | West Shefford | 1551 | D/A1/210/151 | MF96088 | |
ROGERS, John | Kintbury | Husbandman | 1586 | D/A1/111/077 D/A1/11/067 | MF535 MF10047B |
ROGERS, John | Wargrave | Yeoman | 1605 | D/A1/111/141 D/A1/14/036 | MF536 MF10064 |
ROGERS, John | New Windsor, Windsor | Cordwainer | 1679 | D/A1/113/58 | MF536 |
ROGERS, John | Chieveley | Husbandman | 1683 | D/A1/211/71 | MF96091 |
ROGERS, John | Reading | Victualler | 1841 | D/A1/231/19 | MF96129 |
ROGERS, John Jnr | Chieveley | Blacksmith | 1620 | D/A1/112/038 | MF536 |
ROGERS, Joseph | Abingdon | Plumber, Glazier | 1850 | D/A1/161/60 | MF583 |
ROGERS, Margaret | Kingston Bagpuize | 1612 | D/A1/210/239 D/A1/168/093 | MF96089 MF96001 | |
ROGERS, Mary | Watchfield, Shrivenham | 1829 | D/A1/231/15 | MF96129 | |
ROGERS, Richard | Chieveley | Blacksmith | 1718 | D/A1/211/122 | MF96091 |
ROGERS, Richard | Chieveley | Blacksmith | 1736 | D/A1/113/185 | MF537 |
ROGERS, Samuel | Reading St Giles | Slopseller | 1811 | D/A1/161/9 | MF583 |
ROGERS, Thomas | Wargrave | Husbandman | 1611 | D/A1/111/175 D/A1/15/132 | MF536 MF10065 |
ROGERS, William | Chieveley | Husbandman | 1581 | D/A1/111/058 D/A1/10/265 | MF535 MF10047A |
ROGERS, William | Great Coxwell | Labourer | 1825 | D/A1/161/25 | MF583 |
ROICE, Robert | Reading | 1545 | D/A1/210/144 | MF96088 | |
ROISE, Richard | East Hendred | 1563 | D/A1/210/174 | MF96088 | |
ROISE, Richard | East Hendred | 1563 | D/A1/167/035 | MF96000 | |
ROKES, John | Bisham | 1598 | D/A1/111/120 D/A1/13/337 | MF535 MF10049 | |
ROKLIE, Ralph | Sulhamstead | 1589 | D/A1/111/086 D/A1/11/201 | MF535 MF10047B | |
ROLAND, John | Wickham , Welford | Husbandman | 1680 | D/A1/113/61 | MF536 |
ROLAND, John | Welford | Yeoman | 1722 | D/A1/113/154 | MF537 |
ROLANDE, Joan | Long Wittenham | 1577 | D/A1/111/050 D/A1/10/106 | MF535 MF10047A | |
ROLES, William | Reading St Mary | 1768 | D/A1/211/161 | MF96091 | |
ROLFE, Samuel | Reading | 1815 | D/A1/161/12 | MF583 | |
ROLL, Gabriel | Lockinge | Clerk | 1645 | D/A1/211/025 D/A1/169/078 | MF96090 MF96002 |
ROLLAND, William | Brightwell | 1552 | D/A1/4/133 D/A1/5/152 | MF604 MF10043A | |
ROLLAND, William | Brightwell | 1552 | D/A1/233/401 | MF96132 | |
ROLLS, Richard | Windsor | Yeoman | 1740 | D/A1/114/1 | MF537 |
ROLRIGHT, Richard | Shalbourn | 1558 | D/A1/167/103 | MF96000 | |
ROMBRELL, Nicholas | Cumnor | 1582 | D/A1/111/066 D/A1/10/340 | MF535 MF10047A | |
RONDALL, Elizabeth | Ashbury | 1563 | D/A1/167/036 | MF96000 | |
ROO, Thomas | Reading St Mary | Yeoman | 1598 | D/A1/111/119 D/A1/13/309 | MF535 MF10049 |
ROODE, Robert | Wytham | 1602 | D/A1/111/132 D/A1/13/850 | MF536 MF10049 | |
ROOFFE, Walter | Winkfield | Carpenter | 1558 | D/A1/210/155 | MF96088 |
ROOKE, William | Hurley | Vicar | 1559 | D/A1/110/150 D/A1/8/086 | MF535 MF10043C |
ROOKES, Robert | Inkpen | 1616 | D/A1/210/242 | MF96089 | |
ROOKES, Robert | Inkpen | 1616 | D/A1/168/130 | MF96001 | |
ROOKES, William | Barton, Kintbury | Yeoman | 1639 | D/A1/211/013 D/A1/169/078 | MF96090 MF96002 |
ROOWSE, Humphrey | White Waltham | Ash Burner | 1572 | D/A1/111/040 D/A1/9/329 | MF535 MF10046 |
ROPER, Edward | Bucklebury | Servant | 1593 | D/A1/111/099 | MF535 |
ROSE, Alice | Uffington | 1614 | D/A1/112/007 D/A1/15/415 | MF536 MF10065 | |
ROSE, Alice | Woolstone, Uffington | 1691 | D/A1/113/84 | MF536 | |
ROSE, David | Harwell | Yeoman | 1677 | D/A1/113/52 | MF536 |
ROSE, Edward | Beckett, Shrivenham | Yeoman | 1690 | D/A1/211/84 | MF96091 |
ROSE, Edward | Shrivenham | Yeoman | 1730 | D/A1/113/176 | MF537 |
ROSE, Edward | North Hinksey | Blacksmith | 1740 | D/A1/114/2 | MF537 |
ROSE, Elizabeth | Abingdon | 1719 | D/A1/113/148 | MF537 | |
ROSE, Frances | Abingdon | 1752 | D/A1/211/152 | MF96091 | |
ROSE, Gabriel | Beckett, Shrivenham | Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/113/7 | MF536 |
ROSE, George | Abingdon | 1794 | D/A1/211/171 | MF96091 | |
ROSE, Henry | West Ilsley | 1567 | D/A1/9/076 | MF10046 | |
ROSE, James | Letcombe Bassett | Yeoman | 1855 | D/A1/161/68 | MF583 |
ROSE, Jeremy | Wallingford | 1628 | D/A1/211/001 | MF96090 | |
ROSE, Jeremy | Wallingford | 1628 | D/A1/16/136 | MF10066 | |
ROSE, John | Lambourn | Blacksmith | 1582 | D/A1/111/062 D/A1/10/310 | MF535 MF10047A |
ROSE, John | Woolstone, Uffington | Husbandman | 1610 | D/A1/111/170 D/A1/15/063 | MF536 MF10065 |
ROSE, John | Hagbourne | Husbandman | 1613 | D/A1/112/003 D/A1/15/368 | MF536 MF10065 |
ROSE, John | Lambourn | Blacksmith | 1627 | D/A1/112/067 | MF536 |
ROSE, John | West Hendred | Yeoman | 1685 | D/A1/113/70 | MF536 |
ROSE, John | Woolstone, Uffington | Husbandman | 1692 | D/A1/113/87 | MF536 |
ROSE, John | South Moreton | Bailiff | 1693 | D/A1/211/93 | MF96091 |
ROSE, Joseph | Cookham | 1777 | D/A1/114/60 | MF537 | |
ROSE, Laurence | Shrivenham | 1631 | D/A1/168/216 | MF96001 | |
ROSE, Lawrence | Highworth, Wiltshire | 1631 | D/A1/211/005 | MF96090 | |
ROSE, Margaret | West Hendred | 1692 | D/A1/113/89 | MF536 | |
ROSE, Mary | Lambourn | 1769 | D/A1/114/53 | MF537 | |
ROSE, Mary | Shaw Cum Donnington | 1804 | D/A1/161/3 | MF583 | |
ROSE, Richard | Woolstone, Uffington | Husbandman | 1559 | D/A1/111/001 D/A1/8/148 | MF535 MF10043C |
ROSE, Richard | Reading St Giles | Labourer | 1751 | D/A1/114/25 | MF537 |
ROSE, Robert | Hagbourne | Husbandman | 1591 | D/A1/111/094 D/A1/11/388 | MF535 MF10047B |
ROSE, Robert | Swallowfield | 1672 | D/A1/113/35 | MF536 | |
ROSE, Samuel | Sutton Courtenay | Miller | 1744 | D/A1/114/15 | MF537 |
ROSE, Thomas | Little Wittenham | 1551 | D/A1/5/139 | MF10043A | |
ROSE, Thomas | Little Wittenham | Curate | 1551 | D/A1/4/132 D/A1/233/400 | MF604 MF96132 |
ROSE, Thomas | Uffington | Husbandman | 1613 | D/A1/112/002 D/A1/15/361 | MF536 MF10065 |
ROSE, Thomas | Lambourn | Blacksmith | 1713 | D/A1/113/136 | MF537 |
ROSE, Thomas | Lambourn | 1770 | D/A1/211/162 | MF96091 | |
ROSE, Thomas | Yattendon | Innkeeper | 1857 | D/A1/161/75 | MF583 |
ROSE, Thomas Snr | Reading | Cloth Worker | 1640 | D/A1/112/125 | MF536 |
ROSE, Ursula | Reading | 1711 | D/A1/113/127 | MF537 | |
ROSE, Walter | Winkfield | 1558 | D/A1/210/159 | MF96088 | |
ROSE, Walter | Winkfield | 1560 | D/A1/167/100 | MF96000 | |
ROSE, William | Hagbourne | 1556 | D/A1/7/125 | MF10040 | |
ROSE, William | Shrivenham | Husbandman | 1617 | D/A1/112/023 D/A1/15/722 | MF536 MF10065 |
ROSE, William | Harwell | Husbandman | 1667 | D/A1/211/49 | MF96090 |
ROSE, William | Easthampstead | Baker | 1833 | D/A1/231/17 | MF96129 |
ROSE, William Jnr | Reading | Carpenter | 1693 | D/A1/211/91 | MF96091 |
ROSEBLADE, Ann | Ardington | 1818 | D/A1/161/16 | MF583 | |
ROSEBLADE, James | Longcot, Shrivenham | Yeoman | 1812 | D/A1/161/11 | MF583 |
ROSIAR, Anne | 1565 | D/A1/8/349 | MF10043C | ||
ROSS, Joseph | Reading | Baker | 1723 | D/A1/211/128 | MF96091 |
ROSSE, Agnes | Woolstone, Uffington | 1572 | D/A1/111/037 D/A1/9/322 | MF535 MF10046 | |
ROSSE, Margaret | Winkfield | 1569 | D/A1/111/025 D/A1/9/157 | MF535 MF10046 | |
ROSSE, William | Hagbourne | 1544 | D/A1/110/112 | MF535 | |
ROSSE, William | Woolstone, Uffington | 1545 | D/A1/210/145 | MF96088 | |
ROSSE, William | Hagbourne | 1556 | D/A1/110/133 | MF535 |