Wills Index
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARGOOD, John | Reading St Giles | Husbandman | 1610 | D/A1/117/046 D/A1/15/079 | MF539 MF10065 |
| SARGOOD, Joseph | Thatcham | Cordwainer | 1765 | D/A1/216/223 | MF96102 |
| SARGOOD, Joseph | Inkpen | Yeoman | 1788 | D/A1/125/144 | MF544 |
| SARGOOD, Michael | Drayton | Yeoman | 1692 | D/A1/122/40 | MF542 |
| SARL, John | Windsor | Victualler | 1736 | D/A1/124/80 | MF544 |
| SARNEY, John | Abingdon | Freemason | 1608 | D/A1/213/049 | MF96094 |
| SARNEY, John | Abingdon | 1608 | D/A1/168/033 | MF96001 | |
| SARNEY, Peter | Draycott Moor, Longworth | 1608 | D/A1/213/041 D/A1/168/030 | MF96094 MF96001 | |
| SAUNDER, Alice | Waltham St Lawrence | 1564 | D/A1/167/124 | MF96000 | |
| SAUNDER, John | Reading | Bell Founder | 1558 | D/A1/212/044 | MF96092 |
| SAUNDERS , John Jnr | Stanford In The Vale | Maltster | 1721 | D/A1/216/60 | MF96101 |
| SAUNDERS , John Snr | Fernham, Shrivenham | Yeoman | 1711 | D/A1/123/14 | MF543 |
| SAUNDERS , Richard Snr | Ashbury | Yeoman | 1724 | D/A1/123/109 | MF543 |
| SAUNDERS, Ann | Sutton Courtenay | 1628 | D/A1/118/107 | MF540 | |
| SAUNDERS, Ann | Uffington | 1731 | D/A1/124/30 | MF544 | |
| SAUNDERS, Ann | Brightwell | 1784 | D/A1/125/130 | MF544 | |
| SAUNDERS, Benjamin | Streatley | Servant | 1834 | D/A1/162/14 | MF583 |
| SAUNDERS, Bernard | West Hendred | Victualler | 1839 | D/A1/162/75 | MF583 |
| SAUNDERS, Edmund | Burghfield | 1644 | D/A1/120/011 | MF541 | |
| SAUNDERS, Elizabeth | Cumnor | 1575 | D/A1/115/122 D/A1/9/460 | MF538 MF10046 | |
| SAUNDERS, Frances | Wallingford | 1797 | D/A1/125/182 | MF546 | |
| SAUNDERS, Giles | Windsor | Yeoman | 1728 | D/A1/123/159 | MF544 |
| SAUNDERS, James | Reading | 1724 | D/A1/123/113 | MF543 | |
| SAUNDERS, James | Abingdon | 1741 | D/A1/124/111 | MF544 | |
| SAUNDERS, James | Abingdon | Turner | 1742 | D/A1/124/122 | MF544 |
| SAUNDERS, Jane | Abingdon | 1698 | D/A1/122/80/2 | MF542 | |
| SAUNDERS, Joan | Harwell | 1633 | D/A1/119/022 | MF540 | |
| SAUNDERS, Joan | Woolstone, Uffington | 1602 | D/A1/116/208 D/A1/118/084 D/A1/13/834 | MF539 MF540 MF10049 | |
| SAUNDERS, John | East Hendred | Husbandman | 1574 | D/A1/212/119 | MF96092 |
| SAUNDERS, John | Uffington | Yeoman | 1632 | D/A1/119/011 | MF540 |
| SAUNDERS, John | Shippon, Abingdon | Yeoman | 1638 | D/A1/16/487 | MF10066 |
| SAUNDERS, John | East Hendred | Yeoman, Carpenter | 1642 | D/A1/214/056 D/A1/169/083 | MF96096 MF96002 |
| SAUNDERS, John | Chaddleworth | Yeoman | 1674 | D/A1/121/63 | MF542 |
| SAUNDERS, John | Longworth | 1692 | D/A1/215/77 | MF96098 | |
| SAUNDERS, John | Reading St Laurence | Woollen Draper | 1703 | D/A1/215/140 | MF96099 |
| SAUNDERS, John | Uffington | Yeoman | 1712 | D/A1/123/4 | MF543 |
| SAUNDERS, John | Sutton Courtenay | Cooper | 1727 | D/A1/216/86 | MF96101 |
| SAUNDERS, John | Reading St Mary | Gardener | 1754 | D/A1/124/192 | MF544 |
| SAUNDERS, John | South Moreton | Cordwainer | 1811 | D/A1/161/102 | MF583 |
| SAUNDERS, John | Cholsey | 1812 | D/A1/231/49 | MF96129 | |
| SAUNDERS, John | Wallingford | Draper | 1817 | D/A1/161/91 | MF583 |
| SAUNDERS, John | Reading St Giles | Cordwainer | 1828 | D/A1/162/41 | MF583 |
| SAUNDERS, John | West Hendred | Farmer | 1834 | D/A1/162/6 | MF583 |
| SAUNDERS, John | Ashbury | Yeoman | 1841 | D/A1/162/84 | MF583 |
| SAUNDERS, John Snr | Abingdon | 1688 | D/A1/121/176 | MF542 | |
| SAUNDERS, Judith | Abingdon | 1699 | D/A1/215/123 | MF96099 | |
| SAUNDERS, Margaret | Chaddleworth | 1681 | D/A1/121/120 | MF542 | |
| SAUNDERS, Margaret | Burghfield | 1681 | D/A1/121/117 | MF542 | |
| SAUNDERS, Martha | Sutton Courtenay | 1705 | D/A1/122/141 | MF543 | |
| SAUNDERS, Mary | Abingdon | 1729 | D/A1/216/100 | MF96101 | |
| SAUNDERS, Richard | Sulhamstead Bannister | 1614 | D/A1/213/090 | MF96094 | |
| SAUNDERS, Richard | Sulhamstead Bannister | 1614 | D/A1/168/108 | MF96001 | |
| SAUNDERS, Richard | Sutton Courtenay | Slater | 1642 | D/A1/214/063 D/A1/169/083 | MF96096 MF96002 |
| SAUNDERS, Richard | Uffington | Yeoman | 1666 | D/A1/120/147b | MF541 |
| SAUNDERS, Richard | Hardwell, Uffington | Yeoman | 1686 | D/A1/121/161 | MF542 |
| SAUNDERS, Richard | Ashbury | Yeoman | 1725 | D/A1/123/131 | MF543 |
| SAUNDERS, Richard | Uffington | Yeoman | 1727 | D/A1/123/145 | MF543 |
| SAUNDERS, Robert | Abingdon | Painter | 1728 | D/A1/216/96 | MF96101 |
| SAUNDERS, Samuel | Streatley | Gamekeeper | 1836 | D/A1/231/89 | MF96129 |
| SAUNDERS, Susanna | New Windsor, Windsor | 1706 | D/A1/122/151 | MF543 | |
| SAUNDERS, Thomas | East Hendred | Husbandman | 1587 | D/A1/212/127 | MF96092 |
| SAUNDERS, Thomas | East Hendred | 1587 | D/A1/11/097 | MF10047B | |
| SAUNDERS, Thomas | Wallingford | 1611 | D/A1/168/072 | MF96001 | |
| SAUNDERS, Thomas | Abingdon | Victualler, Butcher | 1612 | D/A1/213/082 | MF96094 |
| SAUNDERS, Thomas | Abingdon | 1612 | D/A1/168/092 | MF96001 | |
| SAUNDERS, Thomas | Sutton Courtenay | 1613 | D/A1/168/099 | MF96001 | |
| SAUNDERS, Thomas | Hardwell, Uffington | 1674 | D/A1/121/54 | MF542 | |
| SAUNDERS, Thomas | Catmore Farm, Catmore | 1681 | D/A1/121/114 | MF542 | |
| SAUNDERS, Thomas | Uffington | Yeoman | 1685 | D/A1/121/158 | MF542 |
| SAUNDERS, Thomas | East Ilsley | Yeoman | 1788 | D/A1/125/141 | MF544 |
| SAUNDERS, Thomas Snr | Wallingford | 1611 | D/A1/213/067 | MF96094 | |
| SAUNDERS, Thomas Snr | Woolstone, Uffington | Yeoman | 1641 | D/A1/119/144 | MF541 |
| SAUNDERS, Thomas Snr | Uffington | Yeoman | 1681 | D/A1/214/204 | MF96097 |
| SAUNDERS, Thomas Snr | Abingdon | 1690 | D/A1/122/25 | MF542 | |
| SAUNDERS, William | Shippon, Abingdon St Helen | Yeoman | 1591 | D/A1/212/149 D/A1/11/372 | MF96092 MF10047B |
| SAUNDERS, William | Shippon, Abingdon St Helen | 1592 | D/A1/212/160 D/A1/12/070 | MF96092 MF10048 | |
| SAUNDERS, William | Bradfield | 1615 | D/A1/168/122 | MF96001 | |
| SAUNDERS, William | Bradfield | Husbandman | 1616 | D/A1/213/095 | MF96094 |
| SAUNDERS, William | Reading | Cook | 1683 | D/A1/215/15 | MF96098 |
| SAUNDERS, William | Abingdon | Slatter | 1685 | D/A1/215/39 | MF96098 |
| SAUNDERS, William | Fawley | 1720 | D/A1/123/80 | MF543 | |
| SAUNDERS, William | West Ginge, East Lockinge | Yeoman | 1834 | D/A1/162/11 | MF583 |
| SAUNDERSON (ALIAS MAYOR) (ALIAS SHANK), Jane | Binfield | 1723 | D/A1/205/61 | MF96071 | |
| SAUNDERSON, Margaret | Newbury | 1636 | D/A1/119/062 | MF540 | |
| SAVACRE, Edmund | Abingdon | 1588 | D/A1/212/139 D/A1/11/156 | MF96092 MF10047B | |
| SAVAGE, Edward | Letcombe Regis | Labourer | 1672 | D/A1/121/36 | MF542 |
| SAVAGE, Elizabeth | Grandpont, Oxfordshire | 1729 | D/A1/124/3 | MF544 | |
| SAVAGE, Isaac | Kintbury | 1750 | D/A1/124/176 | MF544 | |
| SAVAGE, Richard | Sutton Courtenay | Yeoman | 1660 | D/A1/128/32 | MF547 |
| SAVAGE, Richard | Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1709 | D/A1/122/181 | MF543 |
| SAVAGE, Richard | Grandpont, Oxfordshire | Boat Builder | 1720 | D/A1/123/79 | MF543 |
| SAVAGE, Richard | Reading | Cooper | 1838 | D/A1/231/92 | MF96129 |
| SAVAGE, Sarah | Swallowfield | 1768 | D/A1/216/225 | MF96102 | |
| SAVAGE, Thomas | Hampstead Norreys | Yeoman | 1746 | D/A1/216/184 | MF96101 |
| SAVAGE, Walter | Cumnor | 1601 | D/A1/116/197 D/A1/13/653 | MF539 MF10049 | |
| SAVDUCKE, Jane | Clewer | 1584 | D/A1/115/209 D/A1/10/452 | MF538 MF10047A | |
| SAVEN, John | Swallowfield | Yeoman | 1689 | D/A1/215/62 | MF96098 |
| SAVERE, William | Stanford In The Vale | Husbandman | 1574 | D/A1/115/112 D/A1/9/401 | MF538 MF10046 |
| SAVERIE, John Snr | Upper Lambourn, Lambourn | Husbandman | 1608 | D/A1/117/018 D/A1/14/490 | MF539 MF10064 |
| SAVERNAKE, Thomas | Shellingford | 1544 | D/A1/6/043 D/A1/114/098 D/A1/1/005 | MF10043B MF537 MF10041 |