Wills Index

Using the 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
SHEPPARD, WilliamReadingCoachman1844D/A1/162/98MF583
SHEPPARDE, JohnNewburyShoemaker1614D/A1/117/107 D/A1/15/467MF539 MF10065
SHEPPEARD, WilliamDraycott Moor, LongworthHusbandman1637D/A1/119/082MF540
SHEPPERD, JohnReading St Laurence1564D/A1/212/064 D/A1/167/125MF96092 MF96000
SHEPPERD, RichardBrayHusbandman, Labourer1593D/A1/116/064 D/A1/12/081MF538 MF10048
SHEPPERD, RichardTilehurst1602D/A1/116/206 D/A1/13/782MF539 MF10049
SHEPPERY, WilliamHanneyYeoman1668D/A1/214/138MF96097
SHEPPEY, RichardOld Windsor1607D/A1/168/021MF96001
SHEPPREVE, RobertFarnborough, FarnboroughWoolman Or Wool-Packer, Coal Master1657D/A1/120/55MF541
SHEPPREVE, ThomasEast Hanney, HanneyYeoman1639D/A1/16/516MF10066
SHEPPREY, HenryFrilford, MarchamYeoman1643D/A1/214/070 D/A1/169/083MF96096 MF96002
SHEPPREY, RichardHinton Waldrist1574D/A1/212/088MF96092
SHEPPREY, ThomasEast Hanney, West HanneyYeoman1662D/A1/214/102MF96097
SHEPPY, HumphreyOld WindsorHusbandman1642D/A1/119/159MF541
SHEPPYE, RichardClewer1607D/A1/213/045MF96094
SHEPREVE, JohnEast Challow, Letcombe Regis1583D/A1/212/107 D/A1/10/389MF96092 MF10047A
SHEPREVE, RichardEast Challow, Letcombe RegisYeoman1576D/A1/115/129 D/A1/10/038MF538 MF10047A
SHEPREVE, RobertEast Hanney, HanneyYeoman1584D/A1/115/210 D/A1/10/456MF538 MF10047A
SHEPREVE, ThomasEast Challow, Letcombe RegisYeoman1576D/A1/212/091MF96092
SHEPREVE, WilliamHanney1559D/A1/114/214 D/A1/8/132MF537 MF10043C
SHEPREVE, WilliamEast Hanney, HanneyYeoman1627D/A1/118/106 D/A1/213/149MF540 MF96095
SHEPREY, EdwardFrilford, MarchamYeoman1661D/A1/120/63MF541
SHEPRYE, ThomasSutton Courtenay1580D/A1/115/174 D/A1/10/271MF538 MF10047A
SHEPTON, WilliamLambourn1530D/A1/1/149MF10042
SHERD , AgnesLetcombe Regis1550D/A1/114/117 D/A1/5/116MF537 MF10043A
SHERD, JohnDuxford, Hinton Waldrist1569D/A1/115/057 D/A1/9/160 D/A1/167/141MF538 MF10046 MF96000
SHERD, John SnrLetcombe Regis1603D/A1/116/222 D/A1/13/1039MF539 MF10049
SHERD, WilliamSteventon1557D/A1/233/257MF96132
SHERDE, JohnKingston 1546D/A1/114/109MF537
SHERDE, WilliamSteventon1557D/A1/3/160MF604
SHEREWOD, Edmund1557D/A1/233/266MF96132
SHEREWOD, WilliamSwallowfield1608D/A1/213/042MF96094
SHEREWOOD, JoanBeenham1606D/A1/213/036 D/A1/168/007MF96094 MF96001
SHEREWOODE, EdmundWhitley, Reading St Giles1557D/A1/3/173MF604
SHERIFFE, AnneDrayton, Abingdon St Helen1612D/A1/168/086MF96001
SHERLAND, FrideswideBurghfieldServant1612D/A1/117/073 D/A1/15/238MF539 MF10065
SHERLEY, ElizabethBur. Marlow, End. Thatcham1680D/A1/121/107MF542
SHERLEY, RalphThatchamMaltster1709D/A1/122/179MF543
SHERLOCK, JohnHolt, Kintbury1560D/A1/114/243 D/A1/6/194MF537 MF10043B
SHERMAN, GeorgeWallingfordGrocer1857D/A1/163/46MF584
SHERMAN, SarahKintbury1843D/A1/162/90MF583
SHERMER, HenryEasthampstead Husbandman1666D/A1/120/144MF541
SHERPE, JohnSteventon1557D/A1/3/155MF604
SHERPE, ThomasBray1529D/A1/1/123MF10041
SHERRATT, JohnGrandpont, OxfordshireBoat Builder1847D/A1/162/116MF583
SHERRIFFE, JohnNorth HinkseyMiller1715D/A1/216/32MF96100
SHERVILL , Alexander SnrReadingWeaver1712D/A1/216/58MF96101
SHERVILL, ThomasReading1703D/A1/215/145MF96099
SHERWOOD , John SnrSpeenYeoman1714D/A1/123/26MF543
SHERWOOD, AliceDrayton, Abingdon St Helen1620D/A1/118/019MF540
SHERWOOD, CharlesAbingdonYeoman1757D/A1/125/14MF544
SHERWOOD, DavidNew Windsor, WindsorLabourer1594D/A1/116/078 D/A1/12/146MF538 MF10048
SHERWOOD, EdmundAbingdon1680D/A1/121/110MF542
SHERWOOD, EdwardEast HendredYeoman1642D/A1/119/166MF541
SHERWOOD, EdwardAbingdon St HelenYeoman1745D/A1/124/145MF544
SHERWOOD, ElizabethAbingdon1721D/A1/216/53MF96101
SHERWOOD, Francis JnrDonnington, Shaw Cum DonningtonTanner1671D/A1/121/26MF542
SHERWOOD, Francis SnrDonnington, Shaw Cum DonningtonTanner1673D/A1/214/165MF96097
SHERWOOD, GeorgeWallingfordAccountant1852D/A1/163/24MF584
SHERWOOD, HarryDrayton, Abingdon St HelenYeoman1606D/A1/116/258 D/A1/14/204MF539 MF10064
SHERWOOD, JaneAbingdon St Helen1741D/A1/124/110MF544
SHERWOOD, JoanSwallowfield1636D/A1/119/056 D/A1/169/083MF540 MF96002
SHERWOOD, JohnArdington Wick, Ardington1679D/A1/121/96MF542
SHERWOOD, John JnrEast Hendred1673D/A1/121/47MF542
SHERWOOD, NorthShippon, Abingdon (Shippon)1757D/A1/216/211MF96102
SHERWOOD, PaulComptonYeoman1712D/A1/123/15MF543
SHERWOOD, RalphShippon, Abingdon St HelenYeoman1656D/A1/120/53MF541
SHERWOOD, RalphSotwellYeoman1697D/A1/122/74MF542
SHERWOOD, RalphShippon, Abingdon (Shippon)Yeoman1711D/A1/123/3MF543
SHERWOOD, RichardSutton Wick, Sutton CourtenayYeoman1645D/A1/214/074MF96096
SHERWOOD, RichardGilbornes, Sutton CourtenaySurgeon1699D/A1/122/83MF542
SHERWOOD, ThomasDrayton, Abingdon St HelenYeoman1587D/A1/212/133 D/A1/11/121MF96092 MF10047B
SHERWOOD, ThomasSutton Wick, Sutton CourtenayYeoman1648D/A1/120/038MF541
SHERWOOD, ThomasAbingdonTanner1665D/A1/214/119MF96097
SHERWOOD, Thomas SnrDrayton, Abingdon St HelenYeoman1606D/A1/116/257 D/A1/14/202MF539 MF10064
SHERWOOD, WilliamSwallowfield1608D/A1/168/030MF96001
SHERWOOD, WilliamSutton Wick, Sutton CourtenayYeoman1700D/A1/122/99MF542
SHETLE, WilliamWest SheffordLabourer1711D/A1/123/10MF543
SHEWARD, JohnShinfieldHusbandman1593D/A1/116/070 D/A1/12/106MF538 MF10048
SHEWARD, ThomasShellingford1601D/A1/213/018MF96094
SHEWARD, ThomasShellingford1601D/A1/13/717MF10049
SHEWRY, AnnBuckland1813D/A1/161/98MF583
SHEWRY, HughDuxford, Hinton WaldristYeoman1662D/A1/120/111MF541
SHEWRY, HughHinton WaldristHusbandman1694D/A1/122/62MF542
SHEWRY, JohnBucklandFarmer1824D/A1/162/55MF583
SHEWRY, JohnBuckland1840D/A1/231/97MF96129
SHEWRY, RichardDuxford, Hinton WaldristHusbandman1666D/A1/214/121MF96097
SHEWRY, RichardHinton WaldristHusbandman1717D/A1/123/54MF543
SHEWRY, ThomasBuckland1806D/A1/231/42MF96129
SHEWRY, Thomas SnrHinton WaldristYeoman1678D/A1/214/189MF96097
SHILBURNE, ThomasPangbourneParson, Rector1595D/A1/116/105 D/A1/12/396MF538 MF10048
SHILER, RichardEast HendredButcher1707D/A1/122/160MF543
SHILTON , John JnrBourton, ShrivenhamSchoolmaster1712D/A1/123/18MF543
SHILTON, AlexanderBourton, ShrivenhamHusbandman1560D/A1/114/210 D/A1/6/029MF537 MF10043B
SHILTON, AnthonyBourton, ShrivenhamHusbandman1624D/A1/118/066MF540
SHILTON, BenjaminBoxfordYeoman1828D/A1/162/39MF583
SHILTON, ElizabethBourton, Shrivenham1625D/A1/118/080MF540
SHILTON, ElizabethBourton, Shrivenham1723D/A1/123/103MF543
SHILTON, JamesCarswell, BucklandYeoman1673D/A1/214/159MF96097
SHILTON, JohnBourton, ShrivenhamHusbandman1640D/A1/119/122MF541