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
TAYLER, ThomasBrightwaltonCooper1803D/A1/163/56MF584
TAYLER, Thomas SnrWest Ilsley1601D/A1/126/210 D/A1/13/672MF546 MF10049
TAYLER, WilliamSwallowfieldSmith1562D/A1/126/063 D/A1/2/024MF546 MF603
TAYLER, WilliamDidcotHusbandman1571D/A1/126/088 D/A1/9/253MF546 MF10046
TAYLER, WilliamWhite WalthamYeoman1583D/A1/126/136 D/A1/10/407MF546 MF10047A
TAYLER, WilliamSulhamstead AbbotsBlacksmith1621D/A1/127/055MF547
TAYLER, WilliamReadingLabourer, Cloth Worker1633D/A1/217/143 D/A1/168/250MF96104 MF96001
TAYLER, WilliamFinchampsteadYeoman1643D/A1/16/620MF10066
TAYLER, WilliamWest WoodhayHusbandman1681D/A1/128/126MF548
TAYLER, WilliamAbingdonCooper1849D/A1/164/25MF584
TAYLER, WilliamRemenhamServant1852D/A1/164/33MF584
TAYLLER, JohnNewburyTailor1559D/A1/126/048 D/A1/8/119MF546 MF10043C
TAYLLER, RobertDraycott Moor, Longworth1594D/A1/126/171 D/A1/12/157MF546 MF10048
TAYLLER, WilliamSwallowfield1549D/A1/126/017 D/A1/5/083MF546 MF10043A
TAYLLER, WilliamLong WittenhamHusbandman1670D/A1/46/54MF466
TAYLLOR, HenrySwallowfieldBoat Builder1597D/A1/126/188 D/A1/13/229MF546 MF10049
TAYLOR , Edmund JnrInkpenPotter1725D/A1/219/4MF96108
TAYLOR , James SnrDraytonLabourer1780D/A1/130/171MF549
TAYLOR , John SnrEast Hagbourne, HagbourneYeoman1749D/A1/130/114MF549
TAYLOR, AgnesEnglefield1596D/A1/12/403MF10048
TAYLOR, AliceColeshill1584D/A1/126/135 D/A1/10/421MF546 MF10047A
TAYLOR, AndrewAbingdon1570D/A1/217/036 D/A1/167/142MF96103 MF96000
TAYLOR, AndrewReading St LaurenceBlacksmith1596D/A1/126/183 D/A1/12/425MF546 MF10048
TAYLOR, AndrewHurleyHusbandman1661D/A1/128/37MF547
TAYLOR, AnnWest Ilsley1703D/A1/129/51MF548
TAYLOR, AnnWest Shefford1761D/A1/219/44MF96108
TAYLOR, AnnCompton1769D/A1/130/153MF549
TAYLOR, AnnBucklebury1804D/A1/163/57MF584
TAYLOR, AnneSulhamstead Abbots1680D/A1/218/53MF96107
TAYLOR, AnthonyReading1772D/A1/130/158MF549
TAYLOR, ArthurSwallowfieldHusbandman1642D/A1/217/163MF96105
TAYLOR, ArthurSwallowfieldHusbandman1642D/A1/169/096MF96002
TAYLOR, AveryShippon, AbingdonYeoman1633D/A1/16/333MF10066
TAYLOR, BenjaminBoxfordBlacksmith1800D/A1/131/24MF549
TAYLOR, BenjaminBoxfordBlacksmith1839D/A1/232/26MF96131
TAYLOR, CatharineLongworth1730D/A1/219/20MF96108
TAYLOR, CatherineThatcham1567D/A1/126/076 D/A1/9/045MF546 MF10046
TAYLOR, EasterCumnor1728D/A1/219/14MF96108
TAYLOR, EdwardBinfield1559D/A1/126/058 D/A1/6/205MF546 MF10043B
TAYLOR, EdwardLetcombe Yeoman1621D/A1/127/059MF547
TAYLOR, EdwardReadingShovel Maker1702D/A1/218/112MF96107
TAYLOR, ElizabethCombe, Hampshire1755D/A1/130/131/1MF549
TAYLOR, ElizabethCompton1818D/A1/163/87MF584
TAYLOR, EstherStratfield Mortimer1802D/A1/163/54MF584
TAYLOR, FrancisEaton HastingsYeoman1764D/A1/130/143MF549
TAYLOR, GeorgeReading St MaryVictualler1707D/A1/129/69MF548
TAYLOR, GeorgeReadingVictualler1742D/A1/130/88MF549
TAYLOR, GilbertAbingdon St HelenBeer Brewer1645D/A1/128/015MF547
TAYLOR, Gilbert SnrAbingdonDyer1639D/A1/127/137MF547
TAYLOR, GraceBrightwalton1809D/A1/163/73MF584
TAYLOR, HannahReading St Mary1849D/A1/232/36MF96131
TAYLOR, HenryWest IlsleyHusbandman1626D/A1/217/128MF96104
TAYLOR, HenryWest IlsleyMercer1719D/A1/129/109MF548
TAYLOR, HenryCumnorYeoman1728D/A1/219/10MF96108
TAYLOR, HenryComptonYeoman1737D/A1/130/68MF549
TAYLOR, HenryBrayShopkeeper1818D/A1/163/86MF584
TAYLOR, HughBinfield1558D/A1/126/044 D/A1/7/203MF546 MF10040
TAYLOR, HughBinfieldHusbandman1640D/A1/127/147MF547
TAYLOR, JamesWest WoodhayHusbandman1662D/A1/128/40MF547
TAYLOR, JamesEaton HastingsHusbandman1670D/A1/128/79MF547
TAYLOR, JamesBasildonVictualler1772D/A1/130/160MF549
TAYLOR, JamesDraytonVictualler1793D/A1/131/12MF549
TAYLOR, JamesBrightwellInnholder1794D/A1/131/14MF549
TAYLOR, JoanChieveleyCordwainer1794D/A1/131/13MF549
TAYLOR, JohnWater Oakley, BrayHusbandman1579D/A1/126/113 D/A1/10/149MF546 MF10047A
TAYLOR, JohnAbingdon1607D/A1/168/023MF96001
TAYLOR, JohnComptonWeaver1621D/A1/217/121/1MF96104
TAYLOR, JohnWinkfield1625D/A1/217/127MF96104
TAYLOR, JohnBrightwalton1669D/A1/103/7MF574
TAYLOR, JohnChieveleyWheelwright1712D/A1/129/82MF548
TAYLOR, JohnBrightwaltonYeoman1715D/A1/103/36MF574
TAYLOR, JohnHamstead MarshallMiller1720D/A1/218/143MF96107
TAYLOR, JohnPeasemoreYeoman1723D/A1/218/148MF96107
TAYLOR, JohnKintbury1727D/A1/130/34MF549
TAYLOR, JohnBrightwaltonYeoman1751D/A1/103/50MF574
TAYLOR, JohnDidcot1756D/A1/130/130MF549
TAYLOR, JohnReading St Laurence1783D/A1/219/67MF96108
TAYLOR, JohnWallingford St Leonard1793D/A1/219/72MF96108
TAYLOR, JohnBoxfordBlacksmith1800D/A1/131/23MF549
TAYLOR, MariaReading1849D/A1/164/26MF584
TAYLOR, MaryBinfield1703D/A1/218/116MF96107
TAYLOR, MaryChaddleworth1718D/A1/218/140MF96107
TAYLOR, MatthewComptonYeoman1739D/A1/130/73MF549
TAYLOR, MosesBoxfordBlacksmith1837D/A1/232/21MF96131
TAYLOR, NicholasWelford1635D/A1/168/096MF96001
TAYLOR, NoahReadingYeoman1752D/A1/130/124MF549
TAYLOR, RichardPriors Court, ChieveleyHusbandman1573D/A1/126/094 D/A1/9/367MF546 MF10046
TAYLOR, RichardDraycott Moor, LongworthHusbandman1589D/A1/126/157 D/A1/11/194MF546 MF10047B
TAYLOR, RichardLongcot, Shrivenham1632D/A1/168/218MF96001
TAYLOR, RichardKintburyHusbandman1645D/A1/217/166MF96105
TAYLOR, RichardKintburyHusbandman1645D/A1/169/096MF96002
TAYLOR, RichardLeckhampstead Thicket, ChieveleyYeoman1699D/A1/103/26MF574
TAYLOR, RichardLeckhampstead , ChieveleyYeoman1704D/A1/103/31MF574
TAYLOR, RichardHamstead Marshall1731D/A1/130/52MF549
TAYLOR, RichardKintbury1747D/A1/130/110MF549
TAYLOR, RichardKingston Bagpuize1774D/A1/130/164MF549
TAYLOR, RobertNewburyTailor1633D/A1/217/146 D/A1/168/245MF96104 MF96001
TAYLOR, RobertWest IlsleyHusbandman1718D/A1/129/104MF548
TAYLOR, RogerAbingdonYeoman1614D/A1/127/024 D/A1/15/455MF547 MF10065
TAYLOR, SamuelNewbury1846D/A1/232/34MF96131