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
VINCENT, JohnBrimpton1558D/A1/167/098MF96000
VINCENT, JohnBrimpton1560D/A1/219/078MF96109
VINCENT, JosephBenham, SpeenHusbandman1710D/A1/131/120MF549
VINCENT, JosephSpeenHusbandman1710D/A1/131/120MF549
VINCENT, RichardNewburyBroad Weaver1642D/A1/131/081MF549
VINCENT, SusannaNewbury1837D/A1/232/44MF96131
VINDGE, RalphReadingShoemaker1625D/A1/131/071MF549
VINEASHE, AgnesNewbury1581D/A1/131/044 D/A1/10/267MF549 MF10047A
VINER, AdamArdingtonHusbandman1586D/A1/131/046 D/A1/11/054MF549 MF10047B
VINER, AnnPurley1758D/A1/131/132MF549
VINER, AnneFoxcombe Hill, Cumnor1707D/A1/131/117MF549
VINER, ChristopherSunningwellYeoman1666D/A1/131/086MF549
VINER, ChristopherAshburyYeoman1705D/A1/219/119MF96109
VINER, ChristopherSunningwellYeoman1733D/A1/131/129MF549
VINER, HelenWest Hendred1567D/A1/9/104MF10046
VINER, JaneArdington1597D/A1/131/058 D/A1/13/244MF549 MF10049
VINER, JaneSunningwell1666D/A1/131/87MF549
VINER, JohnWest HendredYeoman1609D/A1/131/062 D/A1/14/515MF549 MF10064
VINER, JohnAshburyHusbandman1636D/A1/131/078MF549
VINER, MaryPurley1784D/A1/131/137MF549
VINER, ThomasAshburyHusbandman1715D/A1/219/123MF96109
VINER, WilliamFoxcombe Hill, Cumnor1707D/A1/131/118MF549
VINER, William SnrFoxcombe Hill, Cumnor1688D/A1/131/102MF549
VING, WilliamReading St Laurence1598D/A1/219/089MF96109
VING, WilliamReading St Laurence1598D/A1/13/320MF10049
VINGE, EdwardReadingButcher1685D/A1/131/101MF549
VINGE, RalphReading St LaurenceButcher1712D/A1/219/121MF96109
VININDINE, JohnPangbourneBarber1663D/A1/219/106MF96109
VINOR, JohnTidmarsh1661D/A1/219/101MF96109
VIRTEW, JohnNewbury1543D/A1/233/320MF96132
VIRTUE, ArthurNewburyCloth Worker1625D/A1/131/070MF549
VIZE, JohnComptonHusbandman1681D/A1/131/98MF549
VIZE, Richard JnrComptonShepherd1663D/A1/219/105MF96109
VIZE, SusannaCompton1702D/A1/131/113MF549
VOCKINS, SarahNewbury1648D/A1/219/100 D/A1/169/111MF96109 MF96002
VOKINS, AnnEast Garston1748D/A1/219/130MF96109
VOKINS, CharlesNewburyLinen Draper1721D/A1/131/124MF549
VOKINS, HenryEast Challow, Letcombe Regis1595D/A1/131/055 D/A1/12/278MF549 MF10048
VOKINS, JoanEast Challow, Letcombe Regis1587D/A1/131/048 D/A1/11/125MF549 MF10047B
VOKINS, JohnTheale, Tilehurst1592D/A1/219/088 D/A1/12/071MF96109 MF10048
VOKINS, JohnWest Challow, Letcombe Regis1592D/A1/131/052 D/A1/12/023MF549 MF10048
VOKINS, JohnWest Challow, Letcombe Regis1593D/A1/131/053 D/A1/12/066MF549 MF10048
VOKINS, JohnWatchfield, ShrivenhamYeoman1694D/A1/131/106MF549
VOKINS, JohnFursey Leaze, SparsholtYeoman1696D/A1/131/108MF549
VOKINS, MargaretStanford In The Vale 1701D/A1/131/112MF549
VOKINS, MarySutton Wick, Sutton Courtenay1662D/A1/219/104MF96109
VOKINS, MarySutton Courtenay 1675D/A1/131/95MF549
VOKINS, MaryEast Challow, Letcombe Regis1696D/A1/131/110MF549
VOKINS, RichardLambourn1587D/A1/219/083 D/A1/11/126MF96109 MF10047B
VOKINS, RichardWest Challow, Letcombe Regis1626D/A1/131/072MF549
VOKINS, RichardWest Challow, Letcombe RegisYeoman1647D/A1/131/084MF549
VOKINS, RichardEast Challow, Letcombe RegisYeoman1689D/A1/219/114MF96109
VOKINS, RichardWest Challow, Letcombe RegisYeoman1696D/A1/219/117MF96109
VOKINS, RichardEast Challow, Letcombe RegisYeoman1780D/A1/131/136MF549
VOKINS, RobertStanford In The Vale1589D/A1/219/086 D/A1/11/368MF96109 MF10047B
VOKINS, RobertSutton Wick, Sutton Courtenay1672D/A1/131/94MF549
VOKINS, RogerEast Challow, Letcombe Regis1579D/A1/131/043 D/A1/10/192MF549 MF10047A
VOKINS, ThomasStanford In The Vale Yeoman1670D/A1/131/92MF549
VOKINS, ThomasSutton CourtenayYeoman1730D/A1/131/128MF549
VOKINS, WilliamE. Challow, Letcombe RegisYeoman1708D/A1/131/119MF549
VOKINS, WilliamInkpenYeoman1714D/A1/131/121MF549
VOKINS, WilliamInkpenYeoman1749D/A1/131/130MF549
VOKINS, WilliamShrivenhamHusbandman1764D/A1/131/134MF549
VOKINS, William SnrWatchfield, ShrivenhamYeoman1628D/A1/131/074MF549
VOKINS, William SnrWatchfield, ShrivenhamYeoman1681D/A1/131/97MF549
VOKINS, William SnrEast Challow, Letcombe RegisYeoman1693D/A1/131/104MF549
VOKYNS, JohnTilehurst1592D/A1/219/087MF96109
VYCAS, GeoffreyBourton, ShrivenhamHusbandman1562D/A1/131/035 D/A1/8/224MF549 MF10043C
VYCAS, JohnAldworth1524D/A1/1/092MF10041
VYNARE, WilliamWest Hendred1556D/A1/233/321MF96132
VYNDGE, AgnesReading St Laurence1617D/A1/131/067 D/A1/15/727MF549 MF10065
VYNER, EllenWest Hendred1567D/A1/131/036MF549
VYNER, JohnArdington1573D/A1/131/039 D/A1/9/378MF549 MF10046
VYNER, John SnrAbingdonBoatmaker1694D/A1/131/103MF549
VYNOR, ThomasAbingdon St HelenGlover1603D/A1/131/061 D/A1/13/928MF549 MF10049
WADE, ThomasBisham1588D/A1/220/130MF96111
WADE, ThomasBisham1588D/A1/11/178MF10047B
WADLEY, JohnReading St Laurence1616D/A1/221/058MF96112
WADLEY, JohnReading St Laurence1616D/A1/168/135MF96001
WADMAN, JaneSpeen1839D/A1/165/90MF585
WADSLEY, AndrewWaltham St Lawrence1561D/A1/220/053MF96110
WAIGHT, ElizabethSouth Moreton1748D/A1/141/17MF555
WAIGHT, JohnKingston Lisle, Sparsholt1803D/A1/232/48MF96131
WAIGHT, JohnLongcot, Shrivenham Shopkeeper1842D/A1/165/112MF585
WAIGHT, MargaretAbingdon1738D/A1/140/163MF555
WAIGHT, MargeryNewbury1633D/A1/221/135MF96113
WAIGHT, MargeryNewbury1633D/A1/168/246MF96001
WAIGHT, ThomasNewburyClothier1629D/A1/221/109MF96113
WAIGHT, ThomasNewburyClothier1633D/A1/221/134 D/A1/168/248MF96113 MF96001
WAINE, ThomasBucklandTailor1798D/A1/142/138MF556
WAINHOUSE, SarahReading1819D/A1/165/12MF584
WAIRR, ThomasBeenhamHusbandman1595D/A1/133/173 D/A1/12/230MF551 MF10048
WAIT, JohnLambournTailor1816D/A1/232/67MF96131
WAIT, JosephAbingdonVictualler1726D/A1/140/76MF555
WAIT, ThomasReadingGardener1840D/A1/165/96MF585
WAITE, AnneAbingdon1709D/A1/139/141MF554
WAITE, JohnAbingdonMaltster1728D/A1/140/83MF555
WAITE, JosephAbingdonBoatman1728D/A1/224/67MF96119
WAITE, WilliamTheale, TilehurstHusbandman1746D/A1/141/7MF555
WAKE, ChristopherWasingHusbandman1612D/A1/134/077 D/A1/15/242MF551 MF10065