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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WHITE, Mary | Donnington, Shaw Cum Donnington | 1680 | D/A1/138/62 | MF553 | |
WHITE, Mary | Sandleford | 1700 | D/A1/139/65 | MF554 | |
WHITE, Mary | Wallingford | 1809 | D/A1/232/58 | MF96131 | |
WHITE, Mary | East Hendred | 1809 | D/A1/164/77 | MF584 | |
WHITE, Mary Anna | Speen | Servant | 1857 | D/A1/166/72 | MF585 |
WHITE, Maud | Sparsholt | 1635 | D/A1/136/024 | MF552 | |
WHITE, Maude | Sparsholt | 1635 | D/A1/169/102 | MF96002 | |
WHITE, Moses | Wargrave | Husbandman | 1625 | D/A1/135/043 | MF552 |
WHITE, Nathaniel | Greenham, Thatcham | Rake Maker | 1809 | D/A1/164/74 | MF584 |
WHITE, Nicholas | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | Blacksmith | 1625 | D/A1/221/091 | MF96113 |
WHITE, Nicholas | New Windsor, Windsor | Waterman | 1633 | D/A1/16/327 | MF10066 |
WHITE, Peter | Padworth | 1604 | D/A1/220/205 D/A1/14/177 | MF96111 MF10064 | |
WHITE, Peter | Inkpen | Yeoman | 1802 | D/A1/164/49 | MF584 |
WHITE, Philip | Appleton | Labourer | 1856 | D/A1/232/141 | MF96131 |
WHITE, Ralph | White Waltham | Husbandman | 1559 | D/A1/132/102 D/A1/8/034 | MF550 MF10043C |
WHITE, Ralph | South Hinksey, Cumnor | Labourer | 1593 | D/A1/133/156/2 D/A1/12/073 | MF551 MF10048 |
WHITE, Ralph | East Hendred | Millwright | 1696 | D/A1/139/26 | MF554 |
WHITE, Richard | Hoe Benham, Welford | 1582 | D/A1/133/062 D/A1/10/352 | MF550 MF10047A | |
WHITE, Richard | Aston Tirrold | 1584 | D/A1/220/117 | MF96111 | |
WHITE, Richard | Aston Tirrold | 1584 | D/A1/10/444 | MF10047A | |
WHITE, Richard | Shinfield | 1586 | D/A1/133/096 D/A1/11/107 | MF550 MF10047B | |
WHITE, Richard | Enborne | Husbandman | 1599 | D/A1/133/216 D/A1/13/408 | MF551 MF10049 |
WHITE, Richard | Remenham | Yeoman | 1602 | D/A1/133/246 D/A1/13/895 | MF551 MF10049 |
WHITE, Richard | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | 1623 | D/A1/135/008 | MF552 | |
WHITE, Richard | Steventon | Husbandman | 1626 | D/A1/221/104 | MF96113 |
WHITE, Richard | Marcham | Blacksmith | 1631 | D/A1/221/117 | MF96113 |
WHITE, Richard | Marcham | 1631 | D/A1/16/225 | MF10066 | |
WHITE, Richard | Marcham | 1635 | D/A1/221/143 D/A1/169/102 | MF96113 MF96002 | |
WHITE, Richard | Downend, Sutton Courtenay | Yeoman | 1643 | D/A1/137/011 | MF553 |
WHITE, Richard | North Moreton | Yeoman | 1673 | D/A1/138/8 | MF553 |
WHITE, Richard | Wallingford | Innholder | 1684 | D/A1/138/96 | MF553 |
WHITE, Richard | Hamstead Marshall | 1686 | D/A1/138/114 | MF554 | |
WHITE, Richard | South Moreton | Husbandman | 1689 | D/A1/138/132 | MF554 |
WHITE, Richard | Duxford, Hinton Waldrist | Yeoman | 1704 | D/A1/223/160 | MF96118 |
WHITE, Richard | Thatcham | Maltster | 1737 | D/A1/224/107 | MF96119 |
WHITE, Richard | Enborne | 1742 | D/A1/140/191 | MF555 | |
WHITE, Richard | Steventon | Yeoman | 1752 | D/A1/141/39 | MF555 |
WHITE, Richard | East Hendred | Yeoman | 1762 | D/A1/141/95 | MF555 |
WHITE, Richard | East Hendred | Yeoman | 1809 | D/A1/164/78 | MF584 |
WHITE, Richard | Thatcham | Brewer | 1843 | D/A1/166/3 | MF585 |
WHITE, Richard Snr | Steventon | 1660 | D/A1/137/76 | MF553 | |
WHITE, Richard Snr | East Hendred | Tailor | 1666 | D/A1/137/134 | MF553 |
WHITE, Robert | Crookham, Thatcham | 1552 | D/A1/5/168 | MF10043A | |
WHITE, Robert | Stanford In The Vale | Husbandman | 1556 | D/A1/233/311 | MF96132 |
WHITE, Robert | Stanford In The Vale | Husbandman | 1557 | D/A1/3/232 | MF604 |
WHITE, Robert | Kingston Bagpuize | 1561 | D/A1/2/001h | MF603 | |
WHITE, Robert | Kingston Bagpuize | 1562 | D/A1/220/052 D/A1/167/117 | MF96110 MF96000 | |
WHITE, Robert | Speen | Husbandman | 1616 | D/A1/134/135 D/A1/15/641 | MF551 MF10065 |
WHITE, Robert | Abingdon | Gardener | 1704 | D/A1/238/20 | MF96142 |
WHITE, Robert | West Hagbourne, Hagbourne | 1743 | D/A1/224/131 | MF96120 | |
WHITE, Robert Snr | Maidenhead | Yeoman | 1623 | D/A1/16/059 | MF10066 |
WHITE, Roger | Bucklebury | Yeoman | 1695 | D/A1/139/20 | MF554 |
WHITE, Samuel | Hagbourne | Clerk | 1736 | D/A1/140/150 | MF555 |
WHITE, Sarah | Thatcham | 1670 | D/A1/137/180 | MF553 | |
WHITE, Sibyl | Maidenhead, Bray | 1589 | D/A1/133/124 D/A1/11/297 | MF551 MF10047B | |
WHITE, Sibyl | East Hendred | 1698 | D/A1/139/42 | MF554 | |
WHITE, Simon | Bucklebury | Yeoman | 1663 | D/A1/222/66 | MF96114 |
WHITE, Thomas | Wootton, Cumnor | 1553 | D/A1/7/338b | MF10040 | |
WHITE, Thomas | Wootton, Cumnor | 1553 | D/A1/220/021 | MF96110 | |
WHITE, Thomas | Swallowfield | 1555 | D/A1/7/103 | MF10040 | |
WHITE, Thomas | Welford | 1560 | D/A1/220/051 | MF96110 | |
WHITE, Thomas | Welford | 1560 | D/A1/167/111 | MF96000 | |
WHITE, Thomas | Shinfield | 1566 | D/A1/167/129 | MF96000 | |
WHITE, Thomas | New Windsor, Windsor | Yeoman | 1583 | D/A1/133/059 D/A1/10/361 | MF550 MF10047A |
WHITE, Thomas | Fyfield | Husbandman | 1589 | D/A1/220/138 | MF96111 |
WHITE, Thomas | Fyfield | 1589 | D/A1/11/367 | MF10047B | |
WHITE, Thomas | Fyfield | 1602 | D/A1/220/193 | MF96111 | |
WHITE, Thomas | Fyfield | 1602 | D/A1/13/859 | MF10049 | |
WHITE, Thomas | Knighton, Compton Beauchamp | 1606 | D/A1/221/008 | MF96112 | |
WHITE, Thomas | Compton Beauchamp | 1606 | D/A1/168/014 | MF96001 | |
WHITE, Thomas | Knighton, Compton Beauchamp | 1606 | D/A1/134/033 D/A1/15/066 | MF551 MF10065 | |
WHITE, Thomas | Shinfield | Husbandman | 1616 | D/A1/134/122 D/A1/15/599 | MF551 MF10065 |
WHITE, Thomas | Bray | 1624 | D/A1/135/021 | MF552 | |
WHITE, Thomas | Saint Mary, Oxford, Oxfordshire | 1637 | D/A1/16/473 | MF10066 | |
WHITE, Thomas | Bray | Yeoman | 1641 | D/A1/136/100 | MF552 |
WHITE, Thomas | New Windsor, Windsor | Apothecary | 1643 | D/A1/137/014 | MF553 |
WHITE, Thomas | Radley | Labourer | 1663 | D/A1/137/103 | MF553 |
WHITE, Thomas | Ashbury | 1680 | D/A1/138/65 | MF553 | |
WHITE, Thomas | Bray | Victualler | 1689 | D/A1/223/69 | MF96117 |
WHITE, Thomas | Blagrove, Cumnor | Yeoman | 1697 | D/A1/223/119 | MF96118 |
WHITE, Thomas | Bucklebury | Yeoman | 1710 | D/A1/223/186 | MF96118 |
WHITE, Thomas | Fyfield | 1720 | D/A1/224/31 | MF96119 | |
WHITE, Thomas | Newbury | 1733 | D/A1/140/130 | MF555 | |
WHITE, Thomas | Appleton | Blacksmith | 1734 | D/A1/224/97 | MF96119 |
WHITE, Thomas | Thatcham | 1752 | D/A1/141/42 | MF555 | |
WHITE, Thomas | Earley, Sonning | Husbandman | 1757 | D/A1/141/70 | MF555 |
WHITE, Thomas | Appleton | Blacksmith | 1803 | D/A1/164/52 | MF584 |
WHITE, Thomas Jnr | Sutton Courtenay | 1557 | D/A1/3/238 | MF604 | |
WHITE, Thomas Snr | Brightwalton | Husbandman | 1666 | D/A1/137/130 | MF553 |
WHITE, Thomas Snr | Bucklebury | Yeoman | 1698 | D/A1/139/45 | MF554 |
WHITE, Timothy | Reading | Innholder | 1713 | D/A1/139/176 | MF554 |
WHITE, Timothy | Reading | Joiner | 1758 | D/A1/224/161 | MF96120 |
WHITE, William | Inkpen | 1539 | D/A1/1/222 | MF10042 | |
WHITE, William | Hoe Benham, Welford | 1574 | D/A1/220/076 | MF96110 | |
WHITE, William | Reading St Giles | 1589 | D/A1/133/122 D/A1/11/193 | MF551 MF10047B | |
WHITE, William | Letcombe Regis | Maltster | 1634 | D/A1/136/016 | MF552 |
WHITE, William | Elcot, Kintbury | 1643 | D/A1/222/024 | MF96114 | |
WHITE, William | Boxford | Husbandman | 1644 | D/A1/222/025 | MF96114 |
WHITE, William | Boxford | Husbandman | 1644 | D/A1/169/102 | MF96002 |
WHITE, William | Southridge, Streatley | Tailor | 1648 | D/A1/222/034 D/A1/169/102 | MF96114 MF96002 |