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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WHITLOCK, Richard | 1556 | D/A1/132/076 | MF550 | ||
WHITNEY, Brooke | Long Hanborough, Oxfordshire | 1624 | D/A1/16/068 | MF10066 | |
WHITT, Ellis | Kintbury | 1546 | D/A1/5/021 | MF10043A | |
WHITTAKER , William Snr | Thatcham | Wheeler | 1779 | D/A1/141/166 | MF556 |
WHITTAKER (ALIAS LEE), Ann | Thatcham | 1772 | D/A1/224/186 | MF96120 | |
WHITTAKER, Thomas | Thatcham | Wheelwright | 1681 | D/A1/138/77 | MF553 |
WHITTALL, Robert | East Hanney, West Hanney | Yeoman | 1732 | D/A1/140/126 | MF555 |
WHITTE , William | Inkpen | Sawer | 1673 | D/A1/138/6 | MF553 |
WHITTE, Thomas | Denchworth | Husbandman | 1590 | D/A1/133/118 D/A1/11/238 | MF551 MF10047B |
WHITTELL, William | Old Windsor | Husbandman | 1684 | D/A1/138/95 | MF553 |
WHITTINGHAM, Richard | Yattendon | Victualler | 1740 | D/A1/224/118 | MF96119 |
WHITTINGTON, Humphrey | Thatcham | 1625 | D/A1/221/101 | MF96113 | |
WHITTINGTON, Humphrey | Thatcham | 1626 | D/A1/135/059 | MF552 | |
WHITTINGTON, Thomas | Abingdon | Yeoman | 1619 | D/A1/134/157 D/A1/15/895 | MF551 MF10065 |
WHITTINGTON, William | Abingdon | Tailor | 1557 | D/A1/3/269 | MF604 |
WHITTLE, Margaret | East Hanney, West Hanney | 1765 | D/A1/141/102 | MF555 | |
WHITTYER, John | Holt, Kintbury | Yeoman | 1600 | D/A1/133/231 D/A1/13/609 | MF551 MF10049 |
WHITWICK, Henry | Peasemore | Yeoman | 1721 | D/A1/140/34 | MF555 |
WHITWICK, Walter | Appleton | 1670 | D/A1/137/177 | MF553 | |
WHITYNG, Elizabeth | East Hendred | 1557 | D/A1/132/070 D/A1/7/138 | MF550 MF10040 | |
WHOD , Joan | Abingdon St Helen | 1637 | D/A1/221/153 | MF96113 | |
WHOD, Thomas | Cholsey | Labourer | 1612 | D/A1/134/074 D/A1/15/213 | MF551 MF10065 |
WHODD, Richard | Shinfield | Tailor | 1580 | D/A1/133/039 D/A1/10/268 | MF550 MF10047A |
WHODDE, William | Abingdon | Cowper | 1623 | D/A1/221/089 | MF96112 |
WHOKE, William | Newbury | Barber | 1574 | D/A1/220/081 | MF96110 |
WHOOD, Elizabeth | Shinfield | 1700 | D/A1/139/63 | MF554 | |
WHOOD, Henry | Shinfield | Husbandman | 1658 | D/A1/19/195 | MF10081 |
WHOOD, Henry | Shinfield | Husbandman | 1724 | D/A1/140/57 | MF555 |
WHOOD, James | Shinfield | Yeoman | 1724 | D/A1/140/58 | MF555 |
WHOOD, Richard | Cholsey | Labourer | 1610 | D/A1/134/054 D/A1/15/029 | MF551 MF10065 |
WHOOD, Thomas | Abingdon St Helen | Cooper | 1639 | D/A1/136/080 | MF552 |
WHOOLPHE, Robert | Beedon | Clerk | 1628 | D/A1/135/071 | MF552 |
WHYCHELEY, Margaret | Appleford, Sutton Courtenay | 1545 | D/A1/3/242 D/A1/233/316 | MF604 MF96132 | |
WHYGHT, John | Crookham, Thatcham | 1547 | D/A1/132/035 | MF550 | |
WHYGHTE, John | Sutton Courtenay | 1557 | D/A1/220/031 | MF96110 | |
WHYGTHE, Thomas | Sutton Courtenay | 1555 | D/A1/3/236 | MF604 | |
WHYGTHE, Thomas | Sutton Courtenay | 1556 | D/A1/233/314 | MF96132 | |
WHYLDER, Matthew | Sulhamstead Bannister | 1574 | D/A1/132/274 D/A1/9/413 | MF550 MF10046 | |
WHYLLASTON, Roger | Goosey, Stanford In The Vale | Priest | 1590 | D/A1/133/134 D/A1/11/326 | MF551 MF10047B |
WHYST, Thomas | Wasing | 1558 | D/A1/132/138 D/A1/7/272 | MF550 MF10040 | |
WHYSTLER, Thomas | 1558 | D/A1/220/034 | MF96110 | ||
WHYT, John | Inkpen | 1546 | D/A1/132/030 | MF550 | |
WHYT, William | Elcot, Kintbury | 1558 | D/A1/132/092 D/A1/8/076 | MF550 MF10043C | |
WHYT, William | Sulhamstead Abbots | Husbandman | 1567 | D/A1/132/212 D/A1/9/081 | MF550 MF10046 |
WHYTAKER, Isabel | Pangbourne | 1559 | D/A1/132/136 D/A1/8/055 | MF550 MF10043C | |
WHYTAKER, John | Whitchurch, Oxfordshire | 1557 | D/A1/4/156 | MF604 | |
WHYTAKER, John | Whitchurch, Oxfordshire | Husbandman | 1557 | D/A1/233/417 | MF96132 |
WHYTAKER, Nicholas | Pangbourne | 1557 | D/A1/220/032 | MF96110 | |
WHYTAKER, Richard | Pangbourne | 1559 | D/A1/132/135 D/A1/8/053 | MF550 MF10043C | |
WHYTE , Ellis | Kintbury | 1546 | D/A1/132/022 | MF550 | |
WHYTE, Christopher | Enborne | 1583 | D/A1/220/111 | MF96111 | |
WHYTE, Christopher | Enborne | 1583 | D/A1/10/389 | MF10047A | |
WHYTE, Elizabeth | Kintbury | 1580 | D/A1/133/033 D/A1/10/227 | MF550 MF10047A | |
WHYTE, Ellis | 1546 | D/A1/220/005 | MF96110 | ||
WHYTE, Henry | Little Wittenham | 1529 | D/A1/1/105 | MF10041 | |
WHYTE, Henry | Newbury | Woollen Draper | 1568 | D/A1/132/236 D/A1/9/238 | MF550 MF10046 |
WHYTE, John | Aston Tirrold | 1580 | D/A1/10/213 | MF10047A | |
WHYTE, John | Elcot, Kintbury | 1584 | D/A1/133/079 D/A1/10/453 | MF550 MF10047A | |
WHYTE, John | Stratfield Mortimer | Yeoman | 1593 | D/A1/133/165 D/A1/12/118 | MF551 MF10048 |
WHYTE, John | Inkpen | 1546 | D/A1/6/141 D/A1/5/032 | MF10043B MF10043A | |
WHYTE, John | Aston Tirrold | 1552 | D/A1/4/175 | MF604 | |
WHYTE, John | Aston Tirrold | 1552 | D/A1/132/043 | MF550 | |
WHYTE, John | New Windsor, Windsor | Labourer | 1563 | D/A1/220/056 | MF96110 |
WHYTE, John | Aston Tirrold | Husbandman | 1577 | D/A1/133/002 | MF550 |
WHYTE, John | Ufton Nervet | 1580 | D/A1/220/102 | MF96110 | |
WHYTE, John | Ufton Nervet | 1580 | D/A1/10/215 | MF10047A | |
WHYTE, Margaret | Warfield | 1566 | D/A1/132/199 D/A1/8/368 | MF550 MF10043C | |
WHYTE, Richard | Aston Tirrold | 1552 | D/A1/6/153 D/A1/5/184 | MF10043B MF10043A | |
WHYTE, Richard | Aston Tirrold | 1552 | D/A1/132/044 | MF550 | |
WHYTE, Thomas | Tidmarsh | Clerk, Curate | 1583 | D/A1/220/114 D/A1/10/387 | MF96111 MF10047A |
WHYTE, Walter | Speenhamland, Speen | 1546 | D/A1/132/025 D/A1/5/059 | MF550 MF10043A | |
WHYTE, William | Kingston Lisle, Sparsholt | 1556 | D/A1/132/073 D/A1/7/114 | MF550 MF10040 | |
WHYTE, William | Hoe Benham, Welford | Husbandman | 1558 | D/A1/132/088 D/A1/8/074 | MF550 MF10043C |
WHYTE, William | Aldermaston | 1577 | D/A1/133/006 D/A1/10/092 | MF550 MF10047A | |
WHYTE, William | White Waltham | Yeoman | 1591 | D/A1/133/137 D/A1/11/397 | MF551 MF10047B |
WHYTEHORNE, Bartholomew | Goosey, Stanford In The Vale | 1586 | D/A1/11/043 | MF10047B | |
WHYTEHORNE, George | New Windsor, Windsor | Clerk, Prebendary | 1566 | D/A1/132/202 D/A1/9/002 | MF550 MF10046 |
WHYTEHORNE, Thomas | Longcot, Shrivenham | 1586 | D/A1/11/077 | MF10047B | |
WHYTELEY, Richard | Speenhamland, Speen | 1546 | D/A1/132/017 | MF550 | |
WHYTHORNE, Richard | Stanford | 1569 | D/A1/132/226 D/A1/9/164 | MF550 MF10046 | |
WHYTHORNE, William | New Windsor, Windsor | 1587 | D/A1/133/110 D/A1/11/278 | MF551 MF10047B | |
WHYTING, Christopher | Stanford In The Vale | Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/137/91 | MF553 |
WHYTT, Thomas | Swallowfield | 1555 | D/A1/132/068 | MF550 | |
WHYTTE, Isabel | Inkpen | 1547 | D/A1/3/220 | MF604 | |
WHYTTE, John | Basildon | 1513 | D/A1/1/020 | MF10041 | |
WHYTTE, John | Everington, Yattendon | 1597 | D/A1/133/198 D/A1/13/139 | MF551 MF10049 | |
WHYTTOCKE, John | Moulsford, Cholsey | Day Labourer | 1578 | D/A1/133/012 D/A1/10/132 | MF550 MF10047A |
WHYTTWOID, John | Stanford | 1559 | D/A1/132/150 | MF550 | |
WHYTYNG, John | East Hendred | 1545 | D/A1/220/004 | MF96110 | |
WHYTYNG, William | Hanney | 1547 | D/A1/132/034 D/A1/6/183 | MF550 MF10043B | |
WIATT, Richard | Drayton | 1669 | D/A1/137/153 | MF553 | |
WIBBLYN, Joan | Draycott Moor, Longworth | 1578 | D/A1/133/014 D/A1/10/147 | MF550 MF10047A | |
WIBBLYN, John | Denchworth | Yeoman | 1558 | D/A1/7/316 | MF10040 |
WIBLEN, Daniel | Denchworth | Yeoman | 1697 | D/A1/139/37 | MF554 |
WIBLEN, Daniel | Denchworth | Yeoman | 1734 | D/A1/224/95 | MF96119 |
WIBLEN, Daniel | Denchworth | 1749 | D/A1/141/25 | MF555 | |
WIBLEN, Mary | Denchworth | 1739 | D/A1/140/176 | MF555 | |
WIBLEN, William | Denchworth | 1730 | D/A1/140/109 | MF555 | |
WIBLEN, William | Abingdon | Butcher (Pork) | 1842 | D/A1/165/116 | MF585 |
WIBLIN, Ann | Goosey, Stanford In The Vale | 1733 | D/A1/140/135 | MF555 |