Wills Index
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILKES, John | Abingdon St Helen | 1555 | D/A1/7/098 | MF10040 | |
| WILKES, John | Bray | 1613 | D/A1/221/033 | MF96112 | |
| WILKES, John | Bray | 1613 | D/A1/168/096 | MF96001 | |
| WILKES, John | Bray | Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/222/60 | MF96114 |
| WILKES, Ralph | Wargrave | Yeoman | 1645 | D/A1/137/028 | MF553 |
| WILKES, Thomas | Waltham St Lawrence | 1579 | D/A1/10/188 | MF10047A | |
| WILKES, William | Waltham St Lawrence | 1552 | D/A1/5/161 | MF10043A | |
| WILKES, William | Waltham St Lawrence | 1552 | D/A1/4/159 | MF604 | |
| WILKES, William | Waltham St Lawrence | 1553 | D/A1/233/419 | MF96132 | |
| WILKINCE, John | Greenham, Thatcham | Husbandman | 1593 | D/A1/133/167 D/A1/12/126 | MF551 MF10048 |
| WILKINCE, Reynold | Hanney | 1572 | D/A1/132/245 D/A1/9/319 | MF550 MF10046 | |
| WILKINES, Anne | Sutton Courtenay | 1602 | D/A1/133/239 D/A1/13/807 | MF551 MF10049 | |
| WILKINES, Richard | Kingston Lisle, Sparsholt | Yeoman | 1581 | D/A1/133/047 | MF550 |
| WILKINS , Anthony Snr | Abingdon | Labourer | 1728 | D/A1/224/72 | MF96119 |
| WILKINS , Thomas | West Hanney, Hanney | 1607 | D/A1/134/028 D/A1/14/242 | MF551 MF10064 | |
| WILKINS , Thomas Snr | Lambourn | Yeoman | 1715 | D/A1/139/186 | MF554 |
| WILKINS , Thomas Snr | Kingston Bagpuize | 1741 | D/A1/140/185 | MF555 | |
| WILKINS, Agnes | Stanmore, Beedon | 1588 | D/A1/220/128 D/A1/11/156 | MF96111 MF10047B | |
| WILKINS, Anthony Snr | Abingdon | Cheesemonger | 1676 | D/A1/138/35 | MF553 |
| WILKINS, Edward | Newbury | Labourer | 1612 | D/A1/221/038 D/A1/168/092 | MF96112 MF96001 |
| WILKINS, Edward | Abingdon | Linen Draper | 1828 | D/A1/232/88 | MF96131 |
| WILKINS, Elizabeth | Sutton Courtenay | 1772 | D/A1/141/143 | MF556 | |
| WILKINS, Francis | Up Lambbourn, Lambourn | Carpenter | 1755 | D/A1/141/61 | MF555 |
| WILKINS, George | West Hendred | Yeoman | 1848 | D/A1/232/121 | MF96131 |
| WILKINS, Joan | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1701 | D/A1/223/146 | MF96118 | |
| WILKINS, John | Wallingford | 1571 | D/A1/167/145 | MF96000 | |
| WILKINS, John | Abingdon St Helen | Blacksmith | 1694 | D/A1/223/104 | MF96118 |
| WILKINS, John | Longcot, Shrivenham | Tailor | 1706 | D/A1/223/169 | MF96118 |
| WILKINS, John | Sutton Courtenay | Victualler | 1727 | D/A1/140/80 | MF555 |
| WILKINS, John | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1730 | D/A1/224/84 | MF96119 |
| WILKINS, John | Brightwell | 1733 | D/A1/140/137 | MF555 | |
| WILKINS, John | West Hendred | Yeoman | 1762 | D/A1/141/96 | MF555 |
| WILKINS, Joseph | Brightwell | Yeoman | 1678 | D/A1/223/3 | MF96116 |
| WILKINS, Joseph | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1735 | D/A1/140/147 | MF555 |
| WILKINS, Lydia | Thatcham | 1746 | D/A1/141/14 | MF555 | |
| WILKINS, Martha | Fyfield | 1671 | D/A1/178/121 | MF96015 | |
| WILKINS, Martha | Sutton Courtenay | 1745 | D/A1/224/136 | MF96120 | |
| WILKINS, Mary | Sutton Courtenay | 1744 | D/A1/224/133 | MF96120 | |
| WILKINS, Mary | Up Lambbourn, Lambourn | 1756 | D/A1/141/63 | MF555 | |
| WILKINS, Nicholas | Longcot, Shrivenham | Husbandman | 1694 | D/A1/138/11 | MF553 |
| WILKINS, Nicholas | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1702 | D/A1/139/78 | MF554 | |
| WILKINS, Richard | Newbury | Dyer | 1588 | D/A1/220/125 D/A1/11/160 | MF96111 MF10047B |
| WILKINS, Richard | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1725 | D/A1/140/71 | MF555 |
| WILKINS, Richard | Sutton Courtenay | 1806 | D/A1/232/51 | MF96131 | |
| WILKINS, Richard | Reading | 1849 | D/A1/232/125 | MF96131 | |
| WILKINS, Richard Snr | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1685 | D/A1/138/105 | MF554 |
| WILKINS, Sarah | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1761 | D/A1/141/92 | MF555 | |
| WILKINS, Sarah | Reading St Giles | 1850 | D/A1/166/42 | MF585 | |
| WILKINS, Sarah | Abingdon | 1857 | D/A1/166/71 | MF585 | |
| WILKINS, Thomas | Hampstead Norris | Tailor | 1673 | D/A1/222/131 | MF96115 |
| WILKINS, Thomas | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1690 | D/A1/223/77 | MF96117 |
| WILKINS, Thomas | Winkfield | Tailor | 1719 | D/A1/140/19 | MF555 |
| WILKINS, Thomas | West Hendred | Yeoman | 1724 | D/A1/140/64 | MF555 |
| WILKINS, Thomas | Longcot, Shrivenham | Yeoman | 1765 | D/A1/141/104 | MF555 |
| WILKINS, Thomas Snr | Abingdon | Labourer | 1683 | D/A1/138/90 | MF553 |
| WILKINS, William | Thatcham | Timber Dealer | 1738 | D/A1/140/162 | MF555 |
| WILKINS, William | Newbury | Paper Maker | 1739 | D/A1/224/112 | MF96119 |
| WILKINS, William | Sutton Courtenay | Victualler | 1760 | D/A1/224/165 | MF96120 |
| WILKINS, William | Lambourn | Carpenter | 1780 | D/A1/141/167 | MF556 |
| WILKINSON , Thomas | Streatley | Blacksmith | 1633 | D/A1/136/008 | MF552 |
| WILKINSON , William | Newbury | Shoemaker | 1621 | D/A1/134/193 | MF551 |
| WILKINSON, Anne | Sutton Courtenay | 1602 | D/A1/133/239 D/A1/13/807 | MF551 MF10049 | |
| WILKINSON, James | Reading | China Man | 1839 | D/A1/165/91 | MF585 |
| WILKINSONN, Margery | Newbury | 1592 | D/A1/133/142 D/A1/12/021 | MF551 MF10048 | |
| WILKS, Francis | Wargrave | Yeoman | 1730 | D/A1/140/105 | MF555 |
| WILKS, Robert | Warfield | Yeoman | 1652 | D/A1/137/059 | MF553 |
| WILKS, Susannah | Warfield | 1675 | D/A1/138/19 | MF553 | |
| WILKYNES, Mary Snr | Brightwell | 1629 | D/A1/135/086 | MF552 | |
| WILKYNS, John | Wallingford St Mary | 1571 | D/A1/132/229 D/A1/9/250 | MF550 MF10046 | |
| WILKYNS, William | Sutton Courtenay | 1598 | D/A1/133/208 D/A1/13/272 | MF551 MF10049 | |
| WILLATS , Aaron Snr | Reading | Cooper | 1722 | D/A1/140/50 | MF555 |
| WILLATS, Aaron | Reading | Harness Maker | 1688 | D/A1/223/62 | MF96117 |
| WILLATS, Mary | Reading St Giles | 1797 | D/A1/224/214 | MF96120 | |
| WILLATTS, Moses | Reading St Laurence | Cordwainer | 1689 | D/A1/223/70 | MF96117 |
| WILLATTS, Moses | Reading | Harness Maker | 1714 | D/A1/224/5 | MF96119 |
| WILLCOX, Mary | New Windsor, Windsor | 1676 | D/A1/222/142 | MF96115 | |
| WILLDAR, Mary | Burghfield | 1676 | D/A1/138/31 | MF553 | |
| WILLDE, Oliver | Harwell | Yeoman | 1672 | D/A1/137/196 | MF553 |
| WILLDER, Henry | Swallowfield | Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/137/94 | MF553 |
| WILLDER, Richard | Englefield | Weaver | 1626 | D/A1/135/052 | MF552 |
| WILLDER, Richard Snr | Basildon | Husbandman | 1694 | D/A1/139/12 | MF554 |
| WILLES, Elizabeth | Bucklebury | 1755 | D/A1/141/60 | MF555 | |
| WILLES, John | Brightwalton | 1552 | D/A1/5/147 | MF10043A | |
| WILLES, Vincent | Henwick, Thatcham | Husbandman | 1682 | D/A1/138/79 | MF553 |
| WILLETT , Anne | Newbury | Clothier | 1682 | D/A1/223/24 | MF96116 |
| WILLETT, Edward | Newbury | Broad Weaver | 1645 | D/A1/137/031 | MF553 |
| WILLGOOSE, Elizabeth | Wytham | 1680 | D/A1/223/11 | MF96116 | |
| WILLGOOSE, John | Wytham | Yeoman | 1679 | D/A1/138/53 | MF553 |
| WILLGOSE, Henry | Wytham | 1556 | D/A1/132/077 | MF550 | |
| WILLIAMES, Richard | Abingdon | Schoolmaster | 1578 | D/A1/133/010 D/A1/10/119 | MF550 MF10047A |
| WILLIAMS , Benjamin Jnr | Reading | Tinplate Worker | 1825 | D/A1/165/36 | MF584 |
| WILLIAMS , John Snr | Abingdon | Sacking Manufacturer | 1849 | D/A1/232/124 | MF96131 |
| WILLIAMS , Thomas Snr | East Ilsley | Carpenter | 1822 | D/A1/165/22 | MF584 |
| WILLIAMS, Albert | Longcot, Shrivenham | Mercer | 1689 | D/A1/223/67 | MF96117 |
| WILLIAMS, Ann | Abingdon | 1825 | D/A1/165/43 | MF584 | |
| WILLIAMS, Ann | Abingdon | 1849 | D/A1/232/126 | MF96131 | |
| WILLIAMS, Ann Stroud | Wantage | 1854 | D/A1/166/55 | MF585 | |
| WILLIAMS, Anne | Frilsham | 1648 | D/A1/137/047 | MF553 | |
| WILLIAMS, Anne | Cookham | 1702 | D/A1/139/79 | MF554 | |
| WILLIAMS, Davie | Newbury | Dyer | 1584 | D/A1/133/086 D/A1/10/463 | MF550 MF10047A |