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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CLEMENT, John | East Hendred | Yeoman | 1694 | D/A1/58/10 | MF476 |
CLEMENT, John Snr | Fawley | Tailor | 1661 | D/A1/183/55 | MF96025 |
CLEMENT, John Snr | Farnborough | Husbandman | 1680 | D/A1/184/22 | MF96026 |
CLEMENT, Mary | Wantage | Cordwainer | 1661 | D/A1/183/54 | MF96025 |
CLEMENT, Mary | Reading St Mary | 1800 | D/A1/185/224 | MF96028 | |
CLEMENT, Richard | Abingdon | 1776 | D/A1/185/193 | MF96028 | |
CLEMENT, Richard | Reading St Giles | Boat Builder | 1796 | D/A1/60/167 | MF513 |
CLEMENT, Robert | Shaw Cum Donnington | Weaver | 1683 | D/A1/57/41 | MF475 |
CLEMENT, Robert | Uffington | Butcher | 1716 | D/A1/185/2 | MF96028 |
CLEMENT, Robert | Uffington | Butcher | 1720 | D/A1/185/21 | MF96028 |
CLEMENT, Stephen | East Hendred | Husbandman | 1730 | D/A1/59/108 | MF513 |
CLEMENT, Thomas | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | Tailor | 1661 | D/A1/56/17 | MF474 |
CLEMENT, Thomas | Abingdon | Glazier | 1695 | D/A1/58/16 | MF476 |
CLEMENT, William | Basildon | Carpenter | 1603 | D/A1/53/173 D/A1/14/215 | MF472 MF10064 |
CLEMENT, William | Stanford | Farmer | 1811 | D/A1/147/90 | MF558 |
CLEMENTE, John | Welford | Husbandman | 1643 | D/A1/55/152 | MF474 |
CLEMENTE, Mary | Buckland | 1640 | D/A1/55/110 | MF474 | |
CLEMENTE, William Snr | Childrey | 1584 | D/A1/52/127 D/A1/11/211 | MF472 MF10047B | |
CLEMENTES, Richard | Newbury | 1629 | D/A1/182/076 | MF96023 | |
CLEMENTS , Henry Jnr | Barkham | Husbandman | 1717 | D/A1/59/7 | MF476 |
CLEMENTS, Henry | Barkham | Husbandman | 1722 | D/A1/59/45 | MF476 |
CLEMENTS, John | Swallowfield | Yeoman | 1689 | D/A1/184/63 | MF96026 |
CLEMENTS, John | Swallowfield | Yeoman | 1809 | D/A1/147/88 | MF558 |
CLEMENTS, John | Newbury | Miller | 1826 | D/A1/227/32 | MF96124 |
CLEMENTS, Nathaniel | Newbury | 1722 | D/A1/185/27 | MF96028 | |
CLEMENTS, Nicholas | Longcot, Shrivenham | Husbandman | 1647 | D/A1/55/171 | MF474 |
CLEMENTS, Richard | Newbury | Blacksmith | 1636 | D/A1/182/123 | MF96024 |
CLEMENTS, Richard | East Hanney, Hanney | Yeoman | 1650 | D/A1/183/041 | MF96025 |
CLEMENTS, Richard | South Moreton | Yeoman | 1718 | D/A1/59/11 | MF476 |
CLEMENTS, Robert | Inkpen | 1722 | D/A1/185/28 | MF96028 | |
CLEMENTS, Thomas | Barkham | Husbandman | 1707 | D/A1/184/156 | MF96027 |
CLEMENTS, Thomas | Barkham | Yeoman | 1778 | D/A1/60/109 | MF513 |
CLEMENTS, Thomas | Speen | Yeoman | 1835 | D/A1/148/49 | MF558 |
CLEMENTS, Thomas Snr | Barkham | Husbandman | 1673 | D/A1/183/124 | MF96025 |
CLEMENTS, William | Swallowfield | Yeoman | 1712 | D/A1/58/133 | MF476 |
CLEMENTS, William | Longworth | Yeoman | 1764 | D/A1/185/172 | MF96028 |
CLEMENTS, William | Longworth | 1796 | D/A1/185/218 | MF96028 | |
CLEMENTTES, Francis | Abingdon St Helen | Coverlet Weaver | 1621 | D/A1/54/073 | MF473 |
CLEMET, William | Basildon | 1603 | D/A1/53/137 | MF472 | |
CLEMMENCE, John | Inkpen | Yeoman | 1730 | D/A1/59/113 | MF513 |
CLEMMENT, Agnes | Henwick, Thatcham | 1610 | D/A1/53/218 D/A1/15/099 | MF472 MF10065 | |
CLEMMENT, Richard | North, Kintbury | Husbandman | 1667 | D/A1/183/88 | MF96025 |
CLEMONS, CLEMENCE, Edward | Shinfield | Mason | 1663 | D/A1/183/73 | MF96025 |
CLEMPSON, Elizabeth | Abingdon | 1630 | D/A1/54/172 | MF473 | |
CLEMPSON, Katherine | Abingdon | 1673 | D/A1/56/141 | MF475 | |
CLEMPSON, Thomas | Abingdon | 1639 | D/A1/55/103 | MF474 | |
CLEMPSON, Thomas | Abingdon | 1639 | D/A1/16/524 | MF10066 | |
CLEMSON, Thomas | Fyfield | Almsman, Clerk | 1558 | D/A1/51/089 D/A1/7/184 | MF469 MF10040 |
CLERCK, Henry | Lambourn | 1598 | D/A1/13/320 | MF10049 | |
CLERCK, Jane | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | 1602 | D/A1/13/1015 | MF10049 | |
CLERCKE, John | Marcham | Husbandman | 1561 | D/A1/8/193 | MF10043C |
CLERCKE, John | Streatley | 1616 | D/A1/168/132 | MF96001 | |
CLERE, Alice | Whitley, Reading St Giles | 1595 | D/A1/53/058 D/A1/12/292 | MF472 MF10048 | |
CLERE, Alice | Shinfield | 1631 | D/A1/54/193 | MF473 | |
CLERE, Richard | Shottesbrooke | Clerk | 1661 | D/A1/56/36 | MF474 |
CLERE, Simon | Whitley, Reading St Giles | 1489 | D/A1/1/024 | MF10041 | |
CLERE, Simon | Whitley, Reading St Giles | 1552 | D/A1/5/176 | MF10043A | |
CLERE, Simon | Whitley, Reading St Giles | 1552 | D/A1/4/044 | MF604 | |
CLERE, Simon | Whitley, Reading St Giles | 1552 | D/A1/233/352 | MF96132 | |
CLERE, Thomas | Whitley, Reading St Giles | 1552 | D/A1/5/155 | MF10043A | |
CLERE, Thomas | Whitley, Reading St Giles | 1552 | D/A1/4/045 | MF604 | |
CLERE, Thomas | Reading St Giles | 1560 | D/A1/51/178 D/A1/8/183 | MF470 MF10043C | |
CLERK, Joan | Newbury | 1611 | D/A1/53/221 D/A1/15/170 | MF472 MF10065 | |
CLERK, John | Bray | 1525 | D/A1/51/022 D/A1/1/090 D/A1/1/080 | MF469 MF10041 MF10041 | |
CLERK, Thomas | Abingdon | 1564 | D/A1/167/124 | MF96000 | |
CLERK, William | Ock Street, Abingdon St Helen | Husbandman | 1567 | D/A1/51/181 D/A1/9/030 | MF470 MF10046 |
CLERKE, Henry | Lambourn | 1598 | D/A1/181/155 | MF96022 | |
CLERKE, John | Shrivenham | 1529 | D/A1/1/103 | MF10041 | |
CLERKE, John | Winkfield | 1545 | D/A1/233/161 | MF96132 | |
CLERKE, John | Winkfield | 1545 | D/A1/2/274 | MF604 | |
CLERKE, John | North Moreton | 1559 | D/A1/167/105 | MF96000 | |
CLERKE, John | Marcham | 1561 | D/A1/51/175 | MF470 | |
CLERKE, John | Streatley | Husbandman | 1616 | D/A1/182/020 | MF96023 |
CLERKE, Mary | Yattendon | 1702 | D/A1/58/67 | MF476 | |
CLERKE, Richard | Streatley | 1541 | D/A1/181/002 | MF96021 | |
CLERKE, Robert | Hanney | 1585 | D/A1/11/022 | MF10047B | |
CLERKE, Thomas | Shalbourn | 1531 | D/A1/1/248 | MF10042 | |
CLERKE, Thomas | Charney, Longworth | 1534 | D/A1/1/277 | MF10042 | |
CLERKE, Thomas | Swallowfield | 1546 | D/A1/5/032 | MF10043A | |
CLERKE, William | Aldworth | 1541 | D/A1/2/132 | MF604 | |
CLERKE, William | Marcham | 1541 | D/A1/1/216 | MF10042 | |
CLERKE, William | Aldworth | 1548 | D/A1/233/070 | MF96132 | |
CLERKE, William | Southmoor, Kingston Bagpuize | 1738 | D/A1/59/168 | MF513 | |
CLEVELAND, John | Ashbury | Yeoman | 1677 | D/A1/56/163 | MF475 |
CLEYDON, William | Reading St Laurence | 1593 | D/A1/181/141 | MF96022 | |
CLEYDON, William | Reading | 1593 | D/A1/12/108 | MF10048 | |
CLEYDON, William | Wallingford St Mary | Yeoman | 1623 | D/A1/54/093 | MF473 |
CLEYTON, John | West Woodhay | 1558 | D/A1/51/106 D/A1/7/232 | MF469 MF10040 | |
CLIBSON, Marian | Newbury | 1552 | D/A1/5/183 | MF10043A | |
CLIDSDALE, Alexander | Wasing | 1643 | D/A1/55/160 | MF474 | |
CLIEER, Edward | Whitley, Reading St Giles | Yeoman | 1622 | D/A1/54/085 | MF473 |
CLIFFORD, Cornelius | Aston Upthorpe, Blewbury | Cordwainer | 1815 | D/A1/227/17 | MF96124 |
CLIFFORD, Elizabeth | Aston Upthorpe, Blewbury | 1821 | D/A1/227/24 | MF96124 | |
CLIFFORD, Francis | Ardington | Yeoman | 1670 | D/A1/183/108 | MF96025 |
CLIFFORD, George | Hanney | 1567 | D/A1/167/134 | MF96000 | |
CLIFFORD, John | Cumnor | 1560 | D/A1/51/134 D/A1/6/047 | MF470 MF10043B | |
CLIFFORD, John | Wytham | Labourer | 1633 | D/A1/182/103 D/A1/168/258 | MF96024 MF96001 |
CLIFFORD, John | Buckland | 1771 | D/A1/185/188 | MF96028 | |
CLIFFORD, Richard | Inkpen | Labourer | 1719 | D/A1/185/19 | MF96028 |
CLIFFORD, William | Swinford Ferry, Cumnor | 1541 | D/A1/181/005 | MF96021 |