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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DAVIS, Mary | Aldworth | 1629 | D/A1/186/140 | MF96030 | |
DAVIS, Mary | Theale, Tilehurst | 1751 | D/A1/187/165 | MF96032 | |
DAVIS, Mary | Aldermaston | 1758 | D/A1/187/172 | MF96032 | |
DAVIS, Mary | Abingdon St Helen | 1782 | D/A1/65/192 | MF517 | |
DAVIS, Mary | Maidenhead | 1822 | D/A1/227/95 | MF96124 | |
DAVIS, Matthew | Everington, Yattendon | Yeoman | 1642 | D/A1/62/166 | MF515 |
DAVIS, Richard | North Hinksey | Yeoman | 1689 | D/A1/187/58 | MF96031 |
DAVIS, Richard Snr | Tidmarsh | Yeoman | 1661 | D/A1/63/8 | MF515 |
DAVIS, Robert | Buckland | 1561 | D/A1/167/115 | MF96000 | |
DAVIS, Robert | South Hinksey | Husbandman | 1702 | D/A1/187/84 | MF96031 |
DAVIS, Robert | Coleshill | Labourer | 1736 | D/A1/64/113 | MF516 |
DAVIS, Roger | New Windsor, Windsor | Mercer | 1612 | D/A1/186/101 | MF96029 |
DAVIS, Roger | New Windsor, Windsor | 1612 | D/A1/168/086 | MF96001 | |
DAVIS, Sarah | Garford, Marcham | 1841 | D/A1/150/10 | MF559 | |
DAVIS, Susanna | Longworth | 1626 | D/A1/16/102 | MF10066 | |
DAVIS, Thomas | Swallowfield | Husbandman | 1615 | D/A1/62/011 D/A1/15/536 | MF514 MF10065 |
DAVIS, Thomas | Charney Bassett, Longworth | Weaver | 1694 | D/A1/187/72 | MF96031 |
DAVIS, Thomas | Sweatman Farm, Cumnor | Yeoman | 1696 | D/A1/187/81 | MF96031 |
DAVIS, Thomas | North Hinksey | Yeoman | 1701 | D/A1/64/13 | MF516 |
DAVIS, Thomas | Shaw Cum Donnington | Brick Burner | 1731 | D/A1/187/148 | MF96032 |
DAVIS, Thomas | Shinfield | Yeoman | 1784 | D/A1/65/195 | MF517 |
DAVIS, Thomas Snr | Wickham, Welford | Yeoman | 1638 | D/A1/62/149 | MF515 |
DAVIS, Vincent | Enborne | Husbandman | 1620 | D/A1/62/039 | MF514 |
DAVIS, Walter | Reading St Mary | Musician | 1609 | D/A1/186/091 | MF96029 |
DAVIS, Walter | Reading St Mary | 1609 | D/A1/168/052 | MF96001 | |
DAVIS, William | Longcot, Shrivenham | Weaver | 1744 | D/A1/187/161 | MF96032 |
DAVIS, William | Abingdon St Helen | Yeoman | 1754 | D/A1/187/168 | MF96032 |
DAVIS, William | Abingdon | Yeoman | 1762 | D/A1/64/172 | MF516 |
DAVIS, William | Abingdon | Coal Merchant | 1850 | D/A1/150/21 | MF559 |
DAVIS, William | Besselsleigh | Husbandman | 1681 | D/A1/63/85 | MF515 |
DAVIS, William | Cumnor | Yeoman | 1717 | D/A1/187/121 | MF96031 |
DAVIS, William Snr | Besselsleigh | Yeoman | 1676 | D/A1/63/68 | MF515 |
DAVISON, Richard | Reading | 1557 | D/A1/186/016 | MF96029 | |
DAVISON, Richard | Reading | 1597 | D/A1/13/185 | MF10049 | |
DAVISON, Richard | Reading | Broad Weaver | 1707 | D/A1/187/93 | MF96031 |
DAVISONNE, Richard | Reading | 1597 | D/A1/186/066 | MF96029 | |
DAVISS, Henry | Waltham St Lawrence | Maltster | 1748 | D/A1/64/144 | MF516 |
DAVY , Robert | New Windsor, Windsor | Chandler | 1544 | D/A1/6/054 D/A1/7/111 | MF10043B MF10040 |
DAVY , Thomas | Hurley | 1557 | D/A1/61/032 | MF514 | |
DAVY, Alice | Bray | 1594 | D/A1/61/184 D/A1/12/167 | MF514 MF10048 | |
DAVY, Griffith | Bray | 1560 | D/A1/61/065 D/A1/6/064 | MF514 MF10043B | |
DAVY, John | Shalbourn | 1540 | D/A1/233/084 | MF96132 | |
DAVY, Richard Jnr | Maidenhead | 1545 | D/A1/186/008 | MF96029 | |
DAVY, Thomas | Bagnor, Speen | Husbandman | 1590 | D/A1/61/176 D/A1/11/337 | MF514 MF10047B |
DAVYE, Giles | Maidenhead, Cookham | Yeoman, Tailor | 1574 | D/A1/61/117 D/A1/9/452 | MF514 MF10046 |
DAVYE, John | Shalbourn | 1540 | D/A1/2/158 | MF604 | |
DAVYE, John | Waltham St Lawrence | 1567 | D/A1/61/087 D/A1/9/086 | MF514 MF10046 | |
DAVYE, Thomas | Hurley | 1557 | D/A1/6/009 | MF10043B | |
DAVYS , Christian | Tidmarsh | 1667 | D/A1/188/83 | MF96034 | |
DAVYS, Anne | Tidmarsh | 1667 | D/A1/187/17/2 | MF96031 | |
DAVYS, Humphrey | Lambourn | Mercer | 1630 | D/A1/186/142 D/A1/168/185 | MF96030 MF96001 |
DAVYS, Joan | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | 1562 | D/A1/186/022 D/A1/167/119 | MF96029 MF96000 | |
DAVYS, John | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | 1544 | D/A1/61/006 | MF514 | |
DAVYS, John | Waltham St Lawrence | 1581 | D/A1/186/049 | MF96029 | |
DAVYS, Magdalen | Pangbourne | 1627 | D/A1/186/136 | MF96030 | |
DAVYS, Robert | Buckland | 1561 | D/A1/186/021 | MF96029 | |
DAW, William | Binfield | Gardener | 1692 | D/A1/187/68 | MF96031 |
DAWBIE, John | Newbury | Glazier | 1590 | D/A1/186/056 D/A1/11/371 | MF96029 MF10047B |
DAWBORNE, Thomas | Sunninghill | 1544 | D/A1/1/223 | MF10042 | |
DAWBY, Roger | Thatcham | 1575 | D/A1/61/110 D/A1/9/463 | MF514 MF10046 | |
DAWE, Elizabeth | West Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1584 | D/A1/61/144 D/A1/11/008 | MF514 MF10047B | |
DAWES, Edward | Inkpen | Tailor | 1621 | D/A1/62/049 | MF514 |
DAWES, Francis | Reading St Mary | Yeoman | 1647 | D/A1/186/173 | MF96030 |
DAWES, John | Winkfield | 1580 | D/A1/186/047 | MF96029 | |
DAWES, John | Winkfield | 1580 | D/A1/10/214 | MF10047A | |
DAWES, Mary | Reading | 1742 | D/A1/187/158 | MF96032 | |
DAWKINS, Ralph | Sunninghill | 1623 | D/A1/62/056 | MF514 | |
DAWKYNS, Richard | Childrey | 1561 | D/A1/61/068 D/A1/8/199 | MF514 MF10043C | |
DAWSEN, Richard Snr | West Hanney, Hanney | Blacksmith | 1581 | D/A1/10/289 D/A1/61/137 | MF10047A MF514 |
DAWSON, Edward | Chieveley | Yeoman | 1680 | D/A1/63/81 | MF515 |
DAWSON, George | Sunninghill | Clerk | 1701 | D/A1/64/15 | MF516 |
DAWSON, George | Frilsham | Yeoman | 1749 | D/A1/187/164 | MF96032 |
DAWSON, Henry | Wallingford St Leonard | Clothier | 1601 | D/A1/61/215 D/A1/13/649 | MF514 MF10049 |
DAWSON, Henry | Southend, Bradfield | 1700 | D/A1/64/11 | MF516 | |
DAWSON, Humphrey | Appleton | Carpenter | 1826 | D/A1/149/30 | MF559 |
DAWSON, James | West Hanney | 1777 | D/A1/65/187 | MF517 | |
DAWSON, James | Appleton | Carpenter | 1853 | D/A1/150/27 | MF559 |
DAWSON, Job | Wallingford | Labourer | 1758 | D/A1/64/160 | MF516 |
DAWSON, John | Reading St Laurence | Broad Weaver | 1621 | D/A1/186/121 | MF96030 |
DAWSON, Mary | Warfield | 1690 | D/A1/187/64 | MF96031 | |
DAWSON, Mary | Hampstead Norreys | 1725 | D/A1/64/82 | MF516 | |
DAWSON, Richard | Reading St Laurence | Clothier | 1582 | D/A1/186/051 | MF96029 |
DAWSON, Richard | Reading | 1582 | D/A1/10/334 | MF10047A | |
DAWSON, Thomas | Hanney | Smith | 1568 | D/A1/9/121 D/A1/61/089 | MF10046 MF514 |
DAWSON, William | Stratfield Mortimer | Vicar | 1558 | D/A1/61/046 D/A1/7/205 | MF514 MF10040 |
DAWSON, William | East Hanney, West Hanney | 1728 | D/A1/64/90 | MF516 | |
DAWSTEN, Anne | West Hanney | 1683 | D/A1/63/95 | MF515 | |
DAWSTEN, Eleanor | West Hanney | 1740 | D/A1/64/125 | MF516 | |
DAWSTEN, Richard Snr | West Hanney, Hanney | Blacksmith | 1622 | D/A1/186/123 | MF96030 |
DAWSTEN, William | West Hanney, Hanney | Husbandman | 1649 | D/A1/62/184 | MF515 |
DAWSTON, Richard Snr | West Hanney | Blacksmith | 1663 | D/A1/187/7 | MF96031 |
DAY , Ann Snr | Buscot | 1754 | D/A1/64/152 | MF516 | |
DAY, Anthony | Lambourn Woodlands, Lambourn | Tailor | 1685 | D/A1/63/106 | MF515 |
DAY, Anthony | Shrevenham, Shrivenham | Yeoman | 1724 | D/A1/64/77 | MF516 |
DAY, Anthony | Abingdon | Innholder | 1737 | D/A1/64/118 | MF516 |
DAY, Anthony | Shrivenham | 1776 | D/A1/187/185 | MF96032 | |
DAY, Barton | Streatley | 1807 | D/A1/227/84 | MF96124 | |
DAY, Barton | Cholsey | Labourer | 1838 | D/A1/150/6 | MF559 |
DAY, Bernard | Wallingford | Maltster | 1671 | D/A1/63/51 | MF515 |
DAY, Edward | Tidmarsh | 1596 | D/A1/61/193 D/A1/12/423 | MF514 MF10048 |