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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ELY, Richard | Abingdon | 1559 | D/A1/188/006 | MF96033 | |
ELY, Richard | Abingdon | 1559 | D/A1/167/104 | MF96000 | |
ELY, Richard | Abingdon | 1739 | D/A1/189/64 | MF96035 | |
ELY, Thomas | Wallingford St Mary | Cooper | 1662 | D/A1/188/75 | MF96034 |
ELYET, William | Abingdon | 1552 | D/A1/4/068 | MF604 | |
ELYNGE, Thomas | Whitley, Reading St Giles | 1536 | D/A1/2/185 | MF604 | |
ELYNGER, Elizabeth | Whitley, Reading St Giles | 1513 | D/A1/1/019 | MF10041 | |
ELYOTT, Thomas | Bray | 1559 | D/A1/65/024 D/A1/7/324 | MF516 MF10040 | |
ELYOTT, William | Reading St Mary | 1540 | D/A1/1/282 | MF10042 | |
ELYS, Hugh | Swallowfield | Fuller | 1575 | D/A1/65/057 D/A1/9/458 | MF516 MF10046 |
ELYS, Joan | Bucklebury | 1558 | D/A1/65/029 D/A1/7/248 | MF516 MF10040 | |
ELYS, John | Aldermaston | Husbandman | 1561 | D/A1/65/037 D/A1/8/202 | MF516 MF10043C |
ELYS, John Snr | Bucklebury | 1558 | D/A1/65/021 D/A1/7/189 | MF516 MF10040 | |
ELYS, Robert | Brightwell | 1544 | D/A1/65/002 | MF516 | |
ELYS, Thomas | Speen | 1517 | D/A1/1/026 | MF10041 | |
EM'E, John | Compton | 1531 | D/A1/1/183 | MF10042 | |
EMAN, William | White Waltham | 1550 | D/A1/65/009 | MF516 | |
EMAND, William | White Waltham | Butcher | 1550 | D/A1/5/113 | MF10043A |
EMANS (ALIAS DICKS), Mary | Tilehurst | 1710 | D/A1/189/42 | MF96035 | |
EMANS, Alice | Crookham, Thatcham | 1694 | D/A1/66/45 | MF517 | |
EMANS, Edward | Greenham, Thatcham | Cowkeeper | 1856 | D/A1/150/74 | MF559 |
EMANS, Giles | Crookham, Thatcham | 1616 | D/A1/65/118 D/A1/15/642 | MF516 MF10065 | |
EMANS, John | Tilehurst | Husbandman | 1721 | D/A1/189/51 | MF96035 |
EMANS, Mary | Tilehurst | Carpenter | 1710 | D/A1/189/42 | MF96035 |
EMANS, Richard | Shaw Cum Donnington | Husbandman | 1604 | D/A1/65/096 D/A1/13/1196 | MF516 MF10049 |
EMANS, Robert | Crookham, Thatcham | Yeoman | 1648 | D/A1/188/069 | MF96034 |
EMANS, William | Crookham, Thatcham | 1723 | D/A1/189/53 | MF96035 | |
EMBERY, Joan | Wytham | 1663 | D/A1/188/79 | MF96034 | |
EMBLIN, Charles | Bray | Yeoman | 1799 | D/A1/66/138 | MF517 |
EMBLIN, John | Chieveley | 1845 | D/A1/227/130 | MF96124 | |
EMBREY, John | Compton | 1572 | D/A1/188/015 | MF96033 | |
EMBRIE, Toby | Wytham | Husbandman | 1651 | D/A1/188/071 | MF96034 |
EMBRY, Richard | Compton | Yeoman | 1646 | D/A1/65/172 | MF517 |
EMBRY, Tobias | Wytham | 1651 | D/A1/169/021 | MF96002 | |
EMERSON, Giles | Newbury | Yeoman | 1632 | D/A1/188/055 D/A1/168/232 | MF96034 MF96001 |
EMERSON, Giles | Abingdon | Cutler | 1667 | D/A1/188/84 | MF96034 |
EMERSON, Thomas | Old Windsor | Yeoman | 1596 | D/A1/65/085 D/A1/12/361 | MF516 MF10048 |
EMERTON, Richard | Didcot | Yeoman | 1821 | D/A1/150/42 | MF559 |
EMERY , Nicholas | Compton | 1558 | D/A1/7/329 | MF10040 | |
EMERY , Richard | Englefield | Yeoman | 1681 | D/A1/66/29 | MF517 |
EMERY, Austin | Aldworth | Yeoman | 1558 | D/A1/65/028 D/A1/7/148 | MF516 MF10040 |
EMERY, John | Compton | 1572 | D/A1/188/015 | MF96033 | |
EMERY, Margaret | Sutton Courtenay | 1771 | D/A1/66/122 | MF517 | |
EMERY, Nicholas | Compton | 1558 | D/A1/65/026 | MF516 | |
EMERY, Thomas | Compton | 1569 | D/A1/9/151 D/A1/65/048 | MF10046 MF516 | |
EMERYE, George | Streatley | Husbandman | 1559 | D/A1/65/030 D/A1/7/266 | MF516 MF10040 |
EMES, Walter | Newbury | Carpenter | 1634 | D/A1/65/151 | MF517 |
EMMERE, Alice | Compton | 1544 | D/A1/2/176 | MF604 | |
EMMERY, Matthew | Reading | Clothier | 1641 | D/A1/65/165 | MF517 |
EMMES, Richard | Speenhamland, Speen | Carpenter | 1644 | D/A1/188/064 D/A1/169/021 | MF96034 MF96002 |
EMMES, Sibyl | Sulham | 1675 | D/A1/189/6 | MF96035 | |
EMMETT, John | Stratfield Saye , Hampshire | 1785 | D/A1/189/78 | MF96035 | |
EMMETT, William | Reading | Servant | 1803 | D/A1/150/34 | MF559 |
EMMETT, William | Reading | Servant | 1803 | D/A1/150/34 | MF559 |
EMMOTT, David | Ufton Nervet | 1539 | D/A1/2/184 | MF604 | |
EMMS, Valentine | Tidmarsh | Husbandman | 1639 | D/A1/65/162 | MF517 |
ENDALL, John Jnr | Aldworth | Husbandman | 1662 | D/A1/188/74 | MF96034 |
ENDEN, John | Reading | 1570 | D/A1/188/013 | MF96033 | |
ENDEN, John | Reading | 1570 | D/A1/167/143 | MF96000 | |
ENGERFILD, John | Englefield | 1560 | D/A1/188/010 | MF96033 | |
ENGLEFEILD, John | Newbury | Joiner | 1685 | D/A1/189/14 | MF96035 |
ENGLEFIELD , Thomas Jnr | Beenham | Yeoman | 1760 | D/A1/66/110 | MF517 |
ENGLEFIELD, John | Wallingford | 1728 | D/A1/189/56 | MF96035 | |
ENGLEFIELD, Martha | Wallingford | 1730 | D/A1/189/59 | MF96035 | |
ENGLEFIELD, Richard | Shinfield | Yeoman | 1718 | D/A1/66/67 | MF517 |
ENGLEFIELD, Robert | Stanford In The Vale | Yeoman | 1651 | D/A1/188/070 | MF96034 |
ENGLEFIELD, Robert | Stanford In The Vale | Husbandman | 1663 | D/A1/188/77 | MF96034 |
ENGLEFIELD, Thomas | Englefield | Yeoman | 1606 | D/A1/65/102 D/A1/14/158 | MF516 MF10064 |
ENGLISH, William | Sotwell | Mason | 1722 | D/A1/66/71 | MF517 |
ENGLISHE, John | Reading St Mary | 1554 | D/A1/7/044 D/A1/65/012 | MF10040 MF516 | |
ENGLOND, John | Ogbourne Saint George, Wiltshire | Husbandman | 1532 | D/A1/1/249 | MF10042 |
ENSTON, Sandal | East Hendred | Yeoman | 1777 | D/A1/66/127 | MF517 |
EPSON, Michael | Colnbrook, Horton, Buckinghamshire | Husbandman | 1632 | D/A1/65/145 | MF517 |
EQUAL, William | Inkpen | Labourer | 1819 | D/A1/150/39 | MF559 |
ERELLES, Thomas | Reading St Giles | 1564 | D/A1/8/292 D/A1/65/040 | MF10043C MF516 | |
ERLE, Thomas | Abingdon | Woollen Draper | 1549 | D/A1/5/072 | MF10043A |
ERLL, Thomas | Abingdon | 1549 | D/A1/65/005 | MF516 | |
ERNALL, Agnes | Harwell | 1557 | D/A1/3/241a D/A1/9/320 | MF604 MF10046 | |
ERNALL, Agnes | Harwell | 1557 | D/A1/233/315 | MF96132 | |
ERNALL, William | Harwell | 1550 | D/A1/5/115 D/A1/65/008 | MF10043A MF516 | |
ERNOLDE, Joan | Swallowfield | 1558 | D/A1/35/062 | MF459 | |
ERWOOD, Robert | Binfield | Husbandman | 1694 | D/A1/66/43 | MF517 |
ERWOOD, Thomas | Binfield | Yeoman | 1699 | D/A1/66/49 | MF517 |
ESCOTT, Robert | Abingdon | Labourer | 1671 | D/A1/188/89 | MF96034 |
ESMEAD, William | Stanford In The Vale | Tailor | 1671 | D/A1/188/88 | MF96034 |
ESSEX, Humphrey | Lambourn | 1589 | D/A1/11/368 D/A1/188/026 | MF10047B MF96033 | |
ESSEX, Humphrey | Lambourn | 1612 | D/A1/168/089 D/A1/188/040 | MF96002 MF96033 | |
EST, John | Buscot | 1521 | D/A1/1/053 | MF10041 | |
EST, John | Brimpton | 1552 | D/A1/5/155 | MF10043A | |
EST, John | Brimpton | 1552 | D/A1/188/003 | MF96033 | |
EST, Richard | Remenham | 1578 | D/A1/10/296 D/A1/65/062 | MF10047A MF516 | |
ESTGATE, Robert | Hamstead Marshall | 1547 | D/A1/5/063 D/A1/65/007 | MF10043A MF516 | |
ESTMOND, Audrey | Newbury | Butcher | 1566 | D/A1/8/365 D/A1/65/042 | MF10043C MF516 |
ESTMOND, Edward | West Shefford | 1592 | D/A1/12/070 | MF10048 | |
ESTMOND, Jerome | Benham, Speen | Fisherman | 1661 | D/A1/188/73 | MF96034 |
ESTMOND, Joan | Newbury | 1671 | D/A1/66/19 | MF517 | |
ESTMOND, Julian | West Shefford | 1602 | D/A1/13/1015 | MF10049 | |
ESTMOND, Thomas | Reading | Tanner | 1716 | D/A1/189/45 | MF96035 |
ESTMOND, Thomas | Kintbury | 1781 | D/A1/189/77 | MF96035 | |
ESTMONDE, Edward | West Shefford | 1592 | D/A1/188/028 | MF96033 |