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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILLIPS, Edward | Stanford | Husbandman | 1634 | D/A1/106/036 | MF576 |
| PHILLIPS, Elizabeth | West Ilsley | 1605 | D/A1/207/150 | MF96078 | |
| PHILLIPS, Elizabeth | West Ilsley | 1605 | D/A1/14/187 | MF10064 | |
| PHILLIPS, Elizabeth | Newbury | 1831 | D/A1/230/103 | MF96128 | |
| PHILLIPS, James | Reading | Cork Cutter, Ironmonger | 1834 | D/A1/160/25 | MF582 |
| PHILLIPS, John | Thatcham | Innholder | 1743 | D/A1/109/152 | MF578 |
| PHILLIPS, John | Thatcham | Innholder | 1743 | D/A1/109/152 | MF578 |
| PHILLIPS, Joseph | Ardington | Shopkeeper | 1850 | D/A1/160/80 | MF582 |
| PHILLIPS, Sarah | Reading | 1672 | D/A1/107/107/1 | MF577 | |
| PHILLIPS, Sarah | Thatcham | 1759 | D/A1/210/92 | MF96086 | |
| PHILLIPS, Stephen | Inkpen | Yeoman | 1843 | D/A1/160/56 | MF582 |
| PHILLIPS, Thomas | Ardington | Yeoman | 1841 | D/A1/160/46 | MF582 |
| PHILLIPS, William | Reading St Laurence | 1731 | D/A1/210/32 | MF96085 | |
| PHILLIPS, William | Ashbury | Yeoman | 1731 | D/A1/109/88 | MF578 |
| PHILLPOTT, William | Bourton, Shrivenham | Husbandman | 1702 | D/A1/108/120 | MF578 |
| PHILLPSON, William | Cumnor | 1699 | D/A1/108/99 | MF577 | |
| PHILP, Charles | Reading | Butcher | 1694 | D/A1/108/77 | MF577 |
| PHILP, Joan | Grazeley, Sulhamstead Abbots | 1668 | D/A1/107/88 | MF577 | |
| PHILP, Joseph | Shinfield | Yeoman | 1724 | D/A1/109/36 | MF578 |
| PHILP, Thomas | Reading | 1572 | D/A1/167/150 | MF96000 | |
| PHILPE, Alice | Finchampstead | 1699 | D/A1/209/117 | MF96083 | |
| PHILPE, Joan | Reading St Mary | 1699 | D/A1/108/101 | MF577 | |
| PHILPE, John | Englefield | Bricklayer | 1680 | D/A1/209/42 | MF96082 |
| PHILPE, Margery | Grazeley, Sulhamstead Abbots | 1614 | D/A1/105/007 D/A1/15/405 D/A1/168/104 | MF576 MF10065 MF96001 | |
| PHILPE, Nicholas | Reading St Giles | Physician | 1630 | D/A1/105/137 D/A1/16/176 | MF576 MF10066 |
| PHILPE, Thomas | Reading | Brewer | 1642 | D/A1/106/112 | MF576 |
| PHILPES, Roger | Reading | 1601 | D/A1/104/160 | MF575 | |
| PHILPOT, William | Bray | Husbandman | 1545 | D/A1/6/184 D/A1/2/192 | MF10043B MF604 |
| PHILPOTT, Alice | Bray | 1561 | D/A1/103/157 D/A1/8/213 | MF573 MF10043C | |
| PHILPOTT, Mary | Bourton, Shrivenham | 1705 | D/A1/108/137 | MF578 | |
| PHILPPE, John | Sulhamstead Abbots | Yeoman | 1663 | D/A1/107/50 | MF577 |
| PHILPS, Elizabeth | Finchampstead | 1662 | D/A1/107/40 | MF577 | |
| PHILPS, John | Hartley , Shinfield | 1615 | D/A1/208/005 D/A1/168/122 | MF96079 MF96001 | |
| PHIPPES, John | Reading St Laurence | Tallow Chandler | 1663 | D/A1/208/139 | MF96080 |
| PHIPPS, Anne | Eaton, Appleton | 1688 | D/A1/108/49 | MF577 | |
| PHIPPS, James | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1755 | D/A1/109/198 | MF535 |
| PHIPPS, Thomas | Swallowfield | 1637 | D/A1/16/462 | MF10066 | |
| PHIPPS, Thomas | Whitley, Cumnor | Harness Maker | 1694 | D/A1/209/98 | MF96083 |
| PHIPS, Thomas | Whitley, Cumnor | Husbandman | 1682 | D/A1/209/45 | MF96082 |
| PHYLPE, John | Grazeley, Sulhamstead Abbots | 1563 | D/A1/103/173 D/A1/8/274 | MF573 MF10043C | |
| PHYLPE, Thomas Jnr | Burghfield | 1545 | D/A1/103/072 D/A1/5/057 | MF573 MF10043A | |
| PHYLYP, Thomas Snr | Burghfield | 1545 | D/A1/6/171 D/A1/3/100 D/A1/233/215 | MF10043B MF604 MF96132 | |
| PIBWORTH, Richard Snr | Speen | Fisherman | 1647 | D/A1/208/118 | MF96080 |
| PIBWORTH, Thomas | Boxford | Labourer | 1796 | D/A1/110/72 | MF535 |
| PIBWORTH, William | Boxford | Labourer | 1794 | D/A1/110/66 | MF535 |
| PICK , Stephen Snr | Appleton | 1730 | D/A1/109/85 | MF578 | |
| PICK , William | Inkpen | Husbandman | 1644 | D/A1/208/105 D/A1/169/068 | MF96080 MF96002 |
| PICKARD, Thomas | Abingdon | 1702 | D/A1/209/135 | MF96083 | |
| PICKE, John | Appleton | 1739 | D/A1/210/58 | MF96085 | |
| PICKE, Richard | Sparsholt | Carpenter | 1730 | D/A1/210/25 | MF96085 |
| PICKEMAN, Joan | Tilehurst | 1579 | D/A1/104/024 | MF575 | |
| PICKETT, Edmund | Tilehurst | Husbandman | 1673 | D/A1/209/18 | MF96082 |
| PICKETT, James | Abingdon | 1844 | D/A1/160/59 | MF582 | |
| PICKETT, Leonard | Frilford, Marcham | 1707 | D/A1/108/152 | MF578 | |
| PICKETT, William Snr | Wargrave | Tanner | 1665 | D/A1/107/62 | MF577 |
| PICKMAN, Edward | Wallingford | Labourer | 1725 | D/A1/210/6 | MF96085 |
| PICKMAN, Ralph | Shinfield | 1559 | D/A1/103/130 D/A1/8/066 | MF573 MF10043C | |
| PICKMAN, Thomas | Sotwell | Yeoman | 1697 | D/A1/209/111 | MF96083 |
| PICKTON, John | Reading | 1559 | D/A1/207/042 | MF96077 | |
| PICKTON, John | Reading | 1559 | D/A1/167/108 | MF96000 | |
| PIDDER, Robert | Shinfield | Carpenter | 1611 | D/A1/104/238 D/A1/15/190 | MF575 MF10065 |
| PIDDING, Richard | Newbury | Barber | 1709 | D/A1/209/158 | MF96084 |
| PIDDINGTON, Thomas | Henwick, Thatcham | Husbandman | 1633 | D/A1/208/069 D/A1/168/244 | MF96080 MF96001 |
| PIDGEON, Martha | Reading | 1725 | D/A1/109/47 | MF578 | |
| PIDGEON, Robert | Buckland | Yeoman | 1696 | D/A1/108/88 | MF577 |
| PIDGEON, Susanna | Reading | 1754 | D/A1/109/195 | MF535 | |
| PIE, Anne | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | 1606 | D/A1/104/199 D/A1/14/188 D/A1/15/071 D/A1/168/026 | MF575 MF10064 MF10065 MF96001 | |
| PIE, John | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | 1598 | D/A1/207/125 | MF96078 | |
| PIE, John | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | 1598 | D/A1/13/424 | MF10049 | |
| PIERCE, John | Thatcham | Miller | 1715 | D/A1/209/187 | MF96084 |
| PIERCE, John | Thatcham | 1715 | D/A1/209/179 | MF96084 | |
| PIERCE, Richard | Newbury | Woollen Draper | 1724 | D/A1/109/45 | MF578 |
| PIERCE, Robert | Knighton, Compton Beauchamp | Husbandman | 1630 | D/A1/106/007 | MF576 |
| PIERCE, Thomas | South Hinksey, Cumnor | Yeoman | 1631 | D/A1/106/018 | MF576 |
| PIERCE, Winifred | Ashbury | 1566 | D/A1/207/058 | MF96077 | |
| PIERCEY, Algernon | Reading | Bricklayer | 1752 | D/A1/109/188 | MF535 |
| PIERCY, Esther | Sulham | 1802 | D/A1/159/43 | MF582 | |
| PIERCY, Francis | Reading | 1732 | D/A1/210/36 | MF96085 | |
| PIERS, Winifred | Ashbury | 1566 | D/A1/167/133 | MF96000 | |
| PIERS, Winifred | Ashbury | 1566 | D/A1/167/130 | MF96000 | |
| PIERSEY, John | Wargrave | 1587 | D/A1/207/105 | MF96077 | |
| PIERSEY, John | Wargrave | 1587 | D/A1/11/160 | MF10047B | |
| PIERSON, John | Welford | 1601 | D/A1/207/138 | MF96078 | |
| PIERSON, John | Welford | 1601 | D/A1/13/720 | MF10049 | |
| PIETY, Rose | Cholsey | 1709 | D/A1/209/155 | MF96084 | |
| PIGATT, William | Shinfield | Yeoman | 1639 | D/A1/106/085 | MF576 |
| PIGEON, Adam | Thatcham | Cordwainer | 1676 | D/A1/209/29 | MF96082 |
| PIGEON, Martha | Buckland | 1713 | D/A1/108/187 | MF578 | |
| PIGEON, Martha | Buckland | 1713 | D/A1/108/187 | MF578 | |
| PIGEON, William | Thatcham | Husbandman | 1669 | D/A1/209/2 | MF96082 |
| PIGGOT, Gilbert | Shinfield | 1600 | D/A1/104/146 D/A1/13/538 | MF575 MF10049 | |
| PIGGOT, Henry | Aldermaston | 1615 | D/A1/168/117 | MF96001 | |
| PIGGOT, Nathaniel | Reading | Gardener | 1757 | D/A1/109/205 | MF535 |
| PIGGOT, Robert | Wargrave | Yeoman | 1638 | D/A1/106/064 | MF576 |
| PIGGOT, Susannah | Bray | 1739 | D/A1/210/57 | MF96085 | |
| PIGGOTT, Elizabeth | Wargrave | 1702 | D/A1/108/119 | MF578 | |
| PIGGOTT, Frances | Wargrave | 1728 | D/A1/109/70 | MF578 | |
| PIGGOTT, Henry | Aldermaston | 1615 | D/A1/208/008 | MF96079 | |
| PIGGOTT, Henry | Wargrave | Schoolmaster | 1701 | D/A1/108/116 | MF578 |
| PIGGOTT, Henry | London | Apothecary | 1718 | D/A1/109/5 | MF578 |