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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PREWYTT, Robert | Reading St Giles | Labourer | 1616 | D/A1/208/011 D/A1/168/132 | MF96079 MF96001 |
PRICE, Bartholomew | West Challow, Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1685 | D/A1/108/36 | MF577 |
PRICE, James | Reading St Laurence | Servant | 1641 | D/A1/106/106 | MF576 |
PRICE, Joan | Bucklebury | 1688 | D/A1/209/77 | MF96083 | |
PRICE, John | Thatcham | Labourer | 1693 | D/A1/209/100 | MF96083 |
PRICE, Mary | Sutton Courtenay | 1710 | D/A1/108/171 | MF578 | |
PRICE, Mary | Sutton Courtenay | 1710 | D/A1/108/171 | MF578 | |
PRICE, Nicholas | Bisham | Clerk, Vicar | 1571 | D/A1/207/062 D/A1/167/146 | MF96077 MF96000 |
PRICE, Richard | Kennington, Radley | Maltster | 1675 | D/A1/107/134 | MF577 |
PRICE, Richard | Bradfield | Carpenter | 1772 | D/A1/110/9 | MF535 |
PRICE, Sarah | Radley | 1686 | D/A1/108/41 | MF577 | |
PRICE, Thomas | East Garston | Yeoman | 1678 | D/A1/209/34 | MF96082 |
PRICE, Thomas | Radley | 1695 | D/A1/108/82 | MF577 | |
PRICKET, Agnes | West Woodhay | 1564 | D/A1/103/179/1 D/A1/8/305 | MF573 MF10043C | |
PRICKET, Robert | East Hanney, West Hanney | Yeoman | 1741 | D/A1/109/137 | MF578 |
PRICKSMALE, William | Hamstead Marshall | 1594 | D/A1/207/120/1 D/A1/12/390 | MF96078 MF10048 | |
PRIGG, Abraham | Hatford | Tailor | 1680 | D/A1/209/44 | MF96082 |
PRIKET, John | West Woodhay | Husbandman | 1557 | D/A1/6/082 | MF10043B |
PRIKET, John | West Woodhay | 1557 | D/A1/103/108 | MF573 | |
PRINCE , John Jnr | Marcham | 1718 | D/A1/108/209 | MF578 | |
PRINCE, Anne | Marcham | 1671 | D/A1/107/106 | MF577 | |
PRINCE, Catherine | Marcham | 1682 | D/A1/209/53 | MF96083 | |
PRINCE, Dorothy | Marcham | 1691 | D/A1/108/61 | MF577 | |
PRINCE, Elizabeth | Abingdon | 1702 | D/A1/108/124 | MF578 | |
PRINCE, Francis | Stratfield Mortimer | 1715 | D/A1/108/197 | MF578 | |
PRINCE, James | Winterbourne, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1828 | D/A1/160/13 | MF582 |
PRINCE, Jasper | Marcham | Yeoman | 1692 | D/A1/108/65 | MF577 |
PRINCE, Joan | Warfield | 1619 | D/A1/105/047 D/A1/15/925 | MF576 MF10065 | |
PRINCE, John | Kennington, Sunningwell | 1607 | D/A1/104/202 D/A1/14/262 | MF575 MF10064 | |
PRINCE, John | Marcham | Yeoman | 1625 | D/A1/105/104 | MF576 |
PRINCE, John | Abingdon | Cordwainer | 1635 | D/A1/208/077 D/A1/169/068 | MF96080 MF96002 |
PRINCE, John | Abingdon | Vintner | 1663 | D/A1/107/44 | MF577 |
PRINCE, John | Stratfield Mortimer | 1691 | D/A1/108/64 | MF577 | |
PRINCE, John | Stratfield Mortimer | Yeoman | 1692 | D/A1/209/93 | MF96083 |
PRINCE, John | Marcham | 1724 | D/A1/109/35 | MF578 | |
PRINCE, John | Abingdon | Timber Man | 1733 | D/A1/210/37 | MF96085 |
PRINCE, John | Uffington | Clerk | 1769 | D/A1/110/5 | MF535 |
PRINCE, John | Abingdon | Sackcloth Weaver | 1777 | D/A1/110/28 | MF535 |
PRINCE, John | Newbury | Chair Maker | 1813 | D/A1/230/85 | MF96128 |
PRINCE, John | Abingdon | 1830 | D/A1/160/20 | MF582 | |
PRINCE, John | East Hendred | Victualler | 1839 | D/A1/160/36 | MF582 |
PRINCE, John | Abingdon St Helen | Hemp Dresser | 1841 | D/A1/230/114 | MF96128 |
PRINCE, John Snr | Abingdon St Helen | Scivier | 1665 | D/A1/208/163 | MF96081 |
PRINCE, John Snr | Abingdon | Victualler | 1673 | D/A1/107/115 | MF577 |
PRINCE, John Snr | The Hide, Marcham | 1675 | D/A1/107/129 | MF577 | |
PRINCE, Margaret | Abingdon St Helen | 1638 | D/A1/106/070 | MF576 | |
PRINCE, Margaret | Kennington | 1643 | D/A1/208/099 D/A1/169/068 | MF96080 MF96002 | |
PRINCE, Margaret | Reading | 1709 | D/A1/108/167 | MF578 | |
PRINCE, Mary | Newbury | 1813 | D/A1/159/71 | MF582 | |
PRINCE, Matthew | Abingdon | 1646 | D/A1/208/115 | MF96080 | |
PRINCE, Matthew | Abingdon St Helen | Weaver | 1664 | D/A1/208/158 | MF96081 |
PRINCE, Nicholas | Abingdon | Cordwainer | 1787 | D/A1/110/52 | MF535 |
PRINCE, Nicholas Snr | Abingdon | Yeoman | 1704 | D/A1/108/134 | MF578 |
PRINCE, Philip | Marcham | Yeoman | 1647 | D/A1/106/135 | MF576 |
PRINCE, Philip | Marcham | Yeoman | 1676 | D/A1/107/142 | MF577 |
PRINCE, Robert | South Hinksey, Cumnor | Yeoman | 1644 | D/A1/208/106 D/A1/169/068 | MF96080 MF96002 |
PRINCE, Samuel | Reading St Giles | Clothier | 1627 | D/A1/105/124 D/A1/105/097 | MF576 MF576 |
PRINCE, Sarah | Abingdon | 1746 | D/A1/210/70 | MF96086 | |
PRINCE, Thomas | Lyford, Hanney | 1567 | D/A1/167/135 | MF96000 | |
PRINCE, Thomas | Lyford, Hanney | Husbandman | 1567 | D/A1/103/193 D/A1/9/053 | MF573 MF10046 |
PRINCE, Thomas | Warfield | Yeoman | 1593 | D/A1/104/091 D/A1/12/082 | MF575 MF10048 |
PRINCE, Thomas | Warfield | Yeoman | 1639 | D/A1/106/076 | MF576 |
PRINCE, Thomas | Marcham | Yeoman | 1640 | D/A1/106/095 | MF576 |
PRINCE, Thomas Snr | Marcham | Husbandman | 1692 | D/A1/209/94 | MF96083 |
PRINCE, William | Marcham | 1595 | D/A1/104/103 D/A1/12/267 | MF575 MF10048 | |
PRINCE, William | Marcham | 1606 | D/A1/104/198 | MF575 | |
PRINCE, William | Abingdon | Baker | 1671 | D/A1/209/9 | MF96082 |
PRINCE, William | Abingdon | Baker | 1671 | D/A1/209/10 | MF96082 |
PRIOR , John Snr | Longworth | Yeoman | 1774 | D/A1/110/17 | MF535 |
PRIOR, Edith | Burghfield | 1609 | D/A1/104/220 D/A1/14/554 | MF575 MF10064 | |
PRIOR, Edmund | West Hanney, Hanney | Husbandman | 1633 | D/A1/208/063 D/A1/16/313 D/A1/168/240 | MF96080 MF10066 MF96001 |
PRIOR, Edmund | Charlton, Wantage | Yeoman | 1724 | D/A1/109/38 | MF578 |
PRIOR, Elizabeth | West Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1618 | D/A1/105/038 D/A1/15/792 | MF576 MF10065 | |
PRIOR, Elizabeth | Burghfield | 1641 | D/A1/106/104 | MF576 | |
PRIOR, James | Drayton | Grocer | 1857 | D/A1/160/107 | MF582 |
PRIOR, John | Grazeley, Sulhamstead Abbots | 1661 | D/A1/107/25 | MF577 | |
PRIOR, John | Stratfield Mortimer | Innkeeper | 1742 | D/A1/210/65 | MF96086 |
PRIOR, John | Longworth | Baker | 1837 | D/A1/160/31 | MF582 |
PRIOR, Margaret | North Moreton | 1560 | D/A1/103/145 D/A1/6/030 | MF573 MF10043B | |
PRIOR, Richard | Newbury | Shoemaker | 1583 | D/A1/104/046 D/A1/10/391 | MF575 MF10047A |
PRIOR, Richard | Stanford In The Vale | 1653 | D/A1/106/145 | MF576 | |
PRIOR, Richard Snr | Stanford In The Vale | Husbandman | 1624 | D/A1/105/088 | MF576 |
PRIOR, Roger | North Moreton | 1560 | D/A1/103/146 D/A1/6/036 | MF573 MF10043B | |
PRIOR, Thomas | Stanford In The Vale | Husbandman | 1576 | D/A1/104/004 D/A1/10/036 | MF575 MF10047A |
PRIOR, Thomas | Cumnor | 1752 | D/A1/109/190 | MF535 | |
PRIOR, William | Newbury | 1567 | D/A1/207/059 | MF96077 | |
PRIOR, William | Newbury | 1567 | D/A1/167/136 | MF96000 | |
PRIORE, John | Stratfield Mortimer | 1637 | D/A1/106/062 | MF576 | |
PRISE, Richard | East Garston | Yeoman | 1692 | D/A1/108/68 | MF577 |
PRIST, John | Hurley | Husbandman | 1684 | D/A1/209/55 | MF96083 |
PROUTING, John | Chieveley | Victualler | 1800 | D/A1/110/82 | MF535 |
PROUTING, John | Chieveley | Yeoman | 1840 | D/A1/160/41 | MF582 |
PROWSE, Elizabeth | Long Wittenham | 1798 | D/A1/110/79 | MF535 | |
PROWSE, James | Long Wittenham | 1682 | D/A1/108/13 | MF577 | |
PROWSE, James | Long Wittenham | 1728 | D/A1/210/22 | MF96085 | |
PROWSE, Richard | Long Wittenham | 1780 | D/A1/110/40 | MF535 | |
PROWSE, William Jnr | Reading | Yeoman | 1675 | D/A1/107/135 | MF577 |
PROWTINGE, John Snr | Chipping Lambourn, Lambourn | 1662 | D/A1/107/34 | MF577 | |
PRUDEN, John Jnr | Reading | Husbandman | 1692 | D/A1/209/92 | MF96083 |
PRUST, Richard | Denchworth | 1531 | D/A1/1/179 | MF10042 |