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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HOLDERNESSE, Roger | Tidmarsh | 1611 | D/A1/168/077 | MF96001 | |
HOLDIN, John Jnr | Benham, Speen | Yeoman | 1616 | D/A1/78/061 D/A1/15/590 | MF525 MF10065 |
HOLDING, Henry | Benham Valence, Speen | Yeoman | 1645 | D/A1/196/072 | MF96050 |
HOLDIPP, Christopher | Speen | Husbandman | 1685 | D/A1/197/90 | MF96052 |
HOLDIPP, John | Enborne | Turner | 1707 | D/A1/83/117 | MF528 |
HOLDIPPE, Christopher | Hoe Benham, Welford | Husbandman | 1633 | D/A1/196/003 | MF96050 |
HOLDIPPE, Christopher | Hoe Benham, Welford | Husbandman | 1633 | D/A1/168/237 | MF96001 |
HOLDIPPE, Henry | Hoe Benham, Welford | Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/196/125 | MF96051 |
HOLDSHIP, Richard | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1743 | D/A1/84/195 | MF529 |
HOLDSLIPPE, Emma | New Windsor, Windsor | 1633 | D/A1/196/023 | MF96050 | |
HOLDWAIE, John | Boxford | 1555 | D/A1/193/176 | MF96045 | |
HOLDWAY, Ann | Lambourn | 1826 | D/A1/228/108 | MF96125 | |
HOLDWAY, Elizabeth | Midgham, Thatcham | 1687 | D/A1/197/104 | MF96053 | |
HOLDWAY, Gregory | Inkpen | Yeoman | 1630 | D/A1/168/182 | MF96001 |
HOLDWAY, John | Lambourn | 1611 | D/A1/195/041 | MF96048 | |
HOLDWAY, John | Lambourn | 1611 | D/A1/168/076 | MF96001 | |
HOLDWAY, Richard | Newbury | Yeoman | 1825 | D/A1/153/98 | MF560 |
HOLDWAY, Robert | Boxford | Miller | 1582 | D/A1/76/201 D/A1/10/357 | MF524 MF10047A |
HOLDWAY, Robert | Peasemore | Servant | 1597 | D/A1/194/089 | MF96047 |
HOLDWAY, Thomas | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | 1584 | D/A1/194/029 | MF96046 | |
HOLDWAY, Thomas | Boxford | 1639 | D/A1/79/141 | MF526 | |
HOLDWAY, Thomas | Brimpton | Wheelwright | 1774 | D/A1/85/90 | MF530 |
HOLDWAY, Thomas | Brimpton | Wheelwright | 1806 | D/A1/153/17 | MF560 |
HOLDWAY, William | Lambourn | Miller | 1615 | D/A1/78/054 D/A1/15/523 | MF525 MF10065 |
HOLDWAYE, John | Boxford | 1554 | D/A1/7/338c | MF10040 | |
HOLDWAYE, Robert | Peasemore | 1597 | D/A1/13/191 | MF10049 | |
HOLDWAYE, Thomas | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | 1584 | D/A1/11/002 | MF10047B | |
HOLE, John | Swallowfield | Silk Weaver | 1612 | D/A1/78/025 D/A1/15/239 | MF525 MF10065 |
HOLFORD, Catherine | Bampton, Oxfordshire | 1822 | D/A1/153/77 | MF560 | |
HOLFORD, William | Abingdon | Sawyer | 1809 | D/A1/153/32 | MF560 |
HOLIER, John Snr | Shinfield | Yeoman | 1630 | D/A1/79/032 | MF526 |
HOLIER, Thomas | Shinfield | 1566 | D/A1/193/205 | MF96045 | |
HOLIER, Thomas | Shinfield | 1566 | D/A1/167/129 | MF96000 | |
HOLIER, William | Shinfield | 1555 | D/A1/7/102 | MF10040 | |
HOLIFIELD, John | Appleton | Carrier | 1855 | D/A1/154/111 | MF580 |
HOLIFIELD, Richard | Appleton | Yeoman | 1827 | D/A1/153/100 | MF560 |
HOLLAM, Charles | Abingdon | Draper | 1778 | D/A1/85/114 | MF530 |
HOLLAND, Brian | Long Wittenham | Clerk | 1671 | D/A1/196/184 | MF96051 |
HOLLAND, Hugh | Thatcham | Clerk, Vicar | 1586 | D/A1/77/021 D/A1/11/089 | MF524 MF10047B |
HOLLAND, Thomas | Newbury | Tinplate Worker | 1748 | D/A1/198/223 | MF96055 |
HOLLANDE, George | Shrivenham | Tradesman | 1617 | D/A1/78/081 D/A1/15/866 | MF525 MF10065 |
HOLLANDE, Robert | Greenham, Thatcham | Yeoman | 1584 | D/A1/77/008/2 | MF524 |
HOLLAWAY, Joan | Purley | 1616 | D/A1/78/065 D/A1/15/631 | MF525 MF10065 | |
HOLLAWAY, John | Hare Hatch, Wargrave | Shoemaker | 1610 | D/A1/77/215 D/A1/15/022 | MF525 MF10065 |
HOLLAWAY, Margaret | Bradfield | 1680 | D/A1/81/117 | MF527 | |
HOLLAWAY, Thomas | Stratfield Mortimer | 1608 | D/A1/77/220 D/A1/14/474 | MF525 MF10064 | |
HOLLAWAY, Thomas | Eastbury, Lambourn | Yeoman | 1685 | D/A1/197/86 | MF96052 |
HOLLAWAY, William | Tilehurst | Yeoman | 1678 | D/A1/197/43 | MF96052 |
HOLLAWAY, William | Bucklebury | Husbandman | 1680 | D/A1/97/55 | MF571 |
HOLLES, James | Hurley | Vicar | 1552 | D/A1/4/093 D/A1/5/175 | MF604 MF10043A |
HOLLES, James | Hurley | Vicar | 1552 | D/A1/233/381 | MF96132 |
HOLLIDAY , Elizabeth | Fernham, Shrivenham | 1625 | D/A1/78/173 | MF525 | |
HOLLIDAY (ALIAS PEIRCY), Mary | Reading St Mary | 1733 | D/A1/210/41 | MF96085 | |
HOLLIDAY, Elizabeth | Reading | 1740 | D/A1/84/174 | MF529 | |
HOLLIDAY, Michael | Coxwell, Faringdon | Yeoman | 1634 | D/A1/16/361 D/A1/79/096 | MF10066 MF526 |
HOLLIDAY, Michael | Little Coxwell, Faringdon | Yeoman | 1652 | D/A1/80/061 | MF526 |
HOLLIDAY, Thomas | East Hagbourne, Hagbourne | Yeoman | 1799 | D/A1/85/169 | MF530 |
HOLLIDAYE, Robert | Fernham, Shrivenham | Husbandman | 1614 | D/A1/78/047 D/A1/15/448 | MF525 MF10065 |
HOLLIER, John | Shinfield | Husbandman | 1687 | D/A1/82/69 | MF528 |
HOLLIS, Charity | Reading | 1677 | D/A1/81/97 | MF527 | |
HOLLMES, William | Beedon | 1560 | D/A1/76/059 D/A1/6/193 | MF524 MF10043B | |
HOLLOWAY, Alexander | Bradfield | 1560 | D/A1/76/060 D/A1/6/203 | MF524 MF10043B | |
HOLLOWAY, Alexander | Burghfield | 1628 | D/A1/79/020 | MF526 | |
HOLLOWAY, Alice | Tilehurst | 1661 | D/A1/196/109 | MF96051 | |
HOLLOWAY, Ann | Tidmarsh | 1612 | D/A1/78/021 D/A1/15/236 | MF525 MF10065 | |
HOLLOWAY, Ann | Abingdon | 1647 | D/A1/196/083 | MF96050 | |
HOLLOWAY, Anne | Reading | 1704 | D/A1/83/100 | MF528 | |
HOLLOWAY, Anne | Shinfield | 1706 | D/A1/83/112 | MF528 | |
HOLLOWAY, Benjamin | Lambourn Woodlands, Lambourn | Husbandman | 1680 | D/A1/197/54 | MF96052 |
HOLLOWAY, Charles | Wantage | Yeoman | 1846 | D/A1/154/72 | MF580 |
HOLLOWAY, Christian | Lambourn | 1617 | D/A1/78/069 D/A1/15/662 | MF525 MF10065 | |
HOLLOWAY, Daniel | Reading | Shopkeeper | 1782 | D/A1/85/124 | MF530 |
HOLLOWAY, Edmund | Bradfield | Husbandman | 1617 | D/A1/78/077 D/A1/15/734 | MF525 MF10065 |
HOLLOWAY, Edward | Bradfield | Surgeon | 1563 | D/A1/76/095/1 D/A1/8/255 | MF524 MF10043C |
HOLLOWAY, Eleanor | Pangbourne | 1639 | D/A1/79/157 | MF526 | |
HOLLOWAY, Francis | Burghfield | Carpenter, Wheelwright | 1845 | D/A1/154/67 | MF580 |
HOLLOWAY, George | Stratfield Mortimer | Husbandman | 1719 | D/A1/198/99 | MF96054 |
HOLLOWAY, Jane | Pangbourne | 1684 | D/A1/82/39 | MF528 | |
HOLLOWAY, John | Finchampstead | 1558 | D/A1/76/036 | MF524 | |
HOLLOWAY, John | Tilehurst | 1575 | D/A1/193/234 | MF96045 | |
HOLLOWAY, John | Leckhampstead Thicket, Chieveley | Sawyer | 1622 | D/A1/78/143 | MF525 |
HOLLOWAY, John | Tidmarsh | Husbandman | 1631 | D/A1/195/136 | MF96049 |
HOLLOWAY, John | Tidmarsh | Husbandman | 1631 | D/A1/168/211 | MF96001 |
HOLLOWAY, John | Lambourn | Husbandman | 1638 | D/A1/79/137 | MF526 |
HOLLOWAY, John | Tilehurst | Yeoman | 1673 | D/A1/197/9 | MF96052 |
HOLLOWAY, John | Kintbury | Labourer | 1733 | D/A1/84/110 | MF529 |
HOLLOWAY, John | Shiplake, Oxfordshire | Yeoman | 1838 | D/A1/228/121 | MF96125 |
HOLLOWAY, John Snr | Bowden, Pangbourne | Yeoman | 1627 | D/A1/195/113 | MF96049 |
HOLLOWAY, John Snr | Tilehurst | Yeoman | 1682 | D/A1/82/21 | MF528 |
HOLLOWAY, Margaret | Reading (W.), Tilehurst | 1698 | D/A1/83/51 | MF528 | |
HOLLOWAY, Mary | Abingdon | 1751 | D/A1/84/246 | MF529 | |
HOLLOWAY, Mary | Eastbury, Lambourn | 1754 | D/A1/84/261 | MF529 | |
HOLLOWAY, Phillip | Kintbury | Farmer | 1840 | D/A1/228/130 | MF96125 |
HOLLOWAY, Read | Pangbourne | 1705 | D/A1/198/23 | MF96054 | |
HOLLOWAY, Richard | Tilehurst | 1607 | D/A1/168/028 | MF96001 | |
HOLLOWAY, Richard | Barkham | Yeoman | 1619 | D/A1/15/957 | MF10065 |
HOLLOWAY, Richard | East Ilsley | 1630 | D/A1/79/044 | MF526 | |
HOLLOWAY, Richard | Tilehurst | Labourer | 1718 | D/A1/198/93 | MF96054 |
HOLLOWAY, Richard Jnr | East Ilsley | 1611 | D/A1/168/070 | MF96001 | |
HOLLOWAY, Robert | Stratfield Mortimer | Timber Merchant | 1749 | D/A1/84/231 | MF529 |