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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ROAD, William | Chaddleworth | Yeoman | 1784 | D/A1/114/70 | MF537 |
ROADE, Ambrose | Brightwalton | Yeoman | 1828 | D/A1/161/30 | MF583 |
ROADE, Richard | Chaddleworth | Yeoman | 1748 | D/A1/114/21 | MF537 |
ROADES, John | Stratfield Mortimer | 1641 | D/A1/112/123 | MF536 | |
ROASE, John | Basildon | Labourer | 1607 | D/A1/111/155 D/A1/14/356 | MF536 MF10064 |
ROASE, Margaret | Basildon | 1624 | D/A1/112/053 | MF536 | |
ROASE, Mary | Reading St Giles | 1706 | D/A1/113/116 | MF537 | |
ROBARDES, Agnes | Cookham | 1617 | D/A1/112/027 D/A1/15/755 | MF536 MF10065 | |
ROBARDES, Henry | Old Windsor | Husbandman | 1603 | D/A1/210/218 | MF96088 |
ROBARDES, Richard | Shrivenham | 1549 | D/A1/110/122 D/A1/5/076 D/A1/5/079 | MF535 MF10043A MF10043A | |
ROBARDS, Thomas | Cholsey | Yeoman | 1809 | D/A1/161/7 | MF583 |
ROBARDS, Thomas | Cholsey | Yeoman | 1824 | D/A1/231/12 | MF96129 |
ROBARTES, Agnes | Marcham | 1558 | D/A1/110/146 | MF535 | |
ROBARTES, William | Maidenhead, Bray | Husbandman | 1585 | D/A1/111/071 D/A1/11/017 | MF535 MF10047B |
ROBARTS , James | Charney, Longworth | Mason | 1616 | D/A1/112/013 D/A1/15/566 | MF536 MF10065 |
ROBARTS, Jane | Abingdon | 1694 | D/A1/211/95 | MF96091 | |
ROBARTS, Mary | Abingdon | 1754 | D/A1/211/153 | MF96091 | |
ROBARTSON, Edward | West Woodhay | Miller | 1563 | D/A1/111/010 D/A1/8/248 | MF535 MF10043C |
ROBBARDS , Frances | Winkfield | 1691 | D/A1/113/83 | MF536 | |
ROBBINS, Christopher | East Hanney, Hanney | Labourer | 1608 | D/A1/210/234 D/A1/168/035 | MF96089 MF96001 |
ROBBINS, John | Cold Ash, Thatcham | Woodman | 1827 | D/A1/161/27 | MF583 |
ROBBINS, Martha | Wallingford | 1688 | D/A1/211/79 | MF96091 | |
ROBBINS, Robert | Ardington | Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/211/37 | MF96090 |
ROBBINS, William | Wallingford | Cordwainer | 1691 | D/A1/211/88 | MF96091 |
ROBENS, William | Letcombe Regis | Labourer | 1729 | D/A1/113/170 | MF537 |
ROBENSON, Nicholas | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | Husbandman | 1631 | D/A1/112/086 | MF536 |
ROBERDES, John | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1531 | D/A1/1/154 | MF10042 |
ROBERT, Evans | Reading | Waterman | 1633 | D/A1/112/092 | MF536 |
ROBERTES, Agnes | Marcham | 1558 | D/A1/8/008 | MF10043C | |
ROBERTES, Henry | Kingston Bagpuize | Tailor | 1579 | D/A1/111/053 D/A1/10/194 | MF535 MF10047A |
ROBERTES, John | Hinton Waldrist | 1581 | D/A1/111/055 D/A1/10/256 | MF535 MF10047A | |
ROBERTES, Oliver | Cookham | Yeoman | 1648 | D/A1/112/144 | MF536 |
ROBERTES, Richard | Shinfield | Yeoman | 1555 | D/A1/110/130 D/A1/7/095 | MF535 MF10040 |
ROBERTES, William | Marcham | 1531 | D/A1/1/159 | MF10042 | |
ROBERTES, William Snr | Bisham | Husbandman | 1627 | D/A1/210/257 | MF96089 |
ROBERTS, Adam | Compton | 1739 | D/A1/113/193 | MF537 | |
ROBERTS, Alice | Charney, Longworth | 1625 | D/A1/112/060 | MF536 | |
ROBERTS, Andrew | Wytham | Yeoman | 1670 | D/A1/113/31 | MF536 |
ROBERTS, Ann | Newbury | 1637 | D/A1/112/103 | MF536 | |
ROBERTS, Anne | Thatcham | 1664 | D/A1/211/43 | MF96090 | |
ROBERTS, Daniel | Reading | 1691 | D/A1/113/85 | MF536 | |
ROBERTS, Edward | Hampstead Norris | 1692 | D/A1/113/88 | MF536 | |
ROBERTS, Ellen | Aldermaston | 1607 | D/A1/111/153 D/A1/14/284 | MF536 MF10064 | |
ROBERTS, Frances | East Hagbourne, Hagbourne | Carpenter | 1828 | D/A1/161/29 | MF583 |
ROBERTS, Francis | East Hagbourne, Hagbourne | Yeoman | 1775 | D/A1/114/57 | MF537 |
ROBERTS, Henry | Old Windsor | 1603 | D/A1/13/1017 | MF10049 | |
ROBERTS, Henry | Cookham | Yeoman, Bargeman | 1671 | D/A1/113/32 | MF536 |
ROBERTS, Henry | Kingston Bagpuize | Rough Mason | 1696 | D/A1/113/98 | MF31702 |
ROBERTS, Henry Snr | Shellingford | Yeoman | 1674 | D/A1/211/61 | MF96091 |
ROBERTS, James | Charney, Longworth | Yeoman | 1625 | D/A1/112/061 | MF536 |
ROBERTS, James | Aldermaston | Maltster | 1820 | D/A1/161/18 | MF583 |
ROBERTS, Joan | Newbury | 1603 | D/A1/210/221 | MF96088 | |
ROBERTS, John | Cookham | Yeoman | 1604 | D/A1/111/138 D/A1/13/1254 | MF536 MF10049 |
ROBERTS, John | Bray | Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/113/4 | MF536 |
ROBERTS, John | Thatcham | Husbandman | 1663 | D/A1/113/12 | MF536 |
ROBERTS, John | New Windsor, Windsor | Butcher | 1664 | D/A1/113/14 | MF536 |
ROBERTS, John | Abingdon St Helen | Grocer | 1729 | D/A1/113/173 | MF537 |
ROBERTS, John | Chieveley | 1834 | D/A1/231/18 | MF96129 | |
ROBERTS, Joseph | Abingdon | 1710 | D/A1/113/126 | MF537 | |
ROBERTS, Joseph | Sunningwell | 1795 | D/A1/211/172 | MF96091 | |
ROBERTS, Joseph | Abingdon | 1710 | D/A1/113/126 | MF537 | |
ROBERTS, Mary | Steventon | 1801 | D/A1/231/1 | MF96129 | |
ROBERTS, Matthew | Kingston Bagpuize | Rough Mason | 1668 | D/A1/113/24 | MF536 |
ROBERTS, Richard | Radley | Baker | 1857 | D/A1/161/74 | MF583 |
ROBERTS, Robert | Maidenhead | 1596 | D/A1/12/381 | MF10048 | |
ROBERTS, Robert | Maidenhead, Cookham | Yeoman | 1596 | D/A1/111/114 D/A1/13/060 | MF535 MF10049 |
ROBERTS, Silvester | Bisham | Yeoman | 1669 | D/A1/113/25 | MF536 |
ROBERTS, Thomas | Sunninghill | Yeoman | 1700 | D/A1/113/105 | MF31702 |
ROBERTS, William | Hurley | 1630 | D/A1/112/079 | MF536 | |
ROBERTS, William | Longworth | Innholder | 1712 | D/A1/113/132 | MF537 |
ROBERTTES, William | Marcham | 1554 | D/A1/7/025 | MF10040 | |
ROBEY, Anthony | West Hanney | Yeoman | 1748 | D/A1/211/149 | MF96091 |
ROBEY, John | East Hendred | Yeoman | 1845 | D/A1/161/48 | MF583 |
ROBEY, John | East Hendred | 1848 | D/A1/161/56 | MF583 | |
ROBEY, Mary | East Hanney, West Hanney | 1841 | D/A1/231/21 | MF96129 | |
ROBEY, Robert | Charney Bassett, Longworth | Carpenter | 1828 | D/A1/161/31 | MF583 |
ROBEY, William | West Hendred | Yeoman | 1827 | D/A1/161/28 | MF583 |
ROBINCE, Elizabeth | East Hanney, Hanney | 1616 | D/A1/112/015 D/A1/15/577 | MF536 MF10065 | |
ROBINCE, Elizabeth | East Hanney, Hanney | 1616 | D/A1/112/014 D/A1/15/567 | MF536 MF10065 | |
ROBINCE, William | East Hanney, Hanney | 1601 | D/A1/111/127 D/A1/13/679 | MF536 MF10049 | |
ROBINS , Edmund | East Hanney, Hanney | Husbandman | 1586 | D/A1/111/079 D/A1/11/051 | MF535 MF10047B |
ROBINS , Francis Snr | East Hanney, West Hanney | Maltster | 1741 | D/A1/114/5 | MF537 |
ROBINS , Richard | Abingdon St Helen | 1600 | D/A1/210/216 | MF96088 | |
ROBINS, Edmund | Frilford, Marcham | Husbandman | 1648 | D/A1/112/143 | MF536 |
ROBINS, Edward | Abingdon | Labourer | 1742 | D/A1/211/146 | MF96091 |
ROBINS, Elizabeth | Abingdon | 1743 | D/A1/114/10 | MF537 | |
ROBINS, Henry James | Wantage | Yeoman | 1847 | D/A1/231/26 | MF96129 |
ROBINS, James | West Hanney | Yeoman | 1828 | D/A1/161/32 | MF583 |
ROBINS, James | Bradfield | Yeoman | 1842 | D/A1/161/45 | MF583 |
ROBINS, John | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | Husbandman | 1602 | D/A1/111/133 D/A1/13/891 | MF536 MF10049 |
ROBINS, John | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | Metalman | 1613 | D/A1/112/005 D/A1/15/392 | MF536 MF10065 |
ROBINS, John | Baulking, Uffington | Husbandman | 1620 | D/A1/210/250 | MF96089 |
ROBINS, John | Abingdon St Helen | Blacksmith | 1678 | D/A1/211/65 | MF96091 |
ROBINS, John | Abingdon | Sackcloth Weaver | 1746 | D/A1/211/147 | MF96091 |
ROBINS, Martha | Abingdon | 1746 | D/A1/211/148 | MF96091 | |
ROBINS, Mary | East Hanney, West Hanney | 1683 | D/A1/113/68 | MF536 | |
ROBINS, Peter | Bradfield | 1778 | D/A1/211/164 | MF96091 | |
ROBINS, Richard | Abingdon | 1600 | D/A1/13/594 | MF10049 | |
ROBINS, Richard | Philberts, East Hanney, Hanney | Husbandman | 1621 | D/A1/112/045 | MF536 |
ROBINS, Susannah | East Hanney, West Hanney | 1746 | D/A1/114/20 | MF537 |