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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SEYMORE , Thomas Snr | Lambourn | 1713 | D/A1/216/26 | MF96100 | |
SEYMORE, Chadderton | Wallingford | 1703 | D/A1/215/141 | MF96099 | |
SEYMORE, Margaret | East Ilsley | Husbandman | 1702 | D/A1/179/145 | MF96017 |
SEYMORE, Richard | Rush Court, Sotwell | 1675 | D/A1/121/68 | MF542 | |
SEYMOUR, Amy | East Garston | 1856 | D/A1/163/42 | MF584 | |
SEYMOUR, Dorcas | East Garston | 1777 | D/A1/125/111 | MF544 | |
SEYMOUR, Edmund | Thatcham | Miller | 1839 | D/A1/231/95 | MF96129 |
SEYMOUR, Edmund | Thatcham | Shoemaker | 1852 | D/A1/163/23 | MF584 |
SEYMOUR, Eleanor | Buckland | 1736 | D/A1/216/137 | MF96101 | |
SEYMOUR, Elizabeth | Lambourn Woodlands, Lambourn | 1667 | D/A1/214/133 | MF96097 | |
SEYMOUR, George | East Garston | Yeoman | 1854 | D/A1/163/36 | MF584 |
SEYMOUR, John | Lambourn | Yeoman | 1742 | D/A1/216/164 | MF96101 |
SEYMOUR, John | Kintbury | Labourer | 1831 | D/A1/162/22 | MF583 |
SEYMOUR, John Snr | Eastbury, Lambourn | 1569 | D/A1/115/056 D/A1/9/159 | MF538 MF10046 | |
SEYMOUR, Margaret | East Garston | 1743 | D/A1/124/127 | MF544 | |
SEYMOUR, Moses | Shefford | 1843 | D/A1/162/93 | MF583 | |
SEYMOUR, Thomas | West Shefford | Butcher | 1670 | D/A1/214/143 | MF96097 |
SEYMOUR, Thomas | Curridge, Chieveley | Smith | 1826 | D/A1/162/48 | MF583 |
SEYMOUR, Thomas | Speen | 1829 | D/A1/162/38 | MF583 | |
SEYMOUR, William | East Ilsley | Victualler | 1823 | D/A1/231/69 | MF96129 |
SEYMOUR, William | Wantage | Labourer | 1843 | D/A1/231/104 | MF96130 |
SHACKEL, John | Reading | Victualler | 1853 | D/A1/163/28 | MF584 |
SHACKLER, Thomas | Burghclere, Hampshire | 1822 | D/A1/231/68 | MF96129 | |
SHACKSPURE, John | Finchampstead | Yeoman | 1644 | D/A1/120/019 | MF541 |
SHADOW, Thomas | Lambourn | 1694 | D/A1/122/57 | MF542 | |
SHADWELL, Thomas | Abingdon | 1689 | D/A1/215/60 | MF96098 | |
SHADWELL, Thomas | East Hendred | Farmer | 1799 | D/A1/125/188 | MF546 |
SHAERD, Thomas | Letcombe Regis | 1557 | D/A1/6/084 | MF10043B | |
SHAIL, John | Lambourn | Carrier | 1760 | D/A1/125/30 | MF544 |
SHAILE, Charles | Welford | Wheelwright | 1847 | D/A1/162/114 | MF583 |
SHAILE, George | Speen | Shoemaker | 1840 | D/A1/231/96 | MF96129 |
SHAILE, Richard | Reading St Giles | Broad Weaver | 1626 | D/A1/118/089 | MF540 |
SHAILER, Mary | East Hendred | 1718 | D/A1/123/65 | MF543 | |
SHAKESHAFT, Edward | Newbury | Weaver | 1724 | D/A1/123/121 | MF543 |
SHAKESHAFTE, Amy | Greenham, Thatcham | 1630 | D/A1/118/133 | MF540 | |
SHAKSHAFT, Robert | Henwick, Thatcham | Husbandman | 1626 | D/A1/213/144 | MF96095 |
SHANK (ALIAS SAUNDERSON) (ALIAS MAYOR), Jane | Binfield | 1723 | D/A1/205/61 | MF96071 | |
SHANK, Humphrey | Warfield | Weaver | 1746 | D/A1/124/157 | MF544 |
SHANK, John | Binfield | Labourer | 1724 | D/A1/216/74 | MF96101 |
SHANK, Mary | Brimpton | 1701 | D/A1/48/83 | MF467 | |
SHANK, Orlando | Abingdon | Barber | 1743 | D/A1/216/175 | MF96101 |
SHANKE , Thomas Snr | Binfield | Weaver | 1720 | D/A1/216/51 | MF96101 |
SHANKE, Henry | Binfield | 1559 | D/A1/114/235 D/A1/8/061 | MF537 MF10043C | |
SHANKE, Jane | Binfield | 1714 | D/A1/216/27 | MF96100 | |
SHANNON, Robert | Reading St Laurence | Currier | 1731 | D/A1/124/36 | MF544 |
SHARD, Annes | Letcombe Regis | 1558 | D/A1/6/083 | MF10043B | |
SHARD, John | Letcombe Regis | 1557 | D/A1/3/175 | MF604 | |
SHARD, Mary | Sutton Courtenay | 1645 | D/A1/120/023 | MF541 | |
SHARD, Robert | Letcombe Regis | Husbandman | 1558 | D/A1/3/169 | MF604 |
SHARD, Thomas | Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1646 | D/A1/214/079 | MF96096 |
SHARDE, Joan | Newbury | 1685 | D/A1/215/30 | MF96098 | |
SHARDE, John | Letcombe Regis | 1557 | D/A1/233/268 | MF96132 | |
SHARDE, Robert | Letcombe Regis | 1557 | D/A1/233/264 | MF96132 | |
SHARDE, Thomas | Letcombe Regis | Husbandman | 1571 | D/A1/115/085 D/A1/9/284 | MF538 MF10046 |
SHARP , Henry Snr | Waltham St Lawrence | Farmer | 1762 | D/A1/216/219 | MF96102 |
SHARP, Anne | Ashbury | 1684 | D/A1/121/147 | MF542 | |
SHARP, Elizabeth | Remenham | 1758 | D/A1/125/25 | MF544 | |
SHARP, John | Steventon | 1585 | D/A1/167/126 | MF96000 | |
SHARP, John | Waltham St. Lawrence | Brickmaker | 1684 | D/A1/215/17 | MF96098 |
SHARP, Mary | Newbury | 1844 | D/A1/162/99 | MF583 | |
SHARP, Thomas | Speenhamland, Speen | Innholder | 1628 | D/A1/118/115 | MF540 |
SHARP, William | Ashbury | Miller | 1682 | D/A1/215/3 | MF96098 |
SHARP, William | Remenham | Yeoman | 1751 | D/A1/216/196 | MF96102 |
SHARPE, Ann | Binfield | 1632 | D/A1/119/014 | MF540 | |
SHARPE, Anne | Reading | 1684 | D/A1/121/150 | MF542 | |
SHARPE, Edward (Admon), Edmund (Inv.) | Besselsleigh | 1682 | D/A1/215/5 | MF96098 | |
SHARPE, Elizabeth | Waltham St Lawrence | 1749 | D/A1/124/170 | MF544 | |
SHARPE, Henry Snr | Reading St Giles | Bricklayer | 1674 | D/A1/121/53 | MF542 |
SHARPE, Humphrey | Wallingford | Labourer | 1742 | D/A1/216/163 | MF96101 |
SHARPE, Joan | Waltham St Lawrence | 1554 | D/A1/114/135 D/A1/7/033 | MF537 MF10040 | |
SHARPE, Joan | Wallingford St Mary | 1606 | D/A1/213/035 | MF96094 | |
SHARPE, John | Steventon | 1557 | D/A1/233/252 D/A1/233/253 | MF96132 MF96132 | |
SHARPE, John | Reading | Tanner | 1591 | D/A1/212/158 | MF96092 |
SHARPE, John | Reading | 1591 | D/A1/11/378 | MF10047B | |
SHARPE, John | Waltham St Lawrence | Yeoman | 1604 | D/A1/116/245 D/A1/13/1363 | MF539 MF10049 |
SHARPE, John | Wallingford | 1606 | D/A1/168/008 | MF96001 | |
SHARPE, John | Bartles, Hurley | Yeoman | 1616 | D/A1/117/114 D/A1/15/601 | MF539 MF10065 |
SHARPE, John | Waltham St Lawrence | Yeoman | 1618 | D/A1/117/154 D/A1/15/890 | MF539 MF10065 |
SHARPE, Mary | Waltham St Lawrence | 1636 | D/A1/119/052 | MF540 | |
SHARPE, Robert | Hurley | 1589 | D/A1/212/137 | MF96092 | |
SHARPE, Robert | Hurley | 1589 | D/A1/11/184 | MF10047B | |
SHARPE, Thomas | Warfield | 1603 | D/A1/213/021 D/A1/13/1016 | MF96094 MF10049 | |
SHARPE, Thomas | Wallingford | Cordwainer | 1728 | D/A1/216/95 | MF96101 |
SHARPE, William | Hurley | 1554 | D/A1/114/143 D/A1/7/063 | MF537 MF10040 | |
SHARPE, William | Hurley | 1609 | D/A1/213/061 | MF96094 | |
SHARPE, William | Hurley | 1609 | D/A1/168/051 | MF96001 | |
SHARPIS, Henry | Inkpen | Cooper | 1673 | D/A1/214/161 | MF96097 |
SHARPIS, Joan | Inkpen | 1698 | D/A1/122/80/1 | MF542 | |
SHARPIS, John | Inkpen | Serge Weaver, Husbandman | 1679 | D/A1/214/194 | MF96097 |
SHARPIS, John | Speen | Husbandman | 1696 | D/A1/122/70 | MF542 |
SHARPISS , Thomas Snr | Inkpen | Yeoman | 1739 | D/A1/124/92 | MF544 |
SHARPPE, Alice | Reading St Laurence | 1511 | D/A1/1/015 | MF10041 | |
SHARPS, John | Shrivenham | Labourer | 1820 | D/A1/231/65 | MF96129 |
SHARPS, John | Coleshill | Cordwainer | 1825 | D/A1/162/49 | MF583 |
SHARPUS, John | Inkpen | Cooper | 1624 | D/A1/118/059 | MF540 |
SHARSWELL, Henry | Shrivenham | 1639 | D/A1/16/565 | MF10066 | |
SHARSWELL, Henry | Fernham, Shrivenham | Yeoman | 1639 | D/A1/119/115 | MF540 |
SHAW, Blanche | Letcombe Regis | Servant | 1568 | D/A1/115/045 D/A1/9/134 | MF538 MF10046 |
SHAW, Christopher | Wallingford St Peter | 1573 | D/A1/115/100 D/A1/9/368 | MF538 MF10046 | |
SHAW, Isaac | Speen | Maltster | 1841 | D/A1/162/82 | MF583 |