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.
If you would like to look at or order copies of any of the records listed, please Contact Us.
| Name | Place Name | Occupation | Year | BRO Ref | MF Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STREATLEY, Joan | Chieveley | 1597 | D/A1/212/186 | MF96093 | |
| STREATLEY, John | Thatcham | Yeoman | 1842 | D/A1/231/101 | MF96130 |
| STREATLEY, Joseph | Chieveley | Husbandman | 1751 | D/A1/124/182 | MF544 |
| STREATLEY, Sibyl | Chieveley | 1571 | D/A1/115/064 D/A1/9/255 | MF538 MF10046 | |
| STREATLIE, Margaret | Courage, Chieveley | 1624 | D/A1/118/067 | MF540 | |
| STREATLIE, Richard | Courage, Chieveley | Weaver | 1585 | D/A1/115/216 D/A1/11/024 | MF538 MF10047B |
| STREATLY, Humphrey | Easton, Welford | 1693 | D/A1/122/45 | MF542 | |
| STREATLY, Joan | Chieveley | 1597 | D/A1/13/318 | MF10049 | |
| STREATLY, Joan | Easton, Welford | 1697 | D/A1/122/75 | MF542 | |
| STREATLY, John | Idstone, Ashbury | 1592 | D/A1/212/159 | MF96092 | |
| STREATLY, John | Chieveley | 1730 | D/A1/124/21 | MF544 | |
| STREATLY, Richard | Curridge, Chieveley | Husbandman | 1677 | D/A1/214/184 | MF96097 |
| STREATLY, Sarah | Chieveley | 1764 | D/A1/125/54 | MF544 | |
| STREEKE, Andrew | Binfield | Joiner | 1625 | D/A1/213/136 | MF96095 |
| STREEKE, John Snr | Binfield | Joiner | 1626 | D/A1/118/091 | MF540 |
| STREET , Edward | Upper Lambourn, Lambourn | 1598 | D/A1/13/424 | MF10049 | |
| STREET , Richard | Upper Lambourn, Lambourn | Husbandman | 1644 | D/A1/120/015 | MF541 |
| STREET, John | Reading | Parchment Maker | 1729 | D/A1/124/6 | MF544 |
| STREET, John | Speenhamland, Speen | Husbandman | 1733 | D/A1/124/48 | MF544 |
| STREET, John | Reading | Innholder | 1793 | D/A1/125/164 | MF546 |
| STREET, John | Reading | Wire Drawer | 1819 | D/A1/231/62 | MF96129 |
| STREET, Robert | Barcote, Buckland | Labourer | 1680 | D/A1/214/196 | MF96097 |
| STREET, William | Speen | 1682 | D/A1/215/8 | MF96098 | |
| STREETE, John | New Windsor, Windsor | 1629 | D/A1/213/152 | MF96095 | |
| STREETE, John | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | Husbandman | 1640 | D/A1/119/130 | MF541 |
| STREETE, Thomas | North Hinksey, Cumnor | Boatman | 1630 | D/A1/213/155 | MF96095 |
| STREETE, William | Sutton Courtenay | Paper Maker | 1667 | D/A1/120/158 | MF541 |
| STREETIN, Thomas | Winkfield | 1681 | D/A1/121/119 | MF542 | |
| STREETING, Thomasine | Winkfield | 1695 | D/A1/215/100 | MF96098 | |
| STREETT, Thomas | Reading | Weaver | 1715 | D/A1/123/36 | MF543 |
| STRETCH, Elizabeth | Reading St Laurence | 1668 | D/A1/120/160 | MF541 | |
| STRETE, Edward | Upper Lambourn, Lambourn | Husbandman | 1598 | D/A1/212/194 | MF96093 |
| STRETE, Elizabeth | New Windsor, Windsor | 1598 | D/A1/116/148 D/A1/13/299 | MF539 MF10049 | |
| STRETE, Thomas | Abingdon St Helen | Shoemaker | 1546 | D/A1/3/182 D/A1/5/008 | MF604 MF10043A |
| STRETE, William | Lockinge | 1544 | D/A1/114/096 D/A1/1/003 | MF537 MF10041 | |
| STRETELEY, John | Courage, Chieveley | Husbandman | 1567 | D/A1/115/029 D/A1/9/089 | MF538 MF10046 |
| STRETEN, Austin | Winkfield | 1551 | D/A1/4/165 | MF604 | |
| STRETEN, Roger | Winkfield | Carpenter | 1607 | D/A1/117/005 D/A1/14/351 | MF539 MF10064 |
| STRETEN, William | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1587 | D/A1/115/242 D/A1/11/264 | MF538 MF10047B |
| STRETEND, Thomas | Winkfield | Labourer | 1612 | D/A1/117/071 D/A1/15/229 | MF539 MF10065 |
| STRETEND, William | Winkfield | Husbandman | 1629 | D/A1/118/124 | MF540 |
| STRETFORDE, Anne | Aldermaston | 1569 | D/A1/115/051 D/A1/9/157 | MF538 MF10046 | |
| STRETINE, Richard | Wargrave | Husbandman | 1559 | D/A1/114/229 D/A1/8/056 | MF537 MF10043C |
| STRETLEY, Joan | Chieveley | 1569 | D/A1/115/052 D/A1/9/161 | MF538 MF10046 | |
| STRETLYE, John | Courage, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1595 | D/A1/116/097 D/A1/12/243 | MF538 MF10048 |
| STRETTEN, Austin | 1551 | D/A1/5/124 | MF10043A | ||
| STRETTEN, Harry | Wargrave | Husbandman | 1558 | D/A1/114/202 D/A1/7/166 | MF537 MF10040 |
| STRETTEN, Harry | Winkfield | Husbandman | 1575 | D/A1/115/114 D/A1/10/006 | MF538 MF10047A |
| STRETTEN, John | Warfield | 1568 | D/A1/167/139 | MF96000 | |
| STRETTEN, John | Warfield | Carpenter | 1569 | D/A1/212/067 | MF96092 |
| STRETTLE, Dorothy | Easton, Welford | 1594 | D/A1/116/090 D/A1/12/221 | MF538 MF10048 | |
| STRETUN, John | Winkfield | Carpenter | 1559 | D/A1/114/228 D/A1/8/054 | MF537 MF10043C |
| STRETYN, Thomas | Winkfield | Husbandman | 1559 | D/A1/114/232 D/A1/8/057 | MF537 MF10043C |
| STRINGE, Catherine | Newton, Buckland | 1662 | D/A1/120/112 | MF541 | |
| STRODE, Agnes | Westbrook, Boxford | 1579 | D/A1/115/152 D/A1/10/203 | MF538 MF10047A | |
| STRODE, John | Tilehurst | Husbandman | 1559 | D/A1/114/218 D/A1/6/001 | MF537 MF10043B |
| STRONG, James | Denchworth | Labourer | 1819 | D/A1/161/76 | MF583 |
| STRONG, John | Shellingford | Mason | 1725 | D/A1/123/126 | MF543 |
| STRONG, John | Bray | Yeoman | 1755 | D/A1/216/207 | MF96102 |
| STRONG, Thomas | Kintbury | 1558 | D/A1/114/173 D/A1/7/258 | MF537 MF10040 | |
| STRONG, Walter | Lambourn | Joiner | 1716 | D/A1/216/35 | MF96100 |
| STROODE, Agnes | Aldermaston | 1607 | D/A1/117/007 D/A1/14/362 | MF539 MF10064 | |
| STROODE, Humphrey | Stratfield Mortimer | 1600 | D/A1/116/187 D/A1/13/537 | MF539 MF10049 | |
| STROODE, John | New Bracknell, Warfield | Chandler | 1596 | D/A1/116/109 D/A1/12/333 | MF538 MF10048 |
| STROTE, John | Duxford, Hinton Waldrist | Shepherd | 1562 | D/A1/3/021 | MF604 |
| STROTTEN, Richard | West Shefford | Labourer | 1671 | D/A1/121/18 | MF542 |
| STROTTON, Elizabeth | Kingston Lisle, Sparsholt | 1593 | D/A1/116/077 D/A1/12/128 | MF538 MF10048 | |
| STROTTON, John | Shrivenham | Husbandman | 1559 | D/A1/114/187 D/A1/8/036 | MF537 MF10043C |
| STROTTON, Richard | Sparsholt | 1567 | D/A1/115/038 D/A1/9/062 | MF538 MF10046 | |
| STROUD , Edward Snr | Thatcham | Butcher | 1751 | D/A1/124/180 | MF544 |
| STROUD (ALIAS CARTER), Elizabeth | Beenham | 1730 | D/A1/216/108 | MF96101 | |
| STROUD, Abraham | Newbury | Weaver | 1742 | D/A1/216/166 | MF96101 |
| STROUD, Dorothy | East Hendred | 1809 | D/A1/161/116 | MF583 | |
| STROUD, Edward | East Hendred | Yeoman | 1747 | D/A1/124/152 | MF544 |
| STROUD, Edward | East Ilsley | Butcher | 1781 | D/A1/216/246 | MF96102 |
| STROUD, Edward | Thatcham | Butcher | 1830 | D/A1/162/35 | MF583 |
| STROUD, Edward | Abingdon | 1850 | D/A1/163/15 | MF584 | |
| STROUD, Elizabeth | Thatcham | 1829 | D/A1/231/74 | MF96129 | |
| STROUD, James | Newbury | Chemist, Druggist | 1825 | D/A1/162/53 | MF583 |
| STROUD, John | Tilehurst | 1570 | D/A1/115/068 D/A1/9/218 | MF538 MF10046 | |
| STROUD, John | Tilehurst | 1787 | D/A1/216/255 | MF96102 | |
| STROUD, John Snr | Warfield | Butcher | 1701 | D/A1/122/102 | MF542 |
| STROUD, Joseph | Wantage | Farmer | 1847 | D/A1/162/112 | MF583 |
| STROUD, Samuel | Newbury | 1810 | D/A1/231/48 | MF96129 | |
| STROUD, Samuel | Newbury | Broker | 1815 | D/A1/231/54 | MF96129 |
| STROUD, Thomas | Lambourn | Yeoman | 1736 | D/A1/216/141 | MF96101 |
| STROUD, William | Aldermaston | Yeoman | 1621 | D/A1/118/029 | MF540 |
| STROUD, William | North Fawley, Fawley | Yeoman | 1694 | D/A1/122/58 | MF542 |
| STROUD, William | Aldermaston | Yeoman | 1746 | D/A1/216/187 | MF96101 |
| STROUD, William | Wantage | Baker | 1848 | D/A1/163/6 | MF584 |
| STROUDE, George | West Shefford | 1624 | D/A1/118/057 | MF540 | |
| STROVD, John | Wasing | 1560 | D/A1/114/242 D/A1/7/333 | MF537 MF10040 | |
| STROWD , Richard | Boxford | Husbandman | 1572 | D/A1/115/090 D/A1/9/318 | MF538 MF10046 |
| STROWD , William Snr | Aldermaston | 1600 | D/A1/116/108 | MF538 | |
| STROWD, John | Boxford | 1547 | D/A1/114/112 | MF537 | |
| STROWD, Thomas | Newbury | 1608 | D/A1/168/039 | MF96001 | |
| STROWDE, Agnes | Wokefield, Stratfield Mortimer | 1600 | D/A1/116/176 D/A1/13/617 | MF539 MF10049 | |
| STROWDE, Anne | Reading | 1684 | D/A1/121/140 | MF542 | |
| STROWDE, Edward | Reading St Laurence | Maltster | 1662 | D/A1/214/97 | MF96097 |
| STROWDE, Gilbert Snr | Warfield | Yeoman | 1626 | D/A1/213/142 | MF96095 |