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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BARONS, Thomas | Newbury | Fuller | 1552 | D/A1/233/342 | MF96132 |
BARONS, Thomas | Speenhamland, Speen | Woollen Draper | 1559 | D/A1/39/120 D/A1/8/113 | MF461 MF10043C |
BARR , Thomas | Fawler, Sparsholt | Husbandman | 1584 | D/A1/175/098 | MF96010 |
BARR , Thomas | Fawler, Sparsholt | 1584 | D/A1/10/431 | MF10047A | |
BARR , Thomas Snr | Lambourn | Yeoman | 1731 | D/A1/49/157 | MF468 |
BARR, Christian | Lambourn | 1630 | D/A1/44/005 | MF464 | |
BARR, Elizabeth | Lambourn | 1644 | D/A1/44/177 | MF465 | |
BARR, John | Brightwalton | Yeoman | 1696 | D/A1/48/41 | MF467 |
BARR, John Snr | Chipping Lambourn, Lambourn | Yeoman | 1708 | D/A1/48/150 | MF467 |
BARR, Martha | Abingdon | 1715 | D/A1/48/220 | MF468 | |
BARR, Richard | Fawler, Sparsholt | 1583 | D/A1/40/106 | MF462 | |
BARR, Robert | Brightwalton | 1633 | D/A1/44/050 | MF464 | |
BARR, Thomas | Fawler, Sparsholt | 1585 | D/A1/10/458 | MF10047A | |
BARR, Thomas | Bucklebury | Potter | 1824 | D/A1/226/67 | MF96123 |
BARR, William | Chipping Lambourn, Lambourn | Yeoman | 1666 | D/A1/46/17 | MF466 |
BARRAT, John | New Windsor, Windsor | Yeoman | 1567 | D/A1/175/057 | MF96010 |
BARRAT, Margaret | New Windsor, Windsor | 1572 | D/A1/40/005 D/A1/9/314 | MF462 MF10046 | |
BARRAT, Thomas | Brightwell | 1573 | D/A1/9/385 | MF10046 | |
BARRAT, Thomas | Brightwell | Husbandman | 1600 | D/A1/41/134 | MF463 |
BARRAT, Thomas Snr | Brightwell | 1572 | D/A1/40/031 | MF462 | |
BARRAT, William | Brightwell | Husbandman | 1603 | D/A1/41/165 D/A1/13/907 | MF463 MF10049 |
BARRATE, Thomas | Brightwell | Husbandman | 1600 | D/A1/13/445 | MF10049 |
BARRATT, Ann | Oxford, Oxfordshire | 1842 | D/A1/226/111 | MF96123 | |
BARRATT, John | East Garston | Yeoman | 1762 | D/A1/50/102 | MF469 |
BARRATT, John | Oxford St Clement, Oxfordshire | Bookbinder | 1842 | D/A1/146/62 | MF557 |
BARRATT, Mary | Chieveley | 1639 | D/A1/177/082 | MF96014 | |
BARRATT, Richard | West Shefford | Carpenter | 1769 | D/A1/50/126 | MF469 |
BARRATT, Robert | Thatcham | Husbandman | 1630 | D/A1/177/027 | MF96013 |
BARRATT, Thomas | Northcourt, Abingdon St Helen | Yeoman | 1630 | D/A1/44/007 | MF464 |
BARRATT, William | Reading | Cordwainer | 1621 | D/A1/43/062 | MF464 |
BARRE , Thomas | Fawler, Sparsholt | 1585 | D/A1/11/374 | MF10047B | |
BARRE , William | Lambourn | Husbandman | 1618 | D/A1/176/065 | MF96012 |
BARRE, Audrey | West Shefford | 1645 | D/A1/45/011 | MF465 | |
BARRE, Edward | Lambourn | Husbandman | 1625 | D/A1/43/120 | MF464 |
BARRE, John | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1554 | D/A1/39/067 D/A1/7/044 | MF461 MF10040 | |
BARRE, John | Draycott Moor, Longworth | 1609 | D/A1/42/043 D/A1/14/524 | MF463 MF10064 | |
BARRE, Richard | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1631 | D/A1/16/272 | MF10066 |
BARRE, Thomas | Letcombe Regis | 1547 | D/A1/233/050 | MF96132 | |
BARRE, Thomas | Letcombe Regis | 1547 | D/A1/2/097 | MF604 | |
BARRE, Thomas | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1562 | D/A1/167/119 | MF96000 | |
BARRE, William | Letcombe Regis | 1557 | D/A1/233/033 | MF96132 | |
BARRE, William | Letcombe Regis | Husbandman | 1557 | D/A1/2/067 | MF604 |
BARRE, William | Winkfield | Smith | 1606 | D/A1/41/200 D/A1/14/166 | MF463 MF10064 |
BARRE, William | Lambourn | 1618 | D/A1/168/152 | MF96001 | |
BARRE, William | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1641 | D/A1/44/134 | MF465 |
BARRET , John | Burghfield | Tanner | 1627 | D/A1/177/004 | MF96013 |
BARRET , Richard | Northcourt, Abingdon St Helen | 1584 | D/A1/10/440 | MF10047A | |
BARRET, Agnes | Brightwell | 1637 | D/A1/177/059 | MF96013 | |
BARRET, Edward | Snelsmore, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1590 | D/A1/41/005 D/A1/11/324 | MF462 MF10047B |
BARRET, John | New Windsor, Windsor | 1567 | D/A1/167/134 | MF96000 | |
BARRET, Richard | Tubney | Yeoman | 1751 | D/A1/50/39 | MF469 |
BARRET, Robert | Thatcham | Husbandman | 1630 | D/A1/168/204 | MF96001 |
BARRET, William | Northcourt, Abingdon St Helen | Husbandman | 1584 | D/A1/40/123 D/A1/10/413 | MF462 MF10047A |
BARRET, William | Brightwell | Husbandman | 1637 | D/A1/44/092 | MF464 |
BARRETT , Anthony Snr | East Garston | Blacksmith | 1739 | D/A1/49/216 | MF468 |
BARRETT , Richard Snr | Tubney | Yeoman | 1828 | D/A1/145/136 | MF557 |
BARRETT, Ann | West Shefford | 1817 | D/A1/145/85 | MF557 | |
BARRETT, Charlotte | Woolhampton | 1853 | D/A1/147/34 | MF558 | |
BARRETT, Emma | Kirkby Malzeard, Yorkshire | 1847 | D/A1/226/126 | MF96123 | |
BARRETT, Jane | Marcham | 1633 | D/A1/177/035 D/A1/168/239 | MF96013 MF96001 | |
BARRETT, Jane | Reading | 1846 | D/A1/146/84 | MF558 | |
BARRETT, Joan | Reading | 1621 | D/A1/43/074 | MF464 | |
BARRETT, Joan | Brightwell | 1628 | D/A1/43/176 | MF464 | |
BARRETT, John | East Garston | Blacksmith | 1731 | D/A1/49/153 | MF468 |
BARRETT, John | East Ilsley | Victualler | 1754 | D/A1/180/197 | MF96020 |
BARRETT, John | Fyfield | Wheeler | 1812 | D/A1/145/61 | MF557 |
BARRETT, John | Lambourn | Maltster | 1816 | D/A1/145/82 | MF557 |
BARRETT, Margaret | Chieveley | 1570 | D/A1/167/143 | MF96000 | |
BARRETT, Mark | Abingdon | 1603 | D/A1/13/1000 | MF10049 | |
BARRETT, Mary | East Hagbourne, Hagbourne | 1807 | D/A1/145/39 | MF557 | |
BARRETT, Miriam | Lambourn | 1844 | D/A1/146/72 | MF557 | |
BARRETT, Richard | Northcourt, Abingdon St Helen | 1584 | D/A1/175/099 | MF96010 | |
BARRETT, Richard | Sparsholt | Yeoman | 1633 | D/A1/16/528 | MF10066 |
BARRETT, Richard | Fyfield | Wheelwright | 1828 | D/A1/145/137 | MF557 |
BARRETT, Thomas | Marcham | 1632 | D/A1/44/040 | MF464 | |
BARRETT, Thomas | Balsdon Park, Kintbury | 1672 | D/A1/46/86 | MF466 | |
BARRETT, Thomas | Oxford St Clement, Oxfordshire | 1842 | D/A1/226/110 | MF96123 | |
BARRETT, Thomas | Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1845 | D/A1/146/78 | MF557 |
BARRETT, William | Brightwell | Husbandman | 1627 | D/A1/16/428 | MF10066 |
BARRETT, William | Brightwell | Husbandman | 1627 | D/A1/16/416 | MF10066 |
BARRETT, William | Brightwell | 1680 | D/A1/47/53 | MF466 | |
BARRETT, William | Kingstone Winslow, Ashbury | Labourer | 1707 | D/A1/179/173 | MF96018 |
BARRETT, William | Lambourn | Yeoman | 1847 | D/A1/147/3 | MF558 |
BARROW, Christopher | Clewer | 1594 | D/A1/12/193 | MF10048 | |
BARROW, William | Windsor | 1740 | D/A1/49/235 | MF468 | |
BARROWE, Christopher | Clewer | 1594 | D/A1/175/133 | MF96010 | |
BARROWES, Alexander | New Windsor, Windsor | Carpenter | 1613 | D/A1/176/039 | MF96012 |
BARROWES, Alexander | New Windsor, Windsor | 1613 | D/A1/168/096 | MF96001 | |
BARRY, John | Shrivenham | Husbandman | 1566 | D/A1/9/010 | MF10046 |
BARRYE, Drew | Tilehurst | Husbandman | 1559 | D/A1/39/118 D/A1/8/094 | MF461 MF10043C |
BARRYE, John | Shrivenham | 1566 | D/A1/39/225 | MF462 | |
BARTAR, Joan | Shrivenham | 1562 | D/A1/39/190 D/A1/7/358 | MF462 MF10040 | |
BARTHELMEWE, Alice | Swallowfield | 1575 | D/A1/40/056 D/A1/10/021 | MF462 MF10047A | |
BARTHELMEWE, Richard | Hamstead Marshall | Shearman | 1611 | D/A1/176/023 | MF96012 |
BARTHELMEWE, Thomas | Pangbourne | 1604 | D/A1/175/188 | MF96011 | |
BARTHLETT, John | Appleford, Sutton Courtenay | 1557 | D/A1/2/061 | MF604 | |
BARTHOLEMEW, Elizabeth | Westbrook, Boxford | 1662 | D/A1/45/106 | MF465 | |
BARTHOLEMEW, Hamlet | Wick, Fyfield | Husbandman | 1603 | D/A1/41/166 D/A1/13/1100 | MF463 MF10049 |
BARTHOLEMEW, Thomas | Wickham, Welford | 1731 | D/A1/49/155 | MF468 | |
BARTHOLEMEW, William Snr | Netherton, Fyfield | Wheelwright | 1691 | D/A1/47/166 | MF467 |