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.
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| Name | Place Name | Occupation | Year | BRO Ref | MF Copy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HASELEY, John | Appleton | 1588 | D/A1/11/179 | MF10047B | |
| HASELEY, John Snr | West Shefford | Miller | 1673 | D/A1/190/78 | MF96037 |
| HASELL , John Jnr | Welford | Yeoman | 1824 | D/A1/228/102 | MF96125 |
| HASELL (ALIAS FARMER), Henry | West Shefford | Weaver | 1733 | D/A1/190/197 | MF96038 |
| HASELL (ALIAS NALDER), John | Speen | Yeoman | 1832 | D/A1/230/63 | MF96127 |
| HASELL, Bridget | Shaw Cum Donnington | 1745 | D/A1/84/207 | MF529 | |
| HASELL, Edward | Coleshill | Shepherd | 1624 | D/A1/195/098 | MF96049 |
| HASELL, Elizabeth | Hoe Benham, Welford | 1557 | D/A1/233/164 | MF96132 | |
| HASELL, Elizabeth | Hoe Benham, Welford | 1610 | D/A1/78/003 D/A1/15/034 | MF525 MF10065 | |
| HASELL, Ellis | Kintbury | 1580 | D/A1/194/011 D/A1/10/221 | MF96046 MF10047A | |
| HASELL, Isabel | Hoe Benham, Welford | 1557 | D/A1/2/284 | MF604 | |
| HASELL, John | Appleton | 1588 | D/A1/194/049 | MF96046 | |
| HASELL, John | Appleton | 1595 | D/A1/194/076 D/A1/12/395 | MF96047 MF10048 | |
| HASELL, John | Appleton | 1595 | D/A1/194/069/2 | MF96046 | |
| HASELL, John | Easton, Welford | 1598 | D/A1/77/143 D/A1/13/332 | MF525 MF10049 | |
| HASELL, John | Easton, Welford | Husbandman | 1612 | D/A1/78/019 D/A1/15/267 | MF525 MF10065 |
| HASELL, John | Hoe Benham, Welford | Husbandman | 1631 | D/A1/195/132 D/A1/168/206 | MF96049 MF96001 |
| HASELL, John | Shaw Cum Donnington | Yeoman | 1736 | D/A1/84/133 | MF529 |
| HASELL, John | Ashbury | Miller | 1751 | D/A1/84/245 | MF529 |
| HASELL, John | Boxford | Yeoman | 1782 | D/A1/85/122 | MF530 |
| HASELL, John Snr | Childrey | 1641 | D/A1/79/177 | MF526 | |
| HASELL, John Snr | Easton, Welford | Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/68/101 | MF519 |
| HASELL, Laurence | Chaddleworth | 1618 | D/A1/195/075 | MF96049 | |
| HASELL, Laurence | Chaddleworth | 1618 | D/A1/168/153 | MF96001 | |
| HASELL, Mary | Coleshill | 1697 | D/A1/83/40 | MF528 | |
| HASELL, Mary | Shaw Cum Donnington | 1739 | D/A1/84/164 | MF529 | |
| HASELL, Richard | Welford | 1594 | D/A1/194/069/1 D/A1/12/195 | MF96046 MF10048 | |
| HASELL, Richard | Goosey, Stanford In The Vale | Shepherd | 1647 | D/A1/80/038 | MF526 |
| HASELL, Richard | Donnington, Shaw Cum Donnington | Brick Maker | 1746 | D/A1/198/215 | MF96055 |
| HASELL, Richard | Speen | Yeoman | 1820 | D/A1/153/68 | MF560 |
| HASELL, Robert | West Shefford | Yeoman | 1573 | D/A1/76/152 D/A1/9/350 | MF524 MF10046 |
| HASELL, Sibyl | Hoe Benham, Welford | 1701 | D/A1/198/7 | MF96054 | |
| HASELL, Thomas | Ashbury | 1544 | D/A1/1/219 | MF10042 | |
| HASELL, Thomas | 1550 | D/A1/193/163 | MF96045 | ||
| HASELL, Thomas | 1562 | D/A1/193/198 | MF96045 | ||
| HASELL, Thomas | Kintbury | 1572 | D/A1/76/143 D/A1/9/317 | MF524 MF10046 | |
| HASELL, Thomas | Hoe Benham, Welford | Copyholder | 1587 | D/A1/77/029 D/A1/11/127 | MF524 MF10047B |
| HASELL, Thomas | Kintbury | Blacksmith | 1634 | D/A1/196/028 D/A1/168/265 | MF96051 MF96001 |
| HASELL, Thomas | Newbury | Broad Weaver | 1637 | D/A1/79/122 | MF526 |
| HASELL, Thomas | Hoe Benham, Welford | Husbandman | 1661 | D/A1/196/117 | MF96051 |
| HASELL, Thomas | Shaw Cum Donnington | Husbandman | 1692 | D/A1/69/48 | MF519 |
| HASELL, Toby | Ardington | Labourer | 1744 | D/A1/198/209 | MF96055 |
| HASELL, William | Childrey | 1545 | D/A1/233/157 | MF96132 | |
| HASELL, William | Childrey | Husbandman | 1545 | D/A1/2/266 | MF604 |
| HASELL, William | Ardington | Husbandman | 1641 | D/A1/79/186 | MF526 |
| HASELL, William | Didcot | Farmer | 1734 | D/A1/84/128 | MF529 |
| HASELL, William | Shaw Cum Donnington | Yeoman | 1745 | D/A1/84/208 | MF529 |
| HASELL, William Snr | Childrey | Yeoman | 1598 | D/A1/77/141 D/A1/13/316 | MF525 MF10049 |
| HASELLE, Richard Snr | West Shefford | Yeoman | 1676 | D/A1/197/27 | MF96052 |
| HASELY, Lewis | Harwell | Labourer | 1676 | D/A1/197/31 | MF96052 |
| HASILDON, William | Fawley | Husbandman | 1579 | D/A1/76/181 D/A1/10/167 | MF524 MF10047A |
| HASKAR, Richard | Brimpton | Husbandman | 1675 | D/A1/197/18 | MF96052 |
| HASKER, Elizabeth | Reading | 1773 | D/A1/85/81 | MF530 | |
| HASKER, William | Shaw Bridge, Speen | Tanner | 1683 | D/A1/197/75 | MF96052 |
| HASKINES, Thomas | Marcham | Labourer | 1683 | D/A1/82/27 | MF528 |
| HASKINES, Walter | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1610 | D/A1/77/216 D/A1/15/010 | MF525 MF10065 | |
| HASKINGS, Robert | Shaw Cum Donnington | Husbandman | 1640 | D/A1/79/162 | MF526 |
| HASKINS, Anne | Harwell | 1729 | D/A1/84/77 | MF529 | |
| HASKINS, Henry | Newbury | Labourer | 1728 | D/A1/198/135 | MF96054 |
| HASKINS, Henry | Newbury | Victualler | 1774 | D/A1/85/91 | MF530 |
| HASKINS, John | Chaddleworth | 1699 | D/A1/197/181 | MF96053 | |
| HASKINS, Thomas | West Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1577 | D/A1/76/170 D/A1/10/073 | MF524 MF10047A | |
| HASKINS, Thomas | Harwell | Labourer | 1716 | D/A1/198/87 | MF96054 |
| HASLAYE, Richard | Appleton | 1557 | D/A1/2/245 | MF604 | |
| HASLEDON, William | East Garston | Husbandman | 1608 | D/A1/195/029 | MF96048 |
| HASLER, Katherine | Abingdon | 1692 | D/A1/83/14 | MF528 | |
| HASLETT, John | Reading | Husbandman | 1628 | D/A1/195/111 | MF96049 |
| HASLETT, John | Tilehurst | Yeoman | 1638 | D/A1/79/135 | MF526 |
| HASLETT, Richard | Sulhamstead Bannister | Yeoman | 1599 | D/A1/77/152 D/A1/13/389 | MF525 MF10049 |
| HASLEY, Joan | Appleton | 1611 | D/A1/15/570 | MF10065 | |
| HASLEY, Richard | Appleton | Husbandman | 1557 | D/A1/233/141 | MF96132 |
| HASSALL, Humphrey | Lambourn | 1558 | D/A1/167/104 | MF96000 | |
| HASSARDE, Richard | Wallingford | Shoemaker | 1589 | D/A1/194/055 | MF96046 |
| HASSELL, Bartholomew | Charney Bassett, Longworth | Yeoman | 1677 | D/A1/81/92 | MF527 |
| HASSELL, Frances | Childrey | 1598 | D/A1/77/138 D/A1/13/265 | MF524/ MF525 MF10049 | |
| HASSELL, George | Speenhamland, Speen | Cordwainer | 1850 | D/A1/154/91 | MF580 |
| HASSELL, Humphrey | Lambourn | 1559 | D/A1/193/189 | MF96045 | |
| HASSELL, John | West Shefford | Yeoman | 1759 | D/A1/85/15 | MF530 |
| HASSELL, Robert | Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1608 | D/A1/77/219 D/A1/14/435 | MF525 MF10064 | |
| HASSELL, Robert | Hamstead Marshall | Yeoman | 1648 | D/A1/80/045 | MF526 |
| HASSELL, Samuel | Speenhamland, Speen | Boot Manufacturer | 1846 | D/A1/154/70 | MF580 |
| HASSELL, William | Hamstead Marshall | Brickmaker | 1666 | D/A1/80/148 | MF527 |
| HASTER, William | Wargrave | Victualler | 1665 | D/A1/196/141 | MF96051 |
| HASTLATT, William | Tilehurst | Husbandman | 1558 | D/A1/76/016 D/A1/7/207 | MF524 MF10040 |
| HASTLETT, Cecily | Sulhamstead Bannister | 1601 | D/A1/77/176 D/A1/13/747 | MF525 MF10049 | |
| HASTLETT, John | Ufton Nervet | Husbandman | 1631 | D/A1/79/056 | MF526 |
| HASYL, Thomas | Enborne | 1545 | D/A1/193/139 | MF96045 | |
| HASZELL, Alice | West Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1670 | D/A1/81/18 | MF527 | |
| HAT , Richard | Bagnor, Speen | 1604 | D/A1/14/176 | MF10064 | |
| HAT , Richard | Bagnor, Speen | 1607 | D/A1/168/029 | MF96001 | |
| HAT, Eleanor | Yattendon | 1712 | D/A1/83/155 | MF528 | |
| HAT, John | Shaw Cum Donnington | Yeoman | 1570 | D/A1/76/133 D/A1/9/242 | MF524 MF10046 |
| HATCH , Percy Snr | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1727 | D/A1/84/62 | MF529 |
| HATCH , William Snr | White Waltham | Husbandman | 1566 | D/A1/76/102 D/A1/8/372 | MF524 MF10043C |
| HATCH , William Snr | Waltham St Lawrence | Carpenter | 1712 | D/A1/83/153 | MF528 |
| HATCH, Anne | White Waltham | 1661 | D/A1/80/92 | MF527 | |
| HATCH, Edward | Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire | Gardener | 1737 | D/A1/84/150 | MF529 |
| HATCH, Edward Snr | Easthampstead | 1691 | D/A1/83/5 | MF528 | |
| HATCH, Emanuel | Bracknell, Warfield | 1669 | D/A1/81/4 | MF527 | |
| HATCH, George | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1682 | D/A1/82/20 | MF528 |