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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TODMORTON, John | North Moreton | Yeoman | 1596 | D/A1/126/182 D/A1/12/349 | MF546 MF10048 |
TOKE, William | New Windsor, Windsor | 1555 | D/A1/126/028 | MF546 | |
TOLDERVIE, Walter | Inkpen | 1630 | D/A1/217/135 D/A1/168/197 | MF96104 MF96001 | |
TOLFERY, Dorothy | Newbury | 1645 | D/A1/128/014 | MF547 | |
TOLFERY, Susan | Newbury | 1683 | D/A1/128/135 | MF548 | |
TOLFERY, William | Newbury | Brazier | 1696 | D/A1/129/29 | MF548 |
TOLFREY, Nicholas | Newbury | Grocer | 1677 | D/A1/218/44 | MF96106 |
TOLLEY, John | Barkham | Yeoman | 1801 | D/A1/163/50 | MF584 |
TOLLEY, Mary | Barkham | 1801 | D/A1/232/1 | MF96131 | |
TOMACE, Richard | Milton | 1540 | D/A1/126/004 | MF546 | |
TOMAS, George | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | Weaver | 1585 | D/A1/126/138 D/A1/10/431 | MF546 MF10047A |
TOMAS, William | Letcombe Regis | 1585 | D/A1/126/141 D/A1/11/006 | MF546 MF10047B | |
TOMBS, Henry | Newbury | Tallow Chandler | 1841 | D/A1/232/27 | MF96131 |
TOMBS, Sophia | Newbury | 1841 | D/A1/232/28 | MF96131 | |
TOMBS, William | Abingdon | 1855 | D/A1/164/39 | MF584 | |
TOMERSON, James | Speenhamland, Speen | 1614 | D/A1/217/102 | MF96104 | |
TOMES, Edmund | Bourton, Shrivenham | Labourer | 1603 | D/A1/126/224 D/A1/13/1120 | MF546 MF10049 |
TOMES, John | Reading | Hemp Dresser | 1709 | D/A1/218/126 | MF96107 |
TOMES, William | Newbury | Weaver | 1701 | D/A1/218/109 | MF96107 |
TOMKINGS, Josiah | Abingdon | Trunk-Maker | 1679 | D/A1/128/118 | MF548 |
TOMKINGS, Mary | Kennington, Radley | 1663 | D/A1/128/47 | MF547 | |
TOMKINS, Ann | Abingdon | 1765 | D/A1/130/144 | MF549 | |
TOMKINS, Benjamin | Reading St Giles | 1769 | D/A1/219/52 | MF96108 | |
TOMKINS, Elizabeth | Newbury | 1830 | D/A1/163/104 | MF584 | |
TOMKINS, Henry | Abingdon | Glover | 1702 | D/A1/129/44 | MF548 |
TOMKINS, Margaret | Abingdon | 1805 | D/A1/163/59 | MF584 | |
TOMKINS, Mary | Reading St Giles | 1779 | D/A1/219/62 | MF96108 | |
TOMKINS, Richard | Abingdon St Nicholas | 1588 | D/A1/126/153 D/A1/11/280 D/A1/11/157 | MF546 MF10047B MF10047B | |
TOMKINS, William | Newbury | Tailor | 1821 | D/A1/163/90 | MF584 |
TOMKYNS, John | Didcot | Labourer | 1568 | D/A1/126/072 D/A1/9/110 | MF546 MF10046 |
TOMLYN, John | Waltham St Lawrence | 1541 | D/A1/233/288 | MF96132 | |
TOMLYN, John | Waltham St Lawrence | 1542 | D/A1/5/217 | MF10043A | |
TOMLYN, John | Waltham St Lawrence | 1542 | D/A1/3/198 | MF604 | |
TOMMS, Bigg | Reading | Cordwainer | 1689 | D/A1/218/78 | MF96107 |
TOMPKINS, Alice | Abingdon | 1722 | D/A1/218/147 | MF96107 | |
TOMPKINS, Edward Snr | Abingdon St Helen | Clerk | 1638 | D/A1/127/131 | MF547 |
TOMPKINS, Marian | Didcot | 1615 | D/A1/217/106 | MF96104 | |
TOMPKINS, Marian | Didcot | 1615 | D/A1/168/117 | MF96001 | |
TOMPSON, Charles | Abingdon | Vintner | 1699 | D/A1/218/106 | MF96107 |
TOMPSON, George | Wallingford | Baker | 1725 | D/A1/130/25 | MF549 |
TOMPSON, Joane | Wallingford | 1724 | D/A1/219/3 | MF96108 | |
TOMPSON, Joane | Wallingford | 1724 | D/A1/219/1 | MF96108 | |
TOMPSON, Robert | Maidenhead, Cookham | Victualler | 1617 | D/A1/127/040 D/A1/15/733 | MF547 MF10065 |
TOMPSON, Thomas | Thatcham | Weaver | 1641 | D/A1/217/161 D/A1/169/096 | MF96105 MF96002 |
TOMPSON, William | Grandpont, Oxfordshire | Yeoman | 1715 | D/A1/129/96 | MF548 |
TOMS, Thomas | Swallowfield | Farmer | 1809 | D/A1/163/74 | MF584 |
TOMSON, Daniel | Lambourn | Tailor | 1762 | D/A1/130/137 | MF549 |
TOMSON, Ellis | Letcombe Regis | Vicar | 1561 | D/A1/8/198 D/A1/126/060 | MF10043C MF546 |
TOMSON, John | Hurst | Bricklayer | 1571 | D/A1/126/089 D/A1/9/295 | MF546 MF10046 |
TOMSON, John | Padworth | 1624 | D/A1/127/069 | MF547 | |
TOMSON, Mary | Padworth | 1630 | D/A1/127/091 | MF547 | |
TOMSON, Matthew | Wargrave | Yeoman | 1629 | D/A1/217/134 | MF96104 |
TOMSON, Ralph | Cholsey | Yeoman | 1615 | D/A1/127/025 D/A1/15/502 | MF547 MF10065 |
TOMSON, Richard | Priest | 1569 | D/A1/9/216 | MF10046 | |
TOMSON, Richard | Wallingford | Bricklayer | 1699 | D/A1/218/107 | MF96107 |
TOMSON, Thomas | Wallingford St Peter | Tanner | 1626 | D/A1/127/075 | MF547 |
TOMSON, William | Cookham | Yeoman | 1668 | D/A1/128/64 | MF547 |
TOMSON, William | Cookham | Yeoman | 1682 | D/A1/128/130 | MF548 |
TOMSON, William | Wallingford | Baker | 1718 | D/A1/129/107 | MF548 |
TONKES, Thomas | Abingdon St Helen | Chandler | 1533 | D/A1/1/259 | MF10042 |
TONKYS, Joan | Abingdon St Helen | 1539 | D/A1/6/040 | MF10043B | |
TOOBE, Elizabeth | Hamstead Marshall | 1545 | D/A1/126/010 D/A1/5/061 | MF546 MF10043A | |
TOOKER, John | Tilehurst | Yeoman | 1669 | D/A1/218/24 | MF96106 |
TOOKER, John | Bradfield | Clerk | 1685 | D/A1/218/66 | MF96107 |
TOOKEY, Elizabeth | Long Wittenham | 1760 | D/A1/130/133 | MF549 | |
TOOMER (ALIAS KING), Anne | East Ilsley | 1729 | D/A1/219/16 | MF96108 | |
TOORNER, William | Shottesbrooke | 1556 | D/A1/3/192 | MF604 | |
TOOVEY, Elizabeth | Reading | 1739 | D/A1/219/29 | MF96108 | |
TOOVEY, Peter | Shinfield | Yeoman | 1685 | D/A1/128/151 | MF548 |
TOOVEY, Thomas | Grandpont, Oxfordshire | Bargemaster | 1828 | D/A1/163/102 | MF584 |
TOOVEY, William Richard | Flanders | 1845 | D/A1/232/32 | MF96131 | |
TOOYEY, Sarah | Reading St Giles | 1705 | D/A1/129/59 | MF548 | |
TOPP, John | Abingdon | Boat Builder | 1731 | D/A1/130/50 | MF549 |
TORLES , William | Kintbury | 1582 | D/A1/217/046 D/A1/10/332 | MF96103 MF10047A | |
TORLES, William | Kintbury | 1579 | D/A1/10/154 | MF10047A | |
TORLESSE, William | Kintbury | 1577 | D/A1/217/041 | MF96103 | |
TORLEYS, Lawrence | Kintbury | Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/45/89 | MF465 |
TORLYES , Richard | Kintbury | Yeoman | 1684 | D/A1/128/145 | MF548 |
TORLYS, Thomas | Upper Lambourn, Lambourn | 1568 | D/A1/126/083 | MF546 | |
TORNER, Eleanor | North Street, Tilehurst | 1597 | D/A1/126/185 D/A1/13/042 | MF546 MF10049 | |
TORNY, Frances | Bray | 1638 | D/A1/127/135 | MF547 | |
TORRELL, David | Reading | Clothier | 1632 | D/A1/127/103 | MF547 |
TORROLD, Avery | West Hagbourne, Hagbourne | Yeoman | 1584 | D/A1/10/432 | MF10047A |
TORROLD, Hayre | Didcot | 1530 | D/A1/126/001 | MF546 | |
TORROLD, John | West Hagbourne, Hagbourne | Husbandman | 1583 | D/A1/126/132 D/A1/10/358 | MF546 MF10047A |
TORROLDE, Agnes | West Hagbourne, Hagbourne | 1549 | D/A1/3/209 | MF604 | |
TORROLDE, John Snr | West Hagbourne, Hagbourne | 1557 | D/A1/6/014 D/A1/6/017 D/A1/126/036 | MF10043B MF10043B MF546 | |
TOUCK, Joan | Abingdon | 1545 | D/A1/126/013 | MF546 | |
TOUGHTEN, Walter | Old Windsor | Yeoman | 1671 | D/A1/128/84 | MF547 |
TOUKE, Elizabeth | Englefield | 1584 | D/A1/126/140 | MF546 | |
TOUNSEND, Anne | Longcot, Shrivenham | 1694 | D/A1/129/16 | MF548 | |
TOUNSEND, Edward | Appleton | Yeoman | 1686 | D/A1/218/73 | MF96107 |
TOUNSEND, Emma | Kingston Lisle, Sparsholt | 1567 | D/A1/126/078 D/A1/9/060 | MF546 MF10046 | |
TOUNSEND, John | Frilford, Marcham | 1540 | D/A1/1/300 | MF10042 | |
TOUNSEND, Mary | Sparsholt | 1567 | D/A1/126/071 D/A1/9/076 | MF546 MF10046 | |
TOUSON, Robert | Hurley | Husbandman | 1570 | D/A1/126/086 D/A1/9/230 | MF546 MF10046 |
TOVE, Thomas | Whitley, Reading St Giles | Yeoman | 1632 | D/A1/127/102 | MF547 |
TOVEY, Elizabeth | Woolhampton | 1697 | D/A1/129/26 | MF548 | |
TOVEY, Thomas | North Hinksey, Cumnor | 1574 | D/A1/126/099 D/A1/9/431 | MF546 MF10046 | |
TOVEY, Thomas | Whitley, Reading St Giles | Yeoman | 1660 | D/A1/128/33 | MF547 |