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.
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.
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Name | Place Name | Occupation | Year | BRO Ref | MF Copy |
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[A]BEDDAM, Joyce | Bray | 1552 | D/A1/5/172 D/A1/5/066 D/A1/4/008 D/A1/175/022 | MF10043A MF10043A MF604 MF96010 | |
A BEARE, Thomas | Wargrave | 1563 | D/A1/35/090 D/A1/7/363 | MF459 MF10040 | |
A BEARE, William | Hare Hatch, Wargrave | 1553 | D/A1/5/192 | MF10043A | |
A BEARE, William | Wargrave | 1553 | D/A1/35/029 | MF459 | |
A BERE, George | 1550 | D/A1/35/024 | MF459 | ||
A BEYRE, John | Wargrave | Husbandman | 1550 | D/A1/4/010 | MF604 |
A BEYRE, John | Wargrave | Husbandman | 1550 | D/A1/233/332 | MF96132 |
A BEYRE, Thomas | Hare Hatch, Wargrave | 1544 | D/A1/233/016 | MF96132 | |
A DENE, Henry | Wargrave | 1564 | D/A1/35/098 D/A1/8/324 | MF459 MF10043C | |
A FORDE, Thomas | Ford House, Wargrave | Husbandman | 1546 | D/A1/233/117 | MF96132 |
A LEE, Constance | Cholsey | 1605 | D/A1/36/004 D/A1/13/1414 | MF459 MF10049 | |
A PUSEY, William | Pusey | 1580 | D/A1/207/086 D/A1/10/210 | MF96077 MF10047A | |
ABADAM, Walter | Bray | Servant | 1550 | D/A1/5/065 | MF10043A |
ABADDAM , Joyce | Bray | 1552 | D/A1/5/172 D/A1/5/066 D/A1/4/008 D/A1/175/022 | MF10043A MF10043A MF604 MF96010 | |
ABAGHURST, George | Brimpton | 1596 | D/A1/173/058 D/A1/12/400 | MF96006 MF10048 | |
ABAGUEST, John | Brimpton | Husbandman | 1641 | D/A1/174/018 D/A1/169/001a | MF96007 MF96002 |
ABAUGHURST, John | Brimpton | Husbandman | 1632 | D/A1/36/125 D/A1/36/127 | MF460 MF460 |
ABBINGTON, Thomas Snr | West Woodhay | Husbandman | 1587 | D/A1/35/197 D/A1/11/128 | MF459 MF10047B |
ABBOTT, John | Reading | Labourer | 1746 | D/A1/174/165 | MF96009 |
ABBUTS, Edward Snr | Wallingford | Cordwainer | 1680 | D/A1/37/89 | MF460 |
ABBY, Thomas | Ufton Nervet | Servant | 1730 | D/A1/38/84 | MF461 |
ABDE, Fabian | Buckland | 1674 | D/A1/37/65 | MF460 | |
ABDY, Anne | Hanney | 1710 | D/A1/174/131 | MF96008 | |
ABDY, Anne | Hanney | 1710 | D/A1/174/131 | MF96008 | |
ABDY, John | Grove, Wantage | Yeoman | 1661 | D/A1/37/16 | MF460 |
ABDYE, William | Shellingford | 1694 | D/A1/37/125 | MF460 | |
ABEARE, Jane | Wargrave | 1678 | D/A1/37/78 | MF460 | |
ABEARE, John | Wargrave | Yeoman | 1711 | D/A1/38/30 | MF461 |
ABEARE, John Snr | Hare Hatch, Wargrave | Yeoman | 1616 | D/A1/36/043 D/A1/15/655 | MF459 MF10065 |
ABEARE, John Snr | Wargrave | Yeoman | 1640 | D/A1/36/166 | MF460 |
ABEARE, John Snr | Wargrave | Husbandman | 1702 | D/A1/174/117 | MF96008 |
ABEARE, Mary | Wargrave | 1637 | D/A1/174/009 D/A1/169/001a | MF96007 MF96002 | |
ABEARE, Thomas | Wargrave | Yeoman | 1637 | D/A1/174/010 D/A1/169/001a | MF96006 MF96002 |
ABEERE, John Snr | Wargrave | Yeoman | 1686 | D/A1/37/107 | MF460 |
ABELL, Ann | Bradfield | 1591 | D/A1/35/220 | MF459 | |
ABERE, George | Reading St Laurence | Sawyer | 1550 | D/A1/2/030 | MF603 |
ABERE, Thomas | Hare Hatch, Wargrave | 1544 | D/A1/2/040 | MF603 | |
ABEREY, Anthony | Lambourn Woodlands, Lambourn | Yeoman | 1641 | D/A1/36/173 | MF460 |
ABEREY, Francis | Reading | Cloth Drawer | 1706 | D/A1/174/124 | MF96008 |
ABERY (ALIAS JEMMATT), Elianor | Reading | 1723 | D/A1/174/139 | MF96008 | |
ABERY, Anthony | Lambourn Woodlands, Lambourn | 1641 | D/A1/169/001b | MF96002 | |
ABERY, John | Thatcham | 1571 | D/A1/35/130 | MF459 | |
ABERY, John | Reading | 1810 | D/A1/226/6 | MF96122 | |
ABERY, John Snr | Marlston, Bucklebury | Yeoman | 1634 | D/A1/36/130 | MF460 |
ABERY, Mary | Reading | 1775 | D/A1/38/178 | MF461 | |
ABERY, Stephen | Thatcham | 1613 | D/A1/36/029 D/A1/15/401 | MF459 MF10065 | |
ABERY, William | Shinfield | Yeoman | 1700 | D/A1/179/136 | MF96017 |
ABERY, William | Reading | Cordwainer | 1730 | D/A1/174/149 | MF96008 |
ABINGDON, Thomas | West Woodhay | 1614 | D/A1/168/110 | MF96001 | |
ABINGTON, Thomas | West Woodhay | 1614 | D/A1/173/090 | MF96006 | |
ABREE , Simon | Bray | Yeoman | 1691 | D/A1/37/122 | MF460 |
ABREE , Simon Snr | Bray | Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/174/39 | MF96007 |
ABREY, Thomas | Snelsmore, Chieveley | Husbandman | 1585 | D/A1/35/183 D/A1/11/112 | MF459 MF10047B |
ABROKE, Robert | Bray | Yeoman | 1593 | D/A1/35/232 | MF459 |
ABROOKE, William | Bray | Tailor | 1665 | D/A1/37/37 | MF460 |
ABSALOM, Richard | Midgham, Thatcham | 1852 | D/A1/144/76 | MF557 | |
ABSALOM, Robert | East Lockinge | Yeoman | 1748 | D/A1/174/169 | MF96009 |
ABSALON, Anne | Reading | 1697 | D/A1/174/105 | MF96008 | |
ABSALON, John | Lambourn | 1569 | D/A1/35/111 D/A1/9/169 | MF459 MF10046 | |
ABSOLOM, John Snr | Cholsey | 1601 | D/A1/35/281 D/A1/13/703 | MF459 MF10049 | |
ABSOLOM, Margaret | Compton | 1747 | D/A1/38/121 | MF461 | |
ABSOLOM, William | West Ilsley | 1621 | D/A1/36/075 | MF459 | |
ABSOLON , Richard Snr | Wallingford | Carpenter | 1737 | D/A1/38/99 | MF461 |
ABSOLON , Richard Snr | Wallingford | Carpenter | 1752 | D/A1/38/136 | MF461 |
ABSOLON, Agnes | Cookham | 1572 | D/A1/173/028 | MF96006 | |
ABSOLON, Edward | Cholsey | Yeoman | 1649 | D/A1/174/035 D/A1/169/162 | MF96007 MF96002 |
ABSOLON, Edward | Cholsey | 1681 | D/A1/174/76 | MF96008 | |
ABSOLON, Humphrey | Buckland | Yeoman | 1718 | D/A1/38/47 | MF461 |
ABSOLON, James | Cholsey | Husbandman | 1603 | D/A1/35/273 D/A1/13/1130 | MF459 MF10049 |
ABSOLON, James | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1728 | D/A1/38/73 | MF461 |
ABSOLON, Katherine | Buckland | 1768 | D/A1/174/180 | MF96009 | |
ABSOLON, Richard | Moulsford, Cholsey | Husbandman | 1588 | D/A1/35/203 D/A1/11/302 | MF459 MF10047B |
ABSOLON, Richard | East Ilsley | Shepherd | 1732 | D/A1/174/155 | MF96008 |
ABSOLON, Richard | Cholsey | Farmer | 1826 | D/A1/144/33 | MF557 |
ABSOLON, Samuel | Cholsey | Miller | 1810 | D/A1/144/12 | MF557 |
ABSOLON, Thomas | Cholsey | Yeoman | 1571 | D/A1/35/128 D/A1/9/322 D/A1/167/145 | MF459 MF10046 MF96000 |
ABSOLON, Thomas | Cholsey | Husbandman | 1576 | D/A1/35/145 D/A1/10/025 | MF459 MF10047A |
ABSOLON, Thomas | Reading | Husbandman | 1695 | D/A1/174/103 | MF96008 |
ABSOLON, William | Cholsey | 1576 | D/A1/173/034 | MF96006 | |
ABURY, Radolph | Reading | Gunsmith | 1691 | D/A1/174/97 | MF96008 |
ACERS, John | Culham, Oxfordshire | 1685 | D/A1/37/105 | MF460 | |
ACERS, Richard | Abingdon | Yeoman | 1724 | D/A1/38/58 | MF461 |
ACHAMBER, John | Newbury | Butcher | 1558 | D/A1/173/007 D/A1/167/100 | MF96006 MF96000 |
ACKERMAN, Martha | Reading | 1792 | D/A1/174/195 | MF96009 | |
ACKERMAN, Richard | Lambourn | Yeoman | 1721 | D/A1/38/52 | MF461 |
ACKERMAN, William | Reading | Mealman | 1791 | D/A1/174/194 | MF96009 |
ACKERS, Richard | Abingdon | Grocer | 1742 | D/A1/174/160 | MF96009 |
ACKLEE, Hester | Bradfield | 1702 | D/A1/174/116 | MF96008 | |
ACLAND, Michael | Abingdon | 1635 | D/A1/174/003 | MF96007 | |
ACRES , Jonathan Snr | East Hagbourne, Hagbourne | Maltster | 1725 | D/A1/38/64 | MF461 |
ACRES, Anne | Streatley | 1668 | D/A1/37/45 | MF460 | |
ACRES, Gregory | North Moreton | Tailor, Apparitor | 1665 | D/A1/174/43 | MF96007 |
ACRES, John | Uffington | 1558 | D/A1/35/037 D/A1/7/150 | MF459 MF10040 | |
ACRES, John | Hagbourne | Cordwainer | 1642 | D/A1/36/178 | MF460 |
ACRES, Jonathan | East Hagbourne, Hagbourne | Maltster | 1737 | D/A1/38/100 | MF461 |
ACRES, Joseph | Speen | 1749 | D/A1/174/171 | MF96009 | |
ACRES, Lawrence | Compton | Shoemaker | 1706 | D/A1/174/127 | MF96008 |
ACRES, Lawrence Snr | Hagbourne | Husbandman | 1663 | D/A1/37/27 | MF460 |
ACRES, Richard | Abingdon | Labourer | 1738 | D/A1/174/158 | MF96008 |
ACTON, Henry | Newbury | Chandler | 1572 | D/A1/35/131 D/A1/9/316 | MF459 MF10046 |