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 |
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DEEME, Alice | Ardington | 1595 | D/A1/61/186 D/A1/12/247 | MF514 MF10048 | |
DEEME, Elizabeth | Ardington | 1578 | D/A1/61/125 D/A1/10/120 | MF514 MF10047A | |
DEEME, John | Ardington | Husbandman | 1620 | D/A1/62/041 | MF514 |
DEEME, William | Ardington | 1583 | D/A1/61/140 D/A1/10/392 | MF514 MF10047A | |
DEENE, Margaret | Sulhamstead Abbots | 1631 | D/A1/62/112 | MF515 | |
DEENE, Richard | Sutton Courtenay | 1622 | D/A1/186/122 | MF96030 | |
DEENE, William | Sulhamstead Abbots | 1630 | D/A1/62/104 | MF515 | |
DEER, Thomas | Stanford In The Vale | 1814 | D/A1/227/90 | MF96124 | |
DEERING, Richard | Woolhampton | Husbandman | 1720 | D/A1/64/63 | MF516 |
DELE, John | Newbury | 1568 | D/A1/186/028 | MF96029 | |
DELE, John | Newbury | 1568 | D/A1/167/138 | MF96000 | |
DELL, Joan | Reading | 1696 | D/A1/63/129 | MF515 | |
DELL, John | Old Windsor | 1545 | D/A1/6/006 | MF10043B | |
DELL, John | Old Windsor | 1545 | D/A1/233/094 | MF96132 | |
DELL, John | Old Windsor | 1545 | D/A1/2/172 | MF604 | |
DELL, Mathew | Reading | Brewer | 1682 | D/A1/63/93 | MF515 |
DELL, Matthew | Reading St Giles | Draper | 1714 | D/A1/187/118 | MF96031 |
DELL, William | Reading St Laurence | Baker | 1600 | D/A1/61/211 D/A1/13/603 | MF514 MF10049 |
DELLAR, Richard | Bray | Yeoman | 1637 | D/A1/62/145 | MF515 |
DELLER, Elizabeth | Bray | 1757 | D/A1/64/157 | MF516 | |
DELLER, Nathaniel | Sunninghill | Yeoman | 1713 | D/A1/64/50 | MF516 |
DELLER, Richard | Bray | Yeoman | 1748 | D/A1/64/142 | MF516 |
DELLER, Thomas Snr | Bray | Husbandman | 1705 | D/A1/64/21 | MF516 |
DELLER, William | Clewer | Bargeman, Yeoman | 1624 | D/A1/186/125 | MF96030 |
DELUKE, Margery | Thatcham | 1659 | D/A1/63/2 | MF515 | |
DEME, John | Letcombe Regis | Husbandman | 1567 | D/A1/61/085 D/A1/9/063 | MF514 MF10046 |
DEME, Thomas | Moulsford, Cholsey | 1557 | D/A1/7/147 | MF10040 | |
DEMINGTON, John | Sotwell, Wallingford St Leonard | 1633 | D/A1/62/132 | MF515 | |
DEMYNGE, Richard Snr | Finchampstead | Sawyer | 1643 | D/A1/62/170 | MF515 |
DENCHFIELD, Sarah | Shinfield | 1737 | D/A1/64/115 | MF516 | |
DENE, William | Sonning | 1528 | D/A1/1/113 | MF10041 | |
DENEY , John Snr | Reading | Pin Maker | 1743 | D/A1/64/130 | MF516 |
DENHAM, Agnes | Sotwell, Wallingford St Leonard | 1604 | D/A1/186/080 | MF96029 | |
DENHAM, Agnes | Sotwell, Wallingford St Leonard | 1604 | D/A1/14/178 | MF10064 | |
DENHAM, Richard | Bisham | 1772 | D/A1/187/181 | MF96032 | |
DENIS , Joshua | Wood Speen, Speen | Yeoman | 1707 | D/A1/64/34 | MF516 |
DENISON, John | Reading | Doctor Of Divinity | 1629 | D/A1/62/095 | MF515 |
DENLEY, John | East Hendred | Miller | 1603 | D/A1/61/218 D/A1/13/922 | MF514 MF10049 |
DENLEY, John | Southridge, Streatley | Husbandman | 1625 | D/A1/62/069 | MF514 |
DENLEY, Thomas | Southridge, Streatley | Ploughwright | 1646 | D/A1/186/174 | MF96030 |
DENLEYE, Christian | Streatley | 1629 | D/A1/62/097 | MF515 | |
DENLY , Joan | Southridge, Streatley | 1675 | D/A1/187/32 | MF96031 | |
DENLY , John | Southridge, Streatley | Plough Maker | 1670 | D/A1/187/26 | MF96031 |
DENLY , Margaret | East Ginge, West Hendred | 1664 | D/A1/187/11 | MF96031 | |
DENLY , William | East Ginge, West Hendred | 1665 | D/A1/63/29 | MF515 | |
DENLY, Bridget | East Hendred | 1609 | D/A1/61/238 D/A1/14/582 | MF514 MF10064 | |
DENLY, John | Lambourn | Barber | 1749 | D/A1/64/146 | MF516 |
DENLYE, Patrick | Marcham | 1541 | D/A1/186/002 | MF96029 | |
DENMAN, Alexander | Cumnor | 1609 | D/A1/186/092 D/A1/168/053 | MF96029 MF96001 | |
DENMAN, John | Coleshill | Husbandman | 1627 | D/A1/62/088 | MF514 |
DENMAN, John | Cumnor | Labourer | 1645 | D/A1/186/171 | MF96030 |
DENMAN, Richard | Buckland | Yeoman | 1822 | D/A1/149/25 | MF559 |
DENMAN, William | Binfield | 1556 | D/A1/186/013/1 | MF96029 | |
DENNAY, Robert | Abingdon | 1607 | D/A1/168/020 | MF96001 | |
DENNAY, Robert | Abingdon | 1608 | D/A1/168/042 | MF96001 | |
DENNES, John | Swallowfield | 1601 | D/A1/61/214 D/A1/13/668 | MF514 MF10049 | |
DENNEY, Edward | Abingdon St Helen | Glover | 1626 | D/A1/62/080 | MF514 |
DENNEY, Henry | Abingdon St Nicholas | Tailor | 1649 | D/A1/186/182 | MF96030 |
DENNEY, Henry | Abingdon | Tailor | 1649 | D/A1/186/181 | MF96030 |
DENNEY, Robert | Abingdon | Innholder | 1607 | D/A1/186/087 | MF96029 |
DENNINGTON, Francis | Wallingford | 1624 | D/A1/62/066 | MF514 | |
DENNIS , Nathaniel | Boxford | 1707 | D/A1/64/33 | MF516 | |
DENNIS, Francis | Barkham | Butcher | 1621 | D/A1/62/043 D/A1/15/965 | MF514 MF10065 |
DENNIS, Francis | Wokingham | Butcher | 1627 | D/A1/62/091 | MF515 |
DENNIS, James | Barkham | Husbandman | 1642 | D/A1/186/162 | MF96032 |
DENNIS, John | Lambourn | Miller | 1626 | D/A1/62/077 | MF514 |
DENNIS, John | Uffington | Blacksmith | 1736 | D/A1/187/154 | MF96032 |
DENNIS, Richard | Barkham | Yeoman | 1610 | D/A1/15/964 | MF10065 |
DENNIS, Richard | Woolhampton | Yeoman | 1630 | D/A1/62/105 | MF515 |
DENNS, Edward | Swallowfield | Bucket Maker | 1589 | D/A1/61/166 D/A1/11/218 | MF514 MF10047B |
DENNY, Margaret | Abingdon St Helen | Innholder | 1608 | D/A1/61/236 D/A1/14/472 | MF514 MF10064 |
DENNY, William | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | Weaver | 1694 | D/A1/187/75 | MF96031 |
DENSELL, Mary | Reading St Laurence | 1614 | D/A1/186/103 D/A1/168/106 | MF96029 MF96001 | |
DENSHEIRE, Rebecca | Wallingford St Peter | 1669 | D/A1/63/44 | MF515 | |
DENT, John | New Windsor, Windsor | 1635 | D/A1/62/134 | MF515 | |
DENTON, Richard | Long Wittenham | 1576 | D/A1/186/045 | MF96029 | |
DENYS, Henry | Barkham | Carpenter | 1579 | D/A1/61/123 D/A1/10/149 | MF514 MF10047A |
DENZEY, John | Waltham St Lawrence | Yeoman | 1629 | D/A1/62/098 | MF515 |
DERELL, Richard | Tilehurst | Husbandman | 1661 | D/A1/63/9 | MF515 |
DERNFORD, Henry | Old Windsor | Yeoman | 1635 | D/A1/62/135 | MF515 |
DERNFORD, Richard | Old Windsor | Yeoman | 1667 | D/A1/187/18 | MF96031 |
DERO, Richard | Newbury | Tapster | 1592 | D/A1/61/180 D/A1/12/049 | MF514 MF10048 |
DERRILL, Anne | Tilehurst | 1661 | D/A1/187/3 | MF96031 | |
DERWYN, Richard | Bisham | 1557 | D/A1/61/025 | MF514 | |
DERYCK, William | Speenhamland, Speen | 1545 | D/A1/61/011 | MF514 | |
DESTON, Richard | Letcombe Regis | 1548 | D/A1/2/171 | MF604 | |
DETH, John | Winkfield | 1531 | D/A1/1/154 | MF10042 | |
DETH, Thomas | Winkfield | 1556 | D/A1/2/175 | MF604 | |
DETHE, Thomas | Winkfield | 1557 | D/A1/233/095 | MF96132 | |
DEUKE, Richard | Speen | 1531 | D/A1/1/157 | MF10042 | |
DEVELL, Christian | White Waltham | 1559 | D/A1/61/036 D/A1/8/085 | MF514 MF10043C | |
DEVERALL , Mary | White Waltham | 1681 | D/A1/187/42 | MF96031 | |
DEVERELL, John | Hurley | 1553 | D/A1/4/060 D/A1/5/201 | MF604 MF10043A | |
DEVERELL, John | Hurley | 1553 | D/A1/233/363 | MF96132 | |
DEVERELL, John | White Waltham | Brickmaker | 1682 | D/A1/63/88 | MF515 |
DEVERILL, Edmund | Hurley | Bricklayer | 1610 | D/A1/61/242 D/A1/15/081 | MF514 MF10065 |
DEVERYLL, William | Hurley | Husbandman | 1566 | D/A1/61/082 D/A1/8/371 | MF514 MF10043C |
DEW, Alice | Aston Tirrold | 1556 | D/A1/7/108 | MF10040 | |
DEW, Edward | Reading St Giles | Cordwainer | 1688 | D/A1/187/59 | MF96031 |
DEW, Elizabeth | Sutton Courtenay | 1645 | D/A1/62/178 | MF515 |