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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOWRE, John | White Waltham | Labourer | 1567 | D/A1/126/074 D/A1/9/086 | MF546 MF10046 |
| TOWSE, Joan | Cookham | 1602 | D/A1/126/216 D/A1/13/823 | MF546 MF10049 | |
| TOWSE, Richard | Cookham | Labourer | 1602 | D/A1/217/080 D/A1/13/859 | MF96104 MF10049 |
| TOWSEY , William Snr | Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1722 | D/A1/130/14 | MF549 |
| TOWSEY, Dorothy | E. Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1692 | D/A1/129/6 | MF548 | |
| TOWSEY, Henry | Letcombe Regis | Clothier | 1788 | D/A1/131/5 | MF549 |
| TOWSEY, John | Letcombe Regis | Miller | 1784 | D/A1/131/1 | MF549 |
| TOWSEY, Mary | Letcombe Regis | 1728 | D/A1/219/12 | MF96108 | |
| TOWSEY, Thomas | 1550 | D/A1/5/117 D/A1/233/292 | MF10043A MF96132 | ||
| TOWSEY, Thomas | Reading St Giles | 1550 | D/A1/3/206 | MF604 | |
| TOWSEY, William | Reading | Weaver | 1740 | D/A1/130/79 | MF549 |
| TOWSEY, William | Wantage | Seedsman | 1844 | D/A1/164/17 | MF584 |
| TOWSY, John | E. Challow, Letcombe Regis | Slater | 1681 | D/A1/128/125 | MF548 |
| TOWSY, Thomas | Shinfield | 1564 | D/A1/126/065 D/A1/8/269 | MF546 MF10043C | |
| TRAFFELLS, Richard | Newbury | Broad Weaver | 1619 | D/A1/127/048 | MF547 |
| TRAFFLES, Thomas | Newbury | Broad Weaver | 1640 | D/A1/217/159 D/A1/169/096 | MF96105 MF96002 |
| TRAFHAM, Thomas | Abingdon | Chirurgeon | 1684 | D/A1/128/137 | MF548 |
| TRAHERNE, Edward | Kingston Bagpuize | Husbandman | 1595 | D/A1/126/177 D/A1/12/257 | MF546 MF10048 |
| TRAMPLET, John | Thatcham | 1799 | D/A1/219/73 | MF96108 | |
| TRAMPLETT, William | Chaddleworth | Tailor | 1799 | D/A1/131/22 | MF549 |
| TRAPPELLES, Richard | Reading St Laurence | 1605 | D/A1/126/229 D/A1/13/1377 | MF546 MF10049 | |
| TRAVERSE, Mathew | Newbury | Innholder | 1739 | D/A1/130/72 | MF549 |
| TRAVIS, William | Chilton | 1822 | D/A1/163/93 | MF584 | |
| TREACHER, John | Warfield | Husbandman | 1583 | D/A1/126/131 D/A1/10/402 | MF546 MF10047A |
| TREACHER, Ralph | Warfield | Husbandman | 1594 | D/A1/126/170 D/A1/12/151 | MF546 MF10048 |
| TREADWELL, Mary | Sutton Courtenay | 1834 | D/A1/232/19 | MF96131 | |
| TREBBYKE, Thomas | Knowl Hill, Hurley | Husbandman | 1566 | D/A1/126/070 D/A1/8/370 | MF546 MF10043C |
| TREBRIGHT, Michael | Reading St Mary | Yeoman | 1620 | D/A1/217/116 | MF96104 |
| TREBUT, Michael | Reading St Mary | Yeoman | 1620 | D/A1/217/116 | MF96104 |
| TREE, James | Wallingford St Mary | 1769 | D/A1/219/53 | MF96108 | |
| TREHERNE, Henry | Kingston Bagpuize | Husbandman | 1589 | D/A1/126/159 D/A1/11/296 | MF546 MF10047B |
| TREHERNE, Isaac | Fyfield | Labourer | 1601 | D/A1/126/208 | MF546 |
| TRENCHARD, Francis | Normanton, Wiltshire | 1636 | D/A1/127/123 | MF547 | |
| TRENDELL, Elizabeth | Reading | 1839 | D/A1/164/8 | MF584 | |
| TRENDER, Alice | Kingston Lisle, Sparsholt | 1668 | D/A1/128/65 | MF547 | |
| TRENT, John Snr | Winterbourne, Chieveley | 1583 | D/A1/217/048 D/A1/10/417 | MF96103 MF10047A | |
| TREVISS, John | Maidenhead, Cookham | Glover | 1691 | D/A1/129/5 | MF548 |
| TREWLOCK , Elizabeth | Sutton Courtenay | 1603 | D/A1/126/221 D/A1/13/1085 | MF546 MF10049 | |
| TREWLOCK, John | Didcot | Husbandman | 1662 | D/A1/128/41 | MF547 |
| TREWLOCKE, Edmund | Sutton Courtenay | 1557 | D/A1/3/210 | MF604 | |
| TREWLOCKE, John | Milton | Yeoman | 1561 | D/A1/217/028 | MF96103 |
| TREWLOCKE, John | Steventon | 1670 | D/A1/128/81 | MF547 | |
| TREWLOCKE, Reynold | Sutton Courtenay | 1540 | D/A1/217/003 | MF96103 | |
| TREWLOCKE, Richard | Steventon | Yeoman | 1656 | D/A1/128/28 | MF547 |
| TREWLOCKE, William | Sutton Courtenay | 1567 | D/A1/126/081 D/A1/9/082 | MF546 MF10046 | |
| TRIBBIT, Mary | Theale, Tilehurst | 1718 | D/A1/218/139 | MF96107 | |
| TRIBECK, Thomas | Knowl Hill, Hurley | Yeoman | 1598 | D/A1/126/199 D/A1/13/333 | MF546 MF10049 |
| TRIBECK, William | Hurley | 1601 | D/A1/126/212 D/A1/13/768 | MF546 MF10049 | |
| TRIBECK, William | Knowl Hill, Hurley | Yeoman | 1640 | D/A1/127/139 | MF547 |
| TRIBICK, Thomas | Hurley | 1621 | D/A1/127/057 | MF547 | |
| TRIBICKE, William | Wargrave | Plumber | 1567 | D/A1/217/035 | MF96103 |
| TRIBICKE, William | Wargrave | 1567 | D/A1/167/136 | MF96000 | |
| TRIBURY, Matthew | Bucklebury | 1648 | D/A1/128/020 | MF547 | |
| TRIE, John | Easthampstead | 1594 | D/A1/126/173 D/A1/12/203 | MF546 MF10048 | |
| TRIGER, William | Welford | Husbandman | 1703 | D/A1/218/115 | MF96107 |
| TRIGG, Ann | White Waltham | 1771 | D/A1/130/155 | MF549 | |
| TRIGG, Henry | Sunninghill | Carpenter | 1683 | D/A1/128/134 | MF548 |
| TRIGG, Richard | White Waltham | Yeoman | 1733 | D/A1/130/57 | MF549 |
| TRIGG, William | White Waltham | Cooper | 1761 | D/A1/219/45 | MF96108 |
| TRIGGS, John | Newbury | 1775 | D/A1/219/59 | MF96108 | |
| TRIGGS, Robert | Chieveley | Clergyman | 1724 | D/A1/130/22 | MF549 |
| TRINDAR, Philip | Windsor | Victualler | 1739 | D/A1/130/75 | MF549 |
| TRINDER, Daniel | Buscot | Yeoman | 1724 | D/A1/130/23 | MF549 |
| TRINDER, James | Cumnor | Yeoman | 1810 | D/A1/163/76 | MF584 |
| TRINDER, James | North Hinksey | Labourer | 1851 | D/A1/232/38 | MF96131 |
| TRINDER, John | Cumnor | Yeoman | 1782 | D/A1/130/176 | MF549 |
| TRINDER, Martha | Buscot | 1767 | D/A1/130/147 | MF549 | |
| TRING, Thomas | Abingdon | Yeoman | 1566 | D/A1/217/034 | MF96103 |
| TRING, Thomas | Abingdon St Nicholas | 1566 | D/A1/167/128 | MF96000 | |
| TRITHE, Magdalen | Easthampstead | 1598 | D/A1/126/191 D/A1/13/286 | MF546 MF10049 | |
| TRIVETT, Francis | Theale, Tilehurst | Husbandman | 1711 | D/A1/218/130 | MF96107 |
| TROD, Christopher | New Windsor, Windsor | 1642 | D/A1/217/162 | MF96105 | |
| TROD, William | New Windsor, Windsor | Husbandman | 1590 | D/A1/126/160 D/A1/11/230 | MF546 MF10047B |
| TROLL, John | Swallowfield | 1544 | D/A1/126/007 | MF546 | |
| TROLLE, John | Swallowfield | Husbandman | 1544 | D/A1/1/230 | MF10042 |
| TROTMAN, Thomas | Shrivenham | 1822 | D/A1/163/92 | MF584 | |
| TRUBSHAW, William | Speenhamland, Speen | Husbandman | 1627 | D/A1/217/129 | MF96104 |
| TRUE (ALIAS KING), Anne | Abingdon | 1728 | D/A1/201/77 | MF96061 | |
| TRUE, Richard | Abingdon | Victualler | 1693 | D/A1/129/15 | MF548 |
| TRUELOCK, Jane | Radley | 1716 | D/A1/129/98 | MF548 | |
| TRUELOCK, John | Sutton Courtenay | Yeoman | 1760 | D/A1/130/134 | MF549 |
| TRUELOCK, John Jnr | Longworth | Yeoman | 1690 | D/A1/218/82 | MF96107 |
| TRUELOCK, John Snr | Abingdon St Helen | Victualler, Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/218/9 | MF96106 |
| TRUELOCK, Rachel | Appleford, Sutton Courtenay | 1752 | D/A1/130/122 | MF549 | |
| TRUELOCK, Richard | Sutton Courtenay | Yeoman | 1746 | D/A1/219/36 | MF96108 |
| TRUELOCK, Thomas | Harwell | 1685 | D/A1/218/69 | MF96107 | |
| TRUELOCK, Thomas | Appleford, Sutton Courtenay | 1723 | D/A1/218/152 | MF96107 | |
| TRUELOCK, Thomas | Radley | Yeoman | 1737 | D/A1/130/69 | MF549 |
| TRUELOCKE, Francis | Appleford, Sutton Courtenay | Yeoman | 1701 | D/A1/129/46 | MF548 |
| TRUELOCKE, John Jnr | Appleford, Sutton Courtenay | Yeoman | 1606 | D/A1/126/239 D/A1/15/064 | MF546 MF10065 |
| TRUELUCK, Richard Snr | Appleford, Sutton Courtenay | Yeoman | 1705 | D/A1/129/56 | MF548 |
| TRUEMAN, Edward Spencer | Speen | Yeoman | 1838 | D/A1/164/4 | MF584 |
| TRULOCK , John | Marchams, Sutton Courtenay | Husbandman | 1574 | D/A1/126/096 D/A1/9/422 | MF546 MF10046 |
| TRULOCK , Richard Snr | Appleford, Sutton Courtenay | Yeoman | 1741 | D/A1/130/85 | MF549 |
| TRULOCK , Thomas | Appleford, Sutton Courtenay | Yeoman | 1625 | D/A1/217/125 | MF96104 |
| TRULOCK, Alice | Sutton Courtenay | 1573 | D/A1/9/386 | MF10046 | |
| TRULOCK, Edmund | 1557 | D/A1/233/296 | MF96132 | ||
| TRULOCK, Francis | Sutton Courtenay | Yeoman | 1768 | D/A1/130/151 | MF549 |
| TRULOCK, Francis | Sutton Courtenay | Yeoman | 1825 | D/A1/163/96 | MF584 |
| TRULOCK, Joan | Newbury | 1797 | D/A1/131/17 | MF549 |