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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GODWIN, Thomas | Thatcham | Bellows Maker | 1724 | D/A1/193/52 | MF96044 |
GODWIN, William | Lambourn | 1830 | D/A1/228/32 | MF96125 | |
GODWIN, William Snr | Newbury | Clothier | 1635 | D/A1/72/086 D/A1/168/267 | MF521 MF96001 |
GODWIN, William Snr | Newbury | Clothier | 1641 | D/A1/192/030 | MF96042 |
GODWINE, Alice | Brightwalton | 1587 | D/A1/71/090 D/A1/11/242 | MF520 MF10047B | |
GODWINE, John | Stratfield Mortimer | Yeoman | 1667 | D/A1/73/29 | MF522 |
GODWINE, Robert | Abingdon | 1555 | D/A1/233/375 | MF96132 | |
GODWYN , Alexander | Stratfield Mortimer | 1612 | D/A1/71/186 D/A1/15/238 | MF520 MF10065 | |
GODWYN, Richard | Brimpton | Weaver | 1562 | D/A1/191/025 | MF96040 |
GODWYN, Robert | Abingdon St Helen | 1555 | D/A1/4/083 D/A1/7/094 | MF604 MF10040 | |
GODWYN, Thomas | Tilehurst | Yeoman | 1582 | D/A1/71/065 D/A1/10/382 | MF520 MF10047A |
GODWYN, William | Tilehurst | 1577 | D/A1/10/106 | MF10047A | |
GODWYN, William | Newbury | 1638 | D/A1/192/024 | MF96042 | |
GODWYNE, William | Tilehurst | 1559 | D/A1/70/046 D/A1/8/095 | MF520 MF10043C | |
GODWYNE, William | Tilehurst | Labourer | 1577 | D/A1/71/037 | MF520 |
GODWYNNE, John | Abingdon St Helen | Yeoman | 1585 | D/A1/11/042 | MF10047B |
GODWYNNE, Richard | Tilehurst | Yeoman | 1582 | D/A1/191/049 | MF96040 |
GODWYNNE, Richard | Tilehurst | 1582 | D/A1/10/334 | MF10047A | |
GOED, Nicholas | New Windsor, Windsor | Yeoman | 1537 | D/A1/2/234 | MF604 |
GOFF, John | Shellingford | 1662 | D/A1/73/11 | MF522 | |
GOFFE, GOUGH, Thomas | Newbury | Goldsmith | 1666 | D/A1/192/76 | MF96042 |
GOLBURNE, John | Stanford Dingley | Bucket Maker | 1667 | D/A1/192/74 | MF96042 |
GOLD, Edward | Reading St Giles | Shearman | 1643 | D/A1/72/140 | MF521 |
GOLD, John | Warfield | Husbandman | 1652 | D/A1/72/163 | MF521 |
GOLD, John | Cholsey | Yeoman | 1731 | D/A1/74/160 | MF523 |
GOLD, John | Kingston Bagpuize | Yeoman | 1752 | D/A1/74/230 | MF523 |
GOLD, John Snr | Kingston Bagpuize | Husbandman | 1631 | D/A1/16/274 | MF10066 |
GOLD, John Snr | Cholsey | Yeoman | 1704 | D/A1/74/29 | MF522 |
GOLD, Maude | Draycott Moor, Longworth | 1574 | D/A1/71/026 D/A1/9/438 | MF520 MF10046 | |
GOLD, Nicholas | Stratfield Mortimer | Cordwainer | 1725 | D/A1/193/61 | MF96044 |
GOLD, Peter | Appleton | 1584 | D/A1/71/072 D/A1/10/426 | MF520 MF10047A | |
GOLD, Rhys | Reading | Husbandman | 1647 | D/A1/72/151 | MF521 |
GOLD, Robert | Stratfield Mortimer | Yeoman | 1740 | D/A1/74/195 | MF523 |
GOLD, Stephen | Wokefield, Stratfield Mortimer | Yeoman | 1667 | D/A1/73/31 | MF522 |
GOLD, Thomas | Kingston Bagpuize | Husbandman | 1676 | D/A1/192/102 | MF96043 |
GOLD, Thomas | Sunningwell | Labourer | 1693 | D/A1/192/148 | MF96043 |
GOLD, Thomas | Shinfield | Labourer | 1819 | D/A1/151/73 | MF560 |
GOLDBORNE, Elizabeth | Newbury | 1715 | D/A1/74/85 | MF522 | |
GOLDBORNE, Richard | Greenham, Thatcham | Bricklayer | 1724 | D/A1/74/117 | MF523 |
GOLDBORNE, William | Newbury | Innholder | 1683 | D/A1/73/103 | MF522 |
GOLDBORNE, William Snr | Newbury | Clothier | 1676 | D/A1/73/75 | MF522 |
GOLDBURNE, Thomas | Chieveley | 1633 | D/A1/72/072 | MF521 | |
GOLDBY, Thomas | Abingdon | Baker | 1760 | D/A1/193/108 | MF96044 |
GOLDE, John | Draycott Moor, Longworth | 1558 | D/A1/70/041/1 D/A1/7/247 | MF520 MF10040 | |
GOLDE, Thomas | Marcham | 1557 | D/A1/233/119 | MF96132 | |
GOLDE, Thomas | Marcham | 1557 | D/A1/2/213 | MF604 | |
GOLDER, Anne | Beenham | 1690 | D/A1/192/143 | MF96043 | |
GOLDER, John | Wargrave | 1545 | D/A1/191/006 | MF96040 | |
GOLDER, John | Wallingford | Weaver | 1578 | D/A1/191/044 | MF96040 |
GOLDER, Margaret | Beenham | 1694 | D/A1/73/148 | MF522 | |
GOLDESMYTH, Thomas | Crookham, Thatcham | Husbandman | 1607 | D/A1/71/164 D/A1/14/336 | MF520 MF10064 |
GOLDING, Alice | Knighton, Compton Beauchamp | 1678 | D/A1/73/83 | MF522 | |
GOLDING, Edward | Knighton, Compton Beauchamp | Husbandman | 1674 | D/A1/73/67 | MF522 |
GOLDING, Elizabeth | Letcombe Regis | 1627 | D/A1/72/041 | MF521 | |
GOLDING, Elizabeth | Letcombe Regis | 1727 | D/A1/193/67 | MF96044 | |
GOLDING, George | Letcombe Regis | 1830 | D/A1/228/35 | MF96125 | |
GOLDING, Henry | Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1754 | D/A1/74/238 | MF523 |
GOLDING, Henry Snr | Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1703 | D/A1/74/27 | MF522 |
GOLDING, Hugh | Knighton, Compton Beauchamp | 1614 | D/A1/71/199 | MF520 | |
GOLDING, Jane | Shellingford | 1709 | D/A1/193/53 | MF96044 | |
GOLDING, John | Reading | Victualler, Innholder | 1699 | D/A1/192/162 | MF96043 |
GOLDING, Margaret | Knighton, Compton Beauchamp | 1628 | D/A1/72/045 | MF521 | |
GOLDING, Mary Ann | Thatcham | 1838 | D/A1/228/41 | MF96125 | |
GOLDING, Philip | Shellingford | Surgeon | 1730 | D/A1/74/148 | MF523 |
GOLDING, Richard | Newbury | Butcher | 1611 | D/A1/71/180 D/A1/15/126 | MF520 MF10065 |
GOLDING, Thomas | Newbury | 1720 | D/A1/74/107 | MF522 | |
GOLDING, Thomas | Buscot | Yeoman | 1727 | D/A1/74/128 | MF523 |
GOLDING, Thomas | Newbury | Blacksmith | 1789 | D/A1/75/113 | MF523 |
GOLDINGE, John | Greenham, Thatcham | Yeoman | 1643 | D/A1/72/141 | MF521 |
GOLDINGE, John Snr | Knighton, Compton Beauchamp | 1644 | D/A1/72/145 | MF521 | |
GOLDINGE, Thomas | Newbury | Husbandman | 1685 | D/A1/192/128 | MF96043 |
GOLDSMITH, Thomas | Swallowfield | Cooper | 1697 | D/A1/74/5 | MF522 |
GOLDSMITH, Thomas | Maidenhead | Yeoman | 1710 | D/A1/74/67 | MF522 |
GOLDSMITH, Thomas | Maidenhead | Yeoman | 1710 | D/A1/74/67 | MF522 |
GOLDSMITH, Thomas Snr | Swallowfield | Cooper | 1678 | D/A1/73/85 | MF522 |
GOLDSMITHE, Bridget | Crookham, Thatcham | 1595 | D/A1/71/114 D/A1/12/238 | MF520 MF10048 | |
GOLDSTONE, John | Greenham, Thatcham | Servant | 1593 | D/A1/191/076 | MF96040 |
GOLDSTONE, John | Greenham, Thatcham | 1593 | D/A1/12/072 | MF10048 | |
GOLDWYR, John | Brimpton | 1537 | D/A1/2/221 | MF604 | |
GOLDWYRE, John | Newbury | Clothier, Bailiff | 1558 | D/A1/70/049 D/A1/7/249 | MF520 MF10040 |
GOMAN, Adam | Reading | 1614 | D/A1/71/195 D/A1/15/421 | MF520 MF10065 | |
GONELL, John | Wargrave | Husbandman | 1531 | D/A1/1/169 | MF10042 |
GONNEL , Thomas | Wargrave | 1592 | D/A1/11/377 | MF10047B | |
GONNELL, Elizabeth | Hare Hatch, Wargrave | 1620 | D/A1/71/225 | MF521 | |
GONNELL, Elizabeth | Wargrave | 1637 | D/A1/72/097 | MF521 | |
GONNELL, Francis Snr | Wargrave | Yeoman | 1644 | D/A1/72/144 | MF521 |
GONNELL, Henry | Sunningwell | 1589 | D/A1/11/367 | MF10047B | |
GONNELL, John | Hare Hatch, Wargrave | Husbandman | 1592 | D/A1/71/104 D/A1/12/016 | MF520 MF10048 |
GONNELL, Robert | Burghfield | Husbandman | 1616 | D/A1/191/125 | MF96041 |
GONNELL, Robert | Burghfield | 1616 | D/A1/168/134 | MF96001 | |
GONNELL, Thomas | Wargrave | 1548 | D/A1/2/223 | MF604 | |
GONNELL, Thomas | Wargrave | Ploughwright | 1592 | D/A1/191/071 | MF96040 |
GONNELL, William | Wargrave | Husbandman | 1567 | D/A1/70/080 D/A1/9/065 | MF520 MF10046 |
GONNTER, Margaret | Watchfield, Shrivenham | 1578 | D/A1/71/039 D/A1/10/110 | MF520 MF10047A | |
GONNTTER, William | Watchfield, Shrivenham | 1572 | D/A1/71/012 | MF520 | |
GOOD, Henry | Woolhampton | Tailor | 1698 | D/A1/74/1 | MF522 |
GOOD, Stephen | Chieveley | 1769 | D/A1/193/121 | MF96044 | |
GOODALE, Margaret | Hamstead Marshall | 1616 | D/A1/71/201 D/A1/15/593 | MF520 MF10065 | |
GOODALE, Margaret | Reading | 1686 | D/A1/73/121 | MF522 | |
GOODALE, Richard | Aston Tirrold | Husbandman | 1674 | D/A1/192/98 | MF96043 |