Wills Index

Using the 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
HATCH, ThomasWinkfieldYeoman1686D/A1/82/58MF528
HATCH, ThomasWinkfieldYeoman1707D/A1/83/119MF528
HATCH, Thomas SnrWhite WalthamHusbandman1589D/A1/77/046 D/A1/11/221MF524 MF10047B
HATCH, WilliamWhite WalthamHusbandman1670D/A1/196/175MF96051
HATCH, WilliamCookhamBricklayer1696D/A1/197/165MF96053
HATCH, WilliamWaltham St LawrenceYeoman1721D/A1/84/16MF529
HATCHE, AliceLaventons, White Waltham1568D/A1/76/119 D/A1/9/123MF524 MF10046
HATCHE, BarnabyBinfieldYeoman1595D/A1/77/103 D/A1/12/245MF524 MF10048
HATCHE, HughBinfieldYeoman1603D/A1/77/185 D/A1/13/1029MF525 MF10049
HATCHE, JoanWhite Waltham1596D/A1/77/112 D/A1/12/340MF524 MF10048
HATCHE, JohnBinfield1553D/A1/193/169MF96045
HATCHE, JohnHurleyHusbandman1559D/A1/8/039MF10043C
HATCHE, John SnrWinkfield1585D/A1/77/011 D/A1/11/020MF524 MF10047B
HATCHE, RichardLittlewick, White WalthamHusbandman1558D/A1/76/007 D/A1/7/186MF524 MF10040
HATCHE, ThomasWinkfieldHusbandman1593D/A1/77/087 D/A1/12/121MF524 MF10048
HATCHE, ThomasWinkfieldYeoman1595D/A1/77/100 D/A1/12/240MF524 MF10048
HATCHE, Thomas SnrWhite WalthamHusbandman1573D/A1/76/156 D/A1/9/369MF524 MF10046
HATCHE, WilliamWhite Waltham1580D/A1/76/193 D/A1/10/224MF524 MF10047A
HATCHESIDE, JamesSutton Courtenay1722D/A1/91/89MF533
HATCHMAN, JohnReadingHusbandman1636D/A1/196/034MF96050
HATCHMAN, JohnReading1636D/A1/16/413MF10066
HATCHMAN, WilliamFawley1618D/A1/168/161MF96001
HATCHMAN, William SnrFawleyHusbandman1618D/A1/195/078MF96049
HATE, ThomasThatchamHusbandman1556D/A1/75/060 D/A1/7/126MF523 MF10040
HATES, IsabelLeckhampstead, Chieveley1557D/A1/2/249MF604
HATHORN, JohnReadingMillwright1730D/A1/84/81MF529
HATHORN, MargaretWarfield1591D/A1/77/071 D/A1/12/011MF524 MF10048
HATHORN, SusannahWokingham1736D/A1/84/139MF529
HATHORN, ThomasBrayYeoman1680D/A1/197/50MF96052
HATHORNE, AnneBray1627D/A1/78/194MF525
HATHORNE, JaneHawthorn, Warfield1636D/A1/79/113MF526
HATHORNE, JoanHawthorn, Warfield1632D/A1/79/060MF526
HATHORNE, JohnHawthorn, WarfieldYeoman1630D/A1/79/035MF526
HATHORNE, MaryBinfield1719D/A1/198/101MF96054
HATHORNE, NathanielBinfieldYeoman1672D/A1/81/49MF527
HATHORNE, RichardWarfield1551D/A1/5/144MF10043A
HATHORNE, RobertBrayYeoman1699D/A1/17/13MF10079
HATHORNE, ThomasWhite WalthamYeoman1626D/A1/78/189MF525
HATHORNE, ThomasBrayYeoman1635D/A1/79/099MF526
HATHORNE, WilliamUcfeilde [Wokefield?], Stratfield MortimerYeoman1638D/A1/79/140MF526
HATHORNE, WilliamBinfieldYeoman1650D/A1/80/058MF526
HATHORNE, WilliamReadingCarpenter1703D/A1/83/95MF528
HATHORNE, William SnrBrayYeoman1626D/A1/78/188MF525
HATHRONE, WilliamWarfieldHusbandman1672D/A1/81/46MF527
HATHWAY, FrancisHatfordClerk1672D/A1/81/41 MF527
HATHWAY, WilliamHatfordClerk1702D/A1/198/11MF96054
HATING, JohnKintburyLabourer1757D/A1/85/6MF530
HATT , AlicePeasemore1560D/A1/76/063 D/A1/8/181MF524 MF10043C
HATT , John JnrWickham, Welford Brick Maker1711D/A1/198/65MF96054
HATT, AnneReading St Laurence1666D/A1/80/152 MF527
HATT, AvisBradfield1673D/A1/81/59MF527
HATT, BarbaryReading St Giles1706D/A1/83/107MF528
HATT, ChristopherLittle Coxwell, FaringdonYeoman1844D/A1/154/62MF580
HATT, EdwardYattendonYeoman1739D/A1/198/186MF96055
HATT, Edward SnrEverington , YattendonYeoman1669D/A1/81/13MF527
HATT, ElizabethHampstead Norris1704D/A1/83/96MF528
HATT, ElizabethChieveley1737D/A1/198/177MF96055
HATT, FrancisSpeen1607D/A1/77/240 D/A1/14/282MF525 MF10064
HATT, FrancisSteventon1760D/A1/85/23MF530
HATT, GilesEast GarstonYeoman1668D/A1/196/149MF96051
HATT, GilesBuckhold, BradfieldYeoman1669D/A1/81/5MF527
HATT, GilesEverington, YattendonYeoman1702D/A1/83/78MF528
HATT, GilesYattendonYeoman1718D/A1/83/210MF529
HATT, GilesPeasemoreYeoman1775D/A1/85/94MF530
HATT, HenryAbingdonMaltster1733D/A1/84/118MF529
HATT, HenryBrightwalton1601D/A1/77/173 D/A1/13/665MF525 MF10049
HATT, HenrySnelsmore, ChieveleyYeoman1603D/A1/194/115/1MF96047
HATT, HenryChieveley1603D/A1/13/1017MF10049
HATT, HenryBagnor, SpeenButcher1605D/A1/194/115/2MF96047
HATT, HenryBrightwaltonHusbandman1690D/A1/82/95MF528
HATT, HenryBrightwaltonYeoman1704D/A1/83/98MF528
HATT, HenryStanford In The Vale Yeoman1705D/A1/83/108MF528
HATT, IsraelNewburyShoemaker1645D/A1/80/028MF526
HATT, JaneHamstead Marshall1668D/A1/196/158MF96051
HATT, JohnNewburyCutler1587D/A1/194/039MF96046
HATT, JohnNewbury1587D/A1/11/114MF10047B
HATT, JohnLeckhampstead, ChieveleyHusbandman1616D/A1/78/060 D/A1/15/585MF525 MF10065
HATT, JohnSpeenGardener1725D/A1/84/48MF529
HATT, John JnrBoxfordHusbandman1618D/A1/78/097 D/A1/15/846MF525 MF10065
HATT, John SnrReadingBrewer1606D/A1/195/021MF96048
HATT, John SnrReading1606D/A1/168/011MF96001
HATT, JosephAbingdon1741D/A1/198/196MF96055
HATT, JosephStanford In The Vale1788D/A1/198/292MF96055
HATT, JoshuaStanford In The Vale1788D/A1/114/76MF537
HATT, MagdalenEast Garston1681D/A1/82/3MF528
HATT, MargaretBoxford1634D/A1/79/090MF526
HATT, MargeryLeckhampstead, Chieveley1727D/A1/198/130MF96054
HATT, MarkEast HendredMiller1733D/A1/84/109MF529
HATT, RichardChieveley1553D/A1/7/014MF10040
HATT, RichardLeckhampstead, ChieveleyYeoman1588D/A1/77/044 D/A1/11/158MF524 MF10047B
HATT, RichardBagnor, SpeenYeoman1598D/A1/194/090MF96047
HATT, RichardBagnor, Speen1598D/A1/13/319MF10049
HATT, RichardBagnor, Speen1604D/A1/195/008MF96048
HATT, RichardBagnor, Speen1604D/A1/195/003MF96048
HATT, RichardBagnor, Speen1604D/A1/14/173MF10064
HATT, RichardBagnor, Speen1607D/A1/195/024MF96048
HATT, RichardBagnor, SpeenYeoman1608D/A1/77/224MF525
HATT, RichardThe Thicket, ChieveleyHusbandman1668D/A1/196/155MF96051
HATT, RichardLeckhampstead, Chieveley1673D/A1/81/57MF527
HATT, RichardBoxford1698D/A1/197/175MF96053