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
HEYCROFT, JamesMaidenheadCordwainer1705D/A1/83/106MF528
HEYCROFTE, ChristopherDraycott Moor, LongworthHusbandman1589D/A1/194/056MF96046
HEYCROFTE, ChristopherDraycott Moor, Longworth1589D/A1/11/367MF10047B
HEYCROST, ThomasMoor, Longworth1558D/A1/76/019 D/A1/8/007MF524 MF10043C
HEYER, DavidStreatleyClerk, Vicar1540D/A1/75/002 D/A1/6/168MF523 MF10043B
HEYERS, WilliamAbingdonBaker1541D/A1/2/236MF604
HEYES, JohnHurleyYeoman1592D/A1/77/077 D/A1/12/041MF524 MF10048
HEYFORD, ArthurBarkhamYeoman1731D/A1/198/154MF96054
HEYFORD, EdmundBarkhamYeoman1555D/A1/7/104 D/A1/193/150MF10040 MF96045
HEYFORD, RichardBarkhamYeoman1696D/A1/83/32MF528
HEYLEIGH, WilliamCookhamHusbandman1765D/A1/85/44MF530
HEYNES, AgnesReading St Laurence1590D/A1/77/060 D/A1/11/347MF524 MF10047B
HEYNES, RobertFrilford, Marcham1558D/A1/76/017 D/A1/7/213MF524 MF10040
HEYRES, ThomasCumnor1592D/A1/194/063MF96046
HEYRES, ThomasCumnor1592D/A1/12/070MF10048
HEYS, JoanHurley1548D/A1/2/250MF604
HEYTHE, RobertReading St MaryTanner1564D/A1/76/080 D/A1/8/319MF524 MF10043C
HEYWARD, GilesBenham, SpeenYeoman1664D/A1/80/137MF527
HEYWARD, JohnKintburyPriest, Vicar1558D/A1/76/030 D/A1/193/187 D/A1/7/185MF524 MF96045 MF10040
HEYWARD, JohnBourton, ShrivenhamYeoman1681D/A1/82/14MF528
HEYWARD, ThomasLyford, East Hanney1690D/A1/82/100MF528
HEYWARD, WilliamFrilford, MarchamYeoman1668D/A1/80/182MF527
HEYWARDEN, HenryWargraveHusbandman1634D/A1/196/027 D/A1/168/263MF96050 MF96001
HEYWARTON, RichardBray1604D/A1/194/121MF96047
HEYWODE, LucyRamsbury, Wiltshire1550D/A1/75/033MF523
HEYWORD, JohnBourton, Shrivenham1557D/A1/193/178MF96045
HIBBARD, JoelSpeenhamland, Speen Carpenter1796D/A1/85/162MF530
HIBBART, ThomasWaltham St Lawrence1818D/A1/153/59MF560
HIBBERD, EleanorArdington1687D/A1/82/70MF528
HIBBERD, RobertArdingtonYeoman1689D/A1/82/88MF528
HIBBERD, WilliamComptonInnkeeper1846D/A1/154/74MF580
HIBBERT, CharlesBoxfordYeoman1754D/A1/84/259MF529
HIBBERT, ThomasArdingtonHusbandman1666D/A1/196/140MF96051
HIBERT, MarthaArdington1703D/A1/83/91MF528
HICHCOCKE, JohnBasildonWeaver1664D/A1/80/131MF527
HICHKOCKE, JeffreyWoodgreen, BasildonHusbandman, Blacksmith1632D/A1/79/057MF526
HICHMAN, JohnUffington1677D/A1/81/98MF527
HICHMAN, RobertKempsford, Gloucestershire1572D/A1/76/149MF524
HICHMAN, ThomasSouth Fawley, Fawley1597D/A1/13/184MF10049
HICKES, ArthurLongcot, ShrivenhamYeoman1632D/A1/196/010MF96050
HICKES, ArthurLongcot, ShrivenhamYeoman1632D/A1/168/232MF96001
HICKES, JohnGreat Coxwell1560D/A1/7/373MF10040
HICKES, JohnWythamHusbandman1613D/A1/78/026 D/A1/15/359MF525 MF10065
HICKES, JohnLongcot, ShrivenhamYeoman1621D/A1/78/122MF525
HICKES, JohnReading St LaurenceVintner1641D/A1/16/612MF10066
HICKES, KatherineWittenham1647D/A1/80/040MF526
HICKES, RobertReading St LaurenceYeoman1597D/A1/77/132 D/A1/13/207MF524 MF10049
HICKMAN, JaneUffington1722D/A1/84/25MF529
HICKMAN, RobertCatmoreYeoman1585D/A1/77/008/1 D/A1/11/048MF524 MF10047B
HICKMAN, WilliamShinfield1614D/A1/195/061MF96049
HICKMAN, WilliamShinfield1614D/A1/168/113MF96001
HICKNELL, RobertEast IlsleyInnholder1668D/A1/196/160 MF96051
HICKOX, WilliamSpeenhamland, SpeenShoemaker1577D/A1/76/174MF524
HICKS, AmbroseAbingdonCarpenter1699D/A1/197/183MF96053
HICKS, FrancisLongcot, ShrivenhamYeoman1636D/A1/79/112MF526
HICKS, JohnEast HendredYeoman1755D/A1/198/238MF96055
HICKS, JohnUffingtonLabourer1818D/A1/153/60MF560
HICKS, JosephReading St LaurenceVintner1641D/A1/79/175MF526
HICKS, MarthaNewbury1849D/A1/154/86MF580
HICKS, RichardBucklandWeaver1730D/A1/198/148MF96054
HICKS, ThomasWythamYeoman1644D/A1/80/021MF526
HICKS, ThomasLongcot, Shrivenham Yeoman1768D/A1/85/58MF530
HICKS, ValentineAbingdonWeaver1666D/A1/196/139MF96051
HICKS, WilliamHurleyTailor1730D/A1/84/84MF529
HICKS, WilliamSeacourtYeoman1794D/A1/85/158MF530
HICOCKS, ChamberlainSpeenhamland, SpeenShoemaker1630D/A1/79/036MF526
HICSONNE, WilliamTidmarshHusbandman1598D/A1/77/146 D/A1/13/343MF525 MF10049
HIDDE, RichardWhitley, Reading St GilesHusbandman1600D/A1/77/166 D/A1/13/532MF525 MF10049
HIDDEN, AlexanderShaw Cum DonningtonYeoman1643D/A1/196/064MF96050
HIDDEN, JohnWest SheffordHusbandman1619D/A1/78/083 D/A1/15/925MF525 MF10065
HIDDEN, JohnKintbury1623D/A1/78/153MF525
HIDDEN, JohnGreenham, ThatchamYeoman1649D/A1/80/053MF526
HIDDEN, ThomasLambournYeoman1783D/A1/85/125MF530
HIDDEN, ThomasSpeenFarmer1854D/A1/154/103MF580
HIDDEN, WilliamStockcross, Speen Yeoman1838D/A1/154/27MF580
HIDE , Jonathan SnrMidgham, Thatcham Yeoman1742D/A1/84/189MF529
HIDE, AnnEast Hendred1678D/A1/81/110MF527
HIDE, ChambersShinfield1781D/A1/85/119MF530
HIDE, EdwardEast Hendred1656D/A1/80/65MF527
HIDE, EdwardShinfield1661D/A1/80/84MF527
HIDE, EdwardEast Hendred1671D/A1/196/183MF96051
HIDE, EdwardBower, AldworthYeoman1683D/A1/197/73 MF96052
HIDE, EdwardHodcutt, West IlsleyYeoman1692D/A1/83/13MF528
HIDE, ElizabethBlagrave, LambournDame1632D/A1/16/323MF10066
HIDE, ElizabethBlagrave, LambournDame1633D/A1/196/001MF96050
HIDE, ElizabethBlagrove, Wootton, Cumnor1633D/A1/168/236MF96001
HIDE, ElizabethBlagrave, Lambourn1677D/A1/81/96MF527
HIDE, ElizabethAbingdon1682D/A1/82/77MF528
HIDE, FrancesBlagrave, Lambourn1602D/A1/194/109MF96047
HIDE, FrancisBlagrave, Lambourn1602D/A1/13/720MF10049
HIDE, JohnSpeenhamland, Speen1558D/A1/193/188MF96045
HIDE, JohnSpeenhamland, Speen1558D/A1/167/101MF96000
HIDE, JohnPeasemoreHusbandman1632D/A1/79/066MF526
HIDE, JohnPeasemoreHusbandman1675D/A1/197/19MF96052
HIDE, MaryReading1745D/A1/84/204MF529
HIDE, NicholasWaltham St. LawrenceYeoman1692D/A1/197/138MF96053
HIDE, PhillipInkpenMaltster1805D/A1/153/13MF560
HIDE, RichardNewburyCarpenter1606D/A1/77/245 D/A1/14/218MF525 MF10064
HIDE, RichardWick, 1628D/A1/16/266MF10066
HIDE, RichardShinfield1757D/A1/198/240MF96055