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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RUDD, William | Sparsholt | Vicar | 1568 | D/A1/210/180 | MF96088 |
RUDD, William | Childrey | Yeoman | 1618 | D/A1/112/031 D/A1/15/840 | MF536 MF10065 |
RUDD, William | East Ilsley | Yeoman | 1743 | D/A1/114/9 | MF537 |
RUDDE, Robert | Little Wittenham | 1559 | D/A1/110/157 D/A1/8/043 | MF535 MF10043C | |
RUDDE, Thomas | Beedon | 1618 | D/A1/210/249 | MF96089 | |
RUDDE, William | Childrey | 1546 | D/A1/3/136 | MF604 | |
RUDE, John Snr | East Ilsley | Tailor | 1662 | D/A1/113/6 | MF536 |
RUDGE, Robert | Longworth | Yeoman | 1751 | D/A1/114/26 | MF537 |
RUDGWAY, William | Compton, West | Yeoman | 1742 | D/A1/114/8 | MF537 |
RUFFIN, Ann | North Hinksey | 1720 | D/A1/113/151 | MF537 | |
RUFFIN, Elizabeth | Cumnor | 1714 | D/A1/113/140 | MF537 | |
RUFFIN, Henry | North Hinksey | Yeoman | 1672 | D/A1/211/60 | MF96091 |
RUFFIN, Joan | 1547 | D/A1/233/231 | MF96132 | ||
RUFFIN, Joan | Cumnor | 1548 | D/A1/3/129 | MF604 | |
RUFFIN, Joan | Cumnor | 1664 | D/A1/211/42 | MF96090 | |
RUFFIN, Joan | Cumnor | 1679 | D/A1/211/67 | MF96091 | |
RUFFIN, John | Cumnor | Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/113/9 | MF536 |
RUFFIN, John | North Hinksey | 1728 | D/A1/211/133 | MF96091 | |
RUFFIN, John Snr | Cumnor | Yeoman | 1707 | D/A1/113/120 | MF537 |
RUFFIN, Margaret | North Hinksey | 1715 | D/A1/113/141 | MF537 | |
RUFFIN, Stephen | Cumnor | Yeoman | 1570 | D/A1/111/032 D/A1/9/321 | MF535 MF10046 |
RUFFIN, Thomas | Sotwell, Wallingford St Leonard | 1616 | D/A1/210/244 | MF96089 | |
RUFFIN, Thomas | Sotwell, Wallingford St Leonard | 1616 | D/A1/168/136 | MF96001 | |
RUFFIN, Thomas | North Hinksey, Cumnor | Yeoman | 1631 | D/A1/112/081 | MF536 |
RUFFIN, Thomas | Cumnor | Husbandman | 1644 | D/A1/211/024 D/A1/169/078 | MF96090 MF96002 |
RUFFIN, Thomas | North Hinksey | Yeoman | 1704 | D/A1/211/109 | MF96091 |
RUFFIN, William | North Hinksey, Cumnor | 1569 | D/A1/111/026 D/A1/210/182 D/A1/9/202 | MF535 MF96088 MF10046 | |
RUFFIN, William | Cumnor | 1605 | D/A1/210/224 | MF96089 | |
RUFFIN, William | Cumnor | 1605 | D/A1/14/184 | MF10064 | |
RUFFIN, William | Cumnor | Yeoman | 1727 | D/A1/113/167 | MF537 |
RUFFYN, Joan | North Hinksey, Cumnor | 1617 | D/A1/112/028 D/A1/15/764 | MF536 MF10065 | |
RUFFYN, John | Swinford, Cumnor | 1571 | D/A1/210/186 | MF96088 | |
RUFFYN, Stephen | Cumnor | 1571 | D/A1/210/183 | MF96088 | |
RUFFYN, William | Reading St Mary | Tanner | 1581 | D/A1/111/061 D/A1/10/287 | MF535 MF10047A |
RUFUS, Charles | Reading | Wine Merchant | 1851 | D/A1/161/61 | MF583 |
RUGMER, Katherine | Bray | 1675 | D/A1/113/46 | MF536 | |
RUGMORE, James Jnr | Bray | 1710 | D/A1/211/114 | MF96091 | |
RUGMORE, John | Warfield | 1709 | D/A1/113/124 | MF537 | |
RUMBALL, James | Wallingford St Leonard | 1801 | D/A1/231/2 | MF96129 | |
RUMBELOW, Thomas Snr | Reading | Dyer | 1618 | D/A1/112/029 D/A1/15/779 | MF536 MF10065 |
RUMMEY, John | Kintbury | Yeoman | 1768 | D/A1/114/49 | MF537 |
RUMSEY, Martha | Hagbourne | 1806 | D/A1/161/6 | MF583 | |
RUMSEY, Robert | Reading St Mary | Mercer | 1625 | D/A1/112/062 | MF536 |
RUNACRE, Bartholomew | West Challow, Letcombe Regis | 1705 | D/A1/203/60 | MF96066 | |
RUNACRE, William | Lambourn | Yeoman | 1723 | D/A1/95/73 | MF568 |
RUNAKER , Andrew | Childrey | Yeoman | 1677 | D/A1/113/51 | MF536 |
RUNAKER , John | Letcombe Regis | Husbandman | 1673 | D/A1/94/61 | MF568 |
RUNAKER , John | Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1700 | D/A1/95/2 | MF568 |
RUNAKER , Mary | Letcombe Regis | 1677 | D/A1/94/77 | MF568 | |
RUNAKER , William Snr | Lambourn Woodlands, Lambourn | Yeoman | 1709 | D/A1/211/113 | MF96091 |
RUNAKER (ALIAS LAWRENCE), Jane | Letcombe Regis | 1723 | D/A1/211/129 | MF96091 | |
RUNNELDS, Ann | Enborne | 1760 | D/A1/114/37 | MF537 | |
RUSDEN, Alban | Wallingford St Mary | 1599 | D/A1/111/124 D/A1/13/450 | MF536 MF10049 | |
RUSDEN, John | Wallingford | Grocer | 1688 | D/A1/113/79 | MF536 |
RUSDEN, Thomas Snr | Wallingford | 1640 | D/A1/16/573 | MF10066 | |
RUSELL, Lawrence | East Ilsley | 1586 | D/A1/111/076 D/A1/11/077 | MF535 MF10047B | |
RUSH, Ann | Streatley | 1764 | D/A1/114/42 | MF537 | |
RUSH, Benjamin | Streatley | 1788 | D/A1/211/170 | MF96091 | |
RUSHBROOK, Lawrence | East Hendred | Yeoman | 1607 | D/A1/111/156 D/A1/14/368 | MF536 MF10064 |
RUSHBROOKE, Lawrence | East Hendred | 1616 | D/A1/168/130 | MF96001 | |
RUSHELEY, John | Uffington | Yeoman | 1602 | D/A1/111/131 D/A1/13/863 | MF536 MF10049 |
RUSHLEY, Anne | Sparsholt | Clerk | 1708 | D/A1/209/156 | MF96084 |
RUSHLEY, Hannah | Sparsholt | 1746 | D/A1/114/19 | MF537 | |
RUSHLEY, Joan | Uffington | 1694 | D/A1/113/94 | MF31702 | |
RUSHLEY, John | Sparsholt | 1739 | D/A1/113/192 | MF537 | |
RUSHLEY, John Snr | Westcot, Sparsholt | 1694 | D/A1/113/93 | MF31702 | |
RUSHLEY, Lawrence | Sparsholt | Yeoman | 1745 | D/A1/114/16 | MF537 |
RUSHLEY, Mary | Sparsholt | 1739 | D/A1/113/191 | MF537 | |
RUSHLEY, Richard | Westcot, Sparsholt | Yeoman | 1707 | D/A1/113/119 | MF537 |
RUSHLY, Martha | Uffington | 1676 | D/A1/113/48 | MF536 | |
RUSLEY, Edward | Uffington | 1713 | D/A1/113/134 | MF537 | |
RUSS, John | Thatcham | Yeoman | 1725 | D/A1/113/159 | MF537 |
RUSS, John | Sutton Courtenay | Roper | 1729 | D/A1/113/169 | MF537 |
RUSS, William | Reading | Cordwainer | 1731 | D/A1/113/179 | MF537 |
RUSSELL, Alice | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | 1585 | D/A1/111/073 D/A1/11/029 | MF535 MF10047B | |
RUSSELL, Ann | Bucklebury | 1672 | D/A1/113/37 | MF536 | |
RUSSELL, Edward | Tubney | Yeoman | 1762 | D/A1/114/40 | MF537 |
RUSSELL, Frideswide | Shinfield | 1630 | D/A1/112/077 | MF536 | |
RUSSELL, James | Ufton Nervet | Husbandman | 1574 | D/A1/111/044 D/A1/9/425 | MF535 MF10046 |
RUSSELL, James | Sulhamstead Bannister | Husbandman | 1685 | D/A1/113/71 | MF536 |
RUSSELL, Joan | Sulhamstead Abbots | 1559 | D/A1/110/149 D/A1/8/091 | MF535 MF10043C | |
RUSSELL, Joan | Hartley, Shinfield | 1604 | D/A1/111/139 D/A1/13/1288 | MF536 MF10049 | |
RUSSELL, John | Sulhamstead Abbots | 1557 | D/A1/3/140 | MF604 | |
RUSSELL, John | Sulhamstead Abbots | 1558 | D/A1/233/241 | MF96132 | |
RUSSELL, John | Newbury | Weaver | 1608 | D/A1/111/158 D/A1/14/417 | MF536 MF10064 |
RUSSELL, John | Shinfield | Yeoman | 1608 | D/A1/111/157 D/A1/14/400 | MF536 MF10064 |
RUSSELL, John | Abingdon | 1788 | D/A1/114/76 | MF537 | |
RUSSELL, Joseph | Newbury | Cloth Worker | 1662 | D/A1/113/3 | MF536 |
RUSSELL, Rebecca | Abingdon | 1799 | D/A1/114/82 | MF537 | |
RUSSELL, Richard | Cookham | 1529 | D/A1/1/124 | MF10041 | |
RUSSELL, Richard | Bradfield | 1594 | D/A1/111/103 D/A1/12/134 | MF535 MF10048 | |
RUSSELL, Richard | Maidenhead | Victualler | 1606 | D/A1/168/025 | MF96001 |
RUSSELL, Richard | Maidenhead | 1606 | D/A1/14/187 | MF10064 | |
RUSSELL, Robert | Berkshire | 1684 | D/A1/113/69 | MF536 | |
RUSSELL, Stephen | Burghfield | 1560 | D/A1/111/003 D/A1/6/150 | MF535 MF10043B | |
RUSSELL, Thomas | Sulhamstead Bannister | 1566 | D/A1/111/019 D/A1/9/023 | MF535 MF10046 | |
RUSSELL, Thomas | Shinfield | 1574 | D/A1/111/042 D/A1/9/400 | MF535 MF10046 | |
RUSSELL, Thomas | Bradfield | 1616 | D/A1/112/018 D/A1/15/603 | MF536 MF10065 | |
RUSSELL, William | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | Husbandman | 1605 | D/A1/111/142 D/A1/14/085 | MF536 MF10064 |
RUSSELL, William | Sunninghill | Husbandman | 1715 | D/A1/113/143 | MF537 |