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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIS, Jane | South Hinksey | 1728 | D/A1/140/92 | MF555 | |
| WILLIS, Joel | Burghfield | 1806 | D/A1/232/52 | MF96131 | |
| WILLIS, John | Newbury | Yeoman | 1553 | D/A1/5/205 | MF10043A |
| WILLIS, John | Radley | 1645 | D/A1/137/030 | MF553 | |
| WILLIS, John | West Ilsley | Yeoman | 1714 | D/A1/139/180 | MF554 |
| WILLIS, John | Padworth | 1720 | D/A1/224/30 | MF96119 | |
| WILLIS, John | Bray | 1728 | D/A1/140/93 | MF555 | |
| WILLIS, John Snr | Moulsford, Cholsey | Yeoman | 1641 | D/A1/136/102 | MF552 |
| WILLIS, John Snr | Binfield | Husbandman | 1652 | D/A1/137/061 | MF553 |
| WILLIS, John Snr | South Hinksey | 1662 | D/A1/137/95 | MF553 | |
| WILLIS, Magdalen | South Hinksey, Cumnor | 1644 | D/A1/137/020 | MF553 | |
| WILLIS, Margery | Newbury | 1622 | D/A1/134/200 | MF552 | |
| WILLIS, Mary | Lambourn | 1697 | D/A1/223/121 | MF96118 | |
| WILLIS, Mary | Bucklebury | Shoemaker | 1706 | D/A1/209/147 | MF96083 |
| WILLIS, Mary | Cumnor | 1771 | D/A1/141/137 | MF556 | |
| WILLIS, Peter | Bucklebury | Yeoman | 1755 | D/A1/141/56 | MF555 |
| WILLIS, Richard | Newbury | Felt Maker | 1662 | D/A1/222/62 | MF96114 |
| WILLIS, Richard | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1754 | D/A1/141/50 | MF555 |
| WILLIS, Robert | Reading St Laurence | Maltster | 1641 | D/A1/222/005 D/A1/169/103 | MF96114 MF96002 |
| WILLIS, Thomas | South Moreton | 1545 | D/A1/220/003 | MF96110 | |
| WILLIS, Thomas | Clapton, Kintbury | 1615 | D/A1/221/052 | MF96112 | |
| WILLIS, Thomas | Kintbury | 1615 | D/A1/168/117 | MF96001 | |
| WILLIS, Thomas | West Shefford | Husbandman | 1617 | D/A1/134/155 D/A1/15/747 | MF551 MF10065 |
| WILLIS, Thomas | North Hinksey | Yeoman | 1717 | D/A1/139/197 | MF554 |
| WILLIS, Walter | New Windsor, Windsor | Husbandman | 1557 | D/A1/220/028 | MF96110 |
| WILLIS, William | Newbury | Fuller | 1556 | D/A1/220/025 | MF96110 |
| WILLIS, William | Newbury | Cordwainer | 1621 | D/A1/134/189 D/A1/134/199 | MF551 MF552 |
| WILLIS, William | West Shefford | Husbandman | 1670 | D/A1/222/96 | MF96115 |
| WILLIS, William | Petwick, Lecombe Regis | Yeoman | 1705 | D/A1/139/108 | MF554 |
| WILLIS, William | Shinfield | Blacksmith | 1781 | D/A1/141/175 | MF556 |
| WILLIT, Margery | Greenham, Thatcham | 1560 | D/A1/220/050 D/A1/167/111 | MF96110 MF96000 | |
| WILLKINS, Robert | East Challow, Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1734 | D/A1/224/96 | MF96119 |
| WILLKYNSON, Nicholas | Boxford | Yeoman | 1566 | D/A1/132/206 D/A1/9/025 | MF550 MF10046 |
| WILLLER, Jane | Langcot, Shrivenham | 1670 | D/A1/137/181 | MF553 | |
| WILLMAR , William Snr | Sulhamstead Bannister | Yeoman | 1730 | D/A1/224/83 | MF96119 |
| WILLMER, Edward | Reading St Mary | Scrivener | 1673 | D/A1/222/119 | MF96115 |
| WILLMOND, William Snr | Sutton Courtenay | Yeoman | 1616 | D/A1/134/138 D/A1/15/649 | MF551 MF10065 |
| WILLMOT , John | Chieveley | Husbandman | 1673 | D/A1/222/126 | MF96115 |
| WILLMOT , Thomas | Slade End, Brightwell | Wheeler | 1688 | D/A1/138/128 | MF554 |
| WILLMOT, Elizabeth | Streatley | 1802 | D/A1/164/48 | MF584 | |
| WILLMOT, George | Charlton, Wantage (W.), Lambourn (Com.) | Sir | 1668 | D/A1/137/189 | MF553 |
| WILLMOT, John | Cholsey | Yeoman | 1606 | D/A1/221/009 | MF96112 |
| WILLMOT, John | Cholsey | 1606 | D/A1/168/015 | MF96001 | |
| WILLMOT, John | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | Husbandman | 1631 | D/A1/135/104 D/A1/135/105 | MF552 MF552 |
| WILLMOT, Richard | Moulsford | Yeoman | 1694 | D/A1/139/14 | MF554 |
| WILLMOT, Thomas | Cholsey | Yeoman | 1834 | D/A1/165/71 | MF585 |
| WILLMOT, Thomas | Cholsey | Farmer | 1851 | D/A1/232/130 | MF96131 |
| WILLMOT, William | South Moreton | 1778 | D/A1/224/194 | MF96120 | |
| WILLMOTT , John Snr | Buckland | Husbandman | 1728 | D/A1/140/85 | MF555 |
| WILLMOTT, Elizabeth | Drayton | 1669 | D/A1/137/163 | MF553 | |
| WILLMOTT, Elizabeth | Cholsey | 1676 | D/A1/138/33 | MF553 | |
| WILLMOTT, Francis | Drayton | Tailor | 1667 | D/A1/222/89 | MF96115 |
| WILLMOTT, James | Sotwell | Wheelwright | 1720 | D/A1/140/28 | MF555 |
| WILLMOTT, John | Hagbourne | 1550 | D/A1/5/088 | MF10043A | |
| WILLMOTT, John | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | 1631 | D/A1/168/200 | MF96001 | |
| WILLMOTT, John Snr | Cholsey | Wheelwright | 1698 | D/A1/139/44 | MF554 |
| WILLMOTT, Thomas | Cholsey | Yeoman | 1804 | D/A1/164/59 | MF584 |
| WILLMOTT, Thomas Snr | Drayton | Yeoman | 1674 | D/A1/138/16 | MF553 |
| WILLMOTT, William | University, Oxford, Oxfordshire | 1644 | D/A1/16/639 | MF10066 | |
| WILLMOTT, William | Lollingdon, Cholsey | Yeoman | 1646 | D/A1/136/094/2 | MF552 |
| WILLMOTT, William | South Moreton | 1778 | D/A1/224/194 | MF96120 | |
| WILLMOTT, William | Cholsey | Grocer | 1836 | D/A1/165/77 | MF585 |
| WILLMUT, John | Moulsford, Cholsey | Yeoman | 1636 | D/A1/136/034 | MF552 |
| WILLOBY , Margaret | Westbrook, Boxford | 1589 | D/A1/133/121 D/A1/11/211 | MF551 MF10047B | |
| WILLOBYE, Thomas | Boxford | 1586 | D/A1/133/091 D/A1/11/059 | MF550 MF10047B | |
| WILLOMES, Richard | Letcombe Regis | Vicar | 1547 | D/A1/220/007 | MF96110 |
| WILLOUGHBY, Charles | Grove, Wantage | Yeoman | 1844 | D/A1/166/5 | MF585 |
| WILLOUGHBY, James | Wantage | Miller | 1855 | D/A1/166/60 | MF585 |
| WILLOUGHBYE, Richard | Ownams, Boxford | 1610 | D/A1/134/060 D/A1/15/056 | MF551 MF10065 | |
| WILLSON , Elizabeth | Kingstone, Ashbury | 1685 | D/A1/223/43 | MF96117 | |
| WILLSON , William | Reading St Mary | 1697 | D/A1/139/34/1 | MF554 | |
| WILLSON, Benjamin | Newbury | Broad Weaver | 1662 | D/A1/222/49 | MF96114 |
| WILLSON, John | Abingdon | 1586 | D/A1/133/093 D/A1/11/051 | MF550 MF10047B | |
| WILLSON, Zachary | Clewer | 1637 | D/A1/136/053 | MF552 | |
| WILLYS, Thomas | South Moreton | Husbandman | 1546 | D/A1/132/023 | MF550 |
| WILMER, Elizabeth | Reading | 1669 | D/A1/137/157 | MF553 | |
| WILMER, Martha | Sulhamstead Abbots | 1698 | D/A1/139/47 | MF554 | |
| WILMER, Martha | Burghfield | 1707 | D/A1/139/126 | MF554 | |
| WILMOR, William | Reading | 1683 | D/A1/223/30 | MF96116 | |
| WILMOT, Alice | Cholsey | 1562 | D/A1/132/019 | MF550 | |
| WILMOT, John | Cholsey | 1529 | D/A1/1/139 | MF10042 | |
| WILMOT, William | Cholsey | Wheelwright | 1755 | D/A1/141/59 | MF555 |
| WILMOT, William | South Moreton | Yeoman | 1761 | D/A1/224/168 | MF96120 |
| WILMOTE, John Snr | Buckland | Husbandman | 1705 | D/A1/139/104 | MF554 |
| WILMOTT, Benjamin | Newbury | 1704 | D/A1/223/164 | MF96118 | |
| WILMOTT, Benjamin | Thatcham | Gardener | 1707 | D/A1/223/174 | MF96118 |
| WILMOTT, Frances | Rush Court, Wallingford | 1688 | D/A1/223/63 | MF96117 | |
| WILMOTT, John | South Moreton | Yeoman | 1742 | D/A1/224/123 | MF96119 |
| WILMOTT, Martha | Cholsey | 1855 | D/A1/154/110 | MF580 | |
| WILMOTT, Robert | Newbury | Barber Chirurgeon | 1703 | D/A1/223/154 | MF96118 |
| WILMOTT, Samuel | Padworth | Yeoman | 1815 | D/A1/165/3 | MF584 |
| WILMOTT, Thomas | Speenhamland, Speen | Innholder | 1748 | D/A1/141/21 | MF555 |
| WILMOTT, William Snr | Cholsey | 1640 | D/A1/169/103 | MF96002 | |
| WILMSHURST, Mary | Reading | 1798 | D/A1/224/215 | MF96120 | |
| WILSHERE, Richard | Whitchurch, Oxfordshire | 1575 | D/A1/220/086 | MF96110 | |
| WILSON, Amor | Coleshill | Yeoman | 1793 | D/A1/142/129 | MF556 |
| WILSON, Anne | Enborne | 1680 | D/A1/138/67 | MF553 | |
| WILSON, Anthony | Kingstone Winslow, Ashbury | Carpenter | 1681 | D/A1/223/20 | MF96116 |
| WILSON, Benjamin | Enborne | Yeoman | 1672 | D/A1/137/192 | MF553 |
| WILSON, Charles | Highworth, Wiltshire | Labourer | 1857 | D/A1/232/142 | MF96131 |