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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEEVENS , George Snr | Welford | Yeoman | 1722 | D/A1/123/93 | MF543 |
| STEEVENS, Amy | Appleford, Sutton Courtenay | 1700 | D/A1/215/129 | MF96099 | |
| STEEVENS, Andrew | Kingston Bagpuize | Yeoman | 1642 | D/A1/214/057 | MF96096 |
| STEEVENS, Anne | Steventon | 1671 | D/A1/121/32 | MF542 | |
| STEEVENS, Elizabeth | Steventon | 1638 | D/A1/16/488 | MF10066 | |
| STEEVENS, Elizabeth | Steventon | 1638 | D/A1/119/089 | MF540 | |
| STEEVENS, Francis | Radley | 1668 | D/A1/214/136 | MF96097 | |
| STEEVENS, Henry | Appleton | 1632 | D/A1/214/002 | MF96096 | |
| STEEVENS, Henry | Reading | 1688 | D/A1/215/53 | MF96098 | |
| STEEVENS, John | Abingdon St Helen | Cordwainer | 1673 | D/A1/214/164 | MF96097 |
| STEEVENS, Margaret | Steventon | 1641 | D/A1/119/143 | MF541 | |
| STEEVENS, Michael | Kingston Lisle, Sparsholt | Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/120/107 | MF541 |
| STEEVENS, Ralph | Reading St Laurence | Husbandman | 1694 | D/A1/215/88 | MF96098 |
| STEEVENS, Robert Snr | Steventon | Yeoman | 1638 | D/A1/119/091 | MF540 |
| STEEVENS, Thomas | Kennington | Butcher | 1652 | D/A1/214/085 D/A1/169/083 | MF96097 MF96002 |
| STEEVENS, Thomas | North Moreton | Yeoman | 1661 | D/A1/214/89 | MF96097 |
| STEEVENS, William | Steventon | Yeoman | 1587 | D/A1/212/132 | MF96092 |
| STEEVENS, William | East Lockinge | Husbandman | 1677 | D/A1/214/176 | MF96097 |
| STEEVENS, Zachary | Appleford, Sutton Courtenay | Husbandman | 1690 | D/A1/215/66 | MF96098 |
| STEEVENSON, Andrew | Kingston Bagpuize | Yeoman | 1670 | D/A1/121/10 | MF542 |
| STEEVENSON, John | Sunningwell | Yeoman | 1644 | D/A1/214/072 | MF96096 |
| STEEVENSON, Robert | Kingston Bagpuize | Yeoman | 1661 | D/A1/120/87 | MF541 |
| STEEVENSON, Thomas Jnr | East Hanney, West Hanney | Miller | 1691 | D/A1/215/71 | MF96098 |
| STEFTO, Anne | Speen | 1706 | D/A1/122/159 | MF543 | |
| STEINEBERK, Garret | Abingdon | 1576 | D/A1/212/089 | MF96092 | |
| STELE, Elizabeth | Reading | 1603 | D/A1/116/235 D/A1/13/1004 | MF539 MF10049 | |
| STELE, John | Reading St Mary | Glover | 1565 | D/A1/115/002 D/A1/8/348 | MF538 MF10043C |
| STELE, William | Reading St Mary | Burgher | 1544 | D/A1/114/097 D/A1/6/171 | MF537 MF10043B |
| STENNET, Elizabeth | Wallingford | Clerk | 1710 | D/A1/122/191 | MF543 |
| STENT, Elizabeth | Thatcham | 1691 | D/A1/122/28 | MF542 | |
| STEPHANS, Nathaniel | Boxford | 1704 | D/A1/64/33 | MF516 | |
| STEPHEN, William | New Windsor, Windsor | Waterman | 1609 | D/A1/117/021 D/A1/14/511 | MF539 MF10064 |
| STEPHENS , Hugh | Coscote, Hagbourne | Husbandman | 1590 | D/A1/116/018 D/A1/11/349 | MF538 MF10047B |
| STEPHENS , Nicholas Snr | Swallowfield | Cordwainer | 1715 | D/A1/123/34 | MF543 |
| STEPHENS , Richard Snr | Cumnor | Blacksmith | 1730 | D/A1/216/109 | MF96101 |
| STEPHENS, Ann | Kingston Bagpuize | 1742 | D/A1/124/125 | MF544 | |
| STEPHENS, Ann | Reading | 1744 | D/A1/124/139 | MF544 | |
| STEPHENS, Anthony | Reading | 1760 | D/A1/125/31 | MF544 | |
| STEPHENS, Edmund | Abingdon | 1749 | D/A1/124/173 | MF544 | |
| STEPHENS, Edward | Hagbourne | Husbandman | 1631 | D/A1/118/155 | MF540 |
| STEPHENS, Elizabeth | Farnborough | 1775 | D/A1/125/102 | MF544 | |
| STEPHENS, Frances | Hungerford | 1689 | D/A1/122/14 | MF542 | |
| STEPHENS, Henry | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | Labourer | 1724 | D/A1/123/114 | MF543 |
| STEPHENS, Jane | Cumnor | 1745 | D/A1/216/183 | MF96101 | |
| STEPHENS, Jehoshaphat | Reading St Mary | 1704 | D/A1/215/161 | MF96099 | |
| STEPHENS, Joel | Stratfield Mortimer | Yeoman | 1719 | D/A1/123/71 | MF543 |
| STEPHENS, John | Eaton, Appleton | Yeoman | 1660 | D/A1/120/68 | MF541 |
| STEPHENS, John | Steventon | Miller | 1710 | D/A1/216/7 | MF96100 |
| STEPHENS, John | Peasemore | 1816 | D/A1/161/88 | MF583 | |
| STEPHENS, John Snr | Chieveley | Shoemaker | 1684 | D/A1/121/139 | MF542 |
| STEPHENS, Joshua | Wood Speen, Speen | Yeoman | 1707 | D/A1/64/34 | MF516 |
| STEPHENS, Margaret | Reading | 1641 | D/A1/119/118 | MF540 | |
| STEPHENS, Mary | Uffington | 1601 | D/A1/213/008 | MF96094 | |
| STEPHENS, Peter | Frilford, Marcham | 1701 | D/A1/215/130 | MF96099 | |
| STEPHENS, Peter | Abingdon | Yeoman | 1723 | D/A1/123/102 | MF543 |
| STEPHENS, Richard | Cookham | 1627 | D/A1/118/104 | MF540 | |
| STEPHENS, Richard | Cumnor | Blacksmith | 1788 | D/A1/125/140 | MF544 |
| STEPHENS, Robert | Fawler, Sparsholt | Husbandman | 1558 | D/A1/114/171 D/A1/7/187 | MF537 MF10040 |
| STEPHENS, Robert | Kingston Bagpuize | 1597 | D/A1/212/183 D/A1/13/187 | MF96093 MF10049 | |
| STEPHENS, Robert | Eaton, Appleton | 1647 | D/A1/120/51 | MF541 | |
| STEPHENS, Robert | Reading | Grocer | 1671 | D/A1/214/149 | MF96097 |
| STEPHENS, Sarah | Shrivenham | 1752 | D/A1/124/185 | MF544 | |
| STEPHENS, Thomas | Cumnor | Blacksmith | 1729 | D/A1/124/4 | MF544 |
| STEPHENS, Thomas | Reading | Yeoman | 1734 | D/A1/124/65 | MF544 |
| STEPHENS, William | Yeoman | 1546 | D/A1/212/009 | MF96092 | |
| STEPHENS, William | Appleton | Yeoman | 1728 | D/A1/123/155 | MF543 |
| STEPHENSON, Margery | Sunningwell | 1635 | D/A1/119/042 | MF540 | |
| STEPHENSON, Robert | Kingston Bagpuize | 1590 | D/A1/212/152 | MF96092 | |
| STEPHENTON, John | Long Wittenham | Tailor | 1588 | D/A1/115/228 D/A1/11/159 | MF538 MF10047B |
| STEPHINS, Agnes | Longworth | 1574 | D/A1/115/101 D/A1/9/394 | MF538 MF10046 | |
| STEPHINS, Thomas | Longworth | 1573 | D/A1/115/094 D/A1/9/345 | MF538 MF10046 | |
| STEPHYNS, Walter | Baydon, Wiltshire | 1534 | D/A1/1/056 | MF10041 | |
| STEPTO, Elizabeth | Leckhampstead, Chieveley | 1571 | D/A1/115/077 D/A1/9/270 | MF538 MF10046 | |
| STEPTO, Francis | Speen | 1731 | D/A1/124/34 | MF544 | |
| STEPTO, Giles | Sutton Courtenay | Miller | 1698 | D/A1/122/81 | MF542 |
| STEPTOE, Benjamin | Pusey | Labourer | 1825 | D/A1/162/52 | MF583 |
| STEPTOE, Elizabeth | Kingstone Winslow, Ashbury | 1625 | D/A1/118/070 | MF540 | |
| STEPTOE, Elizabeth | Frilsham | 1786 | D/A1/216/254 | MF96102 | |
| STEPTOE, Francis | Chieveley | Yeoman | 1772 | D/A1/125/95 | MF544 |
| STEPTOE, Francis | Thatcham | Butcher | 1851 | D/A1/231/115 | MF96130 |
| STEPTOE, Joan | Speen | 1703 | D/A1/215/150 | MF96099 | |
| STEPTOE, John | Chieveley | Yeoman | 1799 | D/A1/125/187 | MF546 |
| STEPTOE, William | Thatcham | Yeoman | 1821 | D/A1/161/80 | MF583 |
| STEPTOE, William | Grove, Wantage | Yeoman | 1847 | D/A1/162/111 | MF583 |
| STEPTOW, Stephen | Ashbury | Husbandman | 1686 | D/A1/121/162 | MF542 |
| STERE, Thomas | Speenhamland, Speen | 1551 | D/A1/4/151 | MF604 | |
| STERE, Thomas | 1551 | D/A1/233/413 | MF96132 | ||
| STERTE, John | Winkfield | 1585 | D/A1/212/126 | MF96092 | |
| STERTE, Lawrence | Sulhamstead Abbots | 1552 | D/A1/4/143 D/A1/5/152 | MF604 MF10043A | |
| STERTT, Lawrence | Ufton Nervet | 1532 | D/A1/233/408 | MF96132 | |
| STERYG, Katherine | Reading St Mary | 1566 | D/A1/115/008 D/A1/9/001 | MF538 MF10046 | |
| STEUYNES, Joan | Eaton, Appleton | 1557 | D/A1/233/265 | MF96132 | |
| STEVEN, Francis | Brightwalton | 1638 | D/A1/119/097 | MF540 | |
| STEVEN, John | Kingston Bagpuize | 1552 | D/A1/5/162 | MF10043A | |
| STEVENE, John | Kingston Bagpuize | 1552 | D/A1/4/145 | MF604 | |
| STEVENES, John | Steventon | Miller | 1638 | D/A1/119/090 | MF540 |
| STEVENES, Thomas | Eaton Hastings | Miller, Milner | 1577 | D/A1/115/140 D/A1/10/102 | MF538 MF10047A |
| STEVENS , Adam | East Shefford | 1618 | D/A1/168/151 | MF96001 | |
| STEVENS , John | Steventon | 1617 | D/A1/168/143 | MF96001 | |
| STEVENS , John Snr | South Moreton | Yeoman | 1729 | D/A1/124/7 | MF544 |