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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEBB, John | Chieveley | Husbandman | 1618 | D/A1/134/160 D/A1/15/823 | MF551 MF10065 |
| WEBB, John | Reading | 1664 | D/A1/137/120 | MF553 | |
| WEBB, John | Beenham | Yeoman | 1686 | D/A1/223/47 | MF96117 |
| WEBB, John | Bucklebury | Husbandman | 1687 | D/A1/138/127 | MF554 |
| WEBB, John | Welford | 1688 | D/A1/223/60 | MF96117 | |
| WEBB, John | Easthampstead | Husbandman | 1691 | D/A1/223/89 | MF96117 |
| WEBB, John | Sotwell | 1698 | D/A1/223/127 | MF96118 | |
| WEBB, John | Reading | Butcher | 1713 | D/A1/139/175 | MF554 |
| WEBB, John | Sulhamstead | Yeoman | 1719 | D/A1/224/29 | MF96119 |
| WEBB, John | Bray | Yeoman | 1719 | D/A1/224/26 | MF96119 |
| WEBB, John | Thatcham | Husbandman | 1721 | D/A1/140/36 | MF555 |
| WEBB, John | Binfield | Tailor | 1722 | D/A1/140/46 | MF555 |
| WEBB, John | Abingdon | Bargeman | 1754 | D/A1/224/151 | MF96120 |
| WEBB, John | Chilton | Carpenter | 1760 | D/A1/224/166 | MF96120 |
| WEBB, John | Hurley | Servant | 1766 | D/A1/141/113 | MF555 |
| WEBB, John | Speenhamland, Speen | Shoemaker | 1793 | D/A1/142/127 | MF556 |
| WEBB, John | Binfield | Carpenter | 1797 | D/A1/142/137 | MF556 |
| WEBB, John | East Ilsley | Cattle Dealer | 1847 | D/A1/232/120 | MF96131 |
| WEBB, John | Harwell | Yeoman | 1853 | D/A1/166/53 | MF585 |
| WEBB, John Snr | Chieveley | Husbandman | 1604 | D/A1/134/013 D/A1/13/1300 | MF551 MF10049 |
| WEBB, John Snr | West Enborne, Enborne | Yeoman | 1690 | D/A1/138/139 | MF554 |
| WEBB, Margaret | Bucklebury | 1632 | D/A1/135/115 | MF552 | |
| WEBB, Margaret | Reading St Mary | 1719 | D/A1/140/18 | MF555 | |
| WEBB, Mary | Reading | 1680 | D/A1/138/66 | MF553 | |
| WEBB, Mary | Shellingford | 1699 | D/A1/223/130 | MF96118 | |
| WEBB, Mary | Bucklebury | Shoemaker | 1706 | D/A1/209/147 | MF96083 |
| WEBB, Mary | Bucklebury | 1753 | D/A1/141/49 | MF555 | |
| WEBB, Nicholas | Waltham St Lawrence | 1552 | D/A1/5/178 | MF10043A | |
| WEBB, Olive | Finchampstead | 1684 | D/A1/223/33 | MF96116 | |
| WEBB, Rebecca | Speen | 1715 | D/A1/224/11 | MF96119 | |
| WEBB, Richard | Buckland | 1570 | D/A1/167/143 | MF96000 | |
| WEBB, Richard | New Windsor, Windsor | Weaver | 1594 | D/A1/133/171 D/A1/12/162 | MF551 MF10048 |
| WEBB, Richard | Chieveley | Husbandman | 1641 | D/A1/169/103 | MF96002 |
| WEBB, Richard | Bucklebury | Husbandman | 1710 | D/A1/139/150 | MF554 |
| WEBB, Richard | Bucklebury | Husbandman | 1710 | D/A1/139/150 | MF554 |
| WEBB, Richard | Sulhamstead Abbots | 1713 | D/A1/223/203 | MF96118 | |
| WEBB, Richard | Bisham | Basket Maker | 1733 | D/A1/140/141 | MF555 |
| WEBB, Richard Snr | Boxford | Husbandman | 1622 | D/A1/135/004 | MF552 |
| WEBB, Richard Snr | Bucklebury | Yeoman | 1670 | D/A1/137/179 | MF553 |
| WEBB, Robert | Reading | Broad Weaver | 1632 | D/A1/135/116 | MF552 |
| WEBB, Robert | Bucklebury | Yeoman | 1730 | D/A1/224/80 | MF96119 |
| WEBB, Robert | Chieveley | Yeoman | 1742 | D/A1/140/198 | MF555 |
| WEBB, Robert | Bucklebury | Yeoman | 1757 | D/A1/141/71 | MF555 |
| WEBB, Robert | Beenham | 1779 | D/A1/224/195 | MF96120 | |
| WEBB, Robert | Beenham | 1779 | D/A1/224/195 | MF96120 | |
| WEBB, Robert | West Hendred | Farmer | 1825 | D/A1/165/41 | MF584 |
| WEBB, Robert | Beenham | Yeoman | 1848 | D/A1/232/122 | MF96131 |
| WEBB, Samuel | Abingdon | 1701 | D/A1/139/72 | MF554 | |
| WEBB, Thomas | Wargrave | Husbandman | 1570 | D/A1/9/229 D/A1/132/231 | MF10046 MF550 |
| WEBB, Thomas | Abingdon | 1618 | D/A1/168/147 | MF96001 | |
| WEBB, Thomas | Welford | Yeoman | 1633 | D/A1/136/013 | MF552 |
| WEBB, Thomas | Enborne | Yeoman | 1644 | D/A1/169/103 | MF96002 |
| WEBB, Thomas | The Sole, Welford (W.), Welford | Yeoman | 1679 | D/A1/138/52 | MF553 |
| WEBB, Thomas | West Shefford | Husbandman | 1681 | D/A1/138/71 | MF553 |
| WEBB, Thomas | Chipping Lambourn, Lambourn | Yeoman | 1682 | D/A1/138/80 | MF553 |
| WEBB, Thomas | Shefford Woodlands, East Shefford | 1704 | D/A1/139/98 | MF554 | |
| WEBB, Thomas | Newbury | Butcher | 1707 | D/A1/223/177 | MF96118 |
| WEBB, Thomas | Enborne | Yeoman | 1715 | D/A1/139/191 | MF554 |
| WEBB, Thomas | Yattendon | Yeoman | 1719 | D/A1/140/16 | MF555 |
| WEBB, William | Uffington | 1563 | D/A1/167/036 | MF96000 | |
| WEBB, William | Old Windsor | Carpenter | 1567 | D/A1/9/045 D/A1/132/214 | MF10046 MF550 |
| WEBB, William | Chieveley | Husbandman | 1579 | D/A1/133/022 D/A1/10/165 | MF550 MF10047A |
| WEBB, William | Chieveley | 1596 | D/A1/220/166 | MF96111 | |
| WEBB, William | Chaddleworth | 1597 | D/A1/220/175 D/A1/13/188 | MF96111 MF10049 | |
| WEBB, William | Newbury | 1617 | D/A1/168/139 | MF96001 | |
| WEBB, William | Bisham | Basket Maker | 1642 | D/A1/137/002 | MF553 |
| WEBB, William | Hamstead Marshall | 1647 | D/A1/222/031 | MF96114 | |
| WEBB, William | Hamstead Marshall | 1647 | D/A1/169/102 | MF96002 | |
| WEBB, William | Bolsum Park, Kintbury | Husbandman | 1648 | D/A1/137/045 | MF553 |
| WEBB, William | Padworth | Husbandman | 1676 | D/A1/222/144 | MF96115 |
| WEBB, William | Pangbourne | 1682 | D/A1/138/83 | MF553 | |
| WEBB, William | Padworth | 1684 | D/A1/138/97 | MF553 | |
| WEBB, William | Reading | Victualler | 1697 | D/A1/223/122 | MF96118 |
| WEBB, William | Reading | Miller | 1713 | D/A1/139/173 | MF554 |
| WEBB, William | Chieveley | Husbandman | 1722 | D/A1/140/47 | MF555 |
| WEBB, William | Abingdon St Helen | 1732 | D/A1/224/91 | MF96119 | |
| WEBB, William | Shrivenham | 1732 | D/A1/140/128 | MF555 | |
| WEBB, William | The Sole, Welford | 1754 | D/A1/141/52 | MF555 | |
| WEBB, William | Reading | 1821 | D/A1/232/74 | MF96131 | |
| WEBB, William | Didcot | Farmer | 1849 | D/A1/166/35 | MF585 |
| WEBBE, Christopher | Reading St Laurence | Card Maker | 1573 | D/A1/132/250 D/A1/9/367 | MF550 MF10046 |
| WEBBE, Edith | Long Wittenham | 1585 | D/A1/133/085 D/A1/11/013 | MF550 MF10047B | |
| WEBBE, Edmund | Wargrave | Husbandman | 1560 | D/A1/6/151 | MF10043B |
| WEBBE, Edmund | Wargrave | 1560 | D/A1/132/167 | MF550 | |
| WEBBE, Henry | Kintbury | 1636 | D/A1/136/036 | MF552 | |
| WEBBE, Hugh | Hungerford | 1531 | D/A1/1/246 | MF10042 | |
| WEBBE, Joan | Newbury | 1559 | D/A1/8/150 | MF10043C | |
| WEBBE, Joan | Boxford | 1574 | D/A1/132/261 D/A1/9/432 | MF550 MF10046 | |
| WEBBE, Joan | Bucklebury | 1598 | D/A1/220/178 D/A1/13/319 | MF96111 MF10049 | |
| WEBBE, Joan | Henwick, Thatcham | 1624 | D/A1/135/017 | MF552 | |
| WEBBE, John | Appleford, Sutton Courtenay | Servant | 1543 | D/A1/220/001 | MF96110 |
| WEBBE, John | 1547 | D/A1/220/006 | MF96110 | ||
| WEBBE, John | Bucklebury | 1557 | D/A1/6/136 | MF10043B | |
| WEBBE, John | Buckland | Yeoman | 1557 | D/A1/3/241b | MF604 |
| WEBBE, John | Appleton | 1560 | D/A1/6/086 | MF10043B | |
| WEBBE, John | Cholsey | 1569 | D/A1/132/221 D/A1/9/149 | MF550 MF10046 | |
| WEBBE, John | The Sole, Welford | Husbandman | 1592 | D/A1/133/141 D/A1/12/021 | MF551 MF10048 |
| WEBBE, John | Bucklebury | Yeoman | 1628 | D/A1/135/096 | MF552 |
| WEBBE, John | Waltham St Lawrence | Husbandman | 1631 | D/A1/221/123 | MF96113 |
| WEBBE, John | Waltham St Lawrence | Husbandman | 1631 | D/A1/168/208 | MF96001 |