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
WHITE, WilliamWokingham1649D/A1/137/053MF553
WHITE, WilliamAbingdon St HelenCutler1665D/A1/222/79MF96115
WHITE, WilliamWargraveMinister1669D/A1/137/160MF553
WHITE, WilliamEast HendredBaker1693D/A1/139/1MF554
WHITE, WilliamInkpenHusbandman1694D/A1/223/107MF96118
WHITE, WilliamRadleyYeoman1723D/A1/140/52MF555
WHITE, WilliamDraytonYeoman1748D/A1/141/16MF555
WHITE, WilliamSpeenhamland, Speen Wool Comber1768D/A1/141/119MF555
WHITE, WilliamLongworthYeoman1774D/A1/141/152MF556
WHITE, WilliamLongworth1816D/A1/165/8MF585
WHITE, WilliamBurghfieldFarmer1840D/A1/165/100MF585
WHITE, WilliamAppletonBlacksmith1856D/A1/166/68MF585
WHITE, William SnrRadley1624D/A1/135/031MF552
WHITEACAR, John SnrWhitchurch, Oxfordshire1535D/A1/1/228MF10042
WHITEAKER, WilliamHyde Manor, Whitchurch On Thames, Oxfordshire1554D/A1/7/063 D/A1/132/061MF10040 MF550
WHITEAR, CecilyHolt, Kintbury1633D/A1/136/011MF552
WHITEBORNE, AmbroseOld WindsorYeoman1635D/A1/16/368MF10066
WHITEBORNE, EdmundLetcombe RegisYeoman1676D/A1/138/38MF553
WHITEBURNE, AmbroseOld Windsor1635D/A1/136/025MF552
WHITEER, JohnWickham, Welford1619D/A1/134/175MF551
WHITEHAND , William SnrBrayYeoman1728D/A1/140/88MF555
WHITEHAND, MaryBray1781D/A1/141/174MF556
WHITEHEAD, BenjaminSouth MoretonCordwainer1852D/A1/166/49MF585
WHITEHEAD, JamesHamstead MarshallCarpenter1674D/A1/138/12MF553
WHITEHEAD, JohnWickham, Welford1619D/A1/134/175MF551
WHITEHEAD, PeterBuckleburyYeoman1717D/A1/140/97MF555
WHITEHORN (ALIAS SYMONS), AnnLockinge1728D/A1/216/91MF96101
WHITEHORN, JamesEast HendredSchoolmaster1846D/A1/166/18MF585
WHITEHORN, JohnGoosey (North Wick), Stanford In The Vale 1757D/A1/141/65MF555
WHITEHORN, MaryFyfield1776D/A1/141/158MF556
WHITEHORN, ThomasArdingtonYeoman1824D/A1/165/30MF584
WHITEHORN, WilliamWantageYeoman1848D/A1/166/29MF585
WHITEHORNE, Augustine SnrStanford In The ValeYeoman1611D/A1/134/070 D/A1/15/163MF551 MF10065
WHITEHORNE, JohnGoosey, Stanford In The ValeHusbandman1658D/A1/137/66MF553
WHITEHORNE, JohnHatfordYeoman1711D/A1/223/191MF96118
WHITEHORNE, John SnrGoosey, Stanford In The ValeHusbandman1567D/A1/132/210 D/A1/9/050MF550 MF10046
WHITEHORNE, John SnrFyfieldCarpenter1676D/A1/138/36MF553
WHITEHORNE, ThomasGoosey, Stanford In The Vale1560D/A1/132/154 D/A1/6/187MF550 MF10043B
WHITEHORNE, ThomasLongcot, Shrivenham1586D/A1/220/118MF96111
WHITEHORNE, WilliamStanford In The ValeHusbandman1785D/A1/142/101MF556
WHITEHOUSE, JeremiahReadingBargemaster1840D/A1/165/103MF585
WHITEING, JosephEast GarstonYeoman1703D/A1/139/86MF554
WHITEING, ThomasBarkham1743D/A1/224/128MF96120
WHITEING, WilliamWinkfieldYeoman1661D/A1/137/62MF553
WHITEKER, ThomasBurghfieldHusbandman1685D/A1/223/42MF96117
WHITEN, WilliamShinfield1704D/A1/139/96MF554
WHITER, ArthurBrightwaltonButcher1790D/A1/142/117MF556
WHITER, ThomasBrightwaltonFarmer1842D/A1/165/114MF585
WHITEWICK, PeterNewbury1848D/A1/166/31MF585
WHITEWICK, RichardEast IlsleyCordwainer1752D/A1/141/44MF555
WHITFEILD, EmmaSutton Courtenay1628D/A1/135/080MF552
WHITFEILD, WilliamSouth Hinksey, CumnorHusbandman1643D/A1/169/103MF96002
WHITFIELD , Lancelot SnrStanford In The ValeYeoman1856D/A1/166/70MF585
WHITFIELD, AnnWargrave1836D/A1/165/76MF585
WHITFIELD, AveryStanford In The ValeYeoman1822D/A1/165/27MF584
WHITFIELD, ConstanceWaltham St Lawrence1746D/A1/141/10MF555
WHITFIELD, JamesWargraveLabourer1850D/A1/232/127MF96131
WHITFIELD, JohnAppleford, Sutton CourtenayYeoman1626D/A1/221/105MF96113
WHITFIELD, LeviStanford In The ValeYeoman1835D/A1/165/73MF585
WHITFIELD, MarthaReading1814D/A1/164/105MF584
WHITFIELD, MaryFaringdon1784D/A1/141/180MF556
WHITFIELD, RebeccaUffington1855D/A1/232/137MF96131
WHITFIELD, RobertFawler, SparsholtYeoman1828D/A1/165/53MF584
WHITFIELD, RobertOdstone Marsh, Ashbury 1836D/A1/232/109MF96131
WHITFIELD, WilliamHinksey, CumnorYeoman1643D/A1/222/016MF96114
WHITFIELD, WilliamStanford In The ValeYeoman1841D/A1/165/105MF585
WHITFIELD, WilliamReadingPostboy , Publican1852D/A1/232/131MF96131
WHITFILD, MaryUffington1855D/A1/232/136MF96131
WHITHORNE, AliceGoosey, Stanford In The Vale1593D/A1/133/157 D/A1/12/074MF551 MF10048
WHITHORNE, BartholomewGoosey, Stanford In The ValeHusbandman1584D/A1/133/078 D/A1/11/044MF550 MF10047B
WHITHORNE, JohnIdstone, AshburyHusbandman1611D/A1/134/068 D/A1/15/148MF551 MF10065
WHITHORNE, Thomas SnrGoosey, Stanford In The ValeYeoman1598D/A1/133/210 D/A1/13/302MF551 MF10049
WHITHRELL, RichardHampstead Norreys1828D/A1/165/55MF584
WHITIER, AliceEnborne1621D/A1/134/192MF551
WHITING , Thomas SnrReadingUpholsterer1782D/A1/141/176MF556
WHITING , WilliamAbingdon St HelenCordwainer1630D/A1/135/098MF552
WHITING, AnneEast Hendred1702D/A1/139/83MF554
WHITING, AnneShinfield1728D/A1/140/90MF555
WHITING, GeorgeChaddleworthYeoman1831D/A1/165/65MF585
WHITING, HenryDuxford , Hinton Waldrist1559D/A1/220/048 D/A1/167/108MF96110 MF96000
WHITING, JohnEast HendredYeoman1676D/A1/138/30MF553
WHITING, JohnUffingtonCarpenter1677D/A1/222/148/1MF96115
WHITING, LydiaReading1741D/A1/224/121MF96119
WHITING, NicholasArdington1608D/A1/168/032MF96001
WHITING, RichardEast HendredYeoman1654D/A1/137/64MF553
WHITING, RobertAbingdonSoldier1742D/A1/224/124MF96119
WHITING, SamuelReadingGrocer1812D/A1/164/90MF584
WHITING, SarahThatcham1855D/A1/166/62MF585
WHITING, ThomasUfton NervetCordwainer1768D/A1/141/121MF555
WHITING, WilliamThatchamYeoman1790D/A1/142/114MF556
WHITINGE, EdwardNew Windsor, WindsorLabourer1627D/A1/135/062MF552
WHITINGE, JohnWest HendredMiller, Milner1616D/A1/134/127 D/A1/15/623MF551 MF10065
WHITINGE, NicholasArdingtonHusbandman1607D/A1/221/014MF96112
WHITINGE, RichardLong WittenhamHusbandman1616D/A1/134/119 D/A1/15/582MF551 MF10065
WHITINGE, RobertEast HendredYeoman1591D/A1/220/150MF96111
WHITINGE, WilliamAbingdon St HelenCordwainer1620D/A1/221/077 D/A1/168/165MF96112 MF96001
WHITINGE, WilliamWest HendredShepherd1626D/A1/135/055MF552
WHITLEY, ThomasShinfieldSoldier1743D/A1/224/130MF96120
WHITLIGE, JosephAbingdon1703D/A1/139/87MF554
WHITLOCK, JohnAbingdonMeal Factor1759D/A1/224/163MF96120