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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WING, Nicholas | Kintbury | 1604 | D/A1/220/204 D/A1/14/176 | MF96111 MF10064 | |
WING, Peter | Mackney, Brightwell | Yeoman | 1633 | D/A1/136/002 | MF552 |
WINGE, Peter | North Moreton | Yeoman | 1660 | D/A1/137/72 | MF553 |
WINGE, Thomas | Mackney, Brightwell | Yeoman | 1669 | D/A1/137/170 | MF553 |
WINGFEILD, William | Bradfield | 1685 | D/A1/138/108 | MF554 | |
WINGFIELD , John Snr | Reading | Yeoman | 1724 | D/A1/140/70 | MF555 |
WINGROVE, Elizabeth | West Shefford | 1782 | D/A1/141/177 | MF556 | |
WINGROVE, John | East Hanney, West Hanney | Yeoman | 1799 | D/A1/142/142 | MF556 |
WINKALL, John | Windsor | Husbandman | 1716 | D/A1/139/200 | MF554 |
WINKEWOTH, Henry | Upper Lambourn, Lambourn | Carpenter | 1595 | D/A1/133/178 D/A1/12/246 | MF551 MF10048 |
WINKLES, Thomas | Reading | Cloth Worker | 1626 | D/A1/221/098 | MF96113 |
WINKWORTH, Elizabeth | Welford | 1733 | D/A1/140/132 | MF555 | |
WINKWORTH, Elizabeth | Brightwalton | 1765 | D/A1/141/105 | MF555 | |
WINKWORTH, Elizabeth | Reading | 1856 | D/A1/166/67 | MF585 | |
WINKWORTH, Francis | Welford | Cordwainer | 1718 | D/A1/224/24 | MF96119 |
WINKWORTH, Matthew | East Garston | Labourer | 1742 | D/A1/140/195 | MF555 |
WINKWORTH, William | East Garston | Yeoman | 1746 | D/A1/224/139 | MF96120 |
WINKWORTH, William | West Ilsley | Tailor | 1822 | D/A1/165/23 | MF584 |
WINN, Susanna | Speen | 1710 | D/A1/139/155 | MF554 | |
WINN, Susannah | Speen | 1710 | D/A1/139/155 | MF554 | |
WINNEY, Thomas | Marcham | Yeoman | 1734 | D/A1/140/143 | MF555 |
WINSEMOR, John | Abingdon | 1613 | D/A1/134/093 D/A1/15/341 | MF551 MF10065 | |
WINSHIP, Thomas | Reading | Bricklayer | 1762 | D/A1/141/97 | MF555 |
WINSHIP, Thomas | Reading | 1793 | D/A1/224/211 | MF96120 | |
WINSMORE, Thomas | Abingdon | Tanner | 1739 | D/A1/140/165 | MF555 |
WINSMORE, Thomas Snr | Abingdon | Tanner | 1680 | D/A1/138/61 | MF553 |
WINSTEN, Annies | Reading | 1582 | D/A1/133/060 | MF550 | |
WINSTON, Richard | Kingston Bagpuize | Innholder | 1694 | D/A1/139/18 | MF554 |
WINSTONE, Annes | Reading St Giles | 1582 | D/A1/10/336 | MF10047A | |
WINSTONE, Richard | Kingston Bagpuize | Innholder | 1678 | D/A1/223/1 | MF96116 |
WINTER , James Snr | Chieveley | Bricklayer | 1742 | D/A1/140/193 | MF555 |
WINTER , James Snr | Chieveley | 1712 | D/A1/139/162 | MF554 | |
WINTER, Ann | Chieveley | 1835 | D/A1/232/107 | MF96131 | |
WINTER, Edward | W. Ginge, Lockinge | Tailor | 1694 | D/A1/223/109 | MF96118 |
WINTER, Edward | Lockinge | Tailor | 1714 | D/A1/224/1 | MF96119 |
WINTER, Edward | Appleton | Yeoman | 1825 | D/A1/232/80 | MF96131 |
WINTER, Henry | Lambourn | Labourer | 1614 | D/A1/221/042 | MF96112 |
WINTER, Henry | Lambourn | 1614 | D/A1/168/105 | MF96001 | |
WINTER, Jane | East Garston | 1700 | D/A1/223/142 | MF96118 | |
WINTER, Jane | Kingston Bagpuize | 1708 | D/A1/223/181 | MF96118 | |
WINTER, Jane | Kingston Bagpuize | 1770 | D/A1/141/130 | MF556 | |
WINTER, John | Westcot, Sparsholt | Labourer | 1623 | D/A1/221/084 | MF96112 |
WINTER, John | Eastbury, Lambourn | Blacksmith | 1690 | D/A1/138/140 | MF554 |
WINTER, John | Enborne | Yeoman | 1841 | D/A1/165/104 | MF585 |
WINTER, Joseph | Speenhamland, Speen | Painter | 1743 | D/A1/140/207 | MF555 |
WINTER, Joseph | Speen | Waiter | 1839 | D/A1/232/113 | MF96131 |
WINTER, Ralph | Wallingford St Peter | Bargeman | 1639 | D/A1/221/166 D/A1/169/103 | MF96113 MF96002 |
WINTER, Simon | Kennington, Radley | Husbandman | 1687 | D/A1/223/57 | MF96117 |
WINTER, Thomas | Brightwell | Husbandman | 1588 | D/A1/133/123 D/A1/11/280 | MF551 MF10047B |
WINTER, Thomas | East Garston | Labourer | 1620 | D/A1/221/076 | MF96112 |
WINTER, Thomas | East Garston | Blacksmith | 1700 | D/A1/223/143 | MF96118 |
WINTER, Thomas | Wallingford | Draper | 1707 | D/A1/139/129 | MF554 |
WINTER, Thomas | Kingston Bagpuize | Tailor | 1748 | D/A1/141/22 | MF555 |
WINTER, Thomas | Cumnor | Yeoman | 1766 | D/A1/224/175 | MF96120 |
WINTER, William | Sparsholt | 1614 | D/A1/168/113 | MF96001 | |
WINTER, William | Westcot, Sparsholt | 1623 | D/A1/168/170 | MF96001 | |
WINTER, William | Kintbury | Yeoman | 1699 | D/A1/223/131 | MF96118 |
WINTER, William | Hungerford | Victualler | 1844 | D/A1/166/9 | MF585 |
WINTER, William Jnr | Westcot, Sparsholt | Blacksmith | 1614 | D/A1/221/051 | MF96112 |
WINTERBORN , Anthony Jnr | Harwell | 1770 | D/A1/224/181 | MF96120 | |
WINTERBORN, Joan | Carswell Marsh, Buckland | 1676 | D/A1/138/32 | MF553 | |
WINTERBORN, John | Ardington | Mason | 1835 | D/A1/165/74 | MF585 |
WINTERBORN, Thomas | Buckland | 1558 | D/A1/167/101 | MF96000 | |
WINTERBORNE , Anthony Snr | Harwell | Mason | 1770 | D/A1/141/132 | MF556 |
WINTERBORNE , Thomas Snr | Abingdon | Mason | 1851 | D/A1/166/45 | MF585 |
WINTERBORNE , William Snr | East Lockinge | Yeoman | 1775 | D/A1/141/154 | MF556 |
WINTERBORNE, Dorothy | Carswell Marsh, Buckland | 1633 | D/A1/136/009 | MF552 | |
WINTERBORNE, Edward | Abingdon St Helen | Builder | 1846 | D/A1/232/118 | MF96131 |
WINTERBORNE, Francis | Beedon | Yeoman | 1718 | D/A1/224/18 | MF96119 |
WINTERBORNE, Jane | Harwell | 1770 | D/A1/141/133 | MF556 | |
WINTERBORNE, John | East Ilsley | Yeoman | 1757 | D/A1/141/66 | MF555 |
WINTERBORNE, Nicholas | Buckland | Husbandman | 1665 | D/A1/222/76 | MF96115 |
WINTERBORNE, Richard | Swallowfield | 1755 | D/A1/141/55 | MF555 | |
WINTERBORNE, Robert | West Hanney | Yeoman | 1697 | D/A1/139/38 | MF554 |
WINTERBORNE, Thomas | Speen | 1621 | D/A1/221/080 | MF96112 | |
WINTERBORNE, William | Buckland | 1559 | D/A1/220/045 D/A1/167/106 | MF96110 MF96000 | |
WINTERBOURNE, John | Abingdon St Helen | 1825 | D/A1/232/81 | MF96131 | |
WINTERBOURNE, Mary | Reading | 1747 | D/A1/224/141 | MF96120 | |
WINTERBURN, George | Appleton | Tailor | 1772 | D/A1/141/145 | MF556 |
WINTERBURN, James | Speen | 1790 | D/A1/142/118 | MF556 | |
WINTERBURN, Richard | 1577 | D/A1/220/091 | MF96110 | ||
WINTERBURN, Richard | Abingdon | Cordwainer | 1819 | D/A1/165/17 | MF584 |
WINTERBURN, William | Sutton Courtenay | Tailor | 1805 | D/A1/164/62 | MF584 |
WINTERBURNE, John | Carswell Marsh, Buckland | Husbandman | 1639 | D/A1/136/078 | MF552 |
WINTERBURNE, Thomas | Buckland | 1598 | D/A1/220/183 | MF96111 | |
WINTERBURNE, Thomas | Buckland | 1598 | D/A1/13/423 | MF10049 | |
WIRALL, John | Beech Hill, Stratfield Saye, Hampshire | 1563 | D/A1/8/262 D/A1/132/185 | MF10043C MF550 | |
WIRDENHAM, George | Chaddleworth | Labourer | 1621 | D/A1/134/188 | MF551 |
WIRDNAM, Elizabeth | Thatcham | 1632 | D/A1/221/125 | MF96113 | |
WIRDNAM, Elizabeth | Thatcham | 1632 | D/A1/168/218 | MF96001 | |
WIRDNAM, Joseph | Fawler, Sparsholt | Yeoman | 1712 | D/A1/139/165 | MF554 |
WIRDNAM, Margaret | West Hendred | 1827 | D/A1/165/45 | MF584 | |
WIRDNAM, Richard | Hoe Benham, Welford | Husbandman | 1629 | D/A1/221/113 D/A1/221/120/2 | MF96113 MF96113 |
WIRDNAM, Richard | Bourton, Shrivenham | Yeoman | 1825 | D/A1/165/40 | MF584 |
WIRDNAM, Thomas | Farnborough | Yeoman | 1587 | D/A1/133/106 D/A1/11/161 | MF550 MF10047B |
WIRDNAM, William | Reading St Giles | Gardener | 1642 | D/A1/137/007 | MF553 |
WIRE, William | Swallowfield | 1597 | D/A1/133/199 D/A1/13/176 | MF551 MF10049 | |
WISDOM, John | Bucklebury | Yeoman | 1706 | D/A1/139/119 | MF554 |
WISE , John | Harwell | Yeoman | 1638 | D/A1/16/509 | MF10066 |
WISE, Abraham | Tilehurst | 1804 | D/A1/232/49 | MF96131 |