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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
EGGLETON, Moses	Shaw Cum Donnington	Almsman	1855	D/A1/150/71	MF559
EGGOTT, Mary Ann	Tilehurst		1848	D/A1/150/67	MF559
EGGUM, Thomas	Maidenhead, Bray	Yeoman	1602	D/A1/65/095 D/A1/13/782	MF516 MF10049
EGLESTON, William	Reading St Giles	Yeoman	1571	D/A1/188/012 D/A1/167/146	MF96033 MF96000
EGLIN, Mary	White Waltham		1681	D/A1/187/42	MF96031
EIRES, William	North Hinksey, Cumnor	Husbandman	1632	D/A1/65/149	MF517
ELARIE, Edward			1558	D/A1/7/340a	MF10040
ELARY, Edward			1558	D/A1/167/098	MF96000
ELARYE, Edward	White Waltham		1558	D/A1/188/005	MF96033
ELAYE, Richard	Enborne	Husbandman	1551	D/A1/65/015	MF516
ELBERY, Henry	Pangbourne	Smith	1573	D/A1/65/055 D/A1/9/375	MF516 MF10046
ELBOROUGH, Margaret	Abingdon		1847	D/A1/150/64	MF559
ELDERFELLD, Richard Snr	Harwell	Yeoman	1687	D/A1/189/18	MF96035
ELDERFFIELD, William	Harwell	Yeoman	1638	D/A1/65/159	MF517
ELDERFIELD , William Snr	East Garston	Yeoman	1746	D/A1/66/103	MF517
ELDERFIELD, Alice	Letcombe Bassett		1712	D/A1/66/62	MF517
ELDERFIELD, Catherine	Harwell		1759	D/A1/66/111	MF517
ELDERFIELD, Isaac	Harwell	Schoolmaster	1857	D/A1/150/75	MF559
ELDERFIELD, Lot	Chilton	Yeoman	1848	D/A1/150/65	MF559
ELDERFIELD, Margaret	Harwell		1829	D/A1/150/49	MF559
ELDERFIELD, Mary	East Garston		1751	D/A1/66/107	MF517
ELDERFIELD, Richard	Letcombe Bassett	Yeoman	1719	D/A1/189/49	MF96035
ELDERFIELD, Sarah	East Garston		1762	D/A1/189/72	MF96035
ELDERFIELD, William	Harwell	Yeoman	1802	D/A1/150/33	MF559
ELDERFIELD, William	Harwell	Innholder	1831	D/A1/150/50	MF559
ELDERIDGE, Charles	Shippon, Abingdon (Shippon)	Cordwainer	1788	D/A1/66/131	MF517
ELDERIDGE, John	Cholsey		1646	D/A1/188/067	MF96034
ELDERIDGE, Thomas	Cholsey	Husbandman	1583	D/A1/65/067 D/A1/10/067	MF516 MF10047A
ELDERIDGE, Thomas	Cholsey		1610	D/A1/168/057	MF96001
ELDERTON, John	Buckland	Husbandman, Mason	1572	D/A1/65/053 D/A1/9/336	MF516 MF10046
ELDERWILL, Alice	Bagnor, Speen		1616	D/A1/65/117 D/A1/15/649	MF516 MF10065
ELDREDGE, Frances	Beenham		1709	D/A1/189/40	MF96035
ELDREDGE, Thomas	Purley	Ploughwright	1610	D/A1/65/108 D/A1/15/080	MF516 MF10065
ELDREGE, John	East Ilsley	Husbandman	1572	D/A1/9/310	MF10046
ELDRIDG, Edmund	Cholsey	Yeoman	1670	D/A1/188/91	MF96034
ELDRIDG, Margaret	South Hinksey		1673	D/A1/66/22	MF517
ELDRIDGE, Betty	Cholsey		1808	D/A1/150/36	MF559
ELDRIDGE, Charles	Abingdon St Helen	Shepherd	1731	D/A1/66/83	MF517
ELDRIDGE, Christian	Tidmarsh		1667	D/A1/188/83	MF96034
ELDRIDGE, Edmund	Streatley	Husbandman	1635	D/A1/188/058	MF96034
ELDRIDGE, Francis	Cholsey		1806	D/A1/227/119	MF96124
ELDRIDGE, Isabel	Cholsey		1588	D/A1/65/074 D/A1/11/299	MF516 MF10047B
ELDRIDGE, John	Brightwell	Yeoman	1703	D/A1/66/53	MF517
ELDRIDGE, John	Windsor	Painter	1719	D/A1/189/50	MF96035
ELDRIDGE, John	South Hinksey	Husbandman	1725	D/A1/189/54	MF96035
ELDRIDGE, John	Lambourn	Yeoman	1798	D/A1/66/136	MF517
ELDRIDGE, John	Lambourn		1837	D/A1/150/58	MF559
ELDRIDGE, John Snr	South Hinksey	Yeoman	1693	D/A1/66/41	MF517
ELDRIDGE, John Snr	Cholsey	Yeoman	1698	D/A1/66/47	MF517
ELDRIDGE, Richard	Cholsey	Yeoman	1619	D/A1/188/047	MF96033
ELDRIDGE, Richard	Cattesgrove, Reading St Giles		1631	D/A1/65/144	MF517
ELDRIDGE, Richard	Shotover, Oxford, Oxfordshire		1670	D/A1/66/18	MF517
ELDRIDGE, Richard	Cholsey	Yeoman	1674	D/A1/66/23	MF517
ELDRIDGE, Richard Snr	Cholsey	Husbandman	1629	D/A1/188/053	MF96034
ELDRIDGE, Richard Snr	Cholsey	Husbandman	1664	D/A1/188/82	MF96034
ELDRIDGE, Thomas	Cholsey		1610	D/A1/188/039	MF96033
ELDRIDGE, Thomas	South Hinksey, Cumnor		1612	D/A1/65/112 D/A1/15/256	MF516 MF10065
ELDRIDGE, Thomas	South Hinksey, Cumnor	Husbandman	1623	D/A1/188/050	MF96034
ELDRIDGE, Thomas	Wallingford	Joiner	1668	D/A1/66/13	MF517
ELDRIDGE, Thomas	Cholsey	Yeoman	1760	D/A1/189/71	MF96035
ELDRIDGE, Thomas	Lambourn	Yeoman	1848	D/A1/150/68	MF559
ELDRIGE, Anne	Cholsey		1661	D/A1/188/72	MF96034
ELDRIGE, Joan	Brightwell		1558	D/A1/65/019 D/A1/7/150	MF516 MF10040
ELDRIGE, John	Cholsey		1557	D/A1/233/098	MF96132
ELDRIGE, John	Cholsey	Husbandman	1557	D/A1/2/181	MF604
ELDRIGE, Thomas	Hell, Cholsey		1550	D/A1/65/003	MF516
ELDRYGE, Richard	Cholsey	Husbandman	1556	D/A1/65/014 D/A1/7/109	MF516 MF10040
ELES, George	Stratfield Mortimer		1577	D/A1/188/018	MF96033
ELES, Joan	Uffington		1618	D/A1/65/121 D/A1/15/768	MF517 MF10065
ELES, Simon	Stratfield Mortimer		1565	D/A1/142/016	MF556
ELES, Thomas	Upper Lambourn, Lambourn	Husbandman	1638	D/A1/65/158	MF517
ELES, William	Bucklebury		1597	D/A1/65/089	MF516
ELES, William	Ufton Robert, Ufton Nervet		1665	D/A1/66/5	MF517
ELETT, Humphrey	Inkpen		1560	D/A1/65/034 D/A1/6/069	MF516 MF10043B
ELEY, Richard	Abingdon	Innholder	1665	D/A1/188/85	MF96034
ELGAR , James Snr	East Garston	Yeoman	1724	D/A1/66/72	MF517
ELGAR , James Snr	Kintbury	Yeoman	1745	D/A1/66/98	MF517
ELGAR, Bartholomew	Speen Hill, Speen		1559	D/A1/65/025 D/A1/8/038	MF516 MF10043C
ELGAR, Cicely	Kintbury		1725	D/A1/66/73	MF517
ELGAR, Elizabeth	Wormstall, Kintbury		1673	D/A1/188/94	MF96034
ELGAR, Helen	Speen		1559	D/A1/8/019	MF10043C
ELGAR, James	Kintbury	Husbandman	1764	D/A1/189/73	MF96035
ELGAR, James Snr	Elcot, Kintbury	Yeoman	1709	D/A1/189/39	MF96035
ELGAR, John	Kintbury	Yeoman	1577	D/A1/65/060 D/A1/10/099	MF516 MF10047A
ELGAR, John	Elcot, Kintbury		1648	D/A1/188/068	MF96034
ELGAR, John	Elcot, Kintbury	Yeoman	1675	D/A1/188/96	MF96034
ELGAR, John	Kintbury	Yeoman	1733	D/A1/66/87	MF517
ELGAR, Margaret	Orpenham, Kintbury		1594	D/A1/65/083 D/A1/12/207	MF516 MF10048
ELGAR, Margaret	East Garston		1739	D/A1/66/94	MF517
ELGAR, Mary	Holt, Kintbury		1699	D/A1/189/31	MF96035
ELGAR, Maude	Elcot, Kintbury		1630	D/A1/65/142	MF517
ELGAR, Robert	Speen	Yeoman	1558	D/A1/65/027 D/A1/8/038	MF516 MF10043C
ELGAR, Robert	Speen		1559	D/A1/188/007 D/A1/167/105	MF96033 MF96000
ELGAR, Robert Snr	Clapton, Kintbury	Yeoman	1664	D/A1/66/3	MF517
ELGAR, Thomas	Kintbury		1734	D/A1/66/88	MF517
ELGAR, Thomas	Shefford Woodlands, East Shefford	Yeoman	1763	D/A1/66/112	MF517
ELGAR, William	West Shefford		1548	D/A1/2/177	MF604
ELGARE, Julian	Kintbury		1567	D/A1/65/045 D/A1/9/090	MF516 MF10046
ELGARE, Maude	West Shefford		1557	D/A1/233/096	MF96132
ELGARE, Maude	West Shefford		1557	D/A1/2/178	MF604

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