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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TAYLER, Jarvis | Newbury | Clothier | 1629 | D/A1/16/143 | MF10066 |
TAYLER, John | Shellingford | 1545 | D/A1/3/193 | MF604 | |
TAYLER, John | Newbury | Cordwainer | 1545 | D/A1/217/009 | MF96103 |
TAYLER, John | Shellingford | 1546 | D/A1/233/284 | MF96132 | |
TAYLER, John | Thatcham | Yeoman, Innkeeper | 1588 | D/A1/126/154 D/A1/11/247 | MF546 MF10047B |
TAYLER, John | Draycott Moor, Longworth | Husbandman | 1589 | D/A1/126/158 D/A1/11/193 D/A1/11/305 | MF546 MF10047B MF10047B |
TAYLER, John | White Waltham | Husbandman | 1592 | D/A1/126/166 D/A1/12/032 | MF546 MF10048 |
TAYLER, John | White Waltham | Yeoman | 1594 | D/A1/126/172 D/A1/12/161 | MF546 MF10048 |
TAYLER, John | Didcot | Husbandman | 1604 | D/A1/126/230 D/A1/13/1399 | MF546 MF10049 |
TAYLER, John | Abingdon St Helen | 1607 | D/A1/217/090 | MF96104 | |
TAYLER, John | North Moreton | Husbandman | 1637 | D/A1/127/121 | MF547 |
TAYLER, John | Binfield | Yeoman | 1701 | D/A1/129/43 | MF548 |
TAYLER, John | Coscote, Hagbourne | Yeoman | 1709 | D/A1/129/72 | MF548 |
TAYLER, John | Radley | 1730 | D/A1/219/18 | MF96108 | |
TAYLER, John | Compton | Yeoman | 1760 | D/A1/130/135 | MF549 |
TAYLER, John Snr | Didcot | Husbandman | 1678 | D/A1/128/113 | MF548 |
TAYLER, John Snr | West Ilsley | Yeoman | 1682 | D/A1/128/132 | MF548 |
TAYLER, John Snr | West Ilsley | Husbandman | 1690 | D/A1/218/80 | MF96107 |
TAYLER, John Snr | Brightwalton | Yeoman | 1701 | D/A1/103/27 | MF574 |
TAYLER, Lawrence | Shaw Bridge, Speen | Yeoman | 1611 | D/A1/217/097 D/A1/168/069 | MF96104 MF96001 |
TAYLER, Mary | West Ilsley | 1663 | D/A1/218/10 | MF96106 | |
TAYLER, Mary | West Ilsley | 1687 | D/A1/128/156 | MF548 | |
TAYLER, Matthew | West Woodhay | Husbandman | 1618 | D/A1/127/043 D/A1/15/810 | MF547 MF10065 |
TAYLER, Nicholas | Welford | 1635 | D/A1/217/148 | MF96104 | |
TAYLER, Richard | 1545 | D/A1/233/004 | MF96132 | ||
TAYLER, Richard | Newbury | Weaver | 1545 | D/A1/2/006 | MF603 |
TAYLER, Richard | Newbury | 1584 | D/A1/217/052/1 | MF96103 | |
TAYLER, Richard | Sulhamstead Abbots | 1610 | D/A1/127/007 D/A1/15/087 | MF547 MF10065 | |
TAYLER, Richard | Longcot, Shrivenham | Shepherd | 1632 | D/A1/217/140 | MF96104 |
TAYLER, Richard | Newbury | Broad Weaver | 1661 | D/A1/128/38 | MF547 |
TAYLER, Richard | Eaton Hastings | Husbandman | 1671 | D/A1/128/87 | MF548 |
TAYLER, Richard | Chaddleworth | Yeoman | 1741 | D/A1/103/46 | MF574 |
TAYLER, Robert | Thatcham | 1557 | D/A1/233/287 | MF96132 | |
TAYLER, Robert | Basildon | 1585 | D/A1/217/052/2 | MF96103 | |
TAYLER, Robert | Basildon | 1585 | D/A1/11/026 | MF10047B | |
TAYLER, Robert | Thatcham | Innholder | 1665 | D/A1/128/52 | MF547 |
TAYLER, Robert Snr | West Ilsley | Wool-Winder | 1661 | D/A1/218/5 | MF96106 |
TAYLER, Stephen | Brightwalton | 1681 | D/A1/218/55 | MF96107 | |
TAYLER, Thomas | Finchampstead | 1528 | D/A1/1/095 | MF10041 | |
TAYLER, Thomas | Binfield | 1580 | D/A1/126/123 D/A1/10/254 | MF546 MF10047A | |
TAYLER, Thomas | Finchampstead | Husbandman | 1611 | D/A1/127/010 D/A1/15/128 | MF547 MF10065 |
TAYLER, Thomas | Titcomb, Kintbury | Husbandman | 1614 | D/A1/127/027 D/A1/15/469 | MF547 MF10065 |
TAYLER, Thomas | Remenham | 1615 | D/A1/217/107 | MF96104 | |
TAYLER, Thomas | Sulhamstead Abbots | Husbandman | 1680 | D/A1/218/49 | MF96106 |
TAYLER, Thomas | Brightwalton | Cooper | 1803 | D/A1/163/56 | MF584 |
TAYLER, Thomas Snr | West Ilsley | 1601 | D/A1/126/210 D/A1/13/672 | MF546 MF10049 | |
TAYLER, William | Swallowfield | Smith | 1562 | D/A1/126/063 D/A1/2/024 | MF546 MF603 |
TAYLER, William | Didcot | Husbandman | 1571 | D/A1/126/088 D/A1/9/253 | MF546 MF10046 |
TAYLER, William | White Waltham | Yeoman | 1583 | D/A1/126/136 D/A1/10/407 | MF546 MF10047A |
TAYLER, William | Sulhamstead Abbots | Blacksmith | 1621 | D/A1/127/055 | MF547 |
TAYLER, William | Reading | Labourer, Cloth Worker | 1633 | D/A1/217/143 D/A1/168/250 | MF96104 MF96001 |
TAYLER, William | Finchampstead | Yeoman | 1643 | D/A1/16/620 | MF10066 |
TAYLER, William | West Woodhay | Husbandman | 1681 | D/A1/128/126 | MF548 |
TAYLER, William | Abingdon | Cooper | 1849 | D/A1/164/25 | MF584 |
TAYLER, William | Remenham | Servant | 1852 | D/A1/164/33 | MF584 |
TAYLLER, John | Newbury | Tailor | 1559 | D/A1/126/048 D/A1/8/119 | MF546 MF10043C |
TAYLLER, Robert | Draycott Moor, Longworth | 1594 | D/A1/126/171 D/A1/12/157 | MF546 MF10048 | |
TAYLLER, William | Swallowfield | 1549 | D/A1/126/017 D/A1/5/083 | MF546 MF10043A | |
TAYLLER, William | Long Wittenham | Husbandman | 1670 | D/A1/46/54 | MF466 |
TAYLLOR, Henry | Swallowfield | Boat Builder | 1597 | D/A1/126/188 D/A1/13/229 | MF546 MF10049 |
TAYLOR , Edmund Jnr | Inkpen | Potter | 1725 | D/A1/219/4 | MF96108 |
TAYLOR , James Snr | Drayton | Labourer | 1780 | D/A1/130/171 | MF549 |
TAYLOR , John Snr | East Hagbourne, Hagbourne | Yeoman | 1749 | D/A1/130/114 | MF549 |
TAYLOR, Agnes | Englefield | 1596 | D/A1/12/403 | MF10048 | |
TAYLOR, Alice | Coleshill | 1584 | D/A1/126/135 D/A1/10/421 | MF546 MF10047A | |
TAYLOR, Andrew | Abingdon | 1570 | D/A1/217/036 D/A1/167/142 | MF96103 MF96000 | |
TAYLOR, Andrew | Reading St Laurence | Blacksmith | 1596 | D/A1/126/183 D/A1/12/425 | MF546 MF10048 |
TAYLOR, Andrew | Hurley | Husbandman | 1661 | D/A1/128/37 | MF547 |
TAYLOR, Ann | West Ilsley | 1703 | D/A1/129/51 | MF548 | |
TAYLOR, Ann | West Shefford | 1761 | D/A1/219/44 | MF96108 | |
TAYLOR, Ann | Compton | 1769 | D/A1/130/153 | MF549 | |
TAYLOR, Ann | Bucklebury | 1804 | D/A1/163/57 | MF584 | |
TAYLOR, Anne | Sulhamstead Abbots | 1680 | D/A1/218/53 | MF96107 | |
TAYLOR, Anthony | Reading | 1772 | D/A1/130/158 | MF549 | |
TAYLOR, Arthur | Swallowfield | Husbandman | 1642 | D/A1/217/163 | MF96105 |
TAYLOR, Arthur | Swallowfield | Husbandman | 1642 | D/A1/169/096 | MF96002 |
TAYLOR, Avery | Shippon, Abingdon | Yeoman | 1633 | D/A1/16/333 | MF10066 |
TAYLOR, Benjamin | Boxford | Blacksmith | 1800 | D/A1/131/24 | MF549 |
TAYLOR, Benjamin | Boxford | Blacksmith | 1839 | D/A1/232/26 | MF96131 |
TAYLOR, Catharine | Longworth | 1730 | D/A1/219/20 | MF96108 | |
TAYLOR, Catherine | Thatcham | 1567 | D/A1/126/076 D/A1/9/045 | MF546 MF10046 | |
TAYLOR, Easter | Cumnor | 1728 | D/A1/219/14 | MF96108 | |
TAYLOR, Edward | Binfield | 1559 | D/A1/126/058 D/A1/6/205 | MF546 MF10043B | |
TAYLOR, Edward | Letcombe | Yeoman | 1621 | D/A1/127/059 | MF547 |
TAYLOR, Edward | Reading | Shovel Maker | 1702 | D/A1/218/112 | MF96107 |
TAYLOR, Elizabeth | Combe, Hampshire | 1755 | D/A1/130/131/1 | MF549 | |
TAYLOR, Elizabeth | Compton | 1818 | D/A1/163/87 | MF584 | |
TAYLOR, Esther | Stratfield Mortimer | 1802 | D/A1/163/54 | MF584 | |
TAYLOR, Francis | Eaton Hastings | Yeoman | 1764 | D/A1/130/143 | MF549 |
TAYLOR, George | Reading St Mary | Victualler | 1707 | D/A1/129/69 | MF548 |
TAYLOR, George | Reading | Victualler | 1742 | D/A1/130/88 | MF549 |
TAYLOR, Gilbert | Abingdon St Helen | Beer Brewer | 1645 | D/A1/128/015 | MF547 |
TAYLOR, Gilbert Snr | Abingdon | Dyer | 1639 | D/A1/127/137 | MF547 |
TAYLOR, Grace | Brightwalton | 1809 | D/A1/163/73 | MF584 | |
TAYLOR, Hannah | Reading St Mary | 1849 | D/A1/232/36 | MF96131 | |
TAYLOR, Henry | West Ilsley | Husbandman | 1626 | D/A1/217/128 | MF96104 |
TAYLOR, Henry | West Ilsley | Mercer | 1719 | D/A1/129/109 | MF548 |
TAYLOR, Henry | Cumnor | Yeoman | 1728 | D/A1/219/10 | MF96108 |
TAYLOR, Henry | Compton | Yeoman | 1737 | D/A1/130/68 | MF549 |
TAYLOR, Henry | Bray | Shopkeeper | 1818 | D/A1/163/86 | MF584 |