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.

If you would like to look at or order copies of any of the records listed, please Contact Us.

Name	Place Name	Occupation	Year	BRO Ref	MF Copy
BUSHNELL, John	Tilehurst	Tailor	1704	D/A1/48/119	MF467
BUSHNELL, John	Bradfield	Yeoman	1711	D/A1/48/179	MF467
BUSHNELL, John	Bucklebury		1788	D/A1/180/252	MF96020
BUSHNELL, John	Maidenhead	Servant	1836	D/A1/146/24	MF557
BUSHNELL, John Jnr	Hagbourne	Yeoman	1693	D/A1/48/11	MF467
BUSHNELL, Margaret	Sulham		1687	D/A1/179/59	MF96016
BUSHNELL, Nicholas	Thatcham	Yeoman	1594	D/A1/41/044 D/A1/12/138	MF462 MF10048
BUSHNELL, Richard	Sulham		1583	D/A1/175/096	MF96010
BUSHNELL, Richard	Tilehurst		1626	D/A1/43/128	MF464
BUSHNELL, Richard	Northcot, Tilehurst		1626	D/A1/43/127	MF464
BUSHNELL, Richard	Thatcham	Innholder	1639	D/A1/177/086/2	MF96014
BUSHNELL, Richard	Englefield		1697	D/A1/179/122	MF96017
BUSHNELL, Richard Snr	Sulham		1569	D/A1/39/244	MF462
BUSHNELL, Robert	Stratfield Mortimer		1606	D/A1/176/018	MF96012
BUSHNELL, Robert	Stratfield Mortimer		1606	D/A1/168/005	MF96001
BUSHNELL, Roger	Thatcham	Husbandman	1623	D/A1/43/096	MF464
BUSHNELL, Sarah	Bucklebury		1821	D/A1/145/102	MF557
BUSHNELL, Thomas	Theale, Tilehurst		1568	D/A1/167/138	MF96000
BUSHNELL, Thomas	Hagbourne	Yeoman	1648	D/A1/45/026	MF465
BUSHNELL, Thomas	Tilehurst	Husbandman	1713	D/A1/180/19	MF96019
BUSHNELL, William	Sulhamstead Abbots		1564	D/A1/39/205 D/A1/8/313	MF462 MF10043C
BUSHNELL, William	Tilehurst	Yeoman	1618	D/A1/43/024 D/A1/15/859	MF464 MF10065
BUSHNELL, William	Hagbourne	Carpenter	1643	D/A1/44/165	MF465
BUSHNELL, William	East Hagbourne, Hagbourne	Yeoman	1683	D/A1/47/79	MF466
BUSHNELL, William	Tilehurst		1719	D/A1/49/39	MF468
BUSHNELL, William Snr	Thatcham	Husbandman, Miller	1610	D/A1/42/068 D/A1/15/097	MF463 MF10065
BUSHNYLL, John	Sulhamstead Abbots		1598	D/A1/41/104 D/A1/13/340	MF463 MF10049
BUSHOP, William	Harwell		1605	D/A1/14/186	MF10064
BUSNELL, Joan	Bucklebury		1562	D/A1/175/046	MF96010
BUSNELL, Robert	Sulhamstead Abbots		1542	D/A1/233/049	MF96132
BUSNELL, Robert	Sulhamstead Abbots		1542	D/A1/2/096	MF604
BUSS, Francis	Ufton Nervet	Yeoman	1812	D/A1/145/57	MF557
BUSS, Humphrey	Ufton Nervet	Yeoman	1802	D/A1/145/3	MF557
BUSSANELL, Thomas	Stratfield Mortimer		1573	D/A1/40/020 D/A1/9/376	MF462 MF10046
BUSSELL, Eleanor	Reading St Giles		1611	D/A1/176/024	MF96012
BUSSELL, Eleanor	Reading		1611	D/A1/168/071	MF96001
BUSSELL, William	Reading St Giles	Cloth Worker	1598	D/A1/41/098 D/A1/13/307	MF462 MF10049
BUSSHEL, Mary	Hamstead Marshall		1604	D/A1/175/187	MF96011
BUSSHENELL, John	Tilehurst	Husbandman	1546	D/A1/2/090	MF604
BUSSHNELL, Joan	Bucklebury		1562	D/A1/167/118	MF96000
BUSTIN, Anthony	Wytham	Husbandman	1695	D/A1/48/29	MF467
BUSTON, Christian	Idstone, Ashbury		1595	D/A1/175/139	MF96010
BUSTON, Edward	Kintbury		1673	D/A1/46/95	MF466
BUSTON, John	Idstone, Ashbury		1575	D/A1/175/078	MF96010
BUSTUN, Richard	Idstone, Ashbury	Husbandman	1559	D/A1/39/091 D/A1/7/144	MF461 MF10040
BUTCHAR, Richard	Kintbury	Yeoman	1684	D/A1/128/145	MF548
BUTCHER , Charles Snr	Sparsholt	Cordwainer	1755	D/A1/50/64	MF469
BUTCHER , John Snr	Boxford	Yeoman	1734	D/A1/49/178	MF468
BUTCHER, Alice	Coleshill		1601	D/A1/41/139 D/A1/13/641	MF463 MF10049
BUTCHER, Ambrose	Coleshill	Yeoman	1636	D/A1/44/084	MF464
BUTCHER, Ann	Charney Bassett, Longworth		1693	D/A1/48/17	MF467
BUTCHER, Boniface	Coleshill	Husbandman	1627	D/A1/43/134	MF464
BUTCHER, Fettyplace	Kintbury		1713	D/A1/48/200	MF467
BUTCHER, Francis	Burghfield	Victualler	1752	D/A1/180/193	MF96020
BUTCHER, James	Brightwell		1797	D/A1/180/267	MF96020
BUTCHER, John	Coleshill	Yeoman	1633	D/A1/44/043	MF464
BUTCHER, John	Brightwell	Blacksmith	1733	D/A1/49/173	MF468
BUTCHER, John	Brightwell	Blacksmith	1742	D/A1/180/161	MF96020
BUTCHER, Lawrence	Kintbury	Yeoman	1662	D/A1/45/89	MF465
BUTCHER, Lawrence	North Moreton		1799	D/A1/180/269	MF96020
BUTCHER, Robert	Aldermaston		1631	D/A1/16/232	MF10066
BUTCHER, Susanna	Boxford		1746	D/A1/50/8	MF469
BUTCHER, Thomas	Eaton Hastings	Yeoman	1670	D/A1/178/130	MF96015
BUTCHER, Thomas	Boxford	Yeoman	1698	D/A1/48/53	MF467
BUTCHER, Thomas	Boxford	Yeoman	1727	D/A1/180/99	MF96020
BUTCHER, Thomas	Sparsholt	Labourer	1856	D/A1/226/136	MF96123
BUTCHER, William	Eaton Hastings	Yeoman	1664	D/A1/45/133	MF465
BUTCHER, William	Boxford	Yeoman	1810	D/A1/145/48	MF557
BUTELER, Henry	Tidmarsh	Husbandman	1700	D/A1/48/70	MF467
BUTLEIR, Henry	Kingston Lisle, Sparsholt	Husbandman	1597	D/A1/41/082 D/A1/13/238	MF462 MF10049
BUTLEIR, Thomas	Kingston Lisle, Sparsholt	Husbandman	1598	D/A1/41/101 D/A1/13/296	MF462 MF10049
BUTLEIR, William	Uffington	Husbandman	1569	D/A1/39/236 D/A1/9/151	MF462 MF10046
BUTLER , John Jnr	Drayton	Labourer	1753	D/A1/50/56	MF469
BUTLER, Alice	Didcot		1545	D/A1/233/040	MF96132
BUTLER, Alice	Didcot		1545	D/A1/2/082	MF604
BUTLER, Alice	Burghfield		1612	D/A1/42/086 D/A1/15/215	MF463 MF10065
BUTLER, Ann	Aston Tirrold		1646	D/A1/45/016	MF465
BUTLER, Anne	Cumnor		1703	D/A1/48/112	MF467
BUTLER, Anthony	Swallowfield	Yeoman	1721	D/A1/49/58	MF468
BUTLER, Charles	Ashbury	Yeoman	1742	D/A1/49/250	MF468
BUTLER, Charles	Tidmarsh	Farmer	1749	D/A1/50/26	MF469
BUTLER, Christian	Kingston Lisle, Sparsholt		1577	D/A1/40/064 D/A1/10/097	MF462 MF10047A
BUTLER, Edward	Wargrave	Victualler	1807	D/A1/145/34	MF557
BUTLER, Elizabeth	Lambourn		1749	D/A1/50/29	MF469
BUTLER, Elizabeth	Steventon		1828	D/A1/145/138	MF557
BUTLER, Elizabeth	Chilton		1833	D/A1/146/9	MF557
BUTLER, Elizabeth	Binfield		1834	D/A1/146/16	MF557
BUTLER, Elizabeth	East Ilsley		1841	D/A1/226/108	MF96123
BUTLER, George	Aston Tirrold	Gardener	1803	D/A1/145/13	MF557
BUTLER, George	Wantage	Yeoman	1806	D/A1/145/32	MF557
BUTLER, George	Letcombe Regis		1819	D/A1/226/60	MF96123
BUTLER, Henry	Radley		1593	D/A1/12/192	MF10048
BUTLER, Henry	Long Wittenham	Husbandman	1625	D/A1/43/121	MF464
BUTLER, Henry	Great Coxwell	Labourer	1733	D/A1/180/133	MF96020
BUTLER, Jacob	Chilton		1785	D/A1/50/214	MF21170
BUTLER, James	Dedworth, Windsor	Yeoman	1638	D/A1/44/106	MF465
BUTLER, James	Abingdon	Yeoman	1663	D/A1/178/72	MF96015
BUTLER, James	Reading St Mary	Blacksmith	1672	D/A1/178/133	MF96015
BUTLER, James	Uplambourn, Lambourn	Yeoman	1709	D/A1/48/169	MF467
BUTLER, James	Harwell	Yeoman	1855	D/A1/147/46	MF558

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