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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TEMPLE, John | Reading | Butcher | 1715 | D/A1/129/97 | MF548 |
TEMPLE, Mary | Reading | 1719 | D/A1/218/141 | MF96107 | |
TEMPLE, Richard | Clewer | 1601 | D/A1/217/081 D/A1/13/720 | MF96104 MF10049 | |
TEMPLER, Ann | Abingdon St Helen | 1778 | D/A1/219/64 | MF96108 | |
TEMPLER, James | Abingdon | Dyer | 1723 | D/A1/218/149 | MF96107 |
TEMPLER, Jonas Snr | Abingdon | Dyer | 1706 | D/A1/218/122 | MF96107 |
TENCHE, Richard | Reading St Giles | Cloth Worker | 1599 | D/A1/126/202 D/A1/13/469 | MF546 MF10049 |
TENDALE, Daniel | Easthampstead | Keeper | 1692 | D/A1/129/7 | MF548 |
TERRALD , Robert Snr | Sutton Courtenay | Husbandman | 1718 | D/A1/129/108 | MF548 |
TERRALD, Avery | Sutton Courtenay | Paper Maker | 1693 | D/A1/218/93 | MF96107 |
TERRALD, Avery | Drayton | Yeoman | 1699 | D/A1/129/32 | MF548 |
TERRALD, John | Sutton Courtenay | 1684 | D/A1/128/138 | MF548 | |
TERRALD, John | Drayton | Yeoman | 1730 | D/A1/219/17 | MF96108 |
TERRALD, Robert Snr | Drayton | Yeoman | 1669 | D/A1/128/72 | MF547 |
TERRALD, William | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | Yeoman | 1642 | D/A1/128/005 | MF547 |
TERRALL , Avery Snr | Drayton | Yeoman | 1711 | D/A1/129/78 | MF548 |
TERRALL, Avery Snr | Drayton | Yeoman | 1684 | D/A1/128/139 | MF548 |
TERRALL, Edmund | Speen | Husbandman | 1640 | D/A1/127/142 | MF547 |
TERRALL, Francis | Sutton Wick, Sutton Courtenay | 1684 | D/A1/128/142 | MF548 | |
TERRALL, Hugh | Aston Tirrold | Husbandman | 1632 | D/A1/127/105 | MF547 |
TERRALL, Nicholas | Reading St Giles | Broad Weaver | 1680 | D/A1/218/51 | MF96107 |
TERRALL, Walter | Fernham, Shrivenham | Yeoman | 1685 | D/A1/128/148 | MF548 |
TERRALL, Walter Snr | Drayton | Yeoman | 1676 | D/A1/128/105 | MF548 |
TERRANT, Hester | Winkfield | 1688 | D/A1/218/75 | MF96107 | |
TERRELL , William Snr | Reading | Flax Dresser | 1757 | D/A1/130/131/2 | MF549 |
TERRELL, Ann | Reading | 1693 | D/A1/129/11 | MF548 | |
TERRELL, Charles | Reading | Yeoman | 1706 | D/A1/129/61 | MF548 |
TERRELL, Elizabeth | Reading | 1675 | D/A1/128/104 | MF548 | |
TERRELL, Francis | Reading | Dry Salter | 1764 | D/A1/130/141 | MF549 |
TERRELL, Jane | Reading | 1688 | D/A1/128/163 | MF548 | |
TERRELL, Mary | Reading St Giles | 1834 | D/A1/163/109 | MF584 | |
TERRELL, Nicholas | Reading | Broad Weaver | 1715 | D/A1/218/135 | MF96107 |
TERRELL, Rebecca | Reading | Maltster | 1699 | D/A1/218/105 | MF96107 |
TERRELL, Richard | Reading | Cloth Worker | 1690 | D/A1/129/1 | MF548 |
TERRENT, William | Winkfield | Clerk | 1724 | D/A1/130/21 | MF549 |
TERREY, Avis | Warfield | Clerk | 1678 | D/A1/128/111 | MF548 |
TERREY, Stephen | Warfield | Clerk | 1678 | D/A1/128/112 | MF548 |
TERREY, Thomas | Clewer | 1614 | D/A1/217/101 D/A1/168/107 | MF96104 MF96001 | |
TERRIE, Robert | Sunninghill | Husbandman | 1638 | D/A1/127/128 | MF547 |
TERRIE, Thomas Snr | Maidenhead | Yeoman | 1627 | D/A1/127/079 | MF547 |
TERROLD, John | West Hagbourne, Hagbourne | Husbandman | 1544 | D/A1/217/006 | MF96103 |
TERRY, Ellen | Warfield | 1736 | D/A1/130/64 | MF549 | |
TERRY, John | Warfield | 1686 | D/A1/218/72 | MF96107 | |
TERRY, Samuel Snr | Clewer | Fisherman | 1636 | D/A1/217/151 D/A1/169/096 | MF96105 MF96002 |
TERRY, Thomas | Clewer | Husbandman | 1671 | D/A1/128/83 | MF547 |
TERRY, Thomas Snr | Maidenhead | Yeoman | 1648 | D/A1/128/022 | MF547 |
TERRY, William | Warfield | Yeoman | 1718 | D/A1/129/106 | MF548 |
TESDALE, Christopher | Abingdon | 1631 | D/A1/16/233 | MF10066 | |
TESDALE, Christopher | Oxon., Drayton | Curate, Clerk | 1705 | D/A1/218/118 | MF96107 |
TESDALE, Elias | Abingdon | 1615 | D/A1/127/029 D/A1/15/530 | MF547 MF10065 | |
TESDALE, Elizabeth | Abingdon St Helen | 1638 | D/A1/127/148 | MF547 | |
TESDALE, John | Abingdon | Woollen Draper | 1696 | D/A1/129/24 | MF548 |
TESDALE, Richard | Abingdon St Helen | Yeoman | 1597 | D/A1/126/186 D/A1/13/172 | MF546 MF10049 |
TESDALE, Richard | Abingdon St Helen | Saddler, Yeoman | 1602 | D/A1/126/217 D/A1/13/849 | MF546 MF10049 |
TESDALE, Thomas | Windsor | 1682 | D/A1/218/60 | MF96107 | |
TESDALL, Christopher Snr | Abingdon | Chirurgeon | 1672 | D/A1/128/94 | MF548 |
TESDALL, Elizabeth | Abingdon | 1672 | D/A1/128/92 | MF548 | |
TESDALL, John | Abingdon | 1665 | D/A1/128/57 | MF547 | |
TESDALLE, Richard | Abingdon | Woollen Draper, Mercer | 1666 | D/A1/128/58 | MF547 |
TESEDALE, Thomas | Fitzharris, Abingdon St Helen | 1556 | D/A1/6/178 | MF10043B | |
TEST, Thomas | Abingdon | Maltster | 1727 | D/A1/130/29 | MF549 |
TETHERIDGE, Nathaniel | Stratfield Mortimer | Blacksmith | 1702 | D/A1/129/48 | MF548 |
TEWE, Richard | Purley | 1596 | D/A1/217/070 | MF96104 | |
TEWE, Richard | Purley | 1596 | D/A1/12/398 | MF10048 | |
TEWE, Richard | Lambourn | 1604 | D/A1/126/228 D/A1/13/1347 | MF546 MF10049 | |
TEWESLYE, Elizabeth | Swallowfield | 1607 | D/A1/126/243 D/A1/14/355 | MF546 MF10064 | |
THACCAM, Thomas | Shinfield | 1545 | D/A1/3/199 D/A1/5/015 | MF604 MF10043A | |
THACCAM, Thomas | Shinfield | 1545 | D/A1/233/289 | MF96132 | |
THACHAM, John | Remenham | Yeoman | 1556 | D/A1/126/030 D/A1/7/137 | MF546 MF10040 |
THACHAM, Robert | Wargrave | Husbandman | 1554 | D/A1/126/024 D/A1/7/062 | MF546 MF10040 |
THACHAR, John | Uffington | 1557 | D/A1/217/016 | MF96103 | |
THACHAR, Richard | Longcot, Shrivenham | Tailor | 1662 | D/A1/128/39 | MF547 |
THACHAR, William | Bradfield | 1558 | D/A1/167/101 | MF96000 | |
THACHER, Annes | Marcham | 1532 | D/A1/1/181 | MF10042 | |
THACHER, Annes | Uffington | 1681 | D/A1/128/128/2 | MF548 | |
THACHER, Emma | Woolstone, Uffington | 1598 | D/A1/126/193 D/A1/13/288 | MF546 MF10049 | |
THACHER, Joan | Uffington | 1598 | D/A1/126/192 D/A1/13/289 | MF546 MF10049 | |
THACHER, John | 1544 | D/A1/233/291 | MF96132 | ||
THACHER, John | Letcombe Regis | Yeoman | 1629 | D/A1/127/089 | MF547 |
THACHER, John | Newbury | Butcher | 1688 | D/A1/218/74 | MF96107 |
THACHER, Marian | Longcot, Shrivenham | 1580 | D/A1/126/120 D/A1/10/217 | MF546 MF10047A | |
THACHER, Richard | Letcombe Regis | Husbandman | 1610 | D/A1/127/008 | MF547 |
THACHER, Richard | Uffington | Husbandman | 1627 | D/A1/127/078 | MF547 |
THACHER, Richard | Uffington | Shepherd | 1688 | D/A1/128/159 | MF548 |
THACHER, Thomas | Woolstone, Uffington | Yeoman | 1620 | D/A1/127/050 | MF547 |
THACHER, William | Uffington | 1527 | D/A1/1/088 | MF10041 | |
THACHER, William | Bradfield | 1558 | D/A1/217/017 | MF96103 | |
THACHER, William | Uffington | Husbandman | 1575 | D/A1/126/103 D/A1/10/012 | MF546 MF10047A |
THACHER, William | Uffington | Husbandman | 1635 | D/A1/127/117 | MF547 |
THACHER, William | Uffington | Yeoman | 1686 | D/A1/128/152 | MF548 |
THACKAM, Elizabeth | Wargrave | 1575 | D/A1/217/039 | MF96103 | |
THACKAM, Joan | Stratfield Mortimer | 1546 | D/A1/126/014 | MF546 | |
THACKAM, John | Wargrave | 1612 | D/A1/168/088 | MF96001 | |
THACKAM, Nicholas | Remenham | 1552 | D/A1/5/166 | MF10043A | |
THACKAM, Nicholas | Wargrave | Husbandman | 1558 | D/A1/126/033 | MF546 |
THACKAM, Nicholas | Bray | 1597 | D/A1/217/074/2 | MF96104 | |
THACKAM, Nicholas | Bray | 1597 | D/A1/13/183 | MF10049 | |
THACKHAM, Henry | Wargrave | 1630 | D/A1/16/180 | MF10066 | |
THACKHAM, John | Wargrave | 1612 | D/A1/217/100 | MF96104 | |
THACKHAM, Nicholas | Wargrave | Husbandman | 1558 | D/A1/7/151 | MF10040 |