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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CASTELL, William | Buckland | Husbandman | 1553 | D/A1/181/025 | MF96021 |
CASTELL, William | East Ginge, West Hendred | Yeoman | 1586 | D/A1/11/003 | MF10047B |
CASTELL, William | West Ginge, East Lockinge | Yeoman | 1638 | D/A1/55/078 | MF474 |
CASTELL, William | Reading St Laurence | Grocer | 1669 | D/A1/183/95 | MF96025 |
CASTELL, William | Uffington | Yeoman | 1685 | D/A1/184/41 | MF96026 |
CASTELMAN, Ralph | White Waltham | 1553 | D/A1/51/060 D/A1/7/003 | MF469 MF10040 | |
CASTER, Edmund | Thatcham | Shoemaker | 1544 | D/A1/2/111 | MF604 |
CASTLE , John Snr | Wallingford | Blacksmith | 1762 | D/A1/60/48 | MF513 |
CASTLE , Thomas | Buckland | Husbandman | 1579 | D/A1/52/088 D/A1/10/186 | MF471 MF10047A |
CASTLE , Thomas Snr | East Hendred | Yeoman | 1723 | D/A1/59/56 | MF476 |
CASTLE, Amy | Wallingford | 1833 | D/A1/227/43 | MF96124 | |
CASTLE, Ann | East Hendred | 1725 | D/A1/185/46 | MF96028 | |
CASTLE, Ann | West Hendred | 1775 | D/A1/60/98 | MF513 | |
CASTLE, Anthony | Uffington | Yeoman | 1644 | D/A1/183/025 | MF96025 |
CASTLE, Benjamin | Hinton Waldrist | Yeoman | 1814 | D/A1/147/104 | MF558 |
CASTLE, David | Stanford | 1597 | D/A1/53/071 D/A1/13/068 | MF472 MF10049 | |
CASTLE, Edmund | West Hendred | Yeoman | 1855 | D/A1/149/65 | MF559 |
CASTLE, Edward | Marcham | Husbandman | 1654 | D/A1/183/46 | MF96025 |
CASTLE, Edward Snr | Buckland | Yeoman | 1636 | D/A1/16/401 | MF10066 |
CASTLE, Edward Snr | Buckland | Yeoman | 1696 | D/A1/58/22 | MF476 |
CASTLE, Elizabeth | Buckland | 1723 | D/A1/59/58 | MF476 | |
CASTLE, Elizabeth | Boxford | 1758 | D/A1/60/31 | MF513 | |
CASTLE, Elizabeth | Abingdon | 1857 | D/A1/227/82 | MF96124 | |
CASTLE, Hannah | Wytham | 1839 | D/A1/148/62 | MF558 | |
CASTLE, James | Abingdon | Chemist And Druggist | 1849 | D/A1/227/70 | MF96124 |
CASTLE, James | Abingdon | Chemist | 1849 | D/A1/149/45 | MF559 |
CASTLE, Jane | East Hendred | 1645 | D/A1/55/163 | MF473 | |
CASTLE, John | Stanford In The Vale | Husbandman | 1608 | D/A1/53/188 D/A1/14/426 | MF472 MF10064 |
CASTLE, John | Speenhamland, Speen | Joiner | 1642 | D/A1/183/016 | MF96025 |
CASTLE, John | World'S End, Hampstead Norris | Yeoman | 1698 | D/A1/58/32 | MF476 |
CASTLE, John | Reading St Laurence | Tallow Chandler | 1704 | D/A1/184/143 | MF96027 |
CASTLE, John | Ardington | 1717 | D/A1/59/6 | MF476 | |
CASTLE, John | West Hendred | Yeoman | 1741 | D/A1/59/186 | MF513 |
CASTLE, John | Hampstead Norreys | Farmer | 1751 | D/A1/185/143 | MF96028 |
CASTLE, John | West Hendred | Yeoman | 1788 | D/A1/60/144 | MF513 |
CASTLE, John | Kingston Bagpuize | Farmer | 1828 | D/A1/148/35 | MF558 |
CASTLE, Joseph | Hampstead Norreys | 1772 | D/A1/60/81 | MF513 | |
CASTLE, Katherine | Stanford In The Vale | 1620 | D/A1/54/054 | MF473 | |
CASTLE, Katherine | Uffington | 1727 | D/A1/185/55 | MF96028 | |
CASTLE, Nicholas | Abingdon | Chapman | 1608 | D/A1/53/192 D/A1/14/447 | MF472 MF10064 |
CASTLE, Richard | Beedon | Yeoman | 1686 | D/A1/57/66 | MF475 |
CASTLE, Richard | Kingston Bagpuize | Yeoman | 1739 | D/A1/59/170 | MF513 |
CASTLE, Richard | West Hendred | Yeoman | 1855 | D/A1/149/66 | MF559 |
CASTLE, Richard Snr | Kingston Bagpuize | Yeoman | 1674 | D/A1/56/147 | MF475 |
CASTLE, Sarah | Grove, Wantage | 1842 | D/A1/227/57 | MF96124 | |
CASTLE, Thomas | East Hendred | Husbandman | 1700 | D/A1/184/122 | MF96026 |
CASTLE, Thomas | Boxford | Yeoman | 1745 | D/A1/59/225 | MF513 |
CASTLE, Thomas | Reading St Giles | 1797 | D/A1/185/219 | MF96028 | |
CASTLE, Thomas Snr | Hurley | Yeoman | 1623 | D/A1/54/092 | MF473 |
CASTLE, William | East Hendred | 1599 | D/A1/181/166 | MF96022 | |
CASTLE, William | East Hendred | 1599 | D/A1/13/429 | MF10049 | |
CASTLE, William | East Hendred | Miller | 1712 | D/A1/58/131 | MF476 |
CASTLE, William | Buckland | Yeoman | 1719 | D/A1/59/22 | MF476 |
CASTLE, William Snr | East Hendred | Yeoman | 1697 | D/A1/184/98 | MF96026 |
CASTLEMAN, Thomas | Littlewick, White Waltham | Husbandman | 1572 | D/A1/52/040 D/A1/9/308 | MF471 MF10046 |
CASWELL, Richard | Grazeley, Sulhamstead Abbots | Yeoman | 1613 | D/A1/182/012 | MF90624 |
CASWELL, Richard | Sulhamstead Abbots | 1613 | D/A1/168/097 | MF96001 | |
CATCHASIDE, James | Sutton Courtenay | Husbandman | 1640 | D/A1/55/099 | MF474 |
CATCHER, John | Binfield | 1639 | D/A1/16/493 | MF10066 | |
CATE, Ralph | Bucklebury | Husbandman | 1682 | D/A1/201/11 | MF96061 |
CATER, Alice | White Waltham | 1545 | D/A1/5/019 | MF10043A | |
CATER, Dorothy | Abingdon | 1603 | D/A1/181/183 | MF90622 | |
CATER, Dorothy | Abingdon | 1603 | D/A1/13/1021 | MF10049 | |
CATER, John | Bray | 1559 | D/A1/51/133 | MF470 | |
CATER, John | Easthampstead | Tanner | 1596 | D/A1/53/066 D/A1/12/430 | MF472 MF10048 |
CATER, Ralph | Reading St Giles | Brazier | 1595 | D/A1/53/060 D/A1/12/296 | MF472 MF10048 |
CATER, Richard | Bray | 1578 | D/A1/181/088 | MF96021 | |
CATER, Thomas | White Waltham | Yeoman | 1551 | D/A1/5/126 | MF10043A |
CATER, William | Uffington | 1546 | D/A1/51/043 D/A1/5/050 | MF469 MF10043A | |
CATES, Grace | Shaw Cum Donnington | 1741 | D/A1/59/184 | MF513 | |
CATON, Edward | Newbury | Butcher | 1648 | D/A1/183/039 | MF96025 |
CATOWE, Richard | Swallowfield | Husbandman | 1631 | D/A1/54/185 | MF473 |
CATTELL, John | Sonning | Victualler | 1803 | D/A1/147/71 | MF558 |
CATTEN, Reynold | Aldermaston | Husbandman | 1587 | D/A1/52/159 D/A1/11/142 | MF472 MF10047B |
CATTERER, Elizabeth | Long Wittenham | 1665 | D/A1/183/82 | MF96025 | |
CATTON, John | Stratfield Mortimer | 1579 | D/A1/52/086 D/A1/10/168 | MF471 MF10047A | |
CATTON, Margaret | Stratfield Mortimer | 1580 | D/A1/52/098 D/A1/10/283 | MF471 MF10047A | |
CATTON, Roger Snr | Stratfield Mortimer | Tailor | 1624 | D/A1/182/048 | MF96023 |
CATTON, Thomas | Stratfield Mortimer | 1554 | D/A1/51/069 | MF469 | |
CATTON, Thomas | Stratfield Mortimer | 1555 | D/A1/7/084 | MF10040 | |
CATUR, Thomas | White Waltham | 1545 | D/A1/51/040 | MF469 | |
CATYSBE, William | Maidenhead, Cookham | Clerk | 1549 | D/A1/51/048 D/A1/5/086 | MF469 MF10043A |
CAUDLEY, Isabel | Cumnor | 1585 | D/A1/11/007 | MF10047B | |
CAUDLEY, Thomas | Cumnor | Husbandman | 1584 | D/A1/10/425 | MF10047A |
CAUDLEY, William | East Ilsley | 1598 | D/A1/181/153 | MF96022 | |
CAUDRY, John | Greenham, Thatcham | Yeoman | 1540 | D/A1/2/123 | MF604 |
CAUDWELL , William Snr | Appleford, Sutton Courtenay | Yeoman | 1838 | D/A1/148/60 | MF558 |
CAUDWELL, William | Marcham | Yeoman | 1791 | D/A1/60/157 | MF513 |
CAULCATT, Thomas | Peasemore | Husbandman | 1581 | D/A1/52/099 D/A1/10/252 | MF471 MF10047A |
CAULE, Isabel | Dean Court, Cumnor | 1585 | D/A1/52/137 | MF472 | |
CAULEY, Thomas | Newbury | Cloth Worker | 1612 | D/A1/53/233 D/A1/15/316 | MF472 MF10065 |
CAULIE, William | East Ilsley | 1598 | D/A1/13/191 | MF10049 | |
CAVE, Francis | Reading | Bricklayer | 1812 | D/A1/147/93 | MF558 |
CAVE, Jane | Reading | 1814 | D/A1/147/105 | MF558 | |
CAVE, Nicholas | North Hinksey, Cumnor | Blacksmith | 1602 | D/A1/53/122 D/A1/13/891 | MF472 MF10049 |
CAVE, Richard | Faringdon | Clerk, Chantry Priest | 1555 | D/A1/7/103 | MF10040 |
CAVE, Simon | Stratfield Mortimer | 1577 | D/A1/52/081 D/A1/10/098 | MF471 MF10047A | |
CAVE, Simon | Stratfield Mortimer | 1577 | D/A1/181/085 | MF96021 | |
CAVE, William | Reading | 1827 | D/A1/148/32 | MF558 | |
CAVE, William | Maidenhead | 1743 | D/A1/59/202 | MF513 |