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.
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.
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Name | Place Name | Occupation | Year | BRO Ref | MF Copy |
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CHAPMAN, Anthony | Reading St Laurence | 1553 | D/A1/7/005 | MF10040 | |
CHAPMAN, Anthony | Reading St Laurence | Tailor | 1553 | D/A1/51/063 | MF469 |
CHAPMAN, Charlotte | Reading | 1855 | D/A1/149/69 | MF559 | |
CHAPMAN, Francis | Marcham | Handycraft Man | 1731 | D/A1/59/123 | MF513 |
CHAPMAN, Gabriel | Reading St Laurence | Cloth Worker | 1627 | D/A1/182/068 | MF96023 |
CHAPMAN, George | Stanford Dingley | Blacksmith | 1845 | D/A1/148/93 | MF558 |
CHAPMAN, James | Letcombe Bassett | Tailor | 1730 | D/A1/59/106 | MF513 |
CHAPMAN, John | Reading | Kilnman | 1743 | D/A1/59/212 | MF513 |
CHAPMAN, John | Clewer | 1745 | D/A1/59/221 | MF513 | |
CHAPMAN, John | Abingdon | Cooper | 1768 | D/A1/60/70 | MF513 |
CHAPMAN, Mary | Marcham | 1739 | D/A1/185/107 | MF96028 | |
CHAPMAN, Mary | Abingdon | 1828 | D/A1/227/34 | MF96124 | |
CHAPMAN, Richard | Sutton Courtenay | 1557 | D/A1/233/075 | MF96132 | |
CHAPMAN, Richard | Sutton Courtenay | 1557 | D/A1/2/140 | MF604 | |
CHAPMAN, Samuel | Cumnor | Labourer | 1730 | D/A1/185/74 | MF96028 |
CHAPMAN, Thomas | Marcham | Baker | 1670 | D/A1/183/109 | MF96025 |
CHAPMAN, Thomas | Reading | 1794 | D/A1/185/215 | MF96028 | |
CHAPMAN, Thomas | Abingdon | Cooper, Bottlemaker | 1815 | D/A1/147/107 | MF558 |
CHAPMAN, William | Frilford, Marcham | 1575 | D/A1/52/055 D/A1/9/442 | MF471 MF10046 | |
CHAPMANE, Margaret | Sutton Courtenay | 1558 | D/A1/51/087 D/A1/7/144 | MF469 MF10040 | |
CHAPPEL , Richard | Benham, Speen | 1642 | D/A1/55/133 | MF474 | |
CHAPPELL, John Snr | Chieveley | Husbandman | 1638 | D/A1/55/083 | MF474 |
CHAPPELL, Richard | Hoe Benham, Welford | Freeholder | 1586 | D/A1/52/144 D/A1/11/110 | MF472 MF10047B |
CHAPPELL, Robert | Thatcham | Butcher | 1631 | D/A1/182/093 | MF96023 |
CHAPPELL, Robert | Thatcham | Butcher | 1682 | D/A1/184/28 | MF96026 |
CHAPPELL, Robert | Hamstead Marshall | Tailor | 1700 | D/A1/184/119 | MF96026 |
CHAPPELL, Thomas | Benham Valence, Speen | Weaver | 1573 | D/A1/181/071 | MF96021 |
CHAPPELL, Thomas | Inkpen | 1599 | D/A1/181/169/1 | MF96022 | |
CHAPPELL, Thomas | North Heath, Chieveley | Yeoman | 1616 | D/A1/54/017 D/A1/15/586 | MF473 MF10065 |
CHAPPLE, Henry | Hoe Benham, Welford | Blacksmith | 1633 | D/A1/182/102 D/A1/168/253 | MF96024 MF96001 |
CHAPPLE, Thomas | Inkpen | 1599 | D/A1/13/434 | MF10049 | |
CHARDE, William | Sulham | 1570 | D/A1/9/206 | MF10046 | |
CHARE , John | Cholsey | 1557 | D/A1/181/035 | MF96021 | |
CHARE , John Snr | Drayton | Yeoman | 1715 | D/A1/58/149 | MF476 |
CHARE, Agnes | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | 1594 | D/A1/181/144 | MF96022 | |
CHARE, Agnes | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | 1594 | D/A1/12/391 | MF10048 | |
CHARE, Bartholomew | Drayton | Yeoman | 1662 | D/A1/56/40 | MF474 |
CHARE, Jane | Drayton | 1671 | D/A1/56/134 | MF475 | |
CHARE, Joan | Cholsey | 1596 | D/A1/53/068 D/A1/12/435 | MF472 MF10048 | |
CHARE, John | Wallingford St Leonard | 1550 | D/A1/51/054 D/A1/5/107 | MF469 MF10043A | |
CHARE, Peter | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | Yeoman | 1618 | D/A1/54/042 D/A1/15/866 | MF473 MF10065 |
CHARE, Richard | Winterbrook, Cholsey | Husbandman | 1576 | D/A1/52/072 D/A1/10/047 | MF471 MF10047A |
CHARE, Richard | Winterbrook, Cholsey | Yeoman | 1632 | D/A1/55/010 | MF473 |
CHARE, Simon | Reading | Maltster | 1707 | D/A1/58/105 | MF476 |
CHARE, Thomas | Cholsey | Husbandman | 1575 | D/A1/52/062 D/A1/10/011 | MF471 MF10047A |
CHARE, Thomas | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | Husbandman | 1587 | D/A1/52/140 D/A1/11/101 | MF472 MF10047B |
CHARE, William | Cholsey | Husbandman | 1557 | D/A1/2/144 | MF604 |
CHARELETON, Robert | Abingdon St Helen | Innholder | 1560 | D/A1/6/188 D/A1/51/173 | MF10043B MF470 |
CHARELTON, Mary | Newbury | 1549 | D/A1/181/015 | MF96021 | |
CHARLES, John | Letcombe Regis | Miller | 1661 | D/A1/56/33 | MF474 |
CHARLES, John | Shrivenham | Cordwainer | 1687 | D/A1/57/73 | MF475 |
CHARLES, Robert | Newbury | Shoemaker | 1575 | D/A1/181/077 | MF96021 |
CHARLETON, Dorothy | Shrivenham | 1720 | D/A1/59/31 | MF476 | |
CHARLETON, John | Reading | Broad Weaver | 1618 | D/A1/54/040 D/A1/15/858 | MF473 MF10065 |
CHARLETON, John | Swallowfield | Blacksmith | 1690 | D/A1/184/65 | MF96026 |
CHARLETON, Thomas | Sutton Courtenay | Clerk | 1638 | D/A1/16/490 | MF10066 |
CHARLEWODE, John | Warfield | 1561 | D/A1/181/049 | MF96021 | |
CHARLEWOOD, John | Warfield | 1561 | D/A1/167/115 | MF96000 | |
CHARLEWOOD, Katherine | Bray | 1716 | D/A1/59/2 | MF476 | |
CHARLTON, Andrew | Maidenhead | 1704 | D/A1/184/145 | MF96027 | |
CHARLTON, Giles | Reading St Giles | Weaver | 1725 | D/A1/59/73 | MF476 |
CHARLTON, Mary | Swallowfield | 1716 | D/A1/59/4 | MF476 | |
CHARLTON, Richard | Reading St Mary | Chapman Of Hardware | 1602 | D/A1/181/178 | MF96022 |
CHARLTON, Richard | Reading | 1602 | D/A1/13/1014 | MF10049 | |
CHARLTON, Thomas | Swallowfield | Farmer | 1845 | D/A1/227/63 | MF96124 |
CHARLWOOD, Abraham | Bray, Bray | Brazier | 1695 | D/A1/58/17 | MF476 |
CHARR, Joseph | Reading St Laurence | Baker | 1699 | D/A1/184/118 | MF96026 |
CHARTER, William | West Ilsley | Yeoman, Servant | 1703 | D/A1/58/71 | MF476 |
CHASE, Ann | Reading | 1774 | D/A1/60/89 | MF513 | |
CHASE, George | Swallowfield | Husbandman | 1615 | D/A1/54/003 D/A1/15/514 | MF473 MF10065 |
CHASE, John | Stratfield Saye , Hampshire | 1828 | D/A1/227/36 | MF96124 | |
CHASE, John | Reading | Labourer | 1845 | D/A1/227/64 | MF96124 |
CHAULKE, Agnes | Basildon | 1668 | D/A1/56/103 | MF474 | |
CHAULKE, Annis | 1559 | D/A1/181/043 | MF96021 | ||
CHAULKE, Thomas | Snelsmore, Chieveley | Husbandman | 1627 | D/A1/54/141 | MF473 |
CHAUNCELER, John | Harwell | 1571 | D/A1/52/038 D/A1/9/271 | MF471 MF10046 | |
CHAUNCELOR, Adam | Harwell | 1609 | D/A1/168/051 | MF96001 | |
CHAUNCLER, Matthew | Harwell | Tailor | 1642 | D/A1/55/131 | MF474 |
CHAUNDELER, John | Newbury | 1554 | D/A1/51/068 D/A1/7/041 | MF469 MF10040 | |
CHAUNDLER, Edward | Barkham | Tanner | 1593 | D/A1/53/033 D/A1/12/068 | MF472 MF10048 |
CHAUNDLER, Henry | Englefield | Husbandman | 1598 | D/A1/53/087 D/A1/13/255 | MF472 MF10049 |
CHAUNDLER, John | Whitley, Reading St Giles | 1557 | D/A1/2/147 | MF604 | |
CHAUNDLER, John | Easthampstead | 1607 | D/A1/53/176 D/A1/14/271 | MF472 MF10064 | |
CHAUNDLER, John | East Ilsley | 1616 | D/A1/168/127 | MF96001 | |
CHAUNDLER, John | Whitley, Reading St Giles | Yeoman | 1626 | D/A1/54/117 | MF473 |
CHAUNDLER, John | Abingdon | 1636 | D/A1/16/426 | MF10066 | |
CHAUNDLER, Margaret | Reading St Giles | 1559 | D/A1/51/146 D/A1/8/152 | MF470 MF10043C | |
CHAUNDLER, Richard | Swallowfield | 1610 | D/A1/168/066 | MF96001 | |
CHAUNDLER, Richard | Shinfield | Labourer | 1635 | D/A1/55/034 | MF473 |
CHAUNDLER, Robert | Thatcham | Tailor | 1616 | D/A1/54/016 D/A1/15/587 | MF474 MF10065 |
CHAUNDLER, Simon | Reading St Giles | 1550 | D/A1/51/050 | MF469 | |
CHAUNDLER, Simon | Reading St Giles | 1550 | D/A1/5/115 | MF10043A | |
CHAUNDLER, William | Barkham | 1564 | D/A1/181/052 | MF96021 | |
CHAUNLER, Henry | Binfield | 1555 | D/A1/181/041 | MF96023 | |
CHAUNTRELL, John | Abingdon | 1581 | D/A1/181/093 | MF96021 | |
CHAUNTRELL, Thomas | Reading St Laurence | Butcher | 1558 | D/A1/51/095 D/A1/7/201 | MF469 MF10040 |
CHAVLY, John | Milton | 1541 | D/A1/51/026 | MF469 | |
CHAWLK, Harry | Shaw Cum Donnington | 1553 | D/A1/181/023 | MF96021 | |
CHAWLY, John | Milton | 1542 | D/A1/6/010 | MF10043B | |
CHAYNE, John | Wallingford St Mary | Mercer | 1548 | D/A1/51/045 D/A1/6/160 | MF469 MF10043B |