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.
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Name | Place Name | Occupation | Year | BRO Ref | MF Copy |
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ALLRIGHT, Mary | Shinfield | 1812 | D/A1/144/15 | MF557 | |
ALLRIGHT, William | Barkham | 1597 | D/A1/173/057 | MF96006 | |
ALLSEY, William | Whitley, Reading St Giles | 1559 | D/A1/35/064 D/A1/8/079 | MF459 MF10043C | |
ALLSOP, Thomas | Wallingford | Gardener | 1827 | D/A1/144/35 | MF557 |
ALLUM, Andrew | Hagbourne | Husbandman | 1632 | D/A1/36/124 | MF460 |
ALLUM, Edward | Abingdon | Cordwainer | 1648 | D/A1/174/031 D/A1/169/001a | MF96007 MF96002 |
ALLUM, John | Kennington | 1619 | D/A1/173/098 | MF96006 | |
ALLUM, John | Kennington | 1619 | D/A1/168/159 | MF96001 | |
ALLUM, John | Basildon | Gardener | 1847 | D/A1/144/65 | MF557 |
ALLWIN, Thomas | Compton | 1590 | D/A1/173/049 | MF96006 | |
ALLWIN, Thomas | Compton | 1590 | D/A1/11/370 | MF10047B | |
ALLWRIGHT, Eliza | Reading | 1841 | D/A1/226/19 | MF96122 | |
ALLWRIGHT, Elizabeth | Reading | 1755 | D/A1/174/176 | MF96009 | |
ALLWRIGHT, Michael | Reading St Giles | 1846 | D/A1/144/63 | MF557 | |
ALLWRIGHT, William | Barkham | 1597 | D/A1/13/182 | MF10049 | |
ALLYN, Catherine | New Windsor, Windsor | 1551 | D/A1/35/022 D/A1/9/403 | MF459 MF10046 | |
ALLYN, Humphrey | Newbury | Felt Maker | 1602 | D/A1/35/280 D/A1/13/799 | MF459 MF10049 |
ALLYN, Roger | Abingdon | 1585 | D/A1/35/185 D/A1/11/039 | MF459 MF10047B | |
ALLYNE, Leonard | Harwell | Husbandman | 1614 | D/A1/36/031 D/A1/15/435 | MF459 MF10065 |
ALMAN, Isabel | Abingdon | 1594 | D/A1/173/053 D/A1/12/194 | MF96006 MF10048 | |
ALMON, Joan | North Moreton | 1541 | D/A1/2/044 | MF603 | |
ALMON, Joan | North Moreton | 1541 | D/A1/1/210 D/A1/1/217 | MF10042 MF10042 | |
ALMOND, Anthony | Long Wittenham | Yeoman | 1761 | D/A1/38/148 | MF461 |
ALNET, Thomas | Barkham | 1559 | D/A1/35/071 D/A1/7/295 | MF459 MF10040 | |
ALNEWICK, Elizabeth | Aston Tirrold | 1628 | D/A1/36/103 | MF459 | |
ALNUT, Joan | Barkham | 1589 | D/A1/35/209 D/A1/11/216 | MF459 MF10047B | |
ALNUTT, Mary | Mackney, Brightwell | 1789 | D/A1/38/197 | MF461 | |
ALOW, Joan | Enborne | 1571 | D/A1/167/148 | MF96000 | |
ALOWAYE, Walter | Sulhamstead Abbots | 1591 | D/A1/35/213 D/A1/12/008 | MF459 MF10048 | |
ALRIDGE, Bennet | Abingdon | Linen Draper | 1603 | D/A1/173/073 | MF96006 |
ALRIDGE, John | Brightwell | Smith | 1576 | D/A1/35/149 | MF459 |
ALRIGHT, Henry | Warfield | 1567 | D/A1/173/024 | MF96006 | |
ALRIGHT, Henry | Warfield | 1567 | D/A1/167/136 | MF96000 | |
ALRYGHT, George | Reading St Laurence | 1625 | D/A1/16/082 | MF10066 | |
ALSE, John | Shinfield | 1559 | D/A1/35/065 D/A1/8/088 | MF459 MF10043C | |
ALSEY, Joan | Shinfield | 1544 | D/A1/2/037 | MF603 | |
ALSEY, John | Shinfield | 1548 | D/A1/233/015 | MF96132 | |
ALSEY, Lucy | Shinfield | 1622 | D/A1/36/086 | MF459 | |
ALSEY, Richard | Reading | Cordwainer | 1599 | D/A1/173/063 | MF96006 |
ALSEY, Richard | Reading | 1599 | D/A1/13/431 | MF10049 | |
ALVERT, William | Stratfield Mortimer | Yeoman | 1664 | D/A1/37/34 | MF460 |
ALWARD, William | Warfield | 1635 | D/A1/173/127 | MF96006 | |
ALWARD, William | Warfield | 1635 | D/A1/16/366 | MF10066 | |
ALWAYE, Thomas | Burghfield | 1570 | D/A1/35/123 D/A1/9/227 | MF459 MF10046 | |
ALWRIGHT, Annis | Hurst, Sonning | 1624 | D/A1/36/093 | MF459 | |
ALWYN, John Snr | Compton | Yeoman | 1591 | D/A1/35/214 D/A1/12/002 | MF459 MF10048 |
ALYE, James | Cholsey | 1559 | D/A1/35/069 D/A1/7/266 | MF459 MF10040 | |
ALYE, John | Enborne | 1587 | D/A1/11/114 | MF10047B | |
ALYE, Simon | Enborne | 1557 | D/A1/2/029 | MF603 | |
ALYN, Edith | Marcham | 1559 | D/A1/35/067 D/A1/8/032 | MF459 MF10043C | |
ALYN, John | Harwell | Husbandman | 1558 | D/A1/35/050 D/A1/7/214 | MF459 MF10040 |
ALYN, William | Harwell | 1542 | D/A1/2/039 | MF603 | |
ALYNE, Annis | 1557 | D/A1/35/042 | MF459 | ||
ALYSANDER, Henry | Finchampstead | 1540 | D/A1/1/213 | MF10042 | |
ALYSON, Richard | Harwell | 1554 | D/A1/35/028 D/A1/7/043 | MF459 MF10040 | |
ALYSONNE, Joan | Harwell | 1559 | D/A1/35/053 D/A1/8/079 | MF459 MF10043C | |
AMAN, Lucy | Reading St Mary | 1550 | D/A1/35/021 D/A1/5/101 | MF459 MF10043A | |
AMAN, Thomas | Bradfield | 1550 | D/A1/5/101 | MF10043A | |
AMAN, Thomas | Bradfield | 1550 | D/A1/173/002 | MF96006 | |
AMBROS, John | East Ilsley | Plough Maker, Wheeler | 1676 | D/A1/37/70 | MF460 |
AMBROSE, Anne | Aldworth | 1668 | D/A1/174/50 | MF96007 | |
AMBROSE, Lawrence | East Ilsley | 1588 | D/A1/173/048 | MF96006 | |
AMBROSE, Lawrence | East Ilsley | 1588 | D/A1/11/178 | MF10047B | |
AMBROSE, William | Maidencott, East Garston | Yeoman | 1730 | D/A1/38/83 | MF461 |
AMEDEW, Thomas | Easthampstead | Yeoman | 1581 | D/A1/35/166 D/A1/10/289 | MF459 MF10047A |
AMES, Francis | Appleton | 1729 | D/A1/174/147 | MF96008 | |
AMIAS, John | Abingdon | Beer Brewer | 1608 | D/A1/173/082 D/A1/168/038 | MF96006 MF96001 |
AMOR, Sarah | Enborne | 1740 | D/A1/38/110 | MF461 | |
AMORSON, Paul | Oxford, Oxfordshire | Schoolmaster | 1567 | D/A1/35/103 D/A1/9/056 | MF459 MF10046 |
AMSDEM, Thomas | Courage, Chieveley | 1782 | D/A1/38/189 | MF461 | |
AMSDON, Timothy | Curridge, Chieveley | 1809 | D/A1/144/10 | MF557 | |
AMYLTEY, John | Swallowfield | 1551 | D/A1/35/023 | MF459 | |
AMYTTEY, John | Swallowfield | 1551 | D/A1/5/122 | MF10043A | |
ANCHOR, James | Kintbury | Yeoman | 1730 | D/A1/38/86 | MF461 |
ANCHOR, John | Kintbury | Butcher | 1664 | D/A1/174/41 | MF96007 |
ANDERS, Thomas | Marcham | Yeoman | 1773 | D/A1/38/173 | MF461 |
ANDERSON, Agnes | Warfield | 1575 | D/A1/173/031 | MF96006 | |
ANDERSON, James | Abingdon | Tailor | 1815 | D/A1/144/21 | MF557 |
ANDERSON, James | Tilehurst | Labourer | 1849 | D/A1/144/68 | MF557 |
ANDERSON, John | Chalfont Saint Giles, Buckinghamshire | 1575 | D/A1/173/032 | MF96006 | |
ANDERSON, Joseph | Reading | Milkman | 1800 | D/A1/38/204 | MF461 |
ANDERSON, Richard | Warfield | 1566 | D/A1/35/101 | MF459 | |
ANDERSON, Richard | Warfield | 1567 | D/A1/9/030 | MF10046 | |
ANDERSON, William | Baulking, Uffington | Yeoman | 1785 | D/A1/38/194 | MF461 |
ANDERTON, John | Lambourn | 1530 | D/A1/1/164 | MF10042 | |
ANDERTON, John | Newbury | 1681 | D/A1/174/75 | MF96008 | |
ANDLATT, William | Newbury | Cowper | 1581 | D/A1/173/041 | MF96006 |
ANDORUS, Richard | Longworth | 1775 | D/A1/38/179 | MF461 | |
ANDREV, John | Bray | 1529 | D/A1/1/136 | MF10042 | |
ANDREW, Cecily | Stanford Dingley | 1618 | D/A1/36/061 D/A1/15/815 | MF459 MF10065 | |
ANDREW, Thomas | Cookham | Fisherman | 1648 | D/A1/174/033 D/A1/169/001a | MF96007 MF96002 |
ANDREWE, John | Drayton, Abingdon St Helen | Husbandman | 1611 | D/A1/36/021 D/A1/15/144 | MF459 MF10065 |
ANDREWES , Henry | Aston Tirrold | Tailor | 1660 | D/A1/174/37 | MF96007 |
ANDREWES, Edward | Reading | Clothier | 1665 | D/A1/37/36 | MF460 |
ANDREWES, Frances | Reading | 1857 | D/A1/226/28 | MF96122 | |
ANDREWES, John | Long Wittenham | 1635 | D/A1/36/141 | MF460 | |
ANDREWES, John | Long Wittenham | Husbandman | 1635 | D/A1/16/402 | MF10066 |
ANDREWES, Mary | Reading St Giles | 1632 | D/A1/173/123 | MF96006 | |
ANDREWES, Mary | Reading St Giles | 1632 | D/A1/168/224 | MF96001 | |
ANDREWES, Robert | Harwell | Husbandman | 1679 | D/A1/37/79 | MF460 |