Wills Index

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.

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Name Place Name Occupation Year BRO Ref MF Copy
DAUID, ThomasHill End, Cumnor1563D/A1/61/071MF514
DAUKES, RobertLondon And  Warfield, LondonGirdler1672D/A1/63/52MF515
DAUNCE, EdmundUpper Lambourn, LambournShepherd1604D/A1/61/223 D/A1/13/1351MF514 MF10049
DAUNCE, JohnChildreyWheelwright1672D/A1/63/54MF515
DAUNCE, RobertPurley1618D/A1/186/116MF96030
DAUNCE, RobertPurley1618D/A1/168/149MF96001
DAUNTREY, JohnLambournShoemaker1644D/A1/186/169MF96030
DAUNTREY, RichardLambournCordwainer1643D/A1/186/168MF96030
DAUNTREY, Thomas JnrLambournShoemaker1613D/A1/186/105MF96029
DAUNTRIE, ThomasLambourn1613D/A1/168/099MF96001
DAUNTTRY, RobertInkpen1563D/A1/61/074 D/A1/8/249MF514 MF10043C
DAVARS, ThomasReading St Giles1558D/A1/61/044 D/A1/7/191MF514 MF10040
DAVE, ThomasBoxford1542D/A1/186/004MF96029
DAVENPORT, AgnesReading1630D/A1/62/126MF515
DAVENPORT, AgnesReading1630D/A1/16/183MF10066
DAVENPORT, ElizabethReading St Laurence1712D/A1/187/112MF96031
DAVENPORT, PeterAbingdon1720D/A1/64/64MF516
DAVEY, AliceNewbury1591D/A1/61/173 D/A1/11/378MF514 MF10047B
DAVEY, MaryAmesbury , Wiltshire1812D/A1/227/88MF96124
DAVID, GriffinBray1560D/A1/167/111MF96000
DAVID, JohnRemenhamServant1781D/A1/65/190MF517
DAVID, ThomasCumnor1563D/A1/8/234MF10043C
DAVIDSON, ThomasReadingSoldier1743D/A1/64/132MF516
DAVIE , WilliamSpeenYeoman1620D/A1/16/085MF10066
DAVIE, JohnHendens, BrayYeoman1554D/A1/61/022 D/A1/7/065MF514 MF10040
DAVIE, NicholasNewbury1615D/A1/186/107MF96029
DAVIE, NicholasNewbury1615D/A1/168/115MF96001
DAVIE, RichardBurghfield1630D/A1/186/145MF96030
DAVIE, ThomasNewburyShearman1580D/A1/61/133 D/A1/10/225MF514 MF10047A
DAVIE, ThomasDonnington, Shaw Cum DonningtonMiller1591D/A1/61/169 D/A1/11/381MF514 MF10047B
DAVIE, ThomasBagnor, Speen1617D/A1/186/112 D/A1/168/141MF96029 MF96001
DAVIE, ThomasBrimpton1685D/A1/187/47MF96031
DAVIE, WilliamBray1580D/A1/186/048MF96029
DAVIE, WilliamBray1580D/A1/10/242MF10047A
DAVIE, WilliamAldermastonLabourer1720D/A1/187/127MF96031
DAVIES , GeorgeBenham, SpeenHusbandman1661D/A1/63/14MF515
DAVIES, DianaStanford In The Vale1762D/A1/64/171MF516
DAVIES, DorothyStanford In The Vale 1677D/A1/63/70MF515
DAVIES, GrangeStanford In The ValeVicar1622D/A1/168/168MF96001
DAVIES, HenryStanford In The ValeYeoman1760D/A1/64/168MF516
DAVIES, JamesWest SheffordClerk, Parson1612D/A1/186/102 D/A1/168/094MF96029 MF96001
DAVIES, JaneStanford In The Vale1647D/A1/16/633MF10066
DAVIES, JohnWaltham St Lawrence1581D/A1/10/260MF10047A
DAVIES, JohnChaddleworth1630D/A1/62/124MF515
DAVIES, MarieAldworth1660D/A1/187/1MF96031
DAVIES, RichardLower Culham, WargraveHusbandman1697D/A1/64/5MF516
DAVIES, ThomasBrightwell1620D/A1/62/044MF514
DAVIES, ThomasBrightwellHusbandman1620D/A1/15/960MF10065
DAVIES, ThomasStanford In The ValeYeoman1625D/A1/16/148MF10066
DAVIES, TompsonStanford In The ValeYeoman1731D/A1/187/147MF96032
DAVIES, WilliamNorth Hinksey, CumnorHusbandman1651D/A1/186/183MF96030
DAVIES, WilliamHill End, Cumnor1706D/A1/239/34MF96144
DAVIES, WilliamAbingdonSchoolmaster1827D/A1/149/33MF559
DAVIS , James SnrStratfield MortimerBlacksmith1783D/A1/65/194MF517
DAVIS , RobertBucklandServant1561D/A1/186/020MF96029
DAVIS (ALIAS MATHEWS), JohnBoxfordCarpenter1730D/A1/205/77MF96071
DAVIS (ALIAS WICKS), AnneAbingdon1723D/A1/224/42MF96119
DAVIS, AlexanderEnglefieldHusbandman1671D/A1/187/27MF96031
DAVIS, AlexanderSulhamstead BannisterYeoman1722D/A1/64/70MF516
DAVIS, AnnStanford In The Vale1762D/A1/64/173MF516
DAVIS, AnthonyEast Hanney, HanneyHusbandman1619D/A1/62/034 D/A1/15/916MF514 MF10065
DAVIS, CatherineWickham, Welford1683D/A1/63/94MF515
DAVIS, CatherineNorth Hinksey1728D/A1/187/144MF96032
DAVIS, EdwardDenton, CumnorYeoman1723D/A1/64/75MF516
DAVIS, EdwardStanford In The ValeYeoman1728D/A1/187/142MF96032
DAVIS, EleanorHagbourne1808D/A1/227/85MF96124
DAVIS, ElizabethSunninghill1765D/A1/187/179MF96032
DAVIS, ElizabethReading St Giles1793D/A1/65/205MF517
DAVIS, FrancesMaidenhead, Cookham1607D/A1/186/083MF96029
DAVIS, FrancisMaidenhead1607D/A1/168/019MF96001
DAVIS, GabrielSutton CourtenayMaltster1691D/A1/187/62MF96031
DAVIS, GabrielAbingdon1726D/A1/187/137MF96032
DAVIS, GeorgeWoolstone, UffingtonBlacksmith1737D/A1/187/155MF96032
DAVIS, HannahRadley1763D/A1/64/174MF516
DAVIS, HughWhite Waltham1613D/A1/186/099MF96029
DAVIS, HughWhite Waltham1613D/A1/168/097MF96001
DAVIS, HughBesselsleigh, Appleton1631D/A1/62/113MF515
DAVIS, HughLetcombe BassettTailor1724D/A1/64/78MF516
DAVIS, JamesStratfield MortimerBlacksmith1749D/A1/64/148MF516
DAVIS, JamesStratfield MortimerBlacksmith1848D/A1/227/110MF96124
DAVIS, JoanBeedon1620D/A1/168/167MF96001
DAVIS, JoanBeedon1620D/A1/16/044MF10066
DAVIS, JoanAbingdon1639D/A1/62/151MF515
DAVIS, JoaneWallingford1713D/A1/187/114MF96031
DAVIS, JohnCumnor1577D/A1/186/044MF96029
DAVIS, JohnBeedon1606D/A1/186/086MF96029
DAVIS, JohnBeedon1606D/A1/168/015MF96001
DAVIS, JohnNewburyCarpenter1625D/A1/62/045MF514
DAVIS, JohnNorth Hinksey, CumnorYeoman1645D/A1/62/177MF515
DAVIS, JohnOxford, OxfordshireBoatmaker1713D/A1/64/54MF516
DAVIS, JohnNew Windsor, WindsorCordwainer1722D/A1/64/71MF516
DAVIS, JohnAbingdonVictualler1736D/A1/187/153MF96032
DAVIS, JohnAbingdonCurrier1758D/A1/64/163MF516
DAVIS, JohnRadleyYeoman1763D/A1/64/175MF516
DAVIS, JohnOxford, OxfordshireBoatman1765D/A1/64/182MF516
DAVIS, JohnGrazeley, Sulhamstead AbbotsYeoman1840D/A1/150/8MF559
DAVIS, JohnReading1844D/A1/150/16MF559
DAVIS, JosephAbingdonShopkeeper1841D/A1/150/11MF559
DAVIS, MargaretShaw Cum Donnington1731D/A1/64/102MF516
DAVIS, MarthaWoolstone, Uffington1756D/A1/187/169MF96032