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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.

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Name	Place Name	Occupation	Year	BRO Ref	MF Copy
RABBATTES, Robert	Brimpton	Turner	1604	D/A1/210/223 D/A1/14/173	MF96088 MF10064
RABBETTE, Alice	Thatcham		1632	D/A1/112/083	MF536
RABSON, Anthony	Abingdon St Helen		1570	D/A1/111/033 D/A1/9/227	MF535 MF10046
RACKENS, Henry	Finchampstead	Husbandman	1623	D/A1/112/048	MF536
RACKENS, Jane	Finchampstead		1623	D/A1/112/050	MF536
RACKLYFE, Amy	Newbury		1626	D/A1/112/065	MF536
RADBAND , Phillip Snr	Abingdon St Helen	Labourer	1765	D/A1/114/44	MF537
RADBORNE, Robert	Wokingham	Husbandman	1676	D/A1/211/64	MF96091
RADBURN, Benjamin	Henley, Oxfordshire		1796	D/A1/211/173	MF96091
RADBURNE, Grace	N. Heath, Chieveley		1703	D/A1/211/108	MF96091
RADBURNE, Henry	N. Heath, Chieveley	Carpenter	1686	D/A1/113/75	MF536
RADCLIFFE, Samuel	Boxford	Rector	1648	D/A1/16/641 D/A1/112/145	MF10066 MF536
RADCLIFFE, Samuel	University, Oxford, Oxfordshire		1650	D/A1/16/646 D/A1/112/146	MF10066 MF536
RADDACH, Richard	Binfield		1541	D/A1/233/236	MF96132
RADFORD, William	Speen	Hairdresser	1847	D/A1/161/54	MF583
RADISHE, Alice	Binfield		1574	D/A1/111/045 D/A1/9/428	MF535 MF10046
RADISHE, Margaret	Binfield		1588	D/A1/111/083 D/A1/11/175	MF535 MF10047B
RADISHE, Richard	Binfield		1567	D/A1/111/022 D/A1/9/101	MF535 MF10046
RADISHE, Richard	Binfield	Yeoman	1628	D/A1/16/133 D/A1/112/071	MF10066 MF536
RADLEY, Christian	Reading St Laurence		1591	D/A1/111/090 D/A1/11/309	MF535 MF10047B
RADLEY, John	Tilehurst	Clerk, Vicar	1586	D/A1/210/204 D/A1/11/077	MF96088 MF10047B
RADLEY, John	Fyfield		1590	D/A1/111/092 D/A1/11/349	MF535 MF10047B
RAFF, Thomas			1550	D/A1/210/150	MF96088
RAFFALL, Thomas	Ufton Nervet	Blacksmith	1733	D/A1/211/135	MF96091
RAFFE, John	Peasemore	Husbandman	1553	D/A1/110/127	MF535
RAFFE, Margaret	Peasemore		1560	D/A1/111/004 D/A1/6/072	MF535 MF10043B
RAGGAT, Thomas	Yattendon		1557	D/A1/210/154	MF96088
RAINOLDES, Alice	Aldworth		1605	D/A1/111/143 D/A1/14/092	MF536 MF10064
RAINOLDES, Jane	Wallingford St Peter		1559	D/A1/8/017	MF10043C
RAINOLDES, John	West Hagbourne, Hagbourne	Husbandman	1604	D/A1/111/137 D/A1/13/1243	MF536 MF10049
RAINOLDES, Robert	Reading		1559	D/A1/210/165	MF96088
RAINOLDES, Thomas	Uffington	Yeoman	1593	D/A1/111/102 D/A1/12/097	MF535 MF10048
RAINSFORD, Robert	Reading St Mary	Yeoman	1576	D/A1/210/190	MF96088
RAKESTRAWE, John	Wallingford		1591	D/A1/210/208	MF96088
RAKESTRAWE, John	Wallingford		1591	D/A1/11/377	MF10047B
RALF, John			1553	D/A1/5/207	MF10043A
RALPH, Joseph Stanmore	East Ilsley	Farmer	1841	D/A1/231/20	MF96129
RALPH, Joseph Stanmore	East Ilsley	Farmer	1845	D/A1/231/23	MF96129
RALPH, Joseph Stanmore	East Ilsley	Farmer	1845	D/A1/231/23	MF96129
RAME, Robert	New Windsor, Windsor	Shoemaker	1594	D/A1/111/104 D/A1/12/147	MF535 MF10048
RAMSBOTTOM, John	Reading		1840	D/A1/161/43	MF583
RAMSEY, William	Sutton Courtenay	Yeoman	1853	D/A1/161/64	MF583
RANCE, Edward	Maidenhead	Innholder	1668	D/A1/211/51	MF96090
RANCE, Edward	Abingdon	Victualler	1766	D/A1/114/46	MF537
RANCE, George	Shottesbrooke	Husbandman	1697	D/A1/211/99	MF96091
RANCE, Goeing (Admon.), Goen (Inv.)	Newbury (Admon.), Speen	Husbandman, Innholder	1684	D/A1/211/74	MF96091
RANCE, Jane	Stratfield Mortimer		1806	D/A1/231/3	MF96129
RANCE, John	Speenhamland, Speen	Husbandman	1669	D/A1/113/28	MF536
RANCE, Nicholas	Cookham	Husbandman	1664	D/A1/113/13	MF536
RANCE, Sarah	Maidenhead		1712	D/A1/113/131	MF537
RANCE, Thomas	Maidenhead	Wheeler	1686	D/A1/211/76	MF96091
RANCE, Thomas	Abingdon	Millwright	1706	D/A1/113/117	MF537
RANCE, Walter Snr	White Waltham	Yeoman	1698	D/A1/113/102	MF31702
RANDALL, Alice	Shellingford		1549	D/A1/4/130 D/A1/5/066	MF604 MF10043A
RANDALL, Alice	Shellingford		1549	D/A1/233/343	MF96132
RANDALL, Alice	Reading St Laurence		1630	D/A1/211/004	MF96090
RANDALL, Benjamin	White Waltham	Yeoman	1834	D/A1/161/34	MF583
RANDALL, Edward	Shinfield	Turner	1719	D/A1/113/149	MF537
RANDALL, Elizabeth	Newbury		1856	D/A1/231/30	MF96129
RANDALL, George	Maidenhead, Bray	Husbandman	1561	D/A1/111/013	MF535
RANDALL, George	Cookham		1830	D/A1/231/16	MF96129
RANDALL, Henry	Reading St Laurence	Yeoman, Flax Dresser	1625	D/A1/112/054	MF536
RANDALL, Henry	Maidenhead, Bray	Husbandman	1639	D/A1/112/118	MF536
RANDALL, Henry Snr	Maidenhead	Yeoman	1632	D/A1/112/082	MF536
RANDALL, John	Shinfield		1533	D/A1/1/260	MF10042
RANDALL, John	Swallowfield		1552	D/A1/4/137 D/A1/5/175	MF604 MF10043A
RANDALL, John	Swallowfield		1552	D/A1/233/404	MF96132
RANDALL, John	New Windsor, Windsor	Chandler	1698	D/A1/113/103	MF31702
RANDALL, Katherine	Shinfield		1621	D/A1/112/044	MF536
RANDALL, Richard	Long Wittenham		1559	D/A1/210/163	MF96088
RANDALL, Richard	Hurley		1567	D/A1/210/178	MF96088
RANDALL, Richard	Hurley		1567	D/A1/167/133	MF96000
RANDALL, Roger	Kintbury	Miller	1790	D/A1/114/78	MF537
RANDALL, Thomas	Hurley		1531	D/A1/1/156	MF10042
RANDALL, Thomas	Bray	Husbandman	1581	D/A1/210/197	MF96088
RANDALL, Thomas	Bray		1581	D/A1/10/260	MF10047A
RANDALL, Thomas	Reading St Laurence	Carpenter	1626	D/A1/112/063	MF536
RANDALL, William	Hurley		1559	D/A1/110/148 D/A1/7/324	MF535 MF10040
RANDALL, William	Reading St Laurence	Flax Dresser	1639	D/A1/211/012 D/A1/169/078	MF96090 MF96002
RANDALL, William	Cookham	Husbandman	1640	D/A1/211/014 D/A1/169/078	MF96090 MF96002
RANDALL, William Snr	Shinfield	Yeoman	1707	D/A1/113/118	MF537
RANDAULL, Edward	Shinfield	Husbandman	1613	D/A1/112/006 D/A1/15/413	MF536 MF10065
RANDE, John	Newbury	Weaver	1586	D/A1/210/203 D/A1/11/077	MF96088 MF10047B
RANDELL, Frances	Abingdon		1792	D/A1/114/79	MF537
RANDELL, John	Newbury	Felt Maker	1686	D/A1/113/74	MF536
RANDELL, Richard	Shinfield		1553	D/A1/4/134 D/A1/5/200	MF604 MF10043A
RANDOLE, William	Hurley	Yeoman	1587	D/A1/111/078 D/A1/11/095	MF535 MF10047B
RANDOLL, John	Hurley		1575	D/A1/210/189	MF96088
RANDOLL, John	Bray	Husbandman	1648	D/A1/112/141	MF536
RANDOLL, Margaret	Shinfield		1545	D/A1/110/115 D/A1/5/019	MF535 MF10043A
RANDOLL, Richard	Shinfield		1553	D/A1/233/402	MF96132
RANDOLL, Sibyl	Hurley		1597	D/A1/111/113 D/A1/13/052	MF535 MF10049
RANDOLL, Thomas	Shinfield	Husbandman	1593	D/A1/111/098 D/A1/12/058	MF535 MF10048
RANDOLL, William	Swallowfield	Husbandman	1611	D/A1/111/174 D/A1/15/133	MF536 MF10065
RANDOLL, William	Burghfield	Husbandman	1644	D/A1/112/139	MF536
RANGER, Isabella	Newbury		1846	D/A1/161/49	MF583
RANKELL , Peter Snr	Cumnor		1725	D/A1/211/131	MF96091
RANKELL, Henry	Botley, Oxfordshire	Yeoman	1714	D/A1/113/138	MF537
RANKELL, Peter	Botley, Cumnor		1665	D/A1/113/18	MF536
RANKELL, William	Cumnor	Victualler	1733	D/A1/211/136	MF96091