Between 1483-1858, the Archdeaconry of Buckingham court proved over 35,000 wills of ordinary people of Buckinghamshire.
The index includes wills and some administrations of people who may have died without leaving a will (administrations not complete).

click on highlighted will to see a transcription
Surname Forename Occupation

Place
Date written
Year will proved
Date proved
Referance Record Office

Aelfgifu princess
W
  c.907 A.D.        
ABBOTT John yeoman
W
Haversham 8.9.1701
1702
Apr 22 DAWe: 47/18 DAWf: 60/145 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
ADAMS Robert  
W
Haversham  
1733
Dec 17 PROB 11/662/377 The National Archive
ASHBEY John  
W
Haversham  
1559
  DAWe: 9 159 DAWf: 5 5 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
ASHEBIE Anthony husbandman
W
Haversham  
1557
Apr 07 DAWf: 3 9 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
ASSHBY Alexander  
W
Haversham  
1520
  DAWe: 1 23 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
ASTBY John  
W
Haversham  
1538
Aug 01 DAWe: 3 291  DAWf: 1 27    Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
ATKINS John  
W
Haversham  
1721
Jan 07 PROB 11/578/35 The National Archive
ATTERBERIE Robert husbandman
W 
Haversham  
1637
Dec 12  DAWe: 31 312 DAWf: 31 162 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
ATTERBERRY John
W
Haversham 5.10.1718
1718
Oct 16 DAWe: 56/57 DAWf: 70/57 fragile Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
ATTERBERRY Richard husbandman
W
Haversham  
1605
May 07 DAWe: 23 223 DAWf: 16 137 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
BECHINGTON William priest (reverend)
W
Haversham  
1559
  DAWe: 11 278 DAWf: 4 20 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
BENTLEY Thomas husbandman
W
Haversham  
1558
Apr 22 DAWe: 154 109 DAWf: 4 22 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
BIRD John minister
W
Haversham  
1623
Oct 02 DAWe: 28A 58 DAWf: 24 155 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
BOSTOCKE Frances widow
W
Haversham  
1662
Feb 18 PROB 11/307/305 The National Archive
BOSTOCKE Michaell clerk of
W
Haversham  
1656
Nov 19 PROB 11/259/308 The National Archive
CLINTON Elizabeth lady
W

29.20.1422
1423
Nov 09 Register I of Archbishop Chichele, folio 366 Archives of Lambeth
COLE James
W 
Haversham 1.4.1719
1721
May 03 DAWe: 57/175 DAWf: 72/53 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
COOKE Edward clerk of
W
Haversham  
1824
Apr 05 PROB 11/1684 The National Archive
COX Thomas
W
Haversham 16.6.1721
1730
Apr 10 DAWe: 66/26  DAWf: 77/279    Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
CROOK Elizabeth
W
Haversham 10.5.1761
1762
May 07 DAWe: 92/108 DAWf: 93/102 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
DAWKS John
W
Haversham 13.7.1776
1780
Oct 09 DAWe: 104/59 DAWf: 102/139 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
DYNELEY Emme widow
W
Haversham  
1598
Jul 28 PROB 11/92/94 The National Archive
ELLIOTT Henry clerk
W
Haversham 14.10.1735
1736
Apr 30 DAWe: 72/82 DAWf: 81/82 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
ESIX Thomas  
W 
Haversham  
1568
Sep 22  DAWe: 16 106 & 1  DAWf: 6 308K    Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
FARMER Margery  
W 
Haversham  
1607
Mar 13 DAWf: 17 33 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
FLETCHER Agnes widow
W
Haversham  
1560
Jan 12 DAWe: 12 360  DAWf: 5 80    Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
FOSTER John gentleman
W
Haversham  
1614
Feb 22 DAWe: 25 13 DAWf: 20 54 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
GARNATT William  
W
Haversham  
1575
Oct 04 DAWf: 8 35 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
GODDERD William the younger
W
Haversham 20.3.1660
1662
APR 29 DAWf: 42/56 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
GRANGE Elizabeth gentlewoman
W
Haversham  
1715
Jun 27 PROB 11/ 546/410 The National Archive
GREAVES Alexander gentleman
W
Haversham  
1835
Apr 30 PROB 11/1845/333 The National Archive
GREAVES John yeoman
W
Haversham  
1818
Nov 16 PROB 11/1610/235 The National Archive
GREAVES Thomas yeoman
W
Haversham 3.4.1825
1826
Oct 10 DAWe: 135/109 DAWf: 115/164 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
GREAVES Thomas gentleman
W
Haversham 7.8.1835
1838
Mar 16 DAWe: 141/10 DAWf: 119/86 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
GREAVES William yeoman
W
Haversham  
1817
Dec 24 PROB 11/1599/351 The National Archive
GREAVES James gentleman
W
Haversham  
1839
Jun 10 PROB 11/1912 /80 The National Archive
GREAVES William gentleman
W
Haversham  
1843
Jun 12 PROB 11/1981/18 The National Archive
GREENE Thomas miller
W
Haversham  
1642
Jul 12  DAWe: 35 148 DAWf: 35 128 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
GURNEY Martha widow
W
Haversham 3.4.1767
1775
May 08 DAWe: 99/114 DAWf: 100/114
Place: late of Cosgrove, Northants
Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
HARBART Nathaniel yeoman
W
Haversham 2.11.1765
1770
Aug 02 DAWe: 96/57 DAWf: 97/159 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
HARMAN Frances servant
W
Haversham  
1657
Oct 26 PROB 11/269/102 The National Archive
HOBCRAFT William yeoman
W
Haversham  
1777
Jan 29 PROB 11/1027/317 The National Archive
HOLMAN Augustus miller
W
Haversham Mill, Haversham 4.11.1852
1852
Dec 16  DAWe: 147/91 DAWf: 122/206 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
HOLMAN Mary widow
W
Haversham Mill  
1806
Jun 25 PROB 11/1444/255 The National Archive
ILSHAWE Joyce widow
W
Haversham  
1559
May 02 DAWe: 9 190 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
ILSHAWE Richard yeoman
W 
Haversham  
1551
Oct 07  DAWe: 154 100 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
LEAKE John  
W 
Haversham  
1603
Oct 17  DAWe: 22 254 DAWf: 15 286 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
LEAKE Randolph  
W 
Haversham  
1614
  DAWe: 25 264 DAWf: 20 95AK Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
LEVER John  
W
Haversham  
1525
  DAWe: 2 fo. 95 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
LINE Ann widow
W
Haversham 26.2.1716
1723
May 22 DAWe: 59/51 DAWf: 73/51 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
LINE Thomas yeoman (the elder)
W
Haversham 18.11.1758
1761
Oct 05 DAWe: 91/76 DAWf: 93/76 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
MACKERNESS John clerk and rector
W
Haversham 3.8.1773
1775
Oct 09 DAWe: 99/154 DAWf: 100/154
cf. will no. 133 of the year.
Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
MARRIOTT John husbandman
W
Haversham 1714
1720
Nov 02 DAWe: 57/105 DAWf: 71/181
Some text missing or illegible
Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
MATTHEWS Joanna  
W
Haversham  
1748
Jul 01 PROB 11/763/105 The National Archive
MAUNSELL John gentleman
W
Haversham  
1606
Mar 15 DAWf: 16 208BK Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
MAUNSELL John gentleman
W
Haversham  
1606
Mar 15 PROB 11/107/222 The National Archive
NEWMAN Amey spinster
W
Haversham  
1766
Jul 02 PROB 11/920/155 The National Archive
NEWMAN John tailor
W 
Haversham  
1648
Dec 12  DAWe: 37 292 DAWf: 37 241 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
PATINSON George  
W 
Haversham  
1536
Jan 03 DAWe: 3 110 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
PERRY Anne widow
W 
Haversham  
1612
Apr 10  DAWe: 24 269 DAWf: 19 220 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
PERY Christian widow
W 
Haversham  
1559
Nov 13  DAWe: 12 379 DAWf: 5 171 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
PYRRY John  
W 
Haversham  
1593
Apr 23 DAWf: 12 239 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
PYRRY John  
W 
Haversham  
1615
Apr 24  DAWe: 26 132  DAWf: 21 88 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
RATLIFFE Richard yeoman
W
Haversham  
1783
Jan 31 PROB 11/1099/392 The National Archive
RATLIFFE Richard yeoman
W
Haversham  
1783
Jan 31 PROB 11/1099/392 The National Archive
ROGERS Danyell rector of
W
Haversham  
1681
Apr 28 PROB 11/366/186 The National Archive
RUSSHE John husbandman
W 
Haversham  
1554
Oct 08  DAWe: 8 61  DAWf: 2 203 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
RUTLAND Joyce widow
W 
Haversham  
1636
Nov 04  DAWe: 31 85 DAWf: 31 114 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
SALESBURYE Guye gentleman
W 
Haversham  
1586
Sep 30  DAWf: 10 216  Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
SALISBURY Anne widow
W 
Haversham  
1558
Nov 23 DAWe: 12 196  DAWf: 4 305  Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
SALYSBUREY Beatrix widow
W 
Haversham  
1528
Oct 05  DAWf: 1 6  Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
SAME William yeoman
Haversham  
1639
  DAWe: 33 185 DAWf: 33 202 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
SCOTT John gentleman
W
Haversham  
1854
Sep 04 PROB 11/2198/8 The National Archive
SHARPLES William engine driver
W
Haversham  
1844
Jul 13 PROB 11/2002 The National Archive
SHAXPIER Thomas mason
W 
Haversham 28.1.1716
1717
May 07 DAWe: 55/158A DAWf: 69/31
fragile also entered D/A/We/55/224
Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
SHEFFORTH Robert husbandman
W 
Haversham  
1552
Jun 22  DAWe: 7 35 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
SMALL Alexander  
W
Haversham  
1792
Apr 21 PROB 11/1218/61 The National Archive
SMITH John  
W
Haversham  
1640
May 12 DAWe: 149 30  Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
SMYTHE Anthonye
W
Haversham
1599
Apr 13 DAWe: 154 289 DAWf: 14 240 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
SMYTH Margaret widow
W
Haversham  
1588
Nov 25  DAWf: 11 51 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
SPENCER Margery widow
W
Haversham  
1560
Mar 27  DAWe: 9 194  DAWf: 5 348  Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
SPENCER William husbandman
W
Haversham  
1560
Jan 12  DAWf: 5 206 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
TALBOT Richard (priest)
W
Haversham  
1559
Jan 12  DAWe: 12 47 DAWf: 4 340 Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
THOMPSON Maurice  
W
Haversham  
1676
May 09 PROB 11/351/63 The National Archive
TIMES William yeoman
W
Haversham  
1756
Aug 18 PROB 11/824/294 The National Archive
TRAVELL Henry grocer
W
Haversham 26.5.1711
1715
Jul 24 DAWe: 54/56  DAWf: 67/53 fragile Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
VERNELL Edward husbandman
W 
Haversham  
1560
Jan 02  DAWe: 12 368  DAWf: 5 220  Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
WALLIS Elizabeth  
W
Haversham  
1639
Apr 19  DAWe: 149 25  Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
WALLIS Thomas  
W
Haversham  
1639
Apr 19  DAWe: 149 21      Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies
WAREN John husbandman
W
Haversham  
1561
Oct 23 DAWe: 14 58  DAWf: 6 115    Centre for Buckinghamshire Studies