Wills Index
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOULDEN, Edmund | Buckland | Husbandman | 1595 | D/A1/96/249 D/A1/12/253 | MF570 MF10048 |
| MOULDEN, Edward | East Hagbourne, Hagbourne | Labourer | 1737 | D/A1/100/50 | MF572 |
| MOULDEN, Elizabeth | Little Wittenham | 1685 | D/A1/98/165 | MF571 | |
| MOULDEN, Elizabeth | Sutton Courtenay | 1713 | D/A1/99/108 | MF572 | |
| MOULDEN, Geoffrey | Lynte, Coleshill | 1617 | D/A1/203/297 | MF96067 | |
| MOULDEN, Geoffrey | Coleshill | 1617 | D/A1/168/146 | MF96001 | |
| MOULDEN, Henry | Abingdon | Maltster | 1726 | D/A1/100/2 | MF572 |
| MOULDEN, John | Cholsey | 1568 | D/A1/96/108 D/A1/9/132 | MF570 MF10046 | |
| MOULDEN, John | Cholsey | 1596 | D/A1/96/255 D/A1/12/353 | MF570 MF10048 | |
| MOULDEN, John | Chawley, Cumnor | Labourer | 1625 | D/A1/204/018 | MF96068 |
| MOULDEN, John | Didcot | Yeoman | 1627 | D/A1/97/115 | MF571 |
| MOULDEN, John | Little Wittenham | Yeoman | 1689 | D/A1/99/8 | MF572 |
| MOULDEN, John | Shrivenham | Labourer | 1839 | D/A1/230/35 | MF96127 |
| MOULDEN, John Snr | Charney Bassett, Longworth | Yeoman | 1669 | D/A1/98/90 | MF571 |
| MOULDEN, Joseph | Chaddleworth | Blacksmith | 1793 | D/A1/100/170 | MF572 |
| MOULDEN, Richard Snr | Charney Bassett, Longworth | Yeoman | 1694 | D/A1/99/31 | MF572 |
| MOULDEN, Sarah | Didcot | 1643 | D/A1/98/020 D/A1/169/059 | MF571 MF96002 | |
| MOULDEN, Susanna Jnr | Cholsey | 1710 | D/A1/99/98 | MF572 | |
| MOULDEN, Thomas | Watchfield, Shrivenham | Husbandman | 1627 | D/A1/97/116 | MF571 |
| MOULDEN, Thomas | Cholsey | Yeoman | 1702 | D/A1/99/64 | MF572 |
| MOULDEN, Thomas Snr | Cholsey | Yeoman | 1630 | D/A1/97/129 | MF571 |
| MOULDEN, William | Watchfield, Shrivenham | Husbandman | 1612 | D/A1/203/283 D/A1/168/089 | MF96067 MF96001 |
| MOULDEN, William | Watchfield, Shrivenham | Husbandman | 1634 | D/A1/97/154 | MF571 |
| MOULDEN, William | Great Coxwell | Husbandman | 1676 | D/A1/204/126 | MF96070 |
| MOULDEN, William | Sutton Courtenay | Yeoman | 1692 | D/A1/99/15 | MF572 |
| MOULDER, Dorothy | Stanford In The Vale | 1694 | D/A1/99/32 | MF572 | |
| MOULDER, John | Hurley | 1574 | D/A1/203/205 | MF96067 | |
| MOULDER, John Jnr | Stanford In The Vale | Yeoman | 1709 | D/A1/99/85 | MF572 |
| MOULDER, John Snr | Stanford In The Vale | Husbandman | 1662 | D/A1/98/61 | MF571 |
| MOULDER, John Snr | Stanford In The Vale | Yeoman | 1709 | D/A1/205/20 | MF96071 |
| MOULDER, Joseph | Newbury | Salesman | 1733 | D/A1/100/30 | MF572 |
| MOULDER, Valerie | Stanford In The Vale | Husbandman | 1630 | D/A1/97/133 | MF571 |
| MOULDON, Eleanor | Cholsey | 1614 | D/A1/97/039 D/A1/15/436 | MF570 MF10065 | |
| MOULDON, Robert | Cholsey | Husbandman | 1651 | D/A1/98/043 | MF571 |
| MOULDY, John | Chaddleworth | Blacksmith | 1815 | D/A1/157/87 | MF581 |
| MOULDY, Joseph | Chaddleworth | Blacksmith | 1793 | D/A1/100/170 | MF572 |
| MOULDY, Thomas | Chaddleworth | 1819 | D/A1/230/19 | MF96127 | |
| MOULE, Thomas | New Windsor, Windsor | Cordwainer | 1636 | D/A1/204/043 D/A1/169/059 | MF96068 MF96002 |
| MOULSON, John | Reading | 1719 | D/A1/99/126 | MF572 | |
| MOULT, Mary | Reading | 1815 | D/A1/230/15 | MF96127 | |
| MOUNCKE, Richard | Shellingford | 1587 | D/A1/11/114 | MF10047B | |
| MOUNDYE, Richard | Abingdon | Milner | 1581 | D/A1/96/186 D/A1/10/252 | MF570 MF10047A |
| MOUNKE, Thomas | East Hanney, Hanney | Husbandman | 1595 | D/A1/96/250 D/A1/12/277 | MF570 MF10048 |
| MOUNSEY, Christopher | Reading St Giles | 1579 | D/A1/203/212 | MF96067 | |
| MOUNT, Frances | Theale, Tilehurst | 1736 | D/A1/100/40 | MF572 | |
| MOUNTAGUE, Christopher | Bowden, Winkfield | Yeoman | 1623 | D/A1/97/098 | MF570 |
| MOUNTAGUE, David | Streatley | Bargemaster | 1699 | D/A1/204/182 | MF96070 |
| MOUNTAGUE, Hamon | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1621 | D/A1/97/083 | MF570 |
| MOUNTAGUE, Henry | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1583 | D/A1/96/196 D/A1/10/398 | MF570 MF10047A |
| MOUNTAGUE, Joan | Sutton Courtenay | 1673 | D/A1/204/116 | MF96070 | |
| MOUNTAGUE, John | W. Compton, Compton | Husbandman | 1674 | D/A1/98/118 | MF571 |
| MOUNTAGUE, John Snr | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1650 | D/A1/98/041 | MF571 |
| MOUNTAGUE, Margaret | Winkfield | 1619 | D/A1/97/074 D/A1/15/939 | MF570 MF10065 | |
| MOUNTAGUE, Peter | Warfield | 1639 | D/A1/16/500 | MF10066 | |
| MOUNTAGUE, Ralph | 1581 | D/A1/203/217 | MF96067 | ||
| MOUNTAGUE, Robert | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1567 | D/A1/96/106 D/A1/9/066 | MF570 MF10046 |
| MOUNTAGUE, Robert | Winkfield | 1610 | D/A1/168/060 | MF96001 | |
| MOUNTAGUE, Samuel | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1630 | D/A1/97/131 | MF571 |
| MOUNTAGUE, Thomas | Bowden, Winkfield | Husbandman | 1624 | D/A1/204/011 | MF96068 |
| MOUNTAGUE, Thomas | White Waltham | 1684 | D/A1/98/156 | MF571 | |
| MOUNTAGUE, William | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1632 | D/A1/97/146 | MF571 |
| MOUNTAGWE, Robert | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1610 | D/A1/203/277 | MF96067 |
| MOUNTEGUE, Thomas | White Waltham | Husbandman | 1637 | D/A1/97/178 | MF571 |
| MOUNTIGEW, John | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1586 | D/A1/96/210 D/A1/11/053 | MF570 MF10047B |
| MOUNTIGEW, Margery | Winkfield | 1604 | D/A1/96/163 D/A1/13/1371 | MF570 MF10049 | |
| MOUNTIGUE, Frideswide | Peasemore | 1591 | D/A1/96/235 D/A1/12/007 | MF570 MF10048 | |
| MOUNTIGUE, Thomas | Peasemore | Husbandman | 1616 | D/A1/97/055 D/A1/15/647 | MF570 MF10065 |
| MOUNTYGEU, John | 1548 | D/A1/233/204 | MF96132 | ||
| MOUREN, Henry | Newbury | Tailor | 1588 | D/A1/203/231 | MF96067 |
| MOUREN, Henry | Newbury | 1588 | D/A1/11/371 | MF10047B | |
| MOUSDALE, Roger | New Windsor, Windsor | Yeoman | 1613 | D/A1/203/285 D/A1/168/095 | MF96067 MF96001 |
| MOUSEALE, Henry | Speen | Shearman | 1619 | D/A1/97/070 D/A1/15/886 | MF570 MF10065 |
| MOUSELL, Anne | Newbury | 1616 | D/A1/97/050 D/A1/15/593 | MF570 MF10065 | |
| MOVINE, Joan | Speenhamland, Speen | 1603 | D/A1/203/260 | MF96067 | |
| MOWDEN, Alice | Cholsey | 1581 | D/A1/10/261 | MF10047A | |
| MOWDEN, Elizabeth | Reading | 1720 | D/A1/205/55 | MF96071 | |
| MOWDEN, James | Reading St Giles | Labourer | 1707 | D/A1/99/78 | MF572 |
| MOWER, George | Stratfield Mortimer | Joiner | 1587 | D/A1/96/207 D/A1/11/100 | MF570 MF10047B |
| MOWLDEN, Dorothy | Little Wittenham | 1662 | D/A1/204/86 | MF96069 | |
| MOWLDEN, Philip | Lyford, Hanney | Yeoman | 1640 | D/A1/97/197 | MF571 |
| MOWLDEN, Robert | Watchfield, Shrivenham | Husbandman | 1622 | D/A1/97/091 D/A1/204/007 | MF570 MF96068 |
| MOWLDY, Robert | Cookham | Husbandman | 1606 | D/A1/203/265 | MF96067 |
| MOWLDY, Robert | Cookham | 1606 | D/A1/168/011 | MF96001 | |
| MOWNTAGUE, Robert | Old Windsor | 1639 | D/A1/97/188 | MF571 | |
| MOWNTAGUE, Thomas Snr | Winkfield | Yeoman | 1630 | D/A1/97/136 | MF571 |
| MOWNTEGEW, Agnes | Winkfield | 1553 | D/A1/4/111 D/A1/5/198 D/A1/233/389 | MF604 MF10043A MF96132 | |
| MOWNTEGEW, Henry | Winkfield | 1550 | D/A1/203/167 | MF96067 | |
| MOWNTEGEW, Isabel | Winkfield | 1555 | D/A1/7/103 | MF10040 | |
| MOWNTEGEW, Thomas Snr | Winkfield | 1551 | D/A1/4/113 D/A1/5/141 | MF604 MF10043A | |
| MOWNTEGEW, William | Winkfield | 1553 | D/A1/7/338b | MF10040 | |
| MOWNTEGEW, William | Bray | 1560 | D/A1/96/076 D/A1/6/087 | MF570 MF10043B | |
| MOWNTYGEUE, John | Bowden, Winkfield | 1547 | D/A1/3/083 | MF604 | |
| MOWNTYGEW, Thomas | Bowden, Winkfield | Husbandman | 1554 | D/A1/96/006 D/A1/7/052 | MF570 MF10040 |
| MOWSDALL, John | Wallingford | Fuller | 1584 | D/A1/203/224 | MF96067 |
| MOWZILL, Henry | Newbury | Trencher Maker | 1605 | D/A1/96/164 D/A1/13/1376 | MF570 MF10049 |
| MOYNEY, Richard | Compton | 1544 | D/A1/3/069 | MF604 | |
| MOYNEY, Richard | West Compton, Compton | 1546 | D/A1/233/194 | MF96132 | |
| MOYNEY, Thomas | Compton | 1556 | D/A1/96/009 D/A1/7/123 | MF570 MF10040 | |
| MUCKELBERY, John | Winkfield | Painter | 1697 | D/A1/99/45 | MF572 |
| MUDGE, George | Childrey | Husbandman | 1627 | D/A1/204/022 | MF96068 |