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 |
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MULCOCK, Francis | Coleshill | 1821 | D/A1/157/98 | MF581 | |
MULCOCK, John | Coleshill | 1810 | D/A1/230/8 | MF96127 | |
MULCOCK, Mary | Compton Beauchamp | 1769 | D/A1/100/128 | MF572 | |
MULFORD, Caleb | Newbury | Weaver | 1739 | D/A1/205/101 | MF96072 |
MULLINGES, Edward | New Windsor, Windsor | Yeoman | 1579 | D/A1/96/181 D/A1/10/201 | MF570 MF10047A |
MULLINGTON, Esther | Abingdon | 1768 | D/A1/100/120 | MF572 | |
MULLIS, Robert | Shinfield | 1779 | D/A1/205/139 | MF96072 | |
MULLYNIX, Mary | Grandpont, Oxfordshire | 1747 | D/A1/100/81 | MF572 | |
MUNBYE, John | New Windsor, Windsor | Sawyer | 1582 | D/A1/96/188 D/A1/10/304 | MF570 MF10047A |
MUNDAY, Elizabeth | Bourton, Shrivenham | 1680 | D/A1/98/142 | MF571 | |
MUNDAY, Hugh | Aston Tirrold | Baker, Shopkeeper | 1841 | D/A1/158/34 | MF581 |
MUNDAY, John | Stratfield Mortimer | Yeoman | 1631 | D/A1/204/030 | MF96068 |
MUNDAY, John | Stratfield Mortimer | 1631 | D/A1/168/200 | MF96001 | |
MUNDAY, John | Bourton, Shrivenham | Husbandman | 1672 | D/A1/204/111 | MF96070 |
MUNDAY, Mary | Aston Tirrold | 1848 | D/A1/158/55 | MF581 | |
MUNDAY, Richard | Lambourn | Boucher | 1614 | D/A1/16/040 | MF10066 |
MUNDAY, Robert | Reading St Giles | 1607 | D/A1/97/007 D/A1/14/374 | MF570 MF10064 | |
MUNDAY, Thomas | Longcot, Shrivenham | 1579 | D/A1/203/211 D/A1/10/190 | MF96067 MF10047A | |
MUNDAY, Thomas | Bourton, Shrivenham | Yeoman | 1663 | D/A1/98/65 | MF571 |
MUNDAY, William | Reading | Maltster | 1733 | D/A1/100/31 | MF572 |
MUNDAYE, William | 1578 | D/A1/96/178 D/A1/10/120 | MF570 MF10047A | ||
MUNDEE, Richard | 1560 | D/A1/203/190 | MF96067 | ||
MUNDEN, William Snr | Fyfield | Cordwainer | 1670 | D/A1/204/103 | MF96069 |
MUNDY, Anthony | Uffington | Yeoman | 1833 | D/A1/158/10 | MF581 |
MUNDY, Elizabeth | Uffington | 1818 | D/A1/157/93 | MF581 | |
MUNDY, Hannah | Boxford | 1855 | D/A1/158/71 | MF581 | |
MUNDY, Henry | Boxford | Yeoman | 1840 | D/A1/230/43 | MF96127 |
MUNDY, John | Newbury | 1667 | D/A1/98/100 | MF571 | |
MUNDY, Margaret | Coxwell, Faringdon | 1545 | D/A1/96/055 | MF570 | |
MUNDY, William | Thatcham | 1696 | D/A1/99/39 | MF572 | |
MUNT , William Snr | Wallingford | Butcher | 1823 | D/A1/230/22 | MF96127 |
MUNT, Ann | Hinton Waldrist | 1768 | D/A1/100/123 | MF572 | |
MUNT, Elizabeth | Cholsey | 1847 | D/A1/158/53 | MF581 | |
MUNT, Martha | Kingston | 1819 | D/A1/230/18 | MF96127 | |
MUNT, William | Hinton Waldrist | Yeoman | 1715 | D/A1/99/114 | MF572 |
MUNT, William | Maidenhead | 1789 | D/A1/205/151 | MF96072 | |
MUNTYGW, John | 1550 | D/A1/203/168 | MF96067 | ||
MURDEN, John | Kintbury | 1760 | D/A1/205/124 | MF96072 | |
MURDOCH, Alexander | Kingston Bagpuize | Victualler | 1848 | D/A1/158/56 | MF581 |
MURDOCH, Jane | Kingston Bagpuize | 1849 | D/A1/158/60 | MF581 | |
MURRALL, John | Stratfield Mortimer | Husbandman | 1680 | D/A1/204/134 | MF96070 |
MURRAY, Charles | Thatcham | 1749 | D/A1/100/87 | MF572 | |
MURRAY, William | Thatcham | 1725 | D/A1/99/146 | MF572 | |
MUSSON, William | Sutton Courtenay | 1854 | D/A1/158/68 | MF581 | |
MYCHALL, Henry | Wasing | 1564 | D/A1/96/098 D/A1/7/376 | MF570 MF10040 | |
MYCHEL, Anthony | Burghfield | 1591 | D/A1/203/235 | MF96067 | |
MYCHELL, Francis | Old Windsor | 1621 | D/A1/97/090 | MF570 | |
MYCHELL, Joan | Thatcham | 1601 | D/A1/96/153 D/A1/13/675 | MF570 MF10049 | |
MYCHELL, John | Windsor | Hemp Dresser | 1606 | D/A1/203/268 | MF96067 |
MYCHELL, Thomas | Childrey | 1569 | D/A1/96/113 D/A1/9/159 | MF570 MF10046 | |
MYCHELNER, Hugh | Newbury | Husbandman | 1612 | D/A1/97/032 D/A1/15/265 | MF570 MF10065 |
MYDELTON, Robert | Newbury | Clerk | 1547 | D/A1/203/164 | MF96067 |
MYDELTON, William | Sotwell, Wallingford St Leonard | 1589 | D/A1/96/225 D/A1/11/196 | MF570 MF10047B | |
MYGHELLES, William | Burghfield | 1558 | D/A1/203/184 | MF96067 | |
MYLAND, Elizabath | Tilehurst | 1724 | D/A1/205/63 | MF96071 | |
MYLAND, Joseph | Woolhampton | Gardener | 1719 | D/A1/99/128 | MF572 |
MYLAND, Richard | Bradfield | Bricklayer | 1714 | D/A1/99/111 | MF572 |
MYLAND, William | Englefield | Glazier | 1725 | D/A1/205/68 | MF96071 |
MYLES, Alexander | Bradfield | Cordwainer | 1674 | D/A1/204/118 | MF96070 |
MYLES, Jays | Sandford, Abingdon St Helen | 1601 | D/A1/96/150/2 D/A1/13/684 | MF570 MF10049 | |
MYLES, John | Reading St Mary | 1559 | D/A1/96/046 D/A1/7/278 | MF570 MF10040 | |
MYLES, John | West Shefford | 1587 | D/A1/96/220 D/A1/11/130 | MF570 MF10047B | |
MYLES, John | Cholsey | 1594 | D/A1/96/242 D/A1/12/152 | MF570 MF10048 | |
MYLES, John | Reading | Tanner | 1632 | D/A1/97/145 | MF571 |
MYLES, John Snr | Reading | Saddler | 1661 | D/A1/204/79 | MF96069 |
MYLES, Reade Snr | Bradfield | Yeoman | 1637 | D/A1/97/172 D/A1/127/122 | MF571 MF547 |
MYLES, Richard | Reading | Maltster | 1670 | D/A1/98/102 | MF571 |
MYLES, Thomas | Newbury | Mercer | 1566 | D/A1/203/198 | MF96067 |
MYLES, Thomas | West Shefford | 1612 | D/A1/97/034 D/A1/15/304 | MF570 MF10065 | |
MYLES, Ursula | Avington | 1674 | D/A1/98/121 | MF571 | |
MYLES, William | Clewer | 1606 | D/A1/203/266 | MF96067 | |
MYLES, William | Clewer | 1606 | D/A1/168/006 | MF96001 | |
MYLLAR, Charles | Reading St Laurence | 1541 | D/A1/1/212 | MF10042 | |
MYLLER, Charles | Reading | 1541 | D/A1/96/054 | MF570 | |
MYLLER, Christian | Hurley | 1548 | D/A1/96/063 D/A1/5/070 | MF570 MF10043A | |
MYLLER, Elizabeth | Binfield | 1559 | D/A1/96/041 D/A1/7/323 | MF570 MF10040 | |
MYLLER, John | Binfield | 1557 | D/A1/233/191 | MF96132 | |
MYLLER, John | Binfield | 1558 | D/A1/3/064 | MF604 | |
MYLLER, John | Wargrave | Yeoman | 1611 | D/A1/97/029 D/A1/15/185 | MF570 MF10065 |
MYLLER, William | Shaw Cum Donnington | Priest | 1528 | D/A1/1/094 | MF10041 |
MYLLERD, Joan | Basildon | 1605 | D/A1/96/169 D/A1/14/124 | MF570 MF10064 | |
MYLLES, John | Appleton | 1551 | D/A1/5/135 D/A1/96/069 | MF10043A MF570 | |
MYLLES, Richard | Sandford, Abingdon St Helen | Husbandman | 1587 | D/A1/96/221 D/A1/11/134 | MF570 MF10047B |
MYLLES, Robert | Idstone, Ashbury | 1581 | D/A1/96/190 D/A1/10/320 | MF570 MF10047A | |
MYLLES, Thomas | Beenham | 1559 | D/A1/96/026 D/A1/8/086 | MF570 MF10043C | |
MYLLES, William | Boxford | 1557 | D/A1/96/013 | MF570 | |
MYLLES, William | Boxford | 1557 | D/A1/6/124 | MF10043B | |
MYLLMAN, Thomas | Little Wittenham | Husbandman | 1585 | D/A1/96/203 D/A1/11/027 | MF570 MF10047B |
MYLLNER, William | Hurley | 1549 | D/A1/96/066 D/A1/5/082 | MF570 MF10043A | |
MYLLOR, Edward | Hurley | 1546 | D/A1/96/062 | MF570 | |
MYLLS, Richard | Beenham | Yeoman | 1631 | D/A1/97/141 | MF571 |
MYLLWARD, Margaret | Swallowfield | 1597 | D/A1/203/248 | MF96067 | |
MYLLWORD, Robert | Reading St Laurence | Cutler | 1559 | D/A1/96/033 D/A1/8/129 | MF570 MF10043C |
MYLLYNSON, John | Newbury | Weaver | 1546 | D/A1/3/067 | MF604 |
MYLMAN, Agnes | Little Wittenham | 1583 | D/A1/96/194 D/A1/10/353 | MF570 MF10047A | |
MYLMAN, Joan | Little Wittenham | 1587 | D/A1/96/211 D/A1/11/271 | MF570 MF10047B | |
MYLMAN, John | Little Wittenham | Husbandman | 1551 | D/A1/4/112 D/A1/5/127 D/A1/233/390 | MF604 MF10043A MF96132 |
MYLMAN, Mary | Little Wittenham | 1660 | D/A1/98/51 | MF571 | |
MYLNES, Thomas Snr | Lambourn Woodlands, Lye Farm, Lambourn | 1584 | D/A1/96/199 D/A1/10/440 | MF570 MF10047A | |
MYLOM, John | Wargrave | 1620 | D/A1/97/077 D/A1/204/005 | MF570 MF96068 |