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
M'TYN, EdwardOld Windsor1522D/A1/1/062MF10041
MABATES, JohnHenwood, CumnorDay Labourer1612D/A1/97/033 D/A1/15/217MF570 MF10065
MABBARLEY, AnnEast Garston1839D/A1/158/26MF581
MABBARLEY, ThomasEast GarstonYeoman1827D/A1/158/3MF581
MABBERLY, WilliamEast GarstonYeoman1803D/A1/157/65MF581
MABBLE, MagdalenAbingdon St Helen1623D/A1/97/097MF570 MF10065
MABBOTT, MaryWallingford1753D/A1/205/118MF96072
MABERLEY, JohnKingston Lisle, SparsholtHusbandman1687D/A1/99/1MF572
MABERLY , John SnrEast GarstonYeoman1762D/A1/100/109MF572
MABSON, HarryOld Windsor1521D/A1/1/030MF10041
MABSON, JohnMaidenhead, BrayHusbandman1559D/A1/96/052 D/A1/6/200MF570 MF10043B
MACE, IsaacReadingFarrier1816D/A1/157/90MF581
MACE, JoanAbingdon1611D/A1/168/073MF96001
MACE, JohnThatcham1826D/A1/230/25MF96127
MACE, JohnReadingGunmaker1834D/A1/230/31MF96127
MACE, LydiaReading1694D/A1/99/29MF572
MACE, WilliamsHurleyYeoman1736D/A1/100/43MF572
MACHAM, DanielNew Windsor, WindsorBarber1639D/A1/204/058 D/A1/169/060MF96069 MF96002
MACHAM, EdmundThatchamHusbandman1605D/A1/96/165 D/A1/14/039MF570 MF10064
MACHAM, ElizabethWoodend, Cumnor1596D/A1/203/246MF96067
MACHAM, ElizabethCumnor1596D/A1/12/398MF10048
MACHAM, GeorgeThatchamHusbandman1619D/A1/97/072 D/A1/15/943MF570 MF10065
MACHAM, JohnCumnorHusbandman1575D/A1/96/135 D/A1/10/004MF570 MF10047A
MACHAM, LukeNewburyLabourer1623D/A1/204/012MF96068
MACHEM, JohnWinkfieldHusbandman1571D/A1/96/120 D/A1/9/279MF570 MF10046
MACHEN, CharlesBarkham1689D/A1/204/157MF96070
MACHIN, AliceThatcham1728D/A1/205/69MF96071
MACHIN, JohnThatchamHusbandman1765D/A1/100/114MF572
MACHIN, SarahThatcham1782D/A1/100/153MF572
MACKELIE, WilliamThatchamHusbandman1576D/A1/96/138 D/A1/10/047MF570 MF10047A
MACKERELL, William SnrLeckhampstead, ChieveleyWheelwright1684D/A1/98/158MF571
MACKLIN, CalebAldworthYeoman1758D/A1/100/101MF572
MACKREELL, WilliamWelfordHusbandman1733D/A1/100/33MF572
MACKRELL, HenryLeckhampstead, ChieveleyHusbandman1625D/A1/97/106MF571
MACKRELL, HenryLeckhampstead, ChieveleyWheelwright1673D/A1/204/114MF96070
MACKRELL, JohnLeckhampstead, ChieveleyYeoman1584D/A1/96/204 D/A1/10/461MF570 MF10047A
MACKRELL, John SnrLeckhampstead, ChieveleyYeoman1639D/A1/97/200MF571
MACKRIL , William SnrPeasemoreYeoman1812D/A1/157/82MF581
MACKRILL, HenryPeasemoreFarmer1834D/A1/158/14MF581
MACKRILL, JamesLambourn Woodlands, Lambourn1743D/A1/100/63MF572
MACKRILL, SarahLeckhampstead, Chieveley1765D/A1/100/115MF572
MACKRILL, SusannaLeckhampstead, Chieveley1755D/A1/100/94MF572
MACKRILL, WilliamLeckhampstead, Chieveley1691D/A1/99/43MF572
MACKRILL, WilliamSpeenhamland, Speen 1785D/A1/205/147MF96072
MADDOCK, AnneEast Garston1565D/A1/167/127MF96000
MADDOCK, AnneEast Garston1565D/A1/167/126MF96000
MADOC, AnneEast Garston1565D/A1/203/197MF96067
MAFFALINE, MargaretReading1635D/A1/97/163MF571
MAFFERLEN, WilliamShinfield1558D/A1/96/021 D/A1/7/203MF570 MF10040
MAFFERLIN, JohnReadingCloth Worker1634D/A1/97/161MF571
MAFFERLIN, John SnrReading St GilesShearman1634D/A1/16/349MF10066
MAGEWICKE, EdithStratfield Mortimer1636D/A1/97/165MF571
MAGEWICKE, WilliamStratfield Mortimer1621D/A1/97/082MF570
MAGIN, JohnNewbury1585D/A1/96/201 D/A1/11/035MF570 MF10047B
MAGWICKE, NicholasStratfield Mortimer1617D/A1/97/058 D/A1/15/684MF570 MF10065
MAIE, StephenCholsey1601D/A1/13/717MF10049
MAII, AgnesSunninghill1624D/A1/97/101MF571
MAINARD, JamesReadingWharfinger1733D/A1/205/85MF96072
MAINE , Philip SnrNorth MoretonYeoman1737D/A1/205/94MF96072
MAINE, IsabelNorth Moreton1638D/A1/204/052 D/A1/169/059MF96069 MF96002
MAIO, JoanStratfield Mortimer1555D/A1/7/093MF10040
MAIO, MarianCumnor1563D/A1/167/120MF96000
MAIOR, GeorgeTidmarsh1598D/A1/96/273 D/A1/13/338MF570 MF10049
MAIOTT, RichardAbingdon1614D/A1/203/298MF96067
MAIRES, AvelineReading St Giles1704D/A1/99/69MF572
MAIRESSE, AnneReading1697D/A1/99/42MF572
MAIS, ThomasBradfield1550D/A1/203/169MF96067
MAISEY , Thomas SnrEast HendredShopkeeper1806D/A1/157/75MF581
MAISEY, JohnAbingdonYeoman1709D/A1/99/89MF572
MAJOR, FrancesWallingford St Peter1789D/A1/205/141MF96072
MAKS, JohnSpeen1712D/A1/99/102MF572
MALAHER, LouisCookhamLanguage Professor1857D/A1/230/53MF96127
MALET, AliciaLetcombe Regis1693D/A1/99/22MF572
MALIN, WilliamPangbourne1616D/A1/203/292 D/A1/168/129MF96067 MF96001
MALKES, Alice1550D/A1/203/166MF96067
MALKES, MargaretHoe Benham, Welford1573D/A1/96/126 D/A1/9/355MF570 MF10046
MALKES, RobertWelford1586D/A1/203/226MF96067
MALKES, ThomasInkpenHusbandman1559D/A1/96/045 D/A1/7/277MF570 MF10040
MALKYS, Isabel1547D/A1/203/163MF96067
MALLAM , Richard SnrMiltonYeoman1764D/A1/100/111MF572
MALLAM, BenjaminEast HendredYeoman1733D/A1/100/35MF572
MALLAM, JohnChiltonYeoman1802D/A1/157/58MF581
MALLAM, JosephChiltonYeoman1765D/A1/100/112MF572
MALLAM, RichardEast HendredYeoman1704D/A1/99/70MF572
MALLAM, RichardMilton1799D/A1/100/180MF572
MALLAM, RichardLongworth1842D/A1/158/40MF581
MALLAM, RichardArdingtonYeoman1843D/A1/158/44MF581
MALLAM, WilliamLongworth1847D/A1/158/51MF581
MALLET, JohnWinkfieldHusbandman1638D/A1/97/185 D/A1/169/059MF571 MF96002
MALLETT, EdwardBinfieldHusbandman1637D/A1/204/049MF96069
MALLETT, EdwardBinfieldHusbandman1637D/A1/169/059MF96002
MALPAS, EdwardKingston BagpuizeYeoman1780D/A1/100/144MF572
MALTHOWSE, ThomasSwallowfield1546D/A1/6/019 D/A1/5/027MF10043B MF10043A
MALTHUS, AnneWoolhampton1666D/A1/98/75MF571
MALTHUS, John SnrBinfield1559D/A1/96/025 D/A1/8/082 D/A1/8/081MF570 MF10043C MF10043C
MALTHUS, StephenWoolhampton1666D/A1/98/76MF571
MALTHUS, WilliamReadingMercer1668D/A1/98/86MF571
MAN, ChristianTilehurst1700D/A1/99/55MF572
MAN, JohnReadingBarber1713D/A1/205/43MF96071
MAN, JohnReading1824D/A1/157/107MF581