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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.

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
MILLER, Joseph	Newbury	Turner	1854	D/A1/158/69	MF581
MILLER, Mary	Binfield		1673	D/A1/98/117	MF571
MILLER, Ralph	Fawler, Sparsholt	Painter	1617	D/A1/203/301 D/A1/168/137	MF96067 MF96001
MILLER, Richard Jnr	South Hinksey	Yeoman	1704	D/A1/205/11	MF96071
MILLER, Robert	Newbury	Weaver	1558	D/A1/96/018 D/A1/7/152	MF570 MF10040
MILLER, Susanna	Wargrave		1690	D/A1/99/11	MF572
MILLER, Sylvester	Clewer		1631	D/A1/97/135	MF571
MILLER, Thomas	Waltham St. Lawrence	Yeoman	1681	D/A1/204/139	MF96070
MILLES, Agnes	Woolhampton		1557	D/A1/3/071	MF604
MILLES, Agnes	Woolhampton		1557	D/A1/233/195	MF96132
MILLES, Anne	Reading St Mary		1667	D/A1/98/81	MF571
MILLES, Edmund	Brimpton		1560	D/A1/167/099	MF96000
MILLES, Gregory	Appleton	Labourer	1614	D/A1/97/040 D/A1/15/446	MF570 MF10065
MILLES, Joan	Beenham		1593	D/A1/203/240	MF96067
MILLES, Joan	Beenham		1593	D/A1/12/108	MF10048
MILLES, John	Northcourt, Abingdon St Helen		1573	D/A1/203/203	MF96067
MILLES, John	Reading		1583	D/A1/10/418	MF10047A
MILLES, John	Bray	Husbandman	1640	D/A1/98/005	MF571
MILLES, Richard	Little Coxwell, Faringdon		1557	D/A1/96/014	MF570
MILLES, Richard	Little Coxwell, Faringdon		1557	D/A1/6/007	MF10043B
MILLES, Richard	Idstone, Ashbury	Husbandman	1595	D/A1/203/244	MF96067
MILLES, Robert	Farnborough		1554	D/A1/96/001 D/A1/7/022	MF570 MF10040
MILLES, William	Whitley, Reading St Giles	Yeoman	1593	D/A1/96/237 D/A1/12/069	MF570 MF10048
MILLES, William	Padworth		1596	D/A1/96/257 D/A1/12/329	MF570 MF10048
MILLESENT, Jane	Reading St Giles		1707	D/A1/99/82	MF572
MILLESENT, John	Reading	Apothecary	1668	D/A1/204/95	MF96069
MILLET, Anne	Newbury		1579	D/A1/96/179 D/A1/10/177	MF570 MF10047A
MILLET, Richard	Newbury		1613	D/A1/168/098	MF96001
MILLET, Thomas	Bradfield	Labourer	1698	D/A1/99/50	MF572
MILLET, William	Newbury	Innholder	1618	D/A1/97/066 D/A1/15/814	MF570 MF10065
MILLETT, Alice	Newbury		1636	D/A1/16/417	MF10066
MILLETT, Elizabeth	Wargrave		1615	D/A1/97/045 D/A1/15/507	MF570 MF10065
MILLETT, Hannah	Speen		1853	D/A1/158/65	MF581
MILLETT, Joan	Hurley		1695	D/A1/204/170	MF96070
MILLETT, Richard	Newbury	Shoemaker	1613	D/A1/203/287	MF96067
MILLETT, Thomas	Wargrave	Maltster	1688	D/A1/99/5	MF572
MILLETT, William	Newbury		1587	D/A1/11/160	MF10047B
MILLETT, William	Wargrave		1609	D/A1/97/018 D/A1/14/580	MF570 MF10064
MILLETT, William	Wargrave		1633	D/A1/97/153	MF571
MILLICENT, George	Reading	Apothecary	1641	D/A1/204/061 D/A1/169/059	MF96069 MF96002
MILLINGTON, Thomas	Newbury		1631	D/A1/16/259	MF10066
MILLION, Jane	Newbury		1641	D/A1/204/062 D/A1/169/059	MF96069 MF96002
MILLIS , William Snr	Newbury		1736	D/A1/100/38	MF572
MILLIS, Ann	Newbury		1742	D/A1/205/105	MF96072
MILLIS, Thomas	West Shefford	Husbandman	1617	D/A1/97/061	MF570
MILLIS, William	Winkfield		1649	D/A1/204/074	MF96069
MILLIS, William	Winkfield	Husbandman	1690	D/A1/99/12	MF572
MILLIS, William Snr	Newbury	Clothier	1687	D/A1/99/3	MF572
MILLMAN, Joanne	Little Wittenham		1628	D/A1/97/117	MF571
MILLMAN, John Snr	Little Wittenham	Husbandman	1639	D/A1/97/195	MF571
MILLMAN, William	Little Wittenham	Husbandman	1592	D/A1/96/236 D/A1/12/019	MF570 MF10048
MILLMAN, William	Little Wittenham		1592	D/A1/203/237	MF96067
MILLMON, William	Little Wittenham	Yeoman	1682	D/A1/98/148	MF571
MILLS , Alice	Reading St Mary	Clothier	1674	D/A1/204/112	MF96070
MILLS , Elizabeth	Aldermaston		1688	D/A1/204/155	MF96070
MILLS , Henry Snr	Newbury	Innholder	1719	D/A1/99/123	MF572
MILLS , Humphrey	Reading St Mary	Linen Draper	1673	D/A1/204/113	MF96070
MILLS , Joan	Longcot, Shrivenham		1672	D/A1/98/113	MF571
MILLS , Joan	Wille, Hampstead Norris		1686	D/A1/98/168	MF571
MILLS , John	New Windsor, Windsor	Husbandman	1677	D/A1/98/127	MF571
MILLS , John	Speenhamland, Speen	Cordwainer	1691	D/A1/204/159	MF96070
MILLS , Samuel	Reading	Silk Weaver	1665	D/A1/204/91	MF96069
MILLS , William	Padworth	Yeoman	1681	D/A1/98/143	MF571
MILLS, Abraham	Welford	Labourer	1821	D/A1/230/20	MF96127
MILLS, Alice	Bucklebury		1609	D/A1/203/272 D/A1/168/040	MF96067 MF96001
MILLS, Daniel	Newbury	Maltster	1736	D/A1/100/46	MF572
MILLS, Henry	Hampstead Norreys	Labourer	1737	D/A1/100/54	MF572
MILLS, John	Reading St Giles	Cloth Worker	1610	D/A1/97/023 D/A1/15/088	MF570 MF10065
MILLS, John	Padworth		1639	D/A1/97/193	MF571
MILLS, John	Reading	Grocer	1643	D/A1/98/023	MF571
MILLS, John	Reading	Mealman	1722	D/A1/99/140	MF572
MILLS, John	Speenhamland, Speen	Maltster	1736	D/A1/100/45	MF572
MILLS, John	Clewer		1745	D/A1/100/71	MF572
MILLS, Martha	Chieveley		1847	D/A1/158/52	MF581
MILLS, Richard	Idstone, Ashbury	Yeoman	1565	D/A1/96/099 D/A1/10/384	MF570 MF10047A
MILLS, Richard	Idstone, Ashbury		1595	D/A1/12/391	MF10048
MILLS, Richard	Bray	Husbandman	1596	D/A1/96/256 D/A1/12/323	MF570 MF10048
MILLS, Richard	Kingston Bagpuize		1622	D/A1/97/092	MF570
MILLS, Robert	West Hagbourne, Hagbourne	Husbandman	1637	D/A1/204/048	MF96069
MILLS, Samuel	Newbury	Cordwainer	1722	D/A1/205/58	MF96071
MILLS, Thomas	Whitley, Reading St Giles	Yeoman	1599	D/A1/96/280 D/A1/13/476	MF570 MF10049
MILLS, Thomas	Longcot, Shrivenham	Yeoman	1729	D/A1/100/18	MF572
MILLS, Thomas	Stratfield Mortimer	Maltster	1761	D/A1/205/126	MF96072
MILLS, William	Inkpen	Bricklayer	1644	D/A1/204/066 D/A1/169/059	MF96069 MF96002
MILLS, William	West Shefford	Labourer	1737	D/A1/205/95	MF96072
MILLSOP, John Snr	Reading	Plumber	1637	D/A1/97/175	MF571
MILLTON, Thomas	Sunninghill		1628	D/A1/97/119	MF571
MILLWARD, Anthony	Reading		1688	D/A1/99/7	MF572
MILLWARD, John	Pangbourne	Yeoman	1709	D/A1/99/90	MF572
MILLWARD, Margaret	Swallowfield		1597	D/A1/13/185	MF10049
MILLWARD, Nicholas	Shottesbrooke		1789	D/A1/205/140	MF96072
MILMAN, Joan	Little Wittenham		1608	D/A1/97/008 D/A1/14/395	MF570 MF10064
MILMAN, John	Waltham St. Lawrence		1699	D/A1/99/52	MF572
MILMAN, Richard	Little Wittenham		1559	D/A1/96/037 D/A1/8/036	MF570 MF10043C
MILMAN, William	Little Wittenham		1592	D/A1/11/377	MF10047B
MILNER, William	Denchworth	Vicar	1691	D/A1/99/13	MF572
MILS , John Snr	Eastbury Woodlands, Lambourn		1743	D/A1/100/64	MF572
MILSE, Robert	Shrivenham	Yeoman	1617	D/A1/97/060 D/A1/15/750	MF570 MF10065
MILSON, Charles	Stanford Dingley	Miller	1758	D/A1/100/99	MF572
MILSOP, Thomas	Reading St Laurence		1614	D/A1/168/106	MF96001

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