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
MILTON, EdwardNewburyHot Presser1730D/A1/100/19MF572
MILTON, ElizabethSunninghill1575D/A1/96/134 D/A1/9/455MF570 MF10046
MILTON, ElizabethClewer1728D/A1/100/8MF572
MILTON, FrancisWinkfieldHusbandman1676D/A1/204/125 MF96070
MILTON, HarrySunninghill1570D/A1/96/117 D/A1/9/228MF570 MF10046
MILTON, HenrySunninghillHusbandman1683D/A1/98/153MF571
MILTON, JoanWarfield1650D/A1/98/042MF571
MILTON, JohnWaltham St. LawrenceHusbandman1694D/A1/204/167MF96070
MILTON, JohnWaltham St. LawrenceYeoman1702D/A1/99/62MF572
MILTON, KatherineSunninghill1669D/A1/98/89MF571
MILTON, MaryWaltham St. Lawrence1705D/A1/99/73MF572
MILTON, NicholasSunninghill1609D/A1/97/016 D/A1/14/549MF570 MF10064
MILTON, PhilipNew Windsor, WindsorHusbandman1642D/A1/204/064MF96069
MILTON, PhilipNew Windsor, WindsorHusbandman1642D/A1/169/059MF96002
MILTON, Philip SnrClewerCook1634D/A1/97/151 D/A1/204/034 D/A1/168/259MF571 MF96068 MF96001
MILTON, RichardWhite WalthamBlacksmith1651D/A1/98/044MF571
MILTON, RobertSunninghill1572D/A1/96/124 D/A1/9/362MF570 MF10046
MILTON, RogerWarfieldYeoman1682D/A1/98/147MF571
MILTON, ThomasWaltham St Lawrence1559D/A1/96/047 D/A1/7/288MF570 MF10040
MILTON, Thomas SnrSunninghill1601D/A1/96/143 D/A1/13/673MF570 MF10049
MILTON, WilliamNewburyShoemaker1601D/A1/96/141 D/A1/13/660MF570 MF10049
MILTON, WilliamWinkfieldYeoman1648D/A1/98/037MF571
MILTON, WilliamWaltham St. LawrenceHusbandman1669D/A1/204/102MF96069
MILWARD, GeorgeWallingford St PeterVictualler1772D/A1/205/134MF96072
MILWARD, WilliamReadingPainter Stainer1684D/A1/204/145 MF96070
MILWARD, WilliamReadingYeoman1689D/A1/99/9MF572
MILWELL, RalphEnglefieldHusbandman1558D/A1/96/019MF570
MINALL , John JnrBuckleburyYeoman1731D/A1/100/23MF572
MINALL, JohnBucklebury1729D/A1/100/16MF572
MINALL, ThomasBucklebury1760D/A1/100/105MF572
MINCE, SamuelNewburySurgeon1736D/A1/100/44MF572
MINCHIN, AnneBurgage, Hinton Waldrist1677D/A1/98/125MF571
MINCHIN, PhoebeLambourn1839D/A1/158/27MF581
MINCHIN, RichardLambourn1833D/A1/158/12MF581
MINEHOLT, RobertLambournHusbandman1694D/A1/99/28MF572
MING , ChristianWallingfordShoemaker1680D/A1/138/64MF553
MING , JeffreyWallingfordHemp Dresser1678D/A1/98/133MF571
MINGAY, MarmadukeWallingford1742D/A1/205/106MF96072
MINNARD, ElizabethAbingdon1696D/A1/99/41MF572
MINNS, CharlesBucklebury1813D/A1/230/14/1MF96128
MINNS, MarthaEast Challow, Letcombe Regis1736D/A1/100/47MF572
MINNS, RichardReading1785D/A1/100/157MF572
MINNS, SarahReading1836D/A1/158/17MF581
MINOR, StevenWest HendredYeoman1729D/A1/100/14MF572
MINSHAWE, JohnYattendonYeoman1606D/A1/96/171 D/A1/14/146MF570 MF10064
MITCHEL , Thomas SnrWest SheffordTailor1804D/A1/157/69MF581
MITCHEL, SamuelWest Shefford1810D/A1/230/9MF96127
MITCHEL, ThomasWest SheffordTailor1802D/A1/157/59MF581
MITCHELL, ElijahNewburyBaker1856D/A1/230/51MF96127
MITCHELL, ElizabethFarmoor, Cumnor (W.), Cumnor1682D/A1/98/145MF571
MITCHELL, ElizabethWest Shefford1712D/A1/99/101MF572
MITCHELL, ElizabethThatchamServant1715D/A1/99/112MF572
MITCHELL, FrancesReading St LaurenceYeoman1629D/A1/97/125MF571
MITCHELL, HenryEaton, AppletonYeoman1680D/A1/204/135 MF96070
MITCHELL, HenryWest SheffordYeoman1745D/A1/100/72MF572
MITCHELL, JeronomoNewburyWeaver1737D/A1/100/53MF572
MITCHELL, JoanNewbury1676D/A1/204/121MF96070
MITCHELL, JoanFrilsham1709D/A1/205/23MF96071
MITCHELL, JohnPeasmore1852D/A1/230/48MF96127
MITCHELL, JosephReading St GilesGardener1690D/A1/204/158MF96070
MITCHELL, JosephThatchamLabourer1733D/A1/205/84MF96072
MITCHELL, JosephBrightwalton1846D/A1/158/48MF581
MITCHELL, MarySutton Wick, Sutton Courtenay1698D/A1/204/178MF96070
MITCHELL, SamuelReadingVictualler1743D/A1/100/65MF572
MITCHELL, SamuelWest SheffordYeoman1755D/A1/100/95MF572
MITCHELL, SamuelShefford Woodlands, East SheffordMaltster1842D/A1/158/39MF581
MITCHELL, WilliamFinchampsteadTurner1628D/A1/204/024MF96068
MITCHELL, WilliamEaton, AppletonHusbandman1694D/A1/204/168MF96070
MITCHELL, WilliamCookhamLabourer1769D/A1/100/126MF572
MITCHILL, JosephWest SheffordHusbandman1698D/A1/204/173MF96070
MODYE, ThomasBrimptonWeaver1561D/A1/96/081 D/A1/7/341MF570 MF10040
MOFFATT, AndrewReadingLinen Draper1774D/A1/100/136MF572
MOGGYNWOOD, JohnAshampstead1550D/A1/203/172MF96067
MOGNER, EdmundBinfieldYeoman1700D/A1/205/2MF96071
MOGNOD, AgnesShinfield1619D/A1/97/071 D/A1/15/927MF570 MF10065
MOHON, CharlesBucklandBlacksmith1777D/A1/100/140MF572
MOL, John1558D/A1/203/179MF96067
MOLDEN, WilliamShellingfordHusbandman1562D/A1/96/086 D/A1/3/021 D/A1/7/353MF570 MF604 MF10040
MOLINEUX, HenryArdingtonYeoman1739D/A1/100/57MF572
MOLLINEUX, EstherAppleton1804D/A1/157/68MF581
MOLLINEUX, JohnAppletonYeoman1805D/A1/157/70MF581
MOLLINS, BridgetClapcot, Wallingford All Hallows1634D/A1/168/262 D/A1/204/035MF96001 MF96068
MOLTON, WilliamReadingGlover1725D/A1/99/150MF572
MONCK, PeterSouth MoretonShepherd1713D/A1/205/41MF96071
MONDAY , JohnWhite WalthamHusbandman1623D/A1/97/095MF570
MONDAY, CatherineReading1755D/A1/100/93MF572
MONDAYE, RobertReadingButcher1597D/A1/96/266 D/A1/13/209MF570 MF10049
MONEES, JohnAbingdonGlover1626D/A1/204/017MF96068
MONEY , John JnrBuckleburyBaker, Shopkeeper 1813D/A1/157/84MF581
MONEY , MatthewCompton Husbandman1560D/A1/96/077 D/A1/6/088MF570 MF10043B
MONEY , Richard SnrWoolhamptonYeoman1778D/A1/100/141MF572
MONEY, AdamHolt, KintburyYeoman1681D/A1/204/132MF96070
MONEY, EdwardBeedonYeoman1670D/A1/98/98MF571
MONEY, ElizabethStreatley1648D/A1/98/033MF571
MONEY, GriffithShaw Cum DonningtonCarpenter1807D/A1/157/77MF581
MONEY, HenryBasildon1604D/A1/14/179MF10064
MONEY, JohnStreatleyYeoman1635D/A1/169/059MF96002
MONEY, JohnWaltham St LawrenceBlacksmith1754D/A1/100/91MF572
MONEY, JohnBuckleburyYeoman1760D/A1/100/103MF572
MONEY, John SnrStreatleyYeoman1635D/A1/204/045MF96068