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
MARTIN, JohnBradfieldHusbandman1668D/A1/204/98MF96069
MARTIN, JohnAbingdonTailor1721D/A1/205/57MF96071
MARTIN, JohnBasildonYeoman1723D/A1/205/60MF96071
MARTIN, JohnEast IlsleyVintner1751D/A1/205/116MF96072
MARTIN, JohnNewbury1855D/A1/158/77MF581
MARTIN, John SnrSutton CourtenayRope Maker1699D/A1/99/53MF572
MARTIN, MargaretLongworth1682D/A1/204/142MF96070
MARTIN, MarthaSutton Courtenay1772D/A1/205/133MF96072
MARTIN, MarySutton Courtenay1717D/A1/205/51MF96071
MARTIN, MaryWoolhampton1819D/A1/157/95MF581
MARTIN, MatthewWarfieldTurner1587D/A1/96/212 D/A1/11/266MF570 MF10047B
MARTIN, RichardBrayYeoman1648D/A1/98/036MF571
MARTIN, RichardEasthampsteadYeoman1648D/A1/98/032MF571
MARTIN, RichardAbingdonSaddler1703D/A1/205/7MF96071
MARTIN, RichardBradfield1737D/A1/205/98MF96072
MARTIN, RichardBradfieldGardener1755D/A1/205/120MF96072
MARTIN, RichardWinterbourne, Chieveley1794D/A1/205/153MF96072
MARTIN, RichardWallingfordDraper1820D/A1/157/97MF581
MARTIN, RichardWinterbourne, ChieveleyBrewer1855D/A1/158/74MF581
MARTIN, Richard SnrEasthampstead1614D/A1/97/043 D/A1/15/481MF570 MF10065
MARTIN, StephenNewbury1599D/A1/13/435MF10049
MARTIN, ThomasShellingfordGlover1638D/A1/204/054 D/A1/169/059MF96069 MF96002
MARTIN, ThomasHampstead NorrisWheelwright1686D/A1/204/153MF96070
MARTIN, ThomasWestbrook, BoxfordCordwainer1700D/A1/205/1MF96071
MARTIN, ThomasShefford Woodlands, East SheffordCollar Maker1775D/A1/100/137MF572
MARTIN, WilliamWarfieldYeoman1590D/A1/96/227 D/A1/11/346MF570 MF10047B
MARTIN, WilliamArdingtonHusbandman1684D/A1/98/154MF571
MARTIN, WilliamEast IlsleyVictualler1712D/A1/205/35MF96071
MARTIN, WilliamArdingtonMaltster1713D/A1/99/104MF572
MARTIN, William SnrLong WittenhamHusbandman1656D/A1/98/55MF571
MARTINE, AnnAbingdon St Helen1679D/A1/98/137MF571
MARTINE, MarthaSutton Courtenay1719D/A1/99/122MF572
MARTING, EdwardNewburyCribler1705D/A1/99/74MF572
MARTTEN, WilliamBracknell, WarfieldCarpenter1620D/A1/97/075MF570
MARTTIN, Thomas SnrWargravePike Maker1669D/A1/204/101 MF96069
MARTYN, ChristianShrivenham1617D/A1/97/056 D/A1/15/670MF570 MF10065
MARTYN, JeffreyShrivenham1597D/A1/203/247MF96067
MARTYN, John1544D/A1/203/162MF96067
MARTYN, JohnAshbury1545D/A1/96/056MF570
MARTYN, JohnOld Windsor1550D/A1/203/170MF96067
MARTYN, NicholasBesselsleigh1550D/A1/5/105MF10043A
MARTYN, RobertKintbury1591D/A1/203/239MF96067
MARTYN, StephenNewburyBarber Surgeon1599D/A1/203/252MF96067
MARTYN, ThomasBrayYeoman1545D/A1/96/060 D/A1/6/025 D/A1/5/003MF570 MF10043B MF10043A
MARTYN, ThomasNewburyTailor1629D/A1/97/126MF571
MARTYN, William SnrWargravePlough Maker1640D/A1/98/004MF571
MARTYNE, JamesStratfield Mortimer, HampshireTailor, Yeoman1685D/A1/98/163MF571
MARTYNE, John1550D/A1/5/110MF10043A
MARTYNE, JohnNewburyWeaver1576D/A1/96/137 D/A1/10/046MF570 MF10047A
MARTYNE, John SnrSutton CourtenayYeoman1616D/A1/97/052 D/A1/15/621MF570 MF10065
MARTYNE, WilliamSouth MoretonHusbandman1563D/A1/96/088 D/A1/7/365MF570 MF10040
MARVIN, RobertThatchamGlover1602D/A1/96/147 D/A1/13/798MF570 MF10049
MARVINE, AmyThatcham1608D/A1/97/009 D/A1/14/410MF570 MF10064
MARWAY, HenryReading St Mary1565D/A1/96/102 D/A1/7/380MF570 MF10040
MASCAL, JohnPadworthLabourer1755D/A1/100/96MF572
MASCALL, HannahWallingford1766D/A1/100/117MF572
MASCALL, ThomasSutton Courtenay1621D/A1/204/008MF96068
MASCALL, WilliamBuckleburyLabourer1719D/A1/205/54MF96071
MASCOLL, FabianCholseyHusbandman1609D/A1/97/012 D/A1/14/519MF570 MF10064
MASCOLL, HenryCholsey1619D/A1/168/163MF96001
MASCOLL, JaneCholsey1637D/A1/97/174MF571
MASCOLL, JohnCholseyHusbandman1579D/A1/10/181 D/A1/96/183MF10047A MF570
MASCOLL, MargeryWinterbrook, Cholsey1635D/A1/97/164MF571
MASCOWLE, HenryCholsey1619D/A1/204/001MF96068
MASCULINE (ALIAS MARSLING), WilliamBucklandYeoman1739D/A1/205/100MF96072
MASEY, JohnThatchamBlacksmith, Yeoman1699D/A1/99/51MF572
MASKALL, JohnEast GarstonLabourer1621D/A1/97/076MF570
MASKALL, JohnAldworthYeoman1722D/A1/99/139MF572
MASKALL, MatthewWallingford St PeterCarrier1643D/A1/98/022MF571
MASKALL, RichardCholseyHusbandman1634D/A1/97/160MF571
MASKALL, ThomasBuckleburyHusbandman1588D/A1/96/222 D/A1/11/295MF570 MF10047B
MASKALL, ThomasHampstead NorreysLabourer1784D/A1/100/154MF572
MASKALL, WilliamBuckleburyBricklayer1733D/A1/205/86MF96072
MASKELINE, JohnBucklandYeoman1727D/A1/205/73MF96071
MASKELL, JohnNewburyMaltster1733D/A1/100/29MF572
MASKELL, PeterBinfieldCarrier1834D/A1/230/32MF96127
MASKELL, WilliamTheale, TilehurstShopkeeper1794D/A1/100/172MF572
MASKOLL, RichardCholsey1606D/A1/97/002 D/A1/14/229MF570 MF10064
MASLEN, JohnCatmoreShopkeeper1841D/A1/158/32MF581
MASLIN, EdmundEast GarstonLabourer1636D/A1/97/169MF571
MASLIN, John SnrUplambourn, LambournYeoman1670D/A1/98/95MF571
MASLIN, John SnrUplambourn, LambournYeoman1670D/A1/98/104MF571
MASLIN, ThomasWarfieldYeoman1689D/A1/99/10MF572
MASLING, RobertEastbury, LambournWheelwright1702D/A1/205/5MF96071
MASLYN, ChristopherEastbury, LambournYeoman1631D/A1/97/134MF571
MASON, AdamE. Challow, Letcombe RegisYeoman1679D/A1/98/134MF571
MASON, AliceReading St Mary1637D/A1/97/171 D/A1/97/173MF571 MF571
MASON, AndrewNewbury1606D/A1/97/001 D/A1/14/223MF570 MF10064
MASON, AndrewKintburyYeoman1733D/A1/205/83MF96072
MASON, ElizabethNewbury1633D/A1/204/038 D/A1/168/256MF96068 MF96001
MASON, ElizabethReading1717D/A1/99/118MF572
MASON, GeorgeSpeenhamland, Speen Saddler1746D/A1/100/75MF572
MASON, HenryGreenham, ThatchamYeoman1621D/A1/97/086MF570
MASON, JamesReading St LaurenceFelt Maker1626D/A1/97/111MF571
MASON, JohnAldermaston1604D/A1/203/264MF96067
MASON, JohnAldermaston1604D/A1/13/1394MF10049
MASON, JohnComptonYeoman1688D/A1/99/4MF572
MASON, JohnOld WindsorBricklayer1702D/A1/205/4MF96071
MASON, LazarusKintbury1755D/A1/100/97MF572
MASON, PaulNewbury1619D/A1/204/004MF96068