Middlesex Probate Jurisdictions Parishes A-B

England  Middlesex  Middlesex Probate Records

Probate is the legal court process by which the estate of a deceased person is distributed to his or her heirs. The term probate refers to a collection of documents, including wills, administrations (also called admons), inventories, and act books.

Here is a list of Middlesex parishes and the pre-1858 courts that had probate jurisdiction over them.  For other parishes, click on the link for the letter the parish begins with:

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1. Find the place where your ancestor lived in the first column.
2. Click on the court name in the second column to learn where to find the records and indexes.
3. Click on each name of the court in the third column if the record isn't found in the first court.
4. Search last the Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury.

If no will is found, your ancestor may not have left one.

PARISH	PRIMARY COURT	SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
Acton	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)	2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Ashford	Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex (Middlesex Division)	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Barnet, Friern	Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)
Bedfont	Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex (Middlesex Division)	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Bethnal Green [St Matthew]	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)	2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Bethnal Green [St Andrew]	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)	2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Bethnal Green [St Bartholomew]	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)	2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Bethnal Green [St James the Great]	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)	2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Bethnal Green [St James the Less]	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)	2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Bethnal Green [St John]	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)	2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Bethnal Green [St Jude]	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)	2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Bethnal Green [St Matthias]	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)	2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Bethnal Green [St Peter]	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)	2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Bethnal Green [St Philip]	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)	2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Bethnal Green [St Simon Zelotes]	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)	2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Bethnal Green [St Thomas]	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)	2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Bloomsbury [St George]	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)	2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Brentford, New	Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex (Middlesex Division)	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Brentford, Old	Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex (Middlesex Division)	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Bridewell	Search the courts of the surrounding parishes	.
Bromley	Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division)	2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Brompton [Holy Trinity]	Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex (Middlesex Division)	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)
Brompton, West [St Mary]	Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex (Middlesex Division)	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (London Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory)