Hertfordshire Probate Records

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Below is a list of Hertfordshire towns and parishes beginning with the letter A and the pre-1858 courts that had jurisdiction over them.  For other places, click on a letter link:  B

PARISH	PRIMARY COURT	SECONDARY COURTS - IN SEARCH ORDER
Albury	Pre-1845 - Court of the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral; Post-1844 - Court of the Archdeaconry of St Albans	Pre-1845 2 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury Post-1844 2 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aldbury	Court of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Hitchin Division)	2 - Pre-1614: Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon 2 - Post-1813: Court of the Archdeaconry of St Albans 3 - Pre-1614: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Post-1613: Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford 4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aldenham	Court of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Hitchin Division)	2 - Pre-1614: Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon 2 - Post-1813: Court of the Archdeaconry of St Albans 3 - Pre-1614: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Post-1613: Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford 4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Amwell, Great	Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Essex and Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory) 4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Anstey	Court of the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Essex and Hertfordshire Division)	2 - Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of London (Essex and Hertfordshire Division) 3 - Court of the Bishop of London (Episcopal Consistory) 4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ardeley	Court of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Hitchin Division)	2 - Pre-1614: Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon 2 - Post-1813: Court of the Archdeaconry of St Albans 3 - Pre-1614: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Post-1613: Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford 4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ashwell	Court of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Hitchin Division)	2 - Pre-1614: Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon 2 - Post-1813: Court of the Archdeaconry of St Albans 3 - Pre-1614: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Post-1613: Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford 4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aspenden	Court of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Hitchin Division)	2 - Pre-1614: Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon 2 - Post-1813: Court of the Archdeaconry of St Albans 3 - Pre-1614: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Post-1613: Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford 4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Aston	Court of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Hitchin Division)	2 - Pre-1614: Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon 2 - Post-1813: Court of the Archdeaconry of St Albans 3 - Pre-1614: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Post-1613: Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford 4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ayot St Lawrence	Court of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Hitchin Division)	2 - Pre-1614: Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon 2 - Post-1813: Court of the Archdeaconry of St Albans 3 - Pre-1614: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Post-1613: Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford 4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Ayot St Peter	Court of the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Hitchin Division)	2 - Pre-1614: Court of the Commissary of the Bishop of Lincoln and of the Archdeacon in the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon 2 - Post-1813: Court of the Archdeaconry of St Albans 3 - Pre-1614: Court of the Bishop of Lincoln (Episcopal Consistory) 3 - Post-1613: Court of the Archdeaconry of Bedford 4 - Prerogative Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury