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  C D E F G  H I J K L  M N O P Q R S  T U V W X Y Z {| cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" width="95%" align="center" border="1" |- ! style="background: #ffdead" width="15%" | PARISH ! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | PRIMARY COURT ! style="background: #ffdead" width="40%" | 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
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