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Hertford (HERTS)

Jurisdictions

  1. Many of the parishes in the western two-thirds of the county belonged to the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (A) (within the Consistory of Lincoln). See Huntingdon and Lincoln for more details.
  2. Much of the eastern third of the county was within the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B) (see the page for Middlesex for the details).
  3. Parishes in the southwest of the county belonged to the Archdeaconry of St. Alban's (C). In addition, three eastern parishes belonged to the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's (D) and five eastern parishes belonged to the Commissary of London (E). All of these jurisdictions lay within the Diocese or Consistory of London. See London for more details.

You can also see all the parishes listed with the principal probate jurisdictions here.

Other than the parishes listed below, the county belonged to the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon.

Place Court
Albury Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's (D)
Anstey Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Barkway Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Bishops Stortford Commissary of London (E)
Brent Pelham Dean & Chapter of St. Paul's (D)
Furneux Pelham Dean & Chapter of St. Paul's (D)
Little Hormead Commissary of London (E)
Little Hadham Commissary of London (E)
Much Hadham Commissary of London (E)
Royston Commissary of London (E)
Barley Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Braughing Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Broxborne Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Buckland Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Cheshunt Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Eastwick Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Gilston Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Great Amwell Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Great Hormead Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Hunsdon Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Layston Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Meesden Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Reed Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
St. Margaret's Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Sawbridgeworth Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Standon Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Stanstead Abbots Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Stocking Pelham Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Thorley Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Thundridge Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Ware Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Widford Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Wormley Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Wyddial Archdeaconry of Middlesex (B)
Abbots Langley Archdeaconry of St. Alban's (C)
Bushey Archdeaconry of St. Alban's (C)
Chipping Barnet Archdeaconry of St. Alban's (C)
Codicote Archdeaconry of St. Alban's (C)
East Barnet Archdeaconry of St. Alban's (C)
Elstree Archdeaconry of St. Alban's (C)
Hexton Archdeaconry of St. Alban's (C)
Newnham Archdeaconry of St. Alban's (C)
Northaw Archdeaconry of St. Alban's (C)
Norton Archdeaconry of St. Alban's (C)
Redbourn Archdeaconry of St. Alban's (C)
Rickmansworth Archdeaconry of St. Alban's (C)
Ridge Archdeaconry of St. Alban's (C)
St. Alban's Archdeaconry of St. Alban's (C)
St. Michael's Archdeaconry of St. Alban's (C)
St. Paul's Walden Archdeaconry of St. Alban's (C)
St. Peter's Archdeaconry of St. Alban's (C)
St. Stephen's Archdeaconry of St. Alban's (C)
Sandridge Archdeaconry of St. Alban's (C)
Watford Archdeaconry of St. Alban's (C)

Decision Table

For those who lived in (A) the Archdeaconry of Huntingdon, search:

  1. Archdeaconry of Huntingdon (Huntingdon)
  2. Pre-1837, Consistory of Lincoln (Lincoln) and post-1837, Consistory of Ely (Cambridge)
  3. Prerogative Court of Canterbury (London: PCC)
  4. Court of Arches, 1660- (London: Arches)
  5. Court of Delegates, 1636- (London: Delegates)

For those who lived in (B) the Archdeaconry of Middlesex, search:

  1. Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex (Middlesex Division) (Middlesex)
  2. Both the Commissary and Consistory Courts of London (London)
  3. Prerogative Court of Canterbury (London: PCC)
  4. Court of Arches, 1660- (London: Arches)
  5. Court of Delegates, 1636- (London: Delegates)

For those who lived in (C) the Archdeaconry of St. Alban's, search:

  1. Archdeaconry Court of St. Alban's
  2. Both the Commissary and Consistory Courts of London (London)
  3. Prerogative Court of Canterbury (London: PCC)
  4. Court of Arches, 1660- (London: Arches)
  5. Court of Delegates, 1636- (London: Delegates)

For those who lived in (D) the Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's, search:

  1. Peculiar Court of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's (London)
  2. Both the Commissary and Consistory Courts of London (London)
  3. Prerogative Court of Canterbury (London: PCC)
  4. Court of Arches, 1660- (London: Arches)
  5. Court of Delegates, 1636- (London: Delegates)

For those who lived in (E) the Commissary of London, search:

  1. Both the Commissary and Consistory Courts of London (London)
  2. Prerogative Court of Canterbury (London: PCC)
  3. Court of Arches, 1660- (London: Arches)
  4. Court of Delegates, 1636- (London: Delegates)

Indexes

See the relevant pages for Huntingdon, Middlesex, and London for applicable indexes to those jurisdictions. In addition, there are indexes specifically to Hertfordshire.

The Hertfordshire County Council has produced the Hertfordshire Names Online Wills. It covers 1413-1857. It is also available at Findmypast.

Beryl Crawley and Cliff Webb, eds., Wills at Hertford, (London: British Record Society, 2007), HBLL CS 434.B7 vol. 120.

Index to Wills of the Archdeaconries of St. Albans and Huntingdon, 1415-1857. FHL microfilms 8505032-8305035; 8082229-8082230.