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Middlesex (MDX)
Jurisdictions
- The majority of parishes in the ancient county came under the jurisdiction of (A) the Commissary Court of London (London Division). See London for further details.
- The list of places below refers to other courts with jurisdiction within the county. They included (B) the Archdeaconry of London; (C) the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Middlesex Division); and (D) four peculiar courts: the peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of St. Paul's Cathedral, the Deanery of Croydon, the Royal Peculiar of St. Katherine by the Tower, and the Royal Peculiar of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster. Except for (C) the Archdeaconry of Middlesex, see London for further details about all of these courts.
| Place | Court |
|---|---|
| Ashford | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Charter House | Archdeaconry of London (B) |
| Chelsea, St Luke | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Chiswick | Dean & Chapter of St Paul's (D) |
| Clerkenwell | Archdeaconry of London (B) |
| Covent Garden, St Paul | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Cowley | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Cranford | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| East Bedfont | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Feltham | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Friern Barnet | Dean & Chapter of St Paul's (D) |
| Gray's Inn | Archdeaconry of London (B) |
| Hampton | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Hampton Wick | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Hanwell | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Harlington | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Harmondsworth | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Harrow on the Hill | Deanery of Croydon (D) |
| Hayes | Deanery of Croydon (D) |
| Heston | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Highgate | Dean & Chapter of St Paul's (D) |
| Hillingdon | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Holborn, St Andrew | Archdeaconry of London (B) |
| Hounslow | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Isleworth | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Kensington | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Laleham | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Liberty of Glasshouse Yard | Archdeaconry of London (B) |
| Liberty of Saffron Hill | Archdeaconry of London (B) |
| Liberty of the Rolls | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Lincoln's Inn | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Littleton | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Mayfair, St George's Chapel | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| New Brentford | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Norwood | Deanery of Croydon (D) |
| Paddington | D & C of Westminster (D) before 1700 and then the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Perivale | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Pinner | Deanery of Croydon (D) |
| St Boltoph without Aldgate | Archdeaconry of London (B) |
| St Clement Danes | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| St George Hanover Square | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| St George the Martyr | Archdeaconry of London (B) |
| St James Westminster | Dean & Chapter of Westminster (D) and Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| St John the Baptist or St Mary le Savoy | Archdeaconry of London (B) |
| St John the Evangelist, Westminster | Dean & Chapter of Westminster (D) and Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| St Katherine by the Tower | Peculiar of St Katherine by the Tower (D) |
| St Luke Old Street | Dean & Chapter of St Paul's (D) |
| St Margaret, Westminster | Dean & Chapter of Westminster (D) and Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| St Martin in the Fields | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) but partly in D & C of Westminster (D) before 1700 (See also the Archdeaconry of London) |
| St Mary le Strand | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| St Pancras | Dean & Chapter of St Paul's (D) |
| Shepperton | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Shoreditch, Aske's Hospital Chapel | Dean & Chapter of St Paul's (D) |
| Shoreditch, Geffrey's Almshouses Chapel | Archdeaconry of London (B) |
| Shoreditch, St John the Baptist, Hoxton | Dean & Chapter of St Paul's (D) |
| Shoreditch, St Leonard St Leonard's Workhouse and St Mary, Haggerston |
Archdeaconry of London (B) |
| Soho, St Anne | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Somerset House Chapel | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Staines | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Stanwell | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Stoke Newington, St Mary | Dean & Chapter of St Paul's (D) |
| Sunbury | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Twickenham | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| Twyford | Dean & Chapter of St Paul's (D) |
| Uxbridge | Archdeaconry of Middlesex (C) |
| West Drayton | Dean & Chapter of St Paul's (D) |
| Westminster Abbey | D & C of Westminster (D) |
| Willesden | Dean & Chapter of St Paul's (D) |
Decision Table
For those who lived in (A) the Commissary of London (London Division), search:
- Both the Commissary and Consistory Courts of London (London)
- Prerogative Court of Canterbury (London: PCC)
- Court of Arches, 1660- (London: Arches)
- Court of Delegates, 1636- (London: Delegates)
For those who lived in (B) the Archdeaconry of London, search:
- Archdeaconry Court of London (London)
- Do 1-4 above for (A) the Commissary Court
For those who lived in (C) the Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Middlesex Division), search:
- Archdeaconry Court of Middlesex (Middlesex Division)
- Do 1-4 above for (A) the Commissary Court
For those who lived in (D) the four Peculiar Courts, search:
- The respective Peculiar Court (London, also Surrey for the Deanery of Croydon)
- Do 2-4 above for (A) the Commissary Court
For those who lived anywhere in the county between 1653-1660, search:
- Prerogative Court of Canterbury (London: PCC)
For those who lived anywhere in the county between 1812-1857, regardless of what is found in the probate records of any of the above courts, consider searching also the estate duty registers. (London: Estate Duty)
Online Index/Original Wills for the
Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Middlesex Division)
1609-1810, Index/Original Wills are online at Ancestry.com. This site does not include the registered copy wills or other types of probate records, which see below. This is a fee site but free to those using the computers at the FHL or in the family history section of the BYU library.
Microfilmed Calendar/Probate Records for the
Archdeaconry of Middlesex (Middlesex Division)
1608-1810, Calendar (FHL & BYU Film 94737, item 1)
This modern calendar is arranged in chronological order by the initial letter of the surnames. In addition to the original wills, it provides an index to the registered copy wills and act books by volume and folio number. It also gives references to other types of probate records.
The microfilmed collection of probate records for the Middlesex Division of this court seems to be complete, with the exception of the Original Wills, 1664-1665, and probably most of those for 1662-1663. Note the online collection for Original Wills described above. The records for this court were filmed on three different occasions with some overlap in coverage. The first filming in 1952 is cataloged with the Essex & Herts. Division. The result is some confusion between the records for the two divisions.
The second filming of the Original Wills is complete from 1666-1779. The first film number in this series is FHL 806345. For the pre-1666 wills, use the first filming on FHL & BYU film 94738. For 1780-1810, see FHL film 94764. The Registered Copy Wills are on FHL films 94721-94728, and the Act Books on films 94779-94783. The starting film for the Administration Bonds, 1667-1741, is 588039. The caveat books, an assignation book, and inventories start with film 811290. An apparent index to the inventories was filmed in 1997 and has been cataloged as 2081716, item 2. There are also warrants and renunciations that begin with film 806847.
NOTE: Where an initial film number is given, use either version of the FHL catalog to see all of the films in that collection. The previous version at FamilySearch may be a little easier to use for that purpose.