Roos, Yorkshire Genealogy

England Yorkshire  Yorkshire Parishes K-R East Riding  Roos

Parish History
This ancient parish (AP) was created before 1813. Church of England records began in 1571.

ROOS (All Saints), a parish, in the union of Patrington, Middle division of the wapentake of Holderness, E. riding of York, 5 miles (N. by W.) from Patrington; containing, with part of the township of Owstwick, 640 inhabitants. The parish comprises by measurement 2324 acres, of which two-thirds are arable and one-third pasture; the surface is undulated, and the soil a clayey loam, with gravel. The manor was from the reign of Henry I. the seat and property of the noble family of Roos, one of whose barons had the glory of leading the second division of the English army at the battle of Cressy. The site is still visible of the castle of the former barons; and in part of the old moat have been lately found a misericorde dagger and some amberbeads. The place confers the original title on the present family of De Ros. The living is a rectory, valued inthe king's books at £19, and in the patronage of the Rev. Christopher Sykes, with a net income of £602: the tithes were commuted for land and a money payment in 1783. The church is chiefly in the early rectilinear style, but there is one fine curvili near window in the north side of the chancel; the aisles were rebuilt, and the interior generally repaired and refitted, in 1842, at the expense of the rector. There are places of worship for Primitive Methodists and Wesleyans.

From: Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 695-697. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51244 Date accessed: 07 October 2011.

Civil Registration
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Church records
To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

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Census records
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Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Yorkshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

Maps and Gazetteers
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 * England Jurisdictions 1851
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Web sites
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