Rogate, Sussex Genealogy

England   Sussex     Sussex Parishes

Parish History
ROGATE (St. Bartholomew), a parish, in the union of Midhurst, hundred of Dumpford, rape of Chichester, W. division of Sussex, 5½ miles (W. N. W.) from Midhurst. The parish borders on the county of Hampshire, and is pleasantly situated on the road from Midhurst to Petersfield. The church is in the early English style, and was enlarged in 1841. There is a place of worship for Independents. At Durford are some small remains of an abbey founded in 1160, by Henry Hoes, for Præmonstratensian canons, and dedicated to St. John the Baptist.

The history of the church may be found at Rogate St Bartholomew

The Parish Church of St Bartholomew has been designated a grade I listed building British listed building

Rogate Sussex Online Parish Clerks(OPC)

Independent Chapel List of demolished worship places in West Sussex

See also Wikipedia

Civil Registration
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.

From 1837 the history of civil registration can be found at Midhurst registration district Certificates can be ordered from West Sussex Centralised Certificates Office Registration Service West Sussex Record Office County Hall Chichester PO19 1RN Phone: 01243 642122

Church records
parish registers of christenings, marriages and burials are available online for the following years:

Link to the FamilySearch Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection

Poor Law Unions
Midhurst Poor Law Union, Sussex

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

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