Rawreth, Essex Family History Guide
Rawreth is an Ancient Parish in the county of Essex.
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Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1539
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1639; 1800
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Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
RAWRETH, a parish in Rochford district, Essex; near the river Crouch, 2½ miles NW of Rayleigh, and 5 NE of Pitsea r. station. Post-town, Battle-Bridge, under Chelmsford. Acres, 2,377. Real property, £4,023. Pop., 386. Houses, 75. The property is much sub-divided. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Rochester. Value, £660. Patron, Pembroke College, Cambridge. The church is good.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
The following records are available free online.
Census
Census returns for Rawreth, 1841-1891
Church Records
Churchwardens and overseers records, 1754-1923 Author: Rawreth (Essex)
Parish registers for Rawreth, 1539-1812 Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Rawreth (Essex)
Poorhouses & Poor Law
Churchwardens and overseers records, 1754-1923 Author: Rawreth (Essex)
Maps
Vision of Britain historical maps
Administration
- County: Essex
- Civil Registration District: Rochford
- Probate Court: Court of the Archdeaconry of Essex
- Diocese: Pre-1846 – London, Post-1845 – Rochester
- Rural Deanery: Rochford
- Poor Law Union: Rochford
- Hundred: Rochford
- Province: Canterbury