Whitgift is an Ancient Parish in the county of Yorkshire.
Other places in the parish include: Reedness and Ousefleet.
Parish church:
Parish registers begin:
- Parish registers: 1562
- Bishop’s Transcripts: 1600
Nonconformists include: Independent/Congregational, Primitive Methodist, and Wesleyan Methodist.
Adjacent Parishes
Parish History
The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870
WHITGIFT, a township and a parish in Goole district, W. R. Yorkshire. The township lies on the river Ouse, 4½ miles E of Goole r. station; and has a fair on 22 and 23 July. Acres, 1,309. Real property, £3,469. Pop., 315. Houses, 79.
The parish contains also Ousefleet, Reedness, and Swinefleet townships,-the last of which has a post-office under Howden. Acres, 8,328. Pop., 2,298. Houses, 556. The property is much sub-divided. A fort was erected here by the royalists, in 1643, during the siege of Hull. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of York. Value, £287. Patron, G. L. Yarburgh, Esq. The church is old but good.
The p. curacy of Swinefleet is a separate benefice. There are five Methodist chapels, an endowed school, a national school, and charities £123.
Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].
Parish Records
FamilySearch
England, Yorkshire, Whitgift – Cemeteries ( 3 )
Monumental inscriptions in Whitgift church, Yorkshire, prior to the restoration in 1898
Author: Johnston, Nathaniel
Monumental inscriptions of churches and churchyards : Archdeaconry of Doncaster north east corner
Author: Doncaster & District Family History Society
Whitgift St Mary Magdalene : baptisms 1562 to 1926, burials 1562 to 1909, marriages 1750 to 1837 and much more
Author: Doncaster & District Family History Society
England, Yorkshire, Whitgift – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Whitgift, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office
England, Yorkshire, Whitgift – Church records ( 9 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Swinefleet, 1810-1841
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Swinefleet (Yorkshire)
Bishop’s transcripts for Whitgift, 1600-1838
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Whitgift (Yorkshire)
England, Yorkshire, Whitgift, parish registers, 1562-1934
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Whitgift (Yorkshire); Doncaster Council Archives (Yorkshire)
Parish register transcripts, 1562-1900
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Whitgift (Yorkshire)
Parish register transcripts, 1568-1812
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Whitgift (Yorkshire)
Parish register transcripts, 1813-1899
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Swinefleet (Yorkshire)
Parish registers for Swinefleet, 1813-1902
Author: Church of England. Chapelry of Swinefleet (Yorkshire)
Parish registers for Whitgift, 1562-1900
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Whitgift (Yorkshire)
Whitgift St Mary Magdalene : baptisms 1562 to 1926, burials 1562 to 1909, marriages 1750 to 1837 and much more
Author: Doncaster & District Family History Society
England, Yorkshire, Whitgift – Church records – Indexes ( 3 )
Computer printout of Swinefleet, Yorks., Eng ‘
Computer printout of Whitgift, Yorks., Eng
Deanery of Snaith and Hatfield burial index
Author: Doncaster & District Family History Society
England, Yorkshire, Whitgift – Directories ( 1 )
Whitgift St Mary Magdalene : baptisms 1562 to 1926, burials 1562 to 1909, marriages 1750 to 1837 and much more
Author: Doncaster & District Family History Society
England, Yorkshire, Whitgift – Taxation ( 4 )
Land tax assessments for Ousefleet township, 1781-1825
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Yorkshire)
Land tax assessments for Reeding township, 1781-1824
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Yorkshire)
Land tax assessments for Swinefleet township, 1781-1825
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Yorkshire)
Land tax assessments for Whitgift township, 1781-1824
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Yorkshire)
Administration
- County: Yorkshire
- Civil Registration District: Goole
- Probate Court: Court of the Peculiar of Snaith
- Diocese: York
- Rural Deanery: North Holderness
- Poor Law Union: Goole
- Hundred: Osgoldcross
- Province: York
