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BRIEF DETAILS OF SUSSEX

Sussex is a county in South East England with a coastline stretching from east of Hastings to Chichester.

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ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES

We have listed details of some of the major archives and libraries in Sussex. If you are visiting one of them and need a map simply click the link on the postcode.

East Sussex Record Office

West Sussex Record Office
County Hall
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 2RN
01243 533911
Fax 01243 533959
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In 1974 Local Government
re-organisation changed
many historic county boundaries.

This site consistently uses
the pre 1974 boundaries.

Amazon.co.uk has a
selection of books
on the history of Sussex
Click here for a list.

For more information on libraries and their holdings visit the FAMILIA site.

REGISTRATION OFFICES

We have listed details of some of the main registration offices in Sussex. If you are visiting one of them and need a map simply click the link on the postcode.

Brighton
Brighton Town Hall
Bartholomews
Brighton
Sussex
BN1 1JA
01273 292016

Chichester
'Greyfriars'
61 North Street
Chichester
West Sussex
PO19 1NB
01243 782307

The UK Census has been taken every 10 years
since 1841 and is made public after 100 years.
Many societies publish booklets giving details
of the census in towns and villages in their area.
Some can be purchased from Amazon, for details
click here , alternatively you can contact the society direct.

Crawley
Town Hall
The Boulevard
Crawley
West Sussex
RH10 1UZ
01293 528744

Eastbourne
Town Hall
Grove Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
BN21 4UG
01323 410000

Hastings and Rother
Bohemia Road
Hastings
East Sussex
TN34 1EX
01424 721722

Haywards Heath
County Council Offices
Oaklands Rd
Haywards Heath
West Sussex
RH16 1SU
01444 452157

Horsham
The Town Hall
Market Square
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 1EU
01403 265368

Hove
Town Hall
Brighton
East Sussex
BN3 3BQ

Lewes
Southover Grange
Southover Road
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1TP
01273 475916

Worthing
County Buildings
15 Mill Road
Worthing
West Sussex
BN11 4JY
01903 700080

LOCAL SOCIETIES

SURNAME LISTS

Local Family History Societies provide a wide variety of publications and other material, for more details visit the sites below

Sussex FHG

Surname lists give details of individuals research interests. Have a look you may find a long lost cousin!

Sussex Surname List

MAILING LISTS

LOOK UP EXCHANGES

Rootsweb host mailing lists covering every county in the UK. Any member of the list can post a message, which will be received by all the other members in either list mode (every individual message separately) or digest mode (a number of messages in one e-mail).

Sussex is covered by the following list(s). To join simply click the mode of your choice and send the message totally unaltered, disabling your signature.

SUSSEX-PLUS

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If you want to know more about the lists scope or have difficulty subscribing Rootsweb will provide more details

Look up exchanges list reference works which volunteers are willing to search for specific entries.

Sussex Look-up Exchange

Please remember that people who provide this service are not professional researchers, and cannot usually help with general enquiries. Make your requests as specific as possible.

PROFESSIONAL RESEARCHERS

USEFUL LINKS

IMPORTANT: None of the researchers listed has any commercial relationship with the owners of this site. A listing does not imply any form of recommendation and you should take any steps you consider necessary before entering in to a commercial arrangement.

If you need professional help with your research you may like to contact one of the following:

Helen Whittle
Ian Hilder
Southern Counties Ancestry

Genuki Sussex
Genealogy Links - Sussex
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