Reference & General Interest

Sussex Genealogist and Local Historian 1979-1986

Facsimiles of over 1600 pages of the 27 editions of The Sussex Genealogist and Local Historian, 10 Occasional Papers, & 1986 Family History Annual.

Settlement Certificates & Bonds - West Sussex 1658-1853

Transcribed from the original records in West Sussex Record Office. The records that are calendared, comprise all the surviving bonds and certificates from the parish collections deposited in the West Sussex Record Office that pertain to parishes within the pre-1974 county.  

Land Tax - West Sussex 1805

The Owner, Occupier and Rental, parish by parish have been transcribed from documents West Sussex Record Office, indexed with a useful historical Introduction.

Land Tax - West Sussex 1815

The Owner, Occupier and Rental, parish by parish have been transcribed from documents at the West Sussex Record Office, indexed with a useful historical Introduction.

East Sussex Removal Orders 1662-1862

Approximately 10,000 East Sussex Removal Orders 1662-1862 transcribed from records mostly at East Sussex Record Office, but also at West Sussex, Kent and Surrey Record Offices.

Sussex Assize Records 1625-1800

Abstracts of 2718 cases tried between 1625 and 1800 at the higher Assize Courts held in Lent and Summer at Horsham, East Grinstead and Lewes.

Sussex Church Court Deponents 1556-1694

Ecclesiastical Church Courts cover many aspects of city, town and village life in Sussex during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Sussex Convicts Transported to Australia 1789-1867

Extracted from National Archives original records and referenced to many subsequent secondary sources. The Introduction gives the history of transportation back to 1248. 

Sussex Lay Subsidy 1552

Men (and a few women) are listed with their Assessment and Payment which is totalled for each Parish. This tax replaced the earlier relief in Edward VI's reign and was the fourth payment in 1552 of the original tax of 1549.

Sussex Poor 1661-1850

Compilation of both "Sussex Poor 1661-1800" and "Sussex Poor 1801-1850" transcriptions at a lower price.

Settlement Certificates & Bonds - Sussex

A compilation of the two releases: 'Eastern Sussex Settlement Certificates and Parish Apprentices 1575-1837' and 'West Sussex Settlement Certificates & Bonds 1658-1853' at a lower price.

Land Tax - West Sussex 1805 & 1815

A compilation of the two "Sussex Land Tax" transcriptions for 1805 and 1815 at a lower price.

Etchingham Select Vestry Minutes & Index 1819-1836

Details of 101 Etchingham Vestry meetings, transcribed and indexed by SFHG Chairman Mick Henry. 

Poll Books & Directories 1774-1871

Poll Books & Directories. Pigot Directory: Sussex 1823-4. Post Office Directories: Six Home Counties 1851, Sussex 1851, 1859, 1871. Seagrave Guide & Directory: Chichester 1804. Poll Books: Sussex 1774, E Sussex 1832; Lewes 1802, 1812, 1826; Brighton 1847, 1852. 

Sussex Family Historian 1973 - 2023

A NEW RELEASE COVERING 50 YEARS OF OUR JOURNAL “The Sussex Family Historian”.
You can search and browse images of all 200 editions of 50 Years of SFHG's quarterly journal the "Sussex Family Historian" Volumes 1-25 (1973-2023).  Search 9,493 pages including 77,651 names in 6610 articles. There may be articles and details about names, families or places you are researching.
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