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Hi does anyone know anything about a family called FRENCH I think they were about in Brighton in 1841. I'm looking for William.Any info would be much appreciated. Ta muchly.

|help|Can some one please look up 1901 Census for William Cook (Death.) I have him in 1901 in the Brighton Racehill Workhouse,( Inmates Record) He is down as being single.Age abt 56. General Labourer. Born. 1847. (Correct Date ) Thank you. SUSSEXDER.|banghead|

I wonder if anyone in the Brighton area would know about a Young Ladies seminar (presumably girls boarding school) in Brighton about 1870.My grandmother was said to have attended such a place. I am getting nowhere trying to find it though. nancyt

In the 1901 census for Aldwick (Pagham) there is a Albert Perry 49 a fisherman (own account) and his wife Mary Jane Perry 46 Laundress (employer). Are there and online directories or other sources that I can check to see what happened to these people. I assume that if Mary Jane was an...

Hi I have hit a brick wall with my Inskip line. My gt gt grandfather was a William C Inskip, he was deceased in 1848 when my gt grandfather Stephen Inskip married my gt grandmother in Kent in 1848. I am tring to trace Stephen 's birth. All I know from the 1851 census (living in Kent at the...

I have for some time been trying to find a baptism for JAMES LASHMAR(MORE) b. 1775 West Grinstead. This information is from the 1851 Census. I deperately want to try and find his parents and so go back another generation. Is there some one out there who could help me please? Regards Kay

I've discovered that Agnes PAGLIANO (widow, nee CHRISTOPHERS) was resident in Brighton for a period during the 1860s although she was back in Marylebone by the 1871 census. Is anyone able to check the PO etc directories for that decade for me please? There's nothing in the Historical Directories...

Could someone please do a lookup for William James Manser(or Mancer) 2 June 1790 in Hurstmonceux and who he married .

Hi I am searaching for a marriage for Herbert Stranding born 1887 West Torring, Sussex and a Margaret???? The marriage would have been around 1917-1919. together they had 4 children. Eileen, Margaret, Ernest, and John. Any help would be greatfully appreciated. Thank you, Ann

Hi, Here is a llist of the surnames I am researching in the Sussex area, and would love to hear from anyone who has similar interests .... Cheeseman - Brighton Gorringe - Hastings and Brighton Harman / Harmer - Hastings

Hello listers, Is anyone else interested in the Ollive family? I have just found that Harriet b 1842 married Joseph Pack. She was the daughter of George and Hannah and I would like to go back further with them. I have the census which says that George was born in 1804 in Hawkhurst and Hannah...

I have found the following website rather useful in gaining background information about my Sussex folk. One or two of them are even listed amongst it's pages :) Anyone else used it? http://thesussexweald.org

Hi. I'm looking for the father of James Cornford. James was bn in Burwash about 1822. On James marriage certificate, his fathers name and occupation is blank. From census information i know that his mother name is Mary, she was a widow, bn in Burwash about 1782. Both James and Mary were...

If anyone has access to any/all of the parish registers in Sussex I'd be really grateful for some help. I have Lucy Ann Stallard baptized on 01/09/1811 in the Arundel Parish registers (I have a copy of the parish registers for Arundel). Her parents are listed as James and Jane however they are...

Would some kind person please look on the 1841 Census for: Naomi VERRALL b. abt. 1835 HAMSEY Many thanks Regards Kay

My great grandmother, Milicent PICKETT, plus a couple of her siblings, were born in Wellington Cottages, All Saints, Hastings. Last year, I was in Hastings and had a look down All Saints Street, to see if there were any clues. Nada. I am unable to find the location on any map. Could some...

If so, please could you help? I'm looking for the DENNIS family who lived in the village of Willingdon. I'd like to know the name and age of the head of the family. His spouse was Charlotte and she would have been 42 years old in 1861. At that time they would have had one son, Joseph, who...

My great grandmother was born 23rd May 1863 in the village of Fletching, East sussex. Her maiden name was Clara Grover she married my great grandfather William James Andrews on the 8th Nov. 1879. William was the Police Constable for the local district. He and Clara lived in the Police House,...