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Hi, Can anyone supply me any Winder family groups from the 1841 census as I,m getting confused by the number of Johns, Thomas, Williams etc. The family seem to be decended from John Winder and Sarah Harmar both born about 1750. Though the IGI shows a number of diffrent of familys in the Newhaven,...

Happy New Year to All !! I've been away from the forum for a while but am now back with renewed vigor ! I am researching my wifes line (DEACON) and am at a fairly early stage. I'm reasonably happy with later stages of the tree due to living relatives and checks with BMD. Earlier stuff is from...

Hi This is a huge long shot. Amazingly today I was able to trace my Chichester family back to Henry de Cicester b c 1095 Chichester. I was able to find that he had 2 sons Henry b c 1130 and Mathew b c 1135 however the IGI did not have a marriage for him. (There were quite a few generations in my...

|wave|Hello again,Please could someone help me.I am trying to find a few marriage dates /deaths for my Nightingale family. Marriage/Death; of Joseph Solomon Nightingale Born;26th July 1890 Westcott Dorking Surrey, ( living Brighton area from 1905) Marriage/Death; of Frank William...

Can anyone advise me what type of place Beachville, Brighton Road, Lancing, Steyning, West Sussex was in 1933. Thank you Angelcake

I am looking for the above person. He was born Horsham Sussex 1833. He was in Sussex for the 1841 (as Jorom) & 1851 (as Joram) census's, married Sarah Ann Ranfield 1855 at Rawcliffe NR Goole Yorkshire, and was on the 1861 census as a seaman (as Joraw) at Cape de La Hague, ship "Theodore" - there...

Hello ... I'm Sam from across the pond, fairly new to this site ... Not sure if I'm putting this in the right place ? I am putting a little surprise book together for a girl friend ... I was wondering if there is anyone living in or near Hove that might be able to take a few photographs for me ......

I'm hoping someone would be able to help with this. I noticed that in Sussex the Lidbetter name is very common, however when I look in northern England the Ledbetter, Leadbetter, Leadbeater becomes more common. I have even found in a will this person talks about those in York as Ledbetter and his...

I have a rellie William Walter White who died in Warningcamp in 1887 (I have the certificate) but I cannot find where he is buried. Can anyone confirm that the nearest parish church would have been St Nicholas at Arundel? He doesn't seem to be there nor does his wife Amelia. I am now wondering...

Hi Am looking for this lady, was wondering if someone could help me please. ELIZABETH GODFREY born about 1706 pos WARBLETON or CHIDDINGLY I know she married JOHN GURR in 1727 in WARBLETON any help would be wonderful thank you Marian

I know someone else on the sussex forum has mentioned this but thought I'd give it a plug as it's amazing site for those of us with Weald ancestors. //theweald.org/home.asp You'd be amazed what you can find on here - dates and details of parish records, sources and pedigrees! The 1st time I came...

Is there a reasonably comprehensive index of Sussex burials available? The person I'm interested in died (probably in East Sussex) sometime between 1805 and 1837.

Does anyone know whether there are any Sussex newspapers for 1852 lurking about anywhere? I have a relative (Louisa Sherwin) who died in Chichester Royal Infirmary of a 'Scalp Wound' on 25th February 1852 and I wondered whether there might be a story in a local paper. Her death certificate gives...

Would someone be kind enough to look for the burial of Emma Bowers died q2 1881, Steyning, Sussex. I believe she was born 1852 in Southwark, London, Middx and married Frederick. I just need confirmation that this is the same person. If this burial record is found can I be cheeky and...

I need some help in tracing the life of Mary Hitchings this is what I know about her so far: Mary Hitchings married Charles Bentick in Brighton in 1847 her father was an Edward Hitchings and by 1847 he was a pensioner. 1n 1851 they were living together in Brighton and she was born in Lewes,...

Hi, I am researching from Nairobi Kenya and have reached my G x 5 Grandmother Ann Barns and G x 5 Grandfather John Terry, both of West Wittering born 1827-ish and 1823-ish respectivly. I have good records of their marriages, Christening, Deathjs and Children from the IGI index but cannot go...

I am trying to find out what happened to my Great Uncle Percy. He was born on 31st October 1900 at 29 High Street, Eastbourne, East Sussex. He lived with the family in Brighton according to 1911 census. My grandfather told me he had an older brother called Percy who used to run for the Brighton...

My Great Aunt, Mildred Rosalind Phillips, was born in Brighton on 11th March 1902 at 30 Queen Street. But what happened to her? I have tried without success to find a record of marriage for her, or a death record for her. My Grandfather refered to his older sister as "Rose", as the mothers first...

Hi I am needing some help please with my Frost/Pack Family. I have Alice Frost born abt 1863,living with her unmarried mother Jane Frost and Jane's father James Frost in the 1871 census. I also have Alice Frost with unmarried mother Jane in the 1881 census. I have also found Alice's first...