Shelf Mark: SX
For an explanation of this information, please consult the Introduction and the list of Abbreviations. Recent additions to the Society's Library are listed in the Genealogists' Magazine. The staff of the Society are able to make limited searches in these County Sources for a standard fee. Shelf marks used in the library are given in square brackets at the very end of each title.
County-wide sources:
County wide sources for Christenings, Marriages and Burials include:
County sources at the Society of Genealogists: Sussex parish registers, nonconformist registers, marriage licences. London: SoG, 2001 [ML enquiry counter] Buy this book from the SoG on-line bookshop.
National index of parish registers, vol. 4: south east England, Kent, Surrey & Sussex. London: SoG, 1980. [TB/PR]
Diocese of Chichester: a handlist of Bishops' transcripts 1567-1936 [Sussex tracts box]
East Sussex Record Office: a short guide [SX/G 38]
Genealogists guide to the West Sussex Record Office. 3rd edn. [Shelf 9 (SX/GEN)]
Guide to Sussex burial index, vol. 1: Eastern Sussex 1813-37 [SX/R 216]
Handlist of register copies in the library of the Sussex Family History Group [Box 71/folder 11]
A list of ancient parish registers in West Sussex [Typescript.] [SX/R 26]
Parish register typescripts prepared by W H Challen from parishes in London, midlands & southern counties in 87 volumes: Reference tracts, vol. 2 [Middle Library enquiry counter]
Some notes on the early Sussex Quaker registers, reprinted from Sussex Archaeological Society’s collections, vol. 55, 1912: Sussex tracts, vol. 1 [SX/G 2]
Surrey & Sussex parish registers, monumental inscriptions & wills - Surrey & Sussex: the genealogists library guide 2 [SR/G 26]
Sussex believers: Baptist marriage in the 17th & 18th centuries [SX/G 36]
Sussex marriage & miscellaneous index: list of parishes & sources included at 1 May 1979 [Typescript.] [Box 71/folder 6]
Boyd’s marriage index 1538-c.1837 [Typescript]. [UK/REG] Most of this marriage index is also available on the The Origins Network website.
International Genealogical Index & addendum [CD-ROM] [Apply to staff] & available on-line at www.familysearch.org
British Vital Records Index [CD-ROM] [Apply to staff]
National Burial Index. 2nd edn. [CD-ROM] [Apply to staff]
RG 7 Fleet marriage register indexes [parishes, brides & grooms] [SP/REG]
Bishop Richard Challoner's memorandum book: C 1730-60, Easter communicants, catechisms, confirmations, converts, deaths & one or two marriages 1730-80 for London, the home counties & beyond [Photocopy of Ms.] [RC/REG]
East Sussex baptismal index 1700-90 & 1790-1812 [parishes in the Archdeaconry of Lewes]: Sussex collection [Microfiche.] SX/REG/90496/1-1130] & [SX/REG/90496A/1-733]
FLEET: M 1686-1754 relating to Sussex, south west Kent & south east Surrey ... listed by the parish of residence reported by the bridegroom & bride [Typescript.] [MX/R 270-272]
Fleet marriage index 1667-1754 [Typescript.] MX/R 267-269]
Index of East Sussex parish records, 1275-1870 [SX/R 25]
Index to Sussex nonconformist registers, vols. 1-5 [Typescript.] [SX/R 24]
Index to the Garraway Rice bequest [Manuscript.] [Store A folio shelves]
Quaker digest registers of births, marriages & burials - Sussex & Surrey Quarterly Meeting: Z 1640-1837, M 1659-1837, B 1645-1837 [Microfilm.] [Mf 3394]
Quaker marriages in Sussex up to 1837 [1659-1837]: Sussex registers, vol. 18 [Photocopy.] [SX/R 215]
Sussex entries in Hampshire marriage registers [Typescript.] [SX/R 10]
The Sussex marriage index (up to 1837) [CD-ROM.] [CD-ROM cabinet (SX/REG)]
Sussex military marriages 1750-1812, part 1: Sussex parish register miscellany, vol. 4 [SX/R 188]
Marriage licences: abstracts & indexes in the Library of the Society of Genealogists. London: SoG, 1991. 4th edn. [ML enquiry counter] Buy this book from the SoG on-line bookshop.
Faculty Office marriage licences index 1701-1850 [Typescript.] [ML/FO] Buy this book from the SoG on-line bookshop or available on-line to members via <a href="../online/mysog-intro.shtml">MySoG</a> or at <a href="http://www.findmypast.co.uk/">findmypast</a>
Vicar-General marriage licences surname index 1694-1850 [Typescript.] [ML/VG] Buy this book from the SoG on-line bookshop or available on-line to members via <a href="../online/mysog-intro.shtml">MySoG</a> or at <a href="http://www.findmypast.co.uk/">findmypast</a>
Calendar of Sussex marriage licences [part 1]: archdeaconry of Lewes 1586-1643: Sussex Record Society, vol. 1 [SX/PER]
Calendar of Sussex marriage licences [part 2] recorded in the Consistory Court of the Bishop of Chichester for the archdeaconry of Lewes August 1670 to March 1728-29 & in the peculiar court of the Archbishop of Canterbury for the deanery of South Malling May 1620 to December 1732: Sussex Record Society, vol. 6 [SX/PER]
Calendar of Sussex marriage licences [part 3]: archdeaconry of Chichester 1575-1730: Sussex Record Society, vol. 9 [SX/PER]
Calendar of Sussex marriage licences [part 4]: deanery of Chichester 1583-1730; deaneries of Pagham & Tarring 1580-1730: Sussex Record Society, vol. 12 [SX/PER]
Calendar of Sussex marriage licences [parts 5A & B]: archdeaconry of Lewes & deanery of South Malling 1772-1837, vols. 1-2: Bridegrooms A-Z & indexes: Sussex Record Society, vols. 25-26 [SX/PER]
Calendar of Sussex marriage licences [parts 6 & 7]: archdeaconry of Chichester 1731-74 & 1775-1800 with general index to parts 6 & 7: Sussex Record Society, vols. 32 & 35 [SX/PER]
Index to the Garraway Rice bequest [Manuscript.] [Store A folio shelves]
Lewes probate registry: sede vacante register 1685 & 1696 - wills, full index to all the wills in the volume (compiled direct from wills); also, abstracts of all the administration acts, probate acts & marriage licences in the same vol.; caveat book, Archdeaconry Court of Lewes 1728-1858 - all items which seemed of special interest noted including all the caveats re marriage licences [Manuscript.] [SX/G 52]
Weald of east Kent: M before 1601, together with an appendix containing entries from the Sussex marriage licences & Canterbury marriage licences ... [Microfiche.] [KE/REG/54102/1-9]
County wide sources for tombstone inscriptions (MIs) include:
Anglo-Indian monumental inscriptions in Kent & Sussex: reprinted from Bengal past & present, vol. 49 [IND/M 3]
Bullock's Indian index: an index to a series of 2000 English monumental inscriptions in India, which were printed in "Bengal past & present" 1931-37 [Typescript.] [IND/M 3]
The indents of lost monumental brasses in Surrey & East Sussex; being a record of the remaining indents of matrices, fully illustrated by the author's drawings: Surrey monumental inscriptions, vol. 12 [Typescript.] [SR/M 44]
Index to the Garraway Rice bequest [Manuscript.] [Store A folio shelves]
London's statues [MX/G 236]
The lost monumental brasses of East Sussex; being a record of the indents in the eastern division of the county, with illustrations from the author's rubbings, & references to lost brasses, with an appendix to West Sussex [SX/M 13]
The lost monumental brasses of West Sussex; being a record of the indents in the western division of the county, with illustrations from the author's rubbings, & references to lost brasses [SX/M 14] & [Sussex tracts box]
MIs in Sussex churches & churchyards: Sussex monumental inscriptions, vol. 8 [Typescript.] [SX/M 8]
The monumental effigies of Sussex (1250-1650). 2nd edn., rev. & enlarged [SX/M 15]
Monumental inscriptions in England relating to West Indians: Caribbeana, being miscellaneous papers relating to the history, genealogy, topography, & antiquities of the British West Indies, vols. 1-5 [Store A - use fiche version]
Surrey & Sussex parish registers, monumental inscriptions & wills: Surrey & Sussex: the genealogists library guide 2 [SR/G 26]
Sussex men who died in the 1914-19 war whilst serving with the Household Cavalry, Life Guards, Lancers, Dragoons, Hussars, Yeomanry, Camel Corps, Royal Horse & Field Artillery, Right Honourable Artillery Company (inc. Territorial Units), Royal Garrison Artillery Territorial Units [R G A], Royal Engineers & Pioneer Battalions [Typescript.] [SX/M 33]
Sussex monumental inscriptions (in alphabetical order of parish) [Manuscript.] [SX/M 1]
In addition to free access from within the library to census returns and indexes on various subscription web sites, the Society holds many locally produced indexes. The latter are essential where an Internet index has mis-transcribed a name which you are looking for and for surviving pre-1841 censuses and census substitutes. eg. Chiddingley 1821 census, Dean, East 1831 census, Hartfield 1821 census, Hastings (St. Clement) 1831 census, Hastings (St. Mary in the Castle) 1821 & 1831 census, Hoathly, East 1821 census, Kirdford 1811 census, Lewes (St. John Sub Castro) 1831 census, Rusper 1821 census, Ticehurst 1801 & 1831 census, Uckfield 1831 census
Search the on-line catalogue for the following Subject phrase
SUSSEX - CENSUSES
Click on the green Go button and then on the subject term for the required census.
The Society’s collection is of national importance and includes county and local directories of residents and businesses and poll books and other lists of voters in parliamentary and local elections. Details, correct as of 1995, are published in:
Directories & poll books, including almanacs & electoral rolls, in the Library of the Society of Genealogists. SoG, 1995. 6th edn. [ML enquiry counters] Buy this book from the SoG on-line bookshop.
Or search the on-line catalogue for the following Subject phrase:
SUSSEX - DIRECTORIES
or SUSSEX - POLL BOOKS
Click on the green Go button and then on the subject term required.
The Society holds the journals of most English-speaking family history societies world-wide, the publications of county record societies and many national and local history societies past and present.
Search the on-line catalogue for the Title required
The Library contains film copies of indexes to wills proved 1858-1930 and indexes, calendars and many abstracts of wills proved by individual church courts before 1858. Details, correct as of 1996, are published in:
Will indexes & other probate material in the library of the Society of Genealogists. London: SoG, 1996 [WILLS/GEN] Buy this book from the SoG on-line bookshop.
Other major sources include:
An index to the wills proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury 1750-1800 [WILLS/PCC] Buy this book from the SoG on-line bookshop or available on-line to members via <a href="../online/mysog-intro.shtml">MySoG</a> or at <a href="http://www.findmypast.co.uk/">findmypast</a> An index to all PCC wills 1384-1858 is available on-line at The National Archives
Estate Duty will indexes 1796-1857 (IR 27/1-323) [Microfilm] [Wills film cabinets] The Death Duty registers 1796-1903 are also on-line at www.findmypast.com (formerly 1837online)
An index to the Bank of England will extracts 1807-45 [WILLS/GEN] Buy this book from the SoG on-line bookshop or available on-line to members via <a href="../online/mysog-intro.shtml">MySoG</a> or at <a href="http://www.findmypast.co.uk/">findmypast</a>
For the most up-to-date list of will material in the library, do a Subject search on the on-line catalogue for the name of the church court eg. Biggleswade Peculiar Court
Or if you do not know the name of the church court:
Search the on-line catalogue for the following Subject phrase:
SUSSEX - GENERAL:WILLS
Click on the green Go button and then on the subject term required.
The Society has material on the following and other places in the county of Sussex. For details please click on the link to the on-line catalogue and do a Subject search for the place name.
Albourne | Alciston | Aldingbourne | Alfriston | Almodington | Amberley | Angmering | Appledram or Apuldram | Ardingly | Arlington | Arundel | Ashburnham | Ashington | Ashurst | Balcombe | Barcombe | Barlavington | Barnham | Battle | Beckley | Beddingham | Beeding, Upper | Bepton | Bersted, South | Berwick | Bexhill | Bignor | Billingshurst | Binderton | Binsted | Birdham | Bishopstone | Blackham | Blatchington, East | Blatchington, West | Bodiam | Bodle Street Green | Bognor | Bolney | Bosham | Botolphs | Boxgrove | Bramber | Brede | Brightling | Brighton | Broadwater | Buncton | Burpham | Burton | Burwash | Bury | Buxted | Catsfield | Chailey | Chalvington | Chapel, North | Chichester | Chiddingly | Chidham | Chiltington, East | Chiltington, West | Chithurst | Clapham | Clayton | Climping | Coates | Cocking | Cold Waltham | Compton | Coombes | Copthorne | Cowdray | Cowfold | Crawley | Crowhurst | Cuckfield
The Society has material on the following and other places in the county of Sussex. For details please click on the link to the on-line catalogue and do a Subject search for the place name.
Dallington | Danehill | Dean, West by Eastbourne | Denton | Dicker Common, Upper | Didling | Ditchling | Donnington | Duncton | Durrington | Earnley | Eartham | Easebourne | Eastdean (east Sussex) | Eastdean (west Sussex) | Eastbourne | Eastergate | Edburton | Egdean | Elridge Green | Elsted | Etchingham | Ewhurst | Fairlight | Falmer | Felpham | Fernhurst | Ferring | Findon | Firle, West | Fishbourne, New | Fittleworth | Fletching | Folkington | Ford | Forest Row | Framfield | Frant | Friston | Funtington | Glynde | Goring | Graffham | Grinstead, East | Grinstead, West | Greatham | Guestling | Guldeford, East | Hadlow Down | Hailsham | Hamsey | Hangleton | Hardham | Hartfield | Harting | Hastings | Heathfield | Heene | Heighton, South | Hellingly | Henfield | Herstmonceux | Heyshott | Hoathly, East | Hoathly, West | Hollington | Hooe | Horsham | Horsted Keynes | Houghton | Hove | Hunston | Hurst Green | Hurstpierpoint | Icklesham | Iden | Ifield | Iford | Iping | Isfield | Itchenor | Itchingfield | Jevington
The Society has material on the following and other places in the county of Sussex. For details please click on the link to the on-line catalogue and do a Subject search for the place name.
Keymer | Kingston by Sea | Kingston near Ferring | Kingston near Lewes | Kirdford | Lancing | Laughton | Lavant, East | Lavant, Mid | Lewes | Linch | Linchmere | Lindfield | Litlington | Littlehampton | Lodsworth | Lullington | Lurgashall | Lyminster or Lymyster | Madehurst | Malling, South | Marden, East | Marden, North | Maresfield | Mayfield | Merston | Middleton | Midhurst | Milland | Mountfield | Mundham, North | Newhaven | Newick | Newtimber | Ninfield | Northiam | Nuthurst | Ore | Oving | Ovingdean | Pagham | Parham | Patcham | Patching | Peasmarsh | Penhurst | Pett | Petworth | Pevensey | Piddinghoe | Playden | Plumpton | Poling | Portslade | Poynings | Preston | Preston, East | Pulborough | Pyecombe | Racton | Ringmer | Ripe | Robertsbridge | Rodmell | Rogate | Rotherfield | Rottingdean | Rudgwick | Rumboldswyke | Rusper | Rustington | Rye
The Society has material on the following and other places in the county of Sussex. For details please click on the link to the on-line catalogue and do a Subject search for the place name.
Salehurst | Seaford | Sedlescombe | Sele | Selham | Selmeston | Selsey | Shermanbury | Shipley | Shoreham | Shoreham, New | Shoreham, Old | Sidlesham | Singleton | Slaugham | Slindon | Slinfold | Sompting | Southease | Southwick | St Leonards on Sea | Stanmer | Staplecross in Ewhurst | Stedham | Steyning | Stoke, North | Stoke, South | Stoke, West | Stopham | Storrington | Stoughton | Streat or Street | Sullington | Sutton | Tangmere | Tarring Neville | Tarring, West | Telscombe | Terwick | Thakeham | Thorney, West | Ticehurst | Tillington | Tortington | Treyford | Trotton with Tuxlith (Milland) Chapel | Turner’s Hill | Twineham | Uckfield | Udimore | Up Marden | Up Waltham | Wadhurst | Walberton | Waldron | Warbleton | Warminghurst | Warnham | Warning Camp | Wartling | Washington | Wepham | Westbourne | Westdean (east Sussex) | Westdean (west Sussex) | Westfield | Westham | Westhampnett | Westmeston | Whatlington | Wiggonholt cum Greatham | Willingdon | Wilmington | Winchelsea | Wisborough Green | Wiston | Withyham | Wittering, East | Wittering, West | Withyham | Wivelsfield | Woodmancote | Woolavington | Woolbeding | Worth | Worthing | Yapton
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