Sussex, England Genealogy

England Sussex

County Information
Sussex is a former maritime county located in South East England and corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex.

The county of Sussex is named for the South Saxons, in Old English, sūth + Seaxe. The expression Suth Seaxe is first recorded in the late 9th century. In the Domesday Book (1086) it is Sudsexe.

The historic county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming into force of the Local Government Act 1972.

Parishes
Use an interactive mapto find jurisdictions for each parish in Sussex.

Civil Districts
List of Sussex Civil Registration Districts

Websites
To view a brief list of additional web sites and/or web pages for Sussex and many of its parishes, visit FHLFavorites.info.
 * Sussex Resources and help pages on RootsChat Sussex Resources and help pages. (Free).
 * http://www.thesussexweald.org/home.asp - parish records, maps, books, pedigrees etc for the Weald an area 120 miles long and 30 miles wide encompassing many small towns in Sussex, Kent and Surrey.
 * http://www.sussexrecordsociety.org/plhome.asp?an=&amp;ap - Sussex poor Law records, settlements and removals
 * http://www.barriesgenealogy.co.uk/html/broadwater_worthing.html - includes links to a variety of sources for Sussex.
 * http://www.sussex-opc.org/- Sussex Online Parish Clerks
 * http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Burtenshaw/?yguid=138587594 - Burtenshaw family of or from Sussex
 * Cyndi's List for Sussex lots of useful links here
 * GenUKI: Sussex
 * Sussex Family History Group (SFHG)
 * Sussex Online Parish Clerks (Sussex OPC)
 * GenWeb: Sussex pages of the British Isles GenWeb part of the World GenWeb Projects
 * The Weald The history, genealogy and topography of the Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
 * Sussex Records Society (SRS)
 * Sussex Families compiled by John Comber
 * Sussex+ RootsWeb Mailing List
 * Sussex+ RootsWeb Mailing List Searchable Archives
 * Sussex RootsWeb Message Board
 * GenForum Message Board for Sussex
 * RootsChat Sussex Forum
 * British Genealogy Sussex Forum

Content to move
Burchall, Michael J. Roman Catholics in Sussex giving name, residence and value of estate. Article covers year 1715. To be found in magazine Sussex Family Historian. vol. 1. #5, June 1974. pages 115-116. Family History Library Ref. 942.52 B2 su

Rapes and Divisions
Sussex was formerly divided into six rapes. In the 19th Century, the county was divided for electoral purposes into two divisions, the Eastern and Western, which, in 1888, became the basis of two administrative bodies, East Sussex and West Sussex.

East Sussex

 * East Sussex Records Office (ESRO)

West Sussex

 * West Sussex Records Office (WSRO)
 * West Sussex Past Photographs Over 5000 images from the 1640s to the present