Worthing Christ Church, Sussex Genealogy

England Sussex



Parish History
Worthing Christ Church was formed as a chapel of ease to Broadwater, Sussex and to provide a burial ground for the poor of Worthing. It was consecrated thus in 1843 but by 1855 it became an Ecclesiastical Parish formed from Broadwater, Sussex

Sussex Parish Churches have a history of Worthing Churches Worthing Introduction

The history of the church is found at Worthing Christ Church Grafton Road

Worthing Christ Church Sussex Online Parish Clerks (OPC) and Worthing Sussex Online Parish Clerks (OPC)

The OPC for Worthing churches Barrie Keech [http:\\www.barriesgenealogy.co.uk.+ website]

Other places of worship in Worting include

Chapel Street, Independent Sussex Online Parish Clerks (OPC) Holy Trinity (Anglican) Sussex Online Parish Clerks (OPC) St Mary of the Angels (Roman Catholic) Sussex Online Parish Clerks (OPC) St Matthew (Anglican) Sussex Online Parish Clerks (OPC)

Christ Church Worthing Wikipedia and list of places of worship in Worthing Wikipedia

See Worthing: Churches', A History of the County of Sussex: Volume 6 Part 1: Bramber Rape (Southern Part) (1980), pp. 119-122. + here

Civil Registration
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Church records
West Sussex Record Office has deposited parish Registers Bap1843-1964 Marr 1855-1976

Bishop's Transcripts 1855-1904

no microfilm for this parish

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Census records
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Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Sussex Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

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Web sites
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