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==Archives== | ==Archives== | ||
'''East Sussex Record Office, The Keep''' | '''East Sussex Record Office, The Keep'''<br>Woollards Way<br>Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9BP UK<br><br>Telephone: 01273 482349<br>Email: [mailto:thekeep@eastsussex.gov.uk thekeep@eastsussex.gov.uk]<br> | ||
[http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/localandfamilyhistory/esro/collections/ Website]<br>[https://www.thekeep.info/collections/doing-family-history/ Family history]<br> | [http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/localandfamilyhistory/esro/collections/ Website]<br>[https://www.thekeep.info/collections/doing-family-history/ Family history]<br> | ||
[https://www.thekeep.info/collections/themes/birth-death-marriage-divorce-love/ Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce & Relationships]<br> | [https://www.thekeep.info/collections/themes/birth-death-marriage-divorce-love/ Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce & Relationships]<br> | ||
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'''West Sussex Record Office'''<br>(Physical Address)<br>3 Orchard Street<br>Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1DD<br>(Correspondence only)<br>County Archivist<br>West Sussex Record Office<br>County Hall<br>Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1RN UK<br><br>Telephone: 01243 753602<br>Email: [mailto:record.office@westsussex.gov.uk record.office@westsussex.gov.uk]<br>[https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/leisure-recreation-and-community/history-and-heritage/west-sussex-record-office/ Website]<br> | '''West Sussex Record Office'''<br>(Physical Address)<br>3 Orchard Street<br>Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1DD<br>(Correspondence only)<br>County Archivist<br>West Sussex Record Office<br>County Hall<br>Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1RN UK<br><br>Telephone: 01243 753602<br>Email: [mailto:record.office@westsussex.gov.uk record.office@westsussex.gov.uk]<br>[https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/leisure-recreation-and-community/history-and-heritage/west-sussex-record-office/ Website]<br> | ||
[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/catalog/?title=sussex Baptism, confirmation, marriage, death and burial records spanning 457 years of Sussex history are now available to search online at Ancestry] | [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/catalog/?title=sussex Baptism, confirmation, marriage, death and burial records spanning 457 years of Sussex history are now available to search online at Ancestry] | ||
==Libraries== | |||
*[https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/libraries/local/locations '''East Sussex Libraries'''] | |||
*[https://arena.westsussex.gov.uk/our-libraries '''West Sussex Libraries'''] | |||
== Museums == | == Museums == | ||
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'''Weald and Downland Living Museum'''<br>Open Air Theater Road<br>Singleton<br>Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0EU UK<br>Telephone: 1243 811363<br>Email: [mailto:office@wealddown.co.uk office@wealddown.co.uk]<br>[http://www.wealddown.co.uk Website] | '''Weald and Downland Living Museum'''<br>Open Air Theater Road<br>Singleton<br>Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0EU UK<br>Telephone: 1243 811363<br>Email: [mailto:office@wealddown.co.uk office@wealddown.co.uk]<br>[http://www.wealddown.co.uk Website] | ||
==Civil Registration Offices== | ==Civil Registration Offices== | ||
The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''General Register Office'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''website'''] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices. | The [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''General Register Office'''] holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their [https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ '''website'''] (a login is required but it is free to register and search). However, in some cases research can be more efficient working with the smaller, more specific records collections of county/district registry offices. | ||
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Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the '''historic and current registration districts and their parishes''', | Sometimes research might be required to determine where a town or parish was in a former registration district, or even its current district. For a list of the '''historic and current registration districts and their parishes''', see [https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/SSX.html UKBMD: Registration Districts in Sussex]. | ||
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===East Sussex=== | |||
*[https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/registration/copies '''Order copy certificates'''] | |||
*[https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/registration/register-offices '''Register offices'''] | |||
===West Sussex=== | |||
*[https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/births-ceremonies-and-deaths/order-a-birth-death-marriage-or-civil-partnership-certificate/ '''Order a birth, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate'''] | |||
*[https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/find-my-nearest/registration-office/?Keyword=&Location=&area=&availableServices=book-an-appointment-to-give-notice-of-marriage-or-civil-partnership '''West Sussex Registration Offices'''] | |||