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[[England]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Sussex]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Pyecombe]] | |||
[[Image:Church of the Transfiguration Pyecombe West Sussex.jpg|thumb|right|Church of the Transfiguration Pyecombe]] | |||
== Parish History == | |||
Pyecombe, the Church of the Transfiguration is an Ancient parish in the civil parish of Pyecombe in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex.<br> | |||
[http://www.sussexparishchurches.org/content/view/509/33/+ history and images]<br> | |||
The Parish church at Church Hill Pyecombe has been designated a grade I listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-302730-the-parish-church-pyecombe+ British listed building]<br> | |||
[http://www. | [http://www.sussex-opc.org/index.php?cy=52&n=Pyecombe&b=index.php&t=Parish&k=446&l=102+ Pyecombe Sussex online Parish Clerks(OPC)]<br> | ||
See also:<br> | |||
[http:// | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_places_of_worship_in_Mid_Sussex+ list of places of worship in Mid Sussex]<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyecombe+ Pyecombe Wikipedia] and A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 567-571. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=51213+ here]<br> | |||
== Resources == | |||
==== Civil Registration ==== | |||
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The [[England Civil Registration|civil registration]] article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is [http://freebmd.org.uk/ FreeBMD]. | |||
This parish was part of Cuckfield registration district from September 1837. [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/cuckfield.html+ see further details] To apply for certificates please contact <br>West Sussex <br>Centralised Certificates Office<br>Registration Service<br>West Sussex Record Office<br>County Hall<br>Chichester<br>PO19 1RN<br>01243 642122<br><br> | |||
=== | ==== Church records ==== | ||
Pyecombe The Transfiguration | |||
West Sussex Record Office has deposited parish Registers Bap 1561-1895 Marr 1596-1998 Bur 1598-1999 Bishop's Transcripts 1606-1894 <br> | |||
Contact West Sussex Record Office 3 Orchard Street Chichester West Sussex<br>PO19 1DD <br>Phone: 01243 753602<br>Fax: 01243 533959<br>Email: records.office@westsussex.gov.uk | |||
Link to the Family History Library Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection {{FHL|England%2C+Sussex%2C+Pyecombe|subject|disp=Pyecombe}} | |||
==== | ==== Census records ==== | ||
FamilySearch Records includes collections of census indexes which can be searched online for free. In addition FamilySearch Centres offer free access to images of the England and Wales Census through [http://fhc.familysearch.org/ '''FHC Portal:'''] Computers here have access to the Family History Centre Portal page which gives free access to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. | |||
[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Category:England_Family_History_Centres] to locate local Family History Centres in UK | |||
[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Introduction_to_LDS_Family_History_Centers] to locate outside UK. | |||
=== Poor Law Unions === | Many archives and local history collections in public libraries in England and Wales offer online census searches and also hold microfilm or fiche census returns. | ||
Images of the census for 1841-1891 can be viewed in census collections at Ancestry (fee payable) or Find My Past (fee payable) | |||
The 1851 census of England and Wales attempted to identify religious places of worship in addition to the household survey census returns. | |||
[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/group/ukicen/UK_Census_Collection.aspx+ Ancestry UK Census Collection] | |||
[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/search-menu/census-land-and-surveys+ Find my Past census search 1841-1901] | |||
[http://www.1881pubs.com/+ for details of public houses in the 1881 census] | |||
Prior to the 1911 census the household schedule was destroyed and only the enumerator's schedule survives. | |||
The 1911 census of England and Wales was taken on the night of Sunday 2 April 1911 and in addition to households and institutions such as prisons and workhouses, canal boats merchant ships and naval vessels it attempted to include homeless persons. The schedule was completed by an individual and for the first time both this record and the enumerator's schedule were preserved. Two forms of boycott of the census by women are possible due to frustration at government failure to grant women the universal right to vote in parliamentary and local elections. The schedule either records a protest by failure to complete the form in respect of the women in the household or women are absent due to organisation of groups of women staying away from home for the whole night. Research estimates that several thousand women are not found by census search. [http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/census/1911/person?ukwid=394505&sourceid=1&utm_source=Google+FMP+Main_CPC&utm_medium=Key+Keywords&utm_campaign=1911+census+ Find my Past 1911 census search] | |||
==== Poor Law Unions ==== | |||
[[Cuckfield Poor Law Union, Sussex]] | [[Cuckfield Poor Law Union, Sussex]] | ||
=== Probate | ==== Probate records ==== | ||
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Sussex Probate Records|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. | Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to [[Sussex Probate Records|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. | ||
== Maps and Gazetteers == | == Maps and Gazetteers == | ||
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place. | Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br> | ||
http://www. | *[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851] | ||
*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain] | |||
== | == Web sites == | ||
Contributor: Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above. | |||
[[Category:Sussex | [[Category:Sussex]] | ||
Revision as of 05:42, 31 January 2012
Parish History[edit | edit source]
Pyecombe, the Church of the Transfiguration is an Ancient parish in the civil parish of Pyecombe in the Mid Sussex district of West Sussex.
The Parish church at Church Hill Pyecombe has been designated a grade I listed building British listed building
Pyecombe Sussex online Parish Clerks(OPC)
See also:
list of places of worship in Mid Sussex
Pyecombe Wikipedia and A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 567-571. here
Resources[edit | edit source]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day. The civil registration article tells more about these records. There are several Internet sites with name lists or indexes. A popular site is FreeBMD.
This parish was part of Cuckfield registration district from September 1837. see further details To apply for certificates please contact
West Sussex
Centralised Certificates Office
Registration Service
West Sussex Record Office
County Hall
Chichester
PO19 1RN
01243 642122
Church records[edit | edit source]
Pyecombe The Transfiguration
West Sussex Record Office has deposited parish Registers Bap 1561-1895 Marr 1596-1998 Bur 1598-1999 Bishop's Transcripts 1606-1894
Contact West Sussex Record Office 3 Orchard Street Chichester West Sussex
PO19 1DD
Phone: 01243 753602
Fax: 01243 533959
Email: records.office@westsussex.gov.uk
Link to the Family History Library Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection Pyecombe
Census records[edit | edit source]
FamilySearch Records includes collections of census indexes which can be searched online for free. In addition FamilySearch Centres offer free access to images of the England and Wales Census through FHC Portal: Computers here have access to the Family History Centre Portal page which gives free access to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions.
[1] to locate local Family History Centres in UK
[2] to locate outside UK.
Many archives and local history collections in public libraries in England and Wales offer online census searches and also hold microfilm or fiche census returns.
Images of the census for 1841-1891 can be viewed in census collections at Ancestry (fee payable) or Find My Past (fee payable)
The 1851 census of England and Wales attempted to identify religious places of worship in addition to the household survey census returns.
Find my Past census search 1841-1901
for details of public houses in the 1881 census
Prior to the 1911 census the household schedule was destroyed and only the enumerator's schedule survives.
The 1911 census of England and Wales was taken on the night of Sunday 2 April 1911 and in addition to households and institutions such as prisons and workhouses, canal boats merchant ships and naval vessels it attempted to include homeless persons. The schedule was completed by an individual and for the first time both this record and the enumerator's schedule were preserved. Two forms of boycott of the census by women are possible due to frustration at government failure to grant women the universal right to vote in parliamentary and local elections. The schedule either records a protest by failure to complete the form in respect of the women in the household or women are absent due to organisation of groups of women staying away from home for the whole night. Research estimates that several thousand women are not found by census search. Find my Past 1911 census search
Poor Law Unions[edit | edit source]
Cuckfield Poor Law Union, Sussex
Probate records[edit | edit source]
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.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
Web sites[edit | edit source]
Contributor: Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.