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East Sussex Record Office, The Keep
Woollards Way
Brighton, East Sussex BN1 9BP UK

Telephone: 01273 482349
Email: thekeep@eastsussex.gov.uk
Website
Family history
Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce & Relationships
Baptism, confirmation, marriage, death and burial records spanning 457 years of Sussex history are now available to search online at Ancestry

West Sussex Record Office
(Physical Address)
3 Orchard Street
Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1DD
(Correspondence only)
County Archivist
West Sussex Record Office
County Hall
Chichester, West Sussex PO19 1RN UK

Telephone: 01243 753602
Email: record.office@westsussex.gov.uk
Website
Baptism, confirmation, marriage, death and burial records spanning 457 years of Sussex history are now available to search online at Ancestry

Museums[edit | edit source]

For a long list of East Sussex museums, go to List of museums in East Sussex in Wikipedia.
For a long list of West Sussex museums, go to List of museums in West Sussex in Wikipedia.

Brighton Museum & Art Gallery
Royal Pavilion Gardens
12A Pavilion Parade
Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1EE UK
Telephone: 300 029 0900
Email: visitor.services@brighton-hove.gov.uk
Website

Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
John's Place
Bohemia Rd
Hastings, East Sussex TN34 1ET UK
Telephone: 1424 451052
Email: museum@hastings.gov.uk
Website

Weald and Downland Living Museum
Open Air Theater Road
Singleton
Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0EU UK
Telephone: 1243 811363
Email: office@wealddown.co.uk
Website

Civil Registration Offices[edit | edit source]

The General Register Office holds a central copy of all birth, marriage, and death registrations in England. These certificates can be ordered from their 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.

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 UKBMD: Registration Districts in Sussex.

East Sussex[edit | edit source]

West Sussex[edit | edit source]

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-=== East Sussex Record Office  ===
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+| link1=[[England Genealogy|England]]
+| link2=[[Sussex, England Genealogy|Sussex]]
+| link3=
+| link4=
+| link5=[[Sussex_Archives_and_Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
+}}
-*Resources and availability
+==Archives==
-*PDF document “A Short Guide to Holdings” (1988) – no online databases
+'''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>
-*List of documents received by office since 1979
+[http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/localandfamilyhistory/esro/collections/ Website]<br>[https://www.thekeep.info/collections/doing-family-history/ Family history]<br>
-*Link to Access to Archives
+[https://www.thekeep.info/collections/themes/birth-death-marriage-divorce-love/ Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce & Relationships]<br>
-*Search their Record Office Collections - [http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/localandfamilyhistory/esro/collections/holdings.htm www.eastsussex.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/localandfamilyhistory/esro/collections/holdings.htm]
+[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]
+----
+'''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]
-Web site:&nbsp; [http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/localandfamilyhistory/esro/collections www.eastsussex.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/localandfamilyhistory/esro/collections]
+==Libraries==
+*[https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/libraries/local/locations '''East Sussex Libraries''']
+*[https://arena.westsussex.gov.uk/our-libraries '''West Sussex Libraries''']
-=== West Sussex Record Office  ===
+== Museums ==
+*For a long list of East Sussex museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_East_Sussex '''List of museums in East Sussex'''] in Wikipedia.<br>
+*For a long list of West Sussex museums, go to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_museums_in_West_Sussex '''List of museums in West Sussex'''] in Wikipedia.
+----
+'''Brighton Museum & Art Gallery'''<br>Royal Pavilion Gardens<br>12A Pavilion Parade<br>Brighton, East Sussex BN1 1EE UK<br>Telephone: 300 029 0900<br>Email: [mailto:visitor.services@brighton-hove.gov.uk visitor.services@brighton-hove.gov.uk]<br>[http://brightonmuseums.org.uk/brighton/ Website]
+----
+'''Hastings Museum and Art Gallery'''<br>John's Place<br>Bohemia Rd<br>Hastings, East Sussex TN34 1ET UK<br>Telephone: 1424 451052<br>Email: [mailto:museum@hastings.gov.uk museum@hastings.gov.uk]<br>[http://www.hmag.org.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]
-*About the Record Office – records accessible free of charge at record office
+==Civil Registration Offices==
-*Record Office services
+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.
-*Current projects &amp; upcoming events
+----
-*Collections and archives – no online databases
+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].
-*Picture Archives&nbsp;-&nbsp; [http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/leisure/explore_west_sussex/record_office_and_archives/picture_archives.aspx www.westsussex.gov.uk/leisure/explore_west_sussex/record_office_and_archives/picture_archives.aspx]
+----
-*Online Record Office Catalogues -&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.westsussexpast.org.uk/searchonline/ www.westsussexpast.org.uk/searchonline/]
+===East Sussex===
+*[https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/registration/copies '''Order copy certificates''']
+*[https://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/registration/register-offices '''Register offices''']
-Web site:&nbsp; [http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/leisure/explore_west_sussex/record_office_and_archives.aspx www.westsussex.gov.uk/leisure/explore_west_sussex/record_office_and_archives.aspx]
+===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''']
-<br>
-=== West Sussex Past  ===
+{{Place|Sussex}} {{England Archives and Libraries}}
-&nbsp;- database of 2 million records from West Sussex heritage organizations including:
+[[Category:Sussex, England]]
+[[Category:Counties of England]]
-*Photographic Database
-*Past Gateway – databases &amp; web links
-*Library &amp; Museum images
-*Searchable online catalogue -&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.westsussexpast.org/searchonline/ www.westsussexpast.org/searchonline/]
-Web site:&nbsp; [http://www.westsussexpast.org.uk www.westsussexpast.org.uk]
-<br>
-=== Sussex Collection  ===
-&nbsp;- The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies with a large compilation of transcripts of many Sussex parish registers, nonconformist registers and miscellaneous material
-Catalogue of Documents:&nbsp; [http://www.ihgs.ac.uk/library/fullcatalogue.html www.ihgs.ac.uk/library/fullcatalogue.html]<br><br>Web site:&nbsp; [http://www.ihgs.ac.uk/library/sussex_collection.html www.ihgs.ac.uk/library/sussex_collection.html]
-Contact Information:
-The Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies<br>79-82 Northgate<br>Canterbury<br>Kent, CT1 1BA<br>England<br>Tel: +44 (0)1227 768664