Cowfold, Sussex Genealogy: Difference between revisions

Cowfold, Sussex
Type	Ancient Parish
Civil Jurisdictions
Hundred	Windham and Ewhurst
County	Sussex
Poor Law Union	Cuckfield
Registration District	Cuckfield
Records begin
	Parish registers: 1558
	Bishop's Transcripts: 1606
Ecclesiastical Jurisdictions
Rural Deanery	Lewes
Diocese	Chichester
Province	Canterbury
Legal Jurisdictions
Probate Court	Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Lewes
Location of Archive
	Sussex Record Office
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England

Sussex

Sussex Parishes

Cowfold

Guide to Cowfold, Sussex ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Parish History

COWFOLD, a parish, in the union of Cuckfield, hundred of Windham and Ewhurst, rape of Bramber, W. division of Sussex, 7 miles (S. S. E.) from Horsham.^[1]

Cowfold is an Ancient parish in West Sussex.

See a history of the church Cowfold St Peter

The Parish Church of St Peter has been designated as a grade I listed building British listed building

Cowfold Sussex Online Parish Clerks(OPC)

See also Cowfold Wikipedia and A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 702-710. here

Resources

Find Neighboring Parishes

Use England Jurisdictions 1851 Map

Type the name of the parish in the search bar
Click on the location pin on the map
Choose Options from the pop up box
Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes

Civil Registration

Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.

See England Civil Registration for online resources and information.

This parish was part of Cuckfield registration district from September 1837. see further details To apply for certificates please contact
West Sussex
Centralized Certificates Office
Registration Service
West Sussex Record Office
County Hall
Chichester
PO19 1RN
01243 642122

For the civil registration history see also Horsham registration district

Church Records

The Church of England (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor.
Non-Conformist refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.

Church of England

Due to the increasing access of online records:

Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified

Dates in the following table are approximate

Hover over the collection's title for more information

Cowfold Online Parish Records
Collections	Baptisms		Marriages		Burials
	Indexes and images	Indexes only	Indexes and images	Indexes only	Indexes and images	Indexes only
FamilySearch Collections-Sussex	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-
FamilySearch Parish Registers-Sussex	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-
Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog	1700s-1800s	-	1700s-1800s	-	1700s-1800s	-
FreeREG	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s
Findmypast-Sussex ($)	1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s	-	1600s-1800s	-
Ancestry-West Sussex ($)	1500s-1800s 1800s-1900s	-	1500s-1800s 1700s-1900s	-	1500s-1800s 1800s-1900s	-
Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)	-	1500s-1900s 1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s 1500s-1900s	-	1500s-1900s
Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage
Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)	-	-	-	1500s-1800s	-	-
National Burial Index-FMP (Free)	-	-	-	-	-	1800s-1900s

Other Websites
These databases have incomplete parish coverage.

The Genealogist Parish Registers -Sussex ($)
UK Websites for Parish Records - Links to online genealogical records
Online Genealogical Index - Links to online genealogical records

Nonconformist Records

"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.

1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717 at Findmypast ($), index and images; coverage may vary

Census Records

Census records from 1841 to 1911 are available online. For access, see England Census Records and Indexes Online. Census records from 1841 to 1891 are also available on film through a FamilySearch Center or at the FamilySearch Library.

Poor Law Unions

Cuckfield Poor Law Union, Sussex

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.

Maps and Gazetteers

Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.

Websites

References

↑ Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 702-710. Date accessed: 20 September 2013

[1] Lewis, Samuel A., A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 702-710. Date accessed: 20 September 2013

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+{{breadcrumb
+| link1=[[England Genealogy|England]]
+| link2=[[Sussex, England Genealogy|Sussex]]
+| link3= [[Sussex Parishes|Sussex Parishes]]
+| link4=
+| link5=[[Cowfold, Sussex Genealogy|Cowfold]]
+}}
-[[Image:Cowfold St Peter West Sussex.jpg|thumb|right|Cowfold St Peter]]
-== Parish History  ==
+Guide to '''Cowfold, Sussex ancestry, family history, and genealogy:''' parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
-Cowfold is an Ancient parish in West Sussex.<br>
+{{Infobox England Jurisdictions
+| image = Cowfold St Peter West Sussex.jpg
+| caption =
+| Type = [[Ancient Parish]]
+| County = Sussex
+| Hundred = Windham and Ewhurst
+| Poor Law Union = [http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Cuckfield/ Cuckfield]
+| Registration District = Cuckfield
+| PRbegin = 1558
+| BTbegin = 1606
+| Province = Canterbury
+| Diocese = Chichester
+| Archdeaconry =
+| Archdeaconries =
+| Rural Deanery = Lewes
+| Parish =
+| Peculiar =
+| Chapelry =
+| Probate Court = Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Lewes
+| Archdeaconry Court =
+| Bishops Court =
+| Prerogative Court =
+| Archive = [[Sussex Record Office]]
+}}
-See a history of the church [http://www.sussexparishchurches.org/content/view/396/33/+ Cowfold St Peter]<br>
+== Parish History ==
-The Parish Church of St Peter has been designated as a grade I listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-299201-the-parish-church-of-st-peter-cowfold+ British listed building]<br>
+COWFOLD, a '''parish''', in the union of Cuckfield, hundred of Windham and Ewhurst, rape of Bramber, W. division of Sussex, 7 miles (S. S. E.) from Horsham.<ref>Lewis, Samuel A., [http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50900#s24 ''A Topographical Dictionary of England''] (1848), pp. 702-710. Date accessed: 20 September 2013</ref>
-[http://www.sussex-opc.org/index.php?cy=52&n=Cowfold&b=index.php&t=Parish&k=254&l=102+ Cowfold Sussex Online Parish Clerks(OPC)]<br>
+Cowfold is an Ancient parish in West Sussex.
-See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowfold+ Cowfold Wikipedia] and&nbsp; A Topographical Dictionary of England (1848), pp. 702-710. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50900+ here]<br>
+See a history of the church [http://www.sussexparishchurches.org/content/view/396/33/+ Cowfold St Peter]
-== Resources  ==
+The Parish Church of St Peter has been designated as a grade I listed building [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-299201-the-parish-church-of-st-peter-cowfold+ British listed building]<br>
-==== Civil Registration  ====
+[http://www.sussex-opc.org/index.php?cy=52&n=Cowfold&b=index.php&t=Parish&k=254&l=102+ Cowfold Sussex Online Parish Clerks(OPC)]<br>
-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].
+See also [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowfold+ Cowfold Wikipedia] and  ''[[A Topographical Dictionary of England]]'' (1848), pp. 702-710. [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=50900+ here]
-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>
+== Resources ==
+=== Find Neighboring Parishes ===
-For the civil registration history see also [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/horsham.html+ Horsham registration district] <br><br><br><br>
+Use [https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851 Map]
+::*Type the name of the parish in the ''search bar''
+::*Click on the location ''pin'' on the map
+::*Choose ''Options'' from the pop up box
+::*Click "List Contiguous Parishes" to find the neighboring parishes<br>
-==== Church records  ====
+=== Civil Registration ===
-Contributor: Include here information for parish registers, Bishop’s Transcripts, non conformist and other types of church records, such as parish chest records. Add the contact information for the office holding the original records.<br>
+Birth, marriages and deaths were kept by the government, from July 1837 to the present day.<br>
+*''See [[England Civil Registration]] for online resources and information''.<br><br>
-Link to the Family History Library Catalogue showing the film numbers in their collection {{FHL|England%2C+Sussex%2C+Cowfold|subject|disp=Cowfold}}
+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>Centralized Certificates Office<br>Registration Service<br>West Sussex Record Office<br>County Hall<br>Chichester<br>PO19 1RN<br>01243 642122
-==== Census records  ====
+For the civil registration history see also [http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/horsham.html+ Horsham registration district]
-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.
+=== Church Records ===
-[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Category:England_Family_History_Centres] to locate local Family History Centres in UK
+''The Church of England'' (Anglican) became the official state religion in 1534, with the reigning monarch as its Supreme Governor. <br>
+''Non-Conformist'' refers to all other religious denominations that are not the official state religion.
-[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Introduction_to_LDS_Family_History_Centers] to locate outside UK.
+==== Church of England ====
+<font color=blue> Due to the increasing access of online records:</font><br>
+*<font color=blue>Individual parish coverage for databases in this table are inconsistent and should be verified<br>
+*Dates in the following table are approximate </font><br>
+'''''Hover over the collection's title for more information'''''
+{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
+|-
+| bgcolor="#b6cee2" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | '''Cowfold Online Parish Records'''
+|-
+| bgcolor="#efdcc3" | <center>'''''Collections'''''</center>
+| bgcolor="#d9bfbf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Baptisms'''''</center>
+| bgcolor="#bfd9bf" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Marriages'''''</center>
+| bgcolor="#cac4d4" colspan="2" | <center>'''''Burials'''''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>''Indexes only''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>''Indexes and images''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>''Indexes only''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Collections-Sussex
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=0&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CSussex 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=1&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CSussex 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&f.recordType=2&q.recordCountry=England&q.recordSubcountry=England%2CSussex 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FamilySearch Parish Registers-Sussex
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{RecordSearch|1465706|1500s-1900s}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{RecordSearch|1465706|1500s-1900s}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{RecordSearch|1465706|1500s-1900s}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Bishop's Transcripts - FamilySearch Catalog
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|<center>{{FS Bishop's Transcript}}</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| FreeREG
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://www.freereg.org.uk/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Findmypast-Sussex ($)
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" |  <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/sussex-baptisms 1500s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"|  <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/sussex-marriages 1500s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center> [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/sussex-burials 1600s-1800s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-West Sussex ($)
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62121/ 1500s-1800s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62129/  1800s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62121/ 1500s-1800s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62131/ 1700s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62121/ 1500s-1800s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62132/ 1800s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Ancestry-England & Wales, Birth, Christening, Marriage and Death Indexes ($)
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9841/  1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1351/ 1500s-1900s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" |  <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9852/ 1500s-1900s]<br>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1352/ 1500s-1900s] </center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9840/ 1500s-1900s]<center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#dbe7f0" align="center" scope="col" colspan="7" | ''Databases with Known Incomplete Parish Coverage''
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| Boyd's Marriage Indexes-FMP (Free)
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/england-boyds-marriage-indexes-1538-1850 1500s-1800s]</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+|-
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" width="30%"| National Burial Index-FMP (Free)
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#ffffff" | <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>'''-'''</center>
+| bgcolor="#E8E8E8"| <center>[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/national-burial-index-for-england-and-wales 1800s-1900s]</center>
+|-
+|}
+'''''Other Websites'''''<br>
+These databases have incomplete parish coverage. <br>
+*[https://parishregister.co.uk/online/sussex-parish-records The Genealogist Parish Registers -Sussex] ($)
+*[http://www.dustydocs.com/ UK Websites for Parish Records] - Links to online genealogical records
+*[https://ogindex.org/ Online Genealogical Index] -  Links to online genealogical records
-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.
+====Nonconformist Records====
+"Nonconformist" is a term referring to religious denominations other than an established or state church. In England, the state church is the Church of England.<br>
+*'''1717''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/england-and-wales-roman-catholics-1717 England & Wales, Roman Catholics, 1717] at Findmypast ($), index and images; coverage may vary
-Images of the census for 1841-1891 can be viewed in census collections at Ancestry (fee payable) or Find My Past (fee payable)
+=== Census Records ===
-The 1851 census of England and Wales attempted to identify religious places of worship in addition to the household survey census returns.
+{{British Census|474673}}
-[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/group/ukicen/UK_Census_Collection.aspx+ Ancestry UK Census Collection]
+<br>
-[http://www.findmypast.co.uk/content/search-menu/census-land-and-surveys+ Find my Past census search 1841-1901]
+=== Poor Law Unions  ===
-[http://www.1881pubs.com/+ for details of public houses in the 1881 census]
+[[Cuckfield Poor Law Union, Sussex]]
-Prior to the 1911 census the household schedule was destroyed and only the enumerator's schedule survives.
+=== Probate Records  ===
-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]
+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.
-==== Poor Law Unions  ====
+== Maps and Gazetteers  ==
-[[Cuckfield Poor Law Union, Sussex]]
+Maps are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.
-==== Probate records  ====
+*[https://www.familysearch.org/mapp/ England Jurisdictions 1851]
+*[https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
-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 are a visual look at the locations in England. Gazetteers contain brief summaries about a place.<br>
+== Websites  ==
-*[http://maps.familysearch.org/ England Jurisdictions 1851]
+== References  ==
-*[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain]
-== Web sites  ==
+{{Reflist}}
-Contributor: Add any relevant sites that aren’t mentioned above.
+ {{Sussex}}
-[[Category:Sussex]]
+[[Category:Sussex Parishes]]