Sussex Church Records

Parish Registers
Baptism, marriage, and burial records for various parishes in Sussex have been indexed and made available online for free. See Sussex Online Parish Clerks to find these indexes. (Also see the Sussex Online Parish Clerkswiki page.)

Baptisms

337,818 Sussex entries are included in England &amp; Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. Coverage.

Marriages

71,580 Sussex entries are included in England &amp; Wales Marriages, 1538-1940 at Ancestry (£). Formerly known as British Isles Vital Records Index - 2nd Ed. Coverage.

Burials

Burials from 25 Sussex places (56,168 entries) are included in the National Burial Index (£). Coverage.

Marriage Licences

 * 1586-1643 - Calendar of Sussex Marriage Licences, Archdeaconry of Lewes, 1586-1642/3 (1901). Digitised by Google Books - free.


 * 1575-1774 - Boyd's Marriage Index (£) includes Archdeaconry of Chichester marriage licences (1575-1774), Archdeaconry of Lewes marriage licences (1586-1728), and Peculiar Deanery of Chichester marriage licences (1582-1730).


 * 1731-1800 - Calendar of Sussex Marriage Licences, Archdeaconry of Chichester, 1775-1800; Index to 1731-1800 (1929). Digitised by - free.