England, Sussex, Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records

England Sussex

This collection consists of parish registers from the county of Sussex for the years 1538-1910.

Why Should I Look at This Collection?
Parish registers have been kept at the local level across England since the mid-1500s. Due to this long and relatively stable tradition, these records are central to English genealogical research as they are often one of the only sources for finding families and individuals in England before the start of civil registration in 1837.

To learn more about parish registers, please see the England Parish Registers page.

What is in the Collection?
These parish registers were acquired from the East and West Sussex Record Offices under multiple projects.

Image Visibility
Whenever possible, FamilySearch makes images of digitized records available for all users. However, the rights to view images on this website are ultimately granted by the record custodians. Due to their restrictions, the images in this collection are not available for general viewing, but may be accessed by registered FamilySearch Patrons. Registration for a free FamilySearch account can be done here.

For additional information about image restrictions, please see the Restrictions for Viewing Images in FamilySearch Historical Record Collections page.

In addition, records under 100 years old will not be available for viewing due to Data Privacy Rules.

Coverage Table
The coverage tables for this collection describe which the locations, types, and years of available records in this collection. Due to number of parishes included, the coverage information is presented according to the first letter of the name of the parish:


 * Sussex parishes beginning with A


 * Sussex parishes beginning with B


 * Sussex parishes beginning with C


 * Sussex parishes beginning with D-E


 * Sussex parishes beginning with F


 * Sussex parishes beginning with G-H


 * Sussex parishes beginning with I-L


 * Sussex parishes beginning with M-O


 * Sussex parishes beginning with P


 * Sussex parishes beginning with R


 * Sussex parishes beginning with S


 * Sussex parishes beginning with T-U


 * Sussex parishes beginning with W-Y

How Do I Search This Collection?
You can find records either by searching the index or viewing the record images. Before using either search method, it is best to know the following information: As you search, compare your results with this information to find a match.
 * Name of the person
 * Date range for the record

Search the Index

 * 1) Go to the collection page.
 * 2) Enter the requested information into the search box.
 * 3) Click Search to return a list of possible matches.

View the Images

 * 1) Go to the collection browse page.
 * 2) Click on the correct County link.
 * 3) Click on the correct Name of Town, Parish/Church link.
 * 4) Click on the correct Event Type and Year Range link to go to the image viewer.
 * 5) Use the onscreen controls to move between record images as you look for a match.

Parish Coverage
Parishes intended to be indexed in both East and West Sussex are included in the following pages: Parishes in Hove are explained in Hove, Sussex. Additional Church development in Worthing and other parishes in the town is explained in Worthing, Sussex.
 * Arundel, Sussex
 * Battle, Sussex
 * Brighton Chapel Royal, Sussex
 * Brighton Holy Trinity, Sussex
 * Brighton St John the Evangelist, Sussex B
 * righton St John the Evangelist, Sussex
 * Brighton St Nicholas, Sussex
 * Brighton St Peter, Sussex
 * Brighton St Stephen, Sussex
 * Bexhill St Peter, Sussex
 * West Blatchington, Sussex
 * Chichester All Saints, Sussex
 * Chichester St Andrew, Sussex
 * Chichester St Bartholomew, Sussex
 * Chichester St Martin, Sussex
 * Chichester St Olave, Sussex
 * Chichester St Pancras, Sussex
 * Chichester St Paul, Sussex
 * Chichester St Peter the Great, Sussex
 * Chichester St Peter the Less, Sussex
 * Cuckfield, Sussex
 * Dallington, Sussex
 * East Grinstead, Sussex
 * Hastings All Saints, Sussex
 * Hastings St Mary in the Castle, Sussex
 * Hastings St Clement, Sussex
 * Horsham, Sussex
 * Horsham Holy Trinity, West Sussex
 * Horsham St Leonard, West Sussex
 * Kingston by Sea, Sussex
 * Midhurst, Sussex
 * Petworth, Sussex
 * Rotherfield, Sussex
 * Rye, Sussex
 * Seaford, Sussex
 * Storrington, Sussex
 * West Dean, Sussex
 * Westbourne, Sussex
 * Worthing St Andrew, Sussex
 * Worthing St Paul, Sussex

The 207 parishes of East Sussex and 223 parishes of West Sussex included in the Online Parish Clerks database for Sussex are being included in the FamilySearch Research wiki pages. For further information about Sussex Online Parish Clerks (OPC) visit Sussex Online Parish Clerks(OPC) which is a free online database volunteer effort to transcribe not only parish register material but all types of records for the two counties.

The Family Search Research Wiki pages also contain references to the existing volunteer effort in East and West Sussex by local Wikipedia contributors over the last decade to provide details of places of worship in both counties which may assist research. These include demolished or disused places of worship and reflect the diverse use of worship buildings to the present day.

Citing this Collection
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.

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