West Sussex County Council: Family History

The West Sussex Record Office is the main centre for family history research in the county.

Click on any of the sections listed below to obtain further information about the many types of record we hold which will help you with your research.

• An Introduction to Family History
• Bishops Transcripts
• Census Records
• Directories
• Genealogists' Guide (New)
• General Register Office Indexes 1837-2004
• International Genealogical Index
• Marriage Licences
• Microfiche Order Form
• Nonconformist Registers
• Parish Register Transcripts
• Parish Registers
• Parish Registers On Microfiche
• Poll Books & Electoral Registers
• Poor Law Records
• Soldiers died in the Great War and the Second World War
• Useful links
• Wills and other Probate Records