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1871 England Census

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Please choose a civil parish in Sussex:

[Little Brede] Glynde Rustington
Albourne Goring Rye
Alciston Graffham Salehurst
Aldingbourne Greatham Seaford
Aldrington Guestling Sedlescombe
Alfriston Hailsham Selham
All Saints Hamsey Selmeston
Amberley Hangleton Selsey
Angmering Hardham Shermanbury
Appledram Hartfield Shipley
Ardingley Harting Sidlesham
Arlington Hastings Singleton
Arundel Haywards Heath and Wivelsfield Slaugham
Ashburnham Heathfield Slindon
Ashington Heene Slinfold
Ashington and Wiston Heighton Sompting
Ashurst Hellingly South Ambersham
Balcombe Henfield South Bersted
Barcombe Herstmonceux South Malling
Barlavington Heyshott South Stoke
Barnham Hollington Southease
Battle Holy Trinity Southover
Beckley Hooe Southover St John the Baptist
Beddingham Horsham Southwick
Bepton Horsted Keynes St Andrew
Berwick Houghton St Anne
Bexhill Hove St Bartholomew
Bignor Hunston St Botolph
Billingshurst Hurstpierpoint St Clement
Binderton Icklesham St James
Binsted Iden St John
Birdham Ifield St John the Evangelist
Bishopstone Iford St John under the Castle
Blatchington Institutions St Leonard
Bodiam Iping St Martin
Bolney Isfield St Mary in the Castle
Bosham Itchingfield St Mary Magdalene
Boxgrove Jevington St Michael
Bramber Keymer St Nicholas
Brede Kingston St Olave
Brightling Kingston by Sea St Pancras
Brighton Kirdford St Peter the Less
Broadwater Lamberhurst St Thomas
Broomhill Lancing St Thomas the Apostle
Bulverhithe St Mary Laughton Stanmer
Burpham Leominster Stedham
Burton Lewes Steyning
Burwash Linch Stopham
Bury Linchmere Storrington
Buxted Lindfield Stoughton
Campton Little Horsted Streat
Castle Precinct Little Udimore Sub Deanery
Catsfield Littlehampton Sullington
Chailey Littlington Sutton
Chalvington Lodsworth Tangmere
Chiddingley Lower Beeding Tarring
Chidham Lurgashall Telscombe
Chithurst Lynch Terwick
Clapham Madehurst Thakeham
Clayton Maresfield The Close
Climping Mayfield Ticehurst
Coates Merston Tillington
Cocking Mid Lavant Tortington
Coldwaltham Middleton Treyford
Colgate Midhurst Trotton
Compton Mountfield Twineham
Coombes New Fishbourne Uckfield
Cowfold New Shoreham Udimore
Crawley Newhaven Up Marden
Crowhurst Newick Up Waltham
Cuckfield Newtimber Upper Beeding
Dallington Newtown Vessels
Danehill Ninfield Vinehall Road
Danehill and Fletching North Ambersham Wadhurst
Denton North Chapel Walberton
Didling North Marden Waldron
Ditchling North Mundham Warbleton
Donnington North Stoke Warminghurst
Duncton Northam Warnham
Durrington Northiam Warningcamp
Earnley Norton Wartling
Eartham Nuthurst Washington
Easebourne Old Shoreham West Blatchington
East Chiltington Ore West Chiltington
East Dean Oving West Dean
East Grinstead Pagham West Firle
East Guldeford Parham West Grinstead
East Hothly Patcham West Hampnett
East Lavant Patching West Hoathly
East Lavington Peasmarsh West Itchenor
East Marden Penhurst West Lavington
East Preston Pett West Stoke
Eastbourne Petworth West Tarring
Eastergate Pevensey West Thorney
Edburton Piddinghoe West Wittering
Egdean Playden Westbourne
Elsted Plumpton Westfield
Etchingham Poling Westham
Ewhurst Portslade Westhampnett
Fairlight Poynings Westmeston
Falmer Preston Whatlington
Felpham Pulborough Wiggonholt
Fernhurst Pyecombe Willingdon
Ferring Racton Wilmington
Findon Ringmer Winchelsea St Thomas the Apostle
Fittleworth Ripe Wisborough Green
Fletching Rodmell Wiston
Folkington Rogate Withyham
Ford Rotherfield Wivelsfield
Framfield Rottingdean Woodmancote
Frant Rudgwick Woolbeding
Friston Rumboldswyke Worth
Funtington Rusper Yapton

Census Records - Parishes

After separating census records into groups by county, the British Government subdivided these records into civil parish groups. Many times, but not always, the civil parish name is the same as the local ecclesiastical parish. Researchers should also be aware of boundary line or jurisdictional changes through time. These changes may affect where an ancestor was recorded on the census, so it remains important to search the parishes surrounding the area where your ancestor lived.