Egdean Sussex Family History Guide

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Egdean is an Ancient Parish in the county of Sussex.

Parish church: 

Parish registers begin:

  • Parish registers: 1646
  • Bishop’s Transcripts: 1630

Nonconformists include:  

Adjacent Parishes

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

EGDEAN, a parish in Chichester district, Sussex; near the river Rother, 1½ mile NE of Petworth r. station and 1½ SE of Petworth. Post town, Petworth. Acres, 710. Real property, £778. Pop., 85. Houses, 19. The property is chiefly in one estate. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £110. Patron, not reported. The church is very good.

Source: The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales [Wilson, John M]. A. Fullarton & Co. N. d. c. [1870-72].

Parish Records

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United Kingdom, England, Sussex, Egdean – Cemeteries ( 1 )
Memorial inscriptions St. Bartholomews, Egdean, Diocese of Chichester
Author: Fittleworth and District Association (Sussex)

United Kingdom, England, Sussex, Egdean – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for Egdean, 1841-1891
Author: Great Britain. Census Office

United Kingdom, England, Sussex, Egdean – Church records ( 5 )
Bishop’s transcripts for Egdean, 1630-1785
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Egdean (Sussex)

Parish register transcripts, 1630-1640
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Egdean (Sussex)

Parish registers of Egdean, 1646-1902
Author: Church of England. Parish Church of Egdean (Sussex)

Transcripts of Bishop’s transcripts of Egdean, Sussex, England.
Author: Challen, W. H. (William Harold); Church of England. Parish Church of Edgean (Sussex)

Transcripts of parish registers and Bishop’s transcripts of Burton-cum-Coats, Sussex, England, 1559-1812
Author: Challen, W. H. (William Harold); Church of England. Parish Church of Burton (Sussex); Church of England. Parish Church of Coates (Sussex); Church of England. Parish Church of Egdean (Sussex)

United Kingdom, England, Sussex, Egdean – Church records – Indexes ( 4 )
Computer printout of Egdean, Suss., Eng

Computer printout of Egdean, Sussex, England (1630-1880) : births or christenings
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department; Church of England. Parish Church of Egdean (Sussex)

Computer printout of Egdean, Sussex, England (1630-1880) : marriages
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department; Church of England. Parish Church of Egdean (Sussex)

Parish register printouts of Egdean, Sussex, England ; christenings, 1630-1880
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

United Kingdom, England, Sussex, Egdean – Land and property ( 1 )
Poor rates of Egdean, 1885-1896
Author: Egdean (Sussex)

United Kingdom, England, Sussex, Egdean – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Poor rates of Egdean, 1885-1896
Author: Egdean (Sussex)

United Kingdom, England, Sussex, Egdean – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessments for the parish of Egdean, 1780-1832
Author: Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Sussex)

Poor rates of Egdean, 1885-1896
Author: Egdean (Sussex)

Administration

  • County: Sussex
  • Civil Registration District: Chichester
  • Probate Court: Court of the Bishop (Episcopal Consistory) of Chichester for the Archdeaconry of Chichester
  • Diocese: Chichester
  • Rural Deanery: Midhurst
  • Poor Law Union: Sutton
  • Hundred: Rotherbridge
  • Province: Canterbury