Sussex Family Historian

The SUSSEX FAMILY HISTORIAN is the quarterly journal of the Sussex Family History Group and is published in March, June, September and December. Members receive copies as part of their annual subscription.

The March 2008 Sussex Family Historian was placed Third (for 'larger' societies) in the 2009 Elizabeth Simpson Award competition held by the Federation of Family History Societies. This award is for the journals making the best contribution to family history. In previous years' competitions the December 2006 issue was placed Joint Third, the March 2003 issue was Highly Commended and the September 2004 issue was Commended.

The editor is always pleased to receive interesting articles about Sussex local and family history, preferably between 500 and 2,500 words, and letters and news items. Please indicate whether your article has been published previously or if you intend submitting it for publication elsewhere. Then due acknowledgements can be given as appropriate.

Submissions may be sent as an e-mail attachment or on disk (as wordprocessor text files), by fax, or by 'snailmail', preferably typewritten. If handwritten please write names of people and places in block letters. Please give your name and address, and quote sources where applicable.

Also most welcome are illustrations to accompany your article, or for 'Picture Gallery'. These can be scanned (greyscale, 400dpi if possible) and e-mailed as separate image files, not embedded in a document. Alternatively photos may be sent by post (at your own risk) - please send SAE for their return.

SFHG Editor, 35 Orchard Way, Fleggburgh, GREAT YARMOUTH, NR29 3AY - check box to email .


Contents of the last four issues

(available to members in .pdf form by clicking on the front cover illustration)

December 2011

SubjectAuthorPage
Feature Articles:
The sad family of Richard SaundersLaurie Saunders355
A Christmas taleEileen Kirby360
A sad tale of intrigue and deceitDon Burgess362
Putting a name to the faceJudith Mooney363
A railway worker, a steamer, the RNVR & WW1Dennis Plank365
Harry Tate ... who am I?Ray George369
The Emperor Napoleon's MedalBrenda Joyce372
An unexpected discoveryDavid Pearce376
Pillars of the Primitive Methodist ChurchPeter Foreman380
Enterprise and adversityCarolyn Wheeler384
Bates, Beats, Bettes ... it's all in the nameLinda James388
Alice Sophia De ValRay Tuck390
Regular items:
Chairman's Letter Cover of December 2011 journal3.4MB 354
SFHG News358
Letters368
Newslines378
Archives Info379
Book Reviews392
Local Meeting Centres400
Publications for Sale402
Miscellany404
Surname Index to Volume 19393

September 2011

SubjectAuthorPage
Feature Articles:
A long line of Thomas BrookersPhillipa Brooker304
Where there's a willSue Coward312
A Sawyer successNigel Sawyer318
Hounsells, Foords and BoysKeith Foord320
Steers in 19th century LancingSusan Martin328
Somersetshire embarkationRoy Grant333
A Rusbridge mysteryClem Frank334
Don't spurn oral historyBill Wakelin-King336
A short history of the family of Elizabeth MasonHelen Whittle338
Jevington JiggRosalind Hodge346
Regular items:
Chairman's Letter Cover of September 2011 journal3.8MB 302
SFHG News303
Letters308
Newslines326
Picture Gallery327
Archives Info345
Local Meeting Centres348
Publications for Sale350
Miscellany352

June 2011

SubjectAuthorPage
Feature Articles:
Blind alleysRoger Bristow251
It all started with two photographsSimon Evans254
A poet in the familyHelen Swyer260
New fields to conquerRosemarie Tribe264
A family conundrumGordon Williams276
The Vienne family in SussexMichael Burchall279
The Foreman farmers and bakersPeter Foreman288
A knotty BottingMartin Mitchell295
Regular items:
Chairman's Letter Cover of June 2011 journal7.8MB 250
Letters258
SFHG News268
Picture Gallery275
Book Reviews279
Archives Info287
Newslines294
Local Meeting Centres296
Publications for Sale298
Miscellany300

March 2011

SubjectAuthorPage
Feature Articles:
Great Aunt CarolineRosie Ansell203
Voyages of William Boniface BonifaceBarbara Osbourne206
The only way was up!Keith Brewer210
Divorce for the common manAlison Caffyn212
Family stories: how accurate are they?Trevor Hill219
The draper, sailor and the pauperJohn Cherry222
Milling connections: the Harris family of PatchamCarolyn Wheeler226
White plagueSusan Martin231
The early Kenward family of Mayfield and nearby parishesJohn Howes236
Regular items:
Chairman's Letter Cover of March 2011 journal4.4MB 202
SFHG News208
Letters216
Newslines224
Picture Gallery225
Book Reviews230
Local Meeting Centres244
Publications for Sale246
Archives Info248