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

Subject	Author	Page
Feature Articles:
The sad family of Richard Saunders	Laurie Saunders	355
A Christmas tale	Eileen Kirby	360
A sad tale of intrigue and deceit	Don Burgess	362
Putting a name to the face	Judith Mooney	363
A railway worker, a steamer, the RNVR & WW1	Dennis Plank	365
Harry Tate ... who am I?	Ray George	369
The Emperor Napoleon's Medal	Brenda Joyce	372
An unexpected discovery	David Pearce	376
Pillars of the Primitive Methodist Church	Peter Foreman	380
Enterprise and adversity	Carolyn Wheeler	384
Bates, Beats, Bettes ... it's all in the name	Linda James	388
Alice Sophia De Val	Ray Tuck	390
Regular items:
Chairman's Letter	3.4MB	354
SFHG News		358
Letters		368
Newslines		378
Archives Info		379
Book Reviews		392
Local Meeting Centres		400
Publications for Sale		402
Miscellany		404
Surname Index to Volume 19		393

September 2011

Subject	Author	Page
Feature Articles:
A long line of Thomas Brookers	Phillipa Brooker	304
Where there's a will	Sue Coward	312
A Sawyer success	Nigel Sawyer	318
Hounsells, Foords and Boys	Keith Foord	320
Steers in 19th century Lancing	Susan Martin	328
Somersetshire embarkation	Roy Grant	333
A Rusbridge mystery	Clem Frank	334
Don't spurn oral history	Bill Wakelin-King	336
A short history of the family of Elizabeth Mason	Helen Whittle	338
Jevington Jigg	Rosalind Hodge	346
Regular items:
Chairman's Letter	3.8MB	302
SFHG News		303
Letters		308
Newslines		326
Picture Gallery		327
Archives Info		345
Local Meeting Centres		348
Publications for Sale		350
Miscellany		352

June 2011

Subject	Author	Page
Feature Articles:
Blind alleys	Roger Bristow	251
It all started with two photographs	Simon Evans	254
A poet in the family	Helen Swyer	260
New fields to conquer	Rosemarie Tribe	264
A family conundrum	Gordon Williams	276
The Vienne family in Sussex	Michael Burchall	279
The Foreman farmers and bakers	Peter Foreman	288
A knotty Botting	Martin Mitchell	295
Regular items:
Chairman's Letter	7.8MB	250
Letters		258
SFHG News		268
Picture Gallery		275
Book Reviews		279
Archives Info		287
Newslines		294
Local Meeting Centres		296
Publications for Sale		298
Miscellany		300

March 2011

Subject	Author	Page
Feature Articles:
Great Aunt Caroline	Rosie Ansell	203
Voyages of William Boniface Boniface	Barbara Osbourne	206
The only way was up!	Keith Brewer	210
Divorce for the common man	Alison Caffyn	212
Family stories: how accurate are they?	Trevor Hill	219
The draper, sailor and the pauper	John Cherry	222
Milling connections: the Harris family of Patcham	Carolyn Wheeler	226
White plague	Susan Martin	231
The early Kenward family of Mayfield and nearby parishes	John Howes	236
Regular items:
Chairman's Letter	4.4MB	202
SFHG News		208
Letters		216
Newslines		224
Picture Gallery		225
Book Reviews		230
Local Meeting Centres		244
Publications for Sale		246
Archives Info		248