Change & Update summary for the Sussex OPC web site

DateSummary of Change
18th April 2008All wills now moved to the database, more Burwash marriages
18th February 2008Mayfield baptisms added to 1617 & more postcards
17th February 2008485 Marriages & 1480 burials for Mayfield, more churches & postcards
26th January 2008881 Battle burials, various Directory entries, more churches & postcards
11th January 20081851 census for Stanmer, 139 burials for Barnham
10th January 20089 more entries for the 1899 and 10 for the 1918 Kelly's Directory, more postcards, more churches
9th January 2008Many Sawyer/Sayer burials (various parishes), more postcards
6th January 2008Lots more postcards, account of the collapse of Chichester Cathedral spire, many Sawyer marriages (various parishes)
3rd January 2008204 Burwash marriages; more postcards; 1901 census for Stanmer
28th December 20071871 and 1891 census returns for Stanmer; more postcards; a few Brighton marriages and baptisms
9th December 20071841,1851 and 1861 census returns for Stanmer; more postcards
17th October 20071631 burials added for Bexhill, St Peter
7th September 20071891 census for Ovingdean
2nd September 2007Burials & Baptisms for Waldron, 1861 census for Ovingdean
1st September 20071851 census for Ovingdean, various Ovingdean Postal directories
19th August 20071851 census for Westham added
12th August 2007New census return transcript forms, more churches and more postcards.  Heathfield All Saints burials 1612 - 1753.  1841 Census for Ovingdean
30th June 2007Many postcards added, more Burwash baptisms, article about Waldron
7th March 2007Antique postcard browser added to the site
21st February 20071911 Kelly's Directory for Chichester & Easebourne, 1882 Kelly's Directory for Earnley, Eartham, East Marden, Eastdean, Madehurst, Merston, North Marden, North Mundham, Upmarden, Upwaltham, Westdean
9th February 2007More baptisms for Burwash, St Bartholomew
28th January 20071841 census for Rudgwick
14th January 2007Following comments from a visitor to the site fearing the risk of identity theft, the detailed information (particularly addresses) for events occurring less than 75 years ago has been withheld to avoid offending the privacy or sensitivities of living persons.  Although information on this site is already in the public domain (and therefore of little or no help in stealing a person's identity) this additional information must now be gleaned by reference to the original documents for these events.
10th January 2007Baptism transcriptions (mainly Sawyer name, various parishes)  uploaded to the database
9th January 20071841 census for West Chiltington
5th January 20071871 census for Kirdford
3rd January 20071841 census for Compton; new OPC for Oving & Slindon
29th December 20061841 census for Greatham, Duncton & Barlavington, More baptisms for Burwash
28th December 20061841 census for Harting, Rogate & Midhurst; changes to census return detail screens, few burials for Wadhurst
17th December 20061861 census for Kirdford
16th December 20061841 census for Stedham, Cocking & Trotton
11th December 20061841 census for Bepton, Chithurst, Elsted, Iping, Heyshott
4th December 20061841 census for Easebourne
30th November 20061841 census for Fernhurst, more baptisms for Willingdon, St Mary
29th November 20061841 census for Linch, Linchmere, Pulborough and a few baptisms for Heathfield
21st November 20061841 census for Graffham, Selham, Hardham, more Kelly's 1911 directory entries
20th November 20061841 census for Selham, 1871 & 1891 for Rodmell added to the database, Hellingly baptisms added to the database
19th November 20061841 census for Lodsworth & Tillington - a milestone event as it takes the total number of individual records in the database above 100,000!  Many thanks to our transcribers.
17th November 20061841 census for Petworth & Catsfield, 1861 for Udimore
14th November 20061841 census for Burton & Coates.  Census information about people living in other parishes, but born in the parish added to the individual parish pages
12th November 2006New entries for Kelly's 1909 and Post Office 1851 directories
2nd November 2006New batch of Willingdon baptisms, 1871 census for Piddinghoe added to database
30th October 20061851 census for Ardingly added to database
23rd October 20061841 census returns for Lurgashall & Egdean
19th October 2006More entries for the 1851 Post Office Directory, more churches
16th October 2006More entries for the 1851 Post Office Directory, Selsey war memorial transcription
15th October 2006More entries for the 1851 Post Office Directory
7th October 20061851 census for Kirdford added
3rd October 2006More entries for the 1851 Post Office Directory
1st October 2006More churches added, more baptisms for East Hoathly
29th September 2006More entries for the 1851 Post Office Directory
27th September 20063000 more baptisms for St Mary, Broadwater & Portslade churches added
19th September 2006Some Cuckfield register entries, more Kelly's 1911
10th September 2006More Birdham marriages.
6th September 2006More Sidlesham marriages, 1918 & 1930 Kelly's directories started, several churches added.  New OPC for Bodle Street Green, Warbleton & Wartling.  1851 Post Office Directory - coverage extended.
5th September 2006More Sidlesham and Birdham baptisms
31st August 20061930 Kelly's directory started
30th August 2006More entries for Kelly's 1882 & 1899 directories, burials and marriages for Birdham & Selsey
21st August 2006Lots more entries for the Kelly's 1909 directory
13th August 2006Kelly's 1909 for Chichester
1st August 2006New entries for Kelly's 1909 and 1911, more Selsey Baptisms
23rd July 2006Kellys 1909 for North Mundham & Donnington, Churches for East Grinstead & Horam
22nd July 2006Records for Selsey, Birdham
3rd July 2006More records for Sidlesham, 1911 Kellys directory started
19th June 2006Major upgrade.  Site re-launched with a database back end.  More Pagham baptisms, Sidlesham Baptisms, Hastings All Saints burials
13th May 20061909 Kelly's directory for Birdham.  More Pagham burials.
7th May 20061909 Kelly's directory for Pagham.  New information Hamsey incumbents.
2nd May 2006New OPC for Birdham, Pagham, Siddlesham; New OPC for Aldingbourne, Barnham, Eastergate
20th April 2006New Sussex will added
18th April 20061950 Photograph added to Netherfield page
16th April 20063 wills added
11th April 2006Bibliography updated
10th April 200610 more years of Willingdon baptisms, an account of an accident at Hartfield
4th April 2006New Sussex will added
30th March 2006New Sussex will added
18th March 2006Old photographs of Jevington National School added and details (linked from the war memorial transcription) of the people listed on the war memorial in Jevington Church
17th March 2006Postal Directory transcripts for Jevington added
12th March 2006New Sussex will added
8th March 2006OPC for Fletching added
4th March 2006Bibliography updated
3rd March 2006Transcription of the Jefferay Memorial in Chiddingly Parish Church
2nd March 20061862 Kelly's directory for Chiddingly
1st March 2006Transcripts of newspaper coverage of the Chiddingly 'Onion Pie Murder' of 1852
26th February 2006New OPC for Itchingfield added
24th February 2006Article about Chiddingly Brass Band added together with Chiddingly Quarter Sessions, Settlement & Order Cases 1661 - 1729
20th February 2006Willingdon burials and baptisms added (in the new database)

Note: Only informaiton additions and major changes are show here - grammatical and other minor updates are not, although every page has a change date on its footer, indicating when the last amendment to the page was made.


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