Passing On

Passing on or Where there's a Will:  archives of death and burial.   T

The subject of this talk may sound morbid but in fact passing on creates records that can tell us as much about life as about death.   The archives created as a result of inquests, burials and proving wills following a death can also shed light on our ancestor's relationships and their way of life and this talk aims to shed some light on these, with examples from East Sussex.

Elizabeth Hughes was County Archivist of East Sussex from 2000 and head of The Keep from 2013 until her retirement in 2016.   She has a particular interest in local social history, including the old poor law but since retirement has been taking the opportunity to indulge her love of singing and recorder playing, covid-permitting.

Manorial Records - Life on the Manor

Chichester Meeting Centre

Our speaker, Les Mitchinson is well known to SFHG, and in particular the Chichester Meeting Centre. This evening he will talk to us about Manorial Records – Life on The Manor.
Les is a professionally qualified genealogist based in Petersfield, Hampshire. He is a graduate of the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies (IHGS), School of Family History, gaining his Higher Certificate in Genealogy (HC) in 2008 and the Diploma in Genealogy (DipGen) the following year. In January 2017 he was appointed to the IHGS as the Director of Education. He speaks on a wide-range of family history subjects.

Visitors are very welcome.

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