South Bersted, Sussex Family History Guide

South Bersted is an Ancient Parish in the county of Sussex.

Other places in the parish include: Shrimpney, Shripney and North Bersted.

Alternative names: Bersted, South Bersted

Parish church:

Parish registers begin:

• Parish registers: 1564
• Bishop’s Transcripts: 1610

Nonconformists include: Wesleyan Methodist

Adjacent Parishes

• Pagham
• Oving
• Bognor
• Aldingbourne
• Felpham
• Merston

Parish History

The Imperial Gazetteer of England & Wales 1870

BERSTED (South), a village and a parish in Chichester district, Sussex. The village stands 1 mile N of Bognor r. station, and 1 from the coast, and has a post office under Bognor. The parish extends to the shore, and includes Bognor and the tythings of North Bersted and Shripney. Acres, 3,008; of which 152 are water. Real property, £15,469. Pop., 3,128. Houses, 628. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Chichester. Value, £214. Patron, the Archbishop of Canterbury. The church was built in 1405; consists of chancel, nave, and aisles; has a tower with large buttresses, and an obtuse shingled spire; and contains a tomb of Sir R. Hotham, the founder of Bognor. The p. curacy of Bognor is a separate benefice.

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

Parish Records

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England, Sussex, Bersted (South)

England, Sussex, South Bersted – Cemeteries ( 3 )
Burial registers for Bognor and South Bersted, 1888-2002
Author:    Bognor and Bersted (Sussex). Burial Committee

Burials in the burial ground of South Bersted in the County of Sussex

Plans of memorials and monumental inscriptions in South Bersted church and churchyard ; Monumental inscriptions in Bersted churchyard
Author:    Iden, Ronald

England, Sussex, South Bersted – Census ( 1 )
Census returns for South Bersted, 1841-1891
Author:    Great Britain. Census Office

England, Sussex, South Bersted – Census – 1841 – Indexes ( 1 )
Index and transcript of the 1841 census of the parish of South Bersted, Sussex, including the township of Bognor and the tithings of North Bersted and Shripney
Author:    Iden, R.

England, Sussex, South Bersted – Census – 1851 – Indexes ( 1 )
An index of the surnames, streets and houses in the 1851 census of the parish of South Bersted, West Sussex, including Bognor, South & North Bersted, & Shripney
Author:    Iden, R.

England, Sussex, South Bersted – Census – 1861 – Indexes ( 1 )
An index of the surnames, streets and houses in the 1861 census of South Bersted parish, (including Bognor, South & North Bersted, & Shripney)
Author:    Hawkins, J. M.; Iden, R.

England, Sussex, South Bersted – Census – 1871 – Indexes ( 1 )
An index of the surnames, streets and houses in the 1871 census of South Bersted parish, (including Bognor, South & North Bersted, & Shripney)
Author:    Hawkins, J. M.; Iden, R.

England, Sussex, South Bersted – Census – 1881 – Indexes ( 1 )
An index of the surnames, streets and houses in the 1881 census of South Bersted parish, (including Bognor, South & North Bersted, & Shripney)
Author:    Iden, R.

England, Sussex, South Bersted – Census – 1891 – Indexes ( 1 )
Index to surnames, house-names, streets and localities in the 1891 census returns for Bognor and South Bersted, Sussex, including the tithings of North Bersted and Shripney
Author:    Iden, R.

England, Sussex, South Bersted – Church records ( 8 )
Bishop’s transcripts for South Bersted, 1610-1912
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of South Bersted (Sussex)

Church records, 1827-1836
Author:    Hanover Chapel (Bognor, Sussex : Independent)

Church records, 1827-1836
Author:    Hanover Chapel (Bognor, Sussex : Independent)

Marriage transcripts, 1800-1819
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of South Bersted (Sussex)

Parish register transcripts, 1564-1816
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of South Bersted (Sussex)

Parish registers of South Bersted, 1564-1904
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of South Bersted (Sussex)

Parish registers of St. John’s, Bognor, 1873-1901
Author:    Church of England. St. John’s Church (Bognor, Sussex)

Transcripts of parish registers and Bishop’s transcripts of Bersted or South Bersted, Sussex, England, 1564-1812
Author:    Challen, W. H. (William Harold); Church of England. Parish Church of South Bersted (Sussex)

England, Sussex, South Bersted – Church records – Indexes ( 6 )
Computer printout of South Bersted, Suss., Eng

Computer printout of South Bersted, Sussex, England (1564-1876) : births or christenings
Author:    Church of England. Parish Church of South Bersted (Sussex)

Computer printout of South Bersted, Sussex, England (1564-1876) : marriages
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department; Church of England. Parish Church of South Bersted (Sussex)

An index of the marriages at South Bersted, West Sussex
Author:    Pearce, J. A.; West Sussex County Record Office

Parish register printouts of South Bersted, Sussex, England ; christenings, 1564-1876
Author:    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department

South Bersted Church index of burials, 1697 to 1858
Author:    Hawkins, John M.; Church of England. Parish Church of South Bersted (Sussex); West Sussex Record Office (Chichester, England)

England, Sussex, South Bersted – Manors – Court records ( 1 )
Manorial court records for South Bersted and Shripney, 1596-1925
Author:    Manor of South Bersted. Court (Sussex); Manor of Shripney. Court (Sussex)

England, Sussex, South Bersted – Occupations ( 1 )
Settlement certificates and miscellaneous parish records 1697-1859, South Bersted, Sussex
Author:    South Bersted (Sussex)

England, Sussex, South Bersted – Poorhouses, poor law, etc. ( 1 )
Settlement certificates and miscellaneous parish records 1697-1859, South Bersted, Sussex
Author:    South Bersted (Sussex)

England, Sussex, South Bersted – Probate records ( 1 )
Original wills for the Peculiar Court of the Archbishop of Canterbury for the exempt deaneries of Pagham and Tarring, 1706-1858
Author:    Church of England. Archbishop of Canterbury. Peculiar Court (Exempt Deaneries of Pagham and Tarring)

England, Sussex, South Bersted – Taxation ( 2 )
Land tax assessments for the parish of South Bersted, 1780-1831
Author:    Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Sussex)

Rate books of South Bersted, 1840
Author:    South Bersted (Sussex)

Maps

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Administration

• County: Sussex
• Civil Registration District: Chichester
• Probate Court: Court of the Peculiar of the Archbishop of Canterbury for the Exempt Deaneries of Pagham and Tarring
• Diocese: Chichester
• Rural Deanery: Pagham
• Poor Law Union: Sutton
• Hundred: Aldwick
• Province: Canterbury