We have a number of handlists which detail the records held by Brighton History Centre. These can be downloaded and printed via the links below. The files are available as both Microsoft Word Documents and Adobe Acrobat PDF files.

The handlists are arranged according to the following subject areas:

 

Parish Registers

• Brighton and Hove [MS Word 254K]
  Brighton and Hove [PDF 53K]
  
• Brighton Non-Conformist [MS Word 215K]
  Brighton Non-Conformist [PDF 29K]
  
• London [MS Word 398K]
  London [PDF 102K]
• Sussex [MS Word 791K]
  Sussex [PDF 355K]
• Kent [MS Word 213K]
  Kent [PDF 30K]
• Bedfordshire [MS Word 256K]
  Bedfordshire [PDF 68K]
• Scotland [MS Word 204K]
  Scotland [PDF 25K]
• Catholics, Jewish and Non-Conformist [MS Word 214K]
  Catholics, Jewish and Non-Conformist [PDF 32K]
• Miscellaneous Parish Registers [MS Word 243K]
  Miscellaneous Parish Registers [PDF 41K]

 

 

Census Material

• Census Returns and Indexes [MS Word 288K]
  Census Returns and Indexes [PDF 84K]

From April 2007 Brighton History Centre also offers free access to the Ancestry website. This contains a large number of census records for the UK and other English-speaking countries.

 

Electoral Registers

• Electoral Registers [MS Word 26K]
  Electoral Registers [PDF 35K]

 

Street, Telephone and Trade Directories

• Regional Directories [MS Word 224K]
  Regional Directories [PDF 45K]
• Telephone Directories [MS Word 34K]
  Telephone Directories [PDF 30K]

 

Passenger Lists and Occupational Records

• Passenger Lists [MS Word 216K]
  Passenger Lists [PDF 32K]
• Occupational Records [MS Word 36K]
  Occupational Records [PDF 34K]

 

Criminal and Legal Records

 

• Education Records [MS Word 246K]
  Education Records [PDF 40K]