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You cannot see marriage certs for 1920's you have to buy the cert to see the details Roy

thanks Roy

excuse my stupidity and I should know cos I used to live down there but cant think at moment. When I want to look at certs for my Nottinghamshire families I go to Nottingham archives easy peasy but I have a possible marriage that I want to look at the cert for (not order it). Marriage took place in Rye, East Sussex in 1920s where would be the nearest place that would keep the records to look at?

Dawn if it was a church wedding you should be able to see the Book. I have seen wedding details up to mid 70's they were stored at local archives. However don't know where the local archives for Rye would be. Might be Lewes cos i think and only think there is a RO there. Ours are actually held in a library the main one for our London borough

Dawn try browsing this page see if it helps... http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/localandfamilyhistory/esro/collections/

Dawn ), it's pretty confusing but from what i can gathher they do hold records after 1920's saw some date sup to 1980's. Think this is what they hold for Rye.... under Ecclesiastical parishes. Rye (ACC 2543) (ACC 2661) r1892- 1987 o 1861 - 1991 (ACC 5718, 5740) r1974 - 1993 (ACC 61313, o1610 -1995 (ACC 6753) o1812 (ACC 7592) quinquennial inspection and related papers 1950 -1959 (private donation) (ACC 9119) Think thats right as couldn't copy paste!!!!!!! BTW r means dates of registers and o means date of other papers. might be worth calling them if they don't hold what you want they should know where it is???? East Sussex Record Office The Maltings Castle Precincts Lewes East Sussex BN7 1YT Work Tel: 01273 482349 Fax: 01273 482341 Email: archives(@)eastsussex.gov.uk

Dawn no worries hope it helps. And you're right Rye registry office closed in 1935 long before our time lol can't you tell I'm bored looking to see when reg offices closed :((( P.s Rye records was taken over by Battle office not Hastings

Shelli thanks for all that, dont think Rye has a registry office (never saw one when I worked there) thought Hastings was the nearest and I know when we registered my FiL death registrar there was saying how they were putting all there records on computer to make it easier to find. Think its called S*ds Law as lived in Hastings for 17 years and since we moved away have found two relatives that have moved down to that area and married there.

RYE REGISTRATION DISTRICT Registration County : Sussex. Created : 1.7.1837. Abolished : 1.4.1935 (succeeded by Battle district). Sub-districts : Beckley; Rye. GRO volumes : VII (1837-51); 2b (1852-1935). Registers now in Hastings & Rother district The Register Office, Summerfields, Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1EX. Tel: 01424 721722. Fax: 01424 465296. E-mail: hastings.registrar AT eastsussex.gov.uk use this link, then go to the bottom of the page aand it say's Registers now in Hastings & Rother district http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/battle.html Roy

Shelli just wish I had known about this lot before I moved would make it a lot easier Hastings to Lewes on train not a problem, Nuneaton to Lewes by train = nightmare. And yes you must be as bored as me as I am actually thinking (note thinking) anout the family research lol

Hello Dawn These are the details for the East Sussex Records Office. I don't know what they hold but it might be worth giving them a ring as they may have parish records that could help. Contact us General enquiries Phone: 01273 481000 Fax: 01273 481261 Online: Questions and comments form Post East Sussex County Council County Hall St Anne's Crescent Lewes BN7 1SG Visiting Monday-Thursday: 8am-5pm Friday: 8am-4.30pm Website: http://www.eastsussex*gov*uk/leisureandtourism/localandfamilyhistory/esro/collections/ Replace the * with a fullstop Kate :)

Roy know the Summerfields one well as Sil was married there and two of my children registered there and both in laws deaths reg there just a shame that 5 years ago we moved up here lol. Kate thanks am gonna have to make some calls or do a rellie visit to Hastings and then do a visit to the offices.

Dawn If I can help at all just say..... beds or books, ..Lol. I wonder if Rye library ( do they have one?) has filmed records that I could browse for you.....if it was a church wedding. It would be a pleasant little outing from here. Gwyn