Their can be no doubt that your family search will not be confined to the Hastings & Rother area. Here are some avenues which might help with those deeper, wider roots:
IRELAND – (Civil Registration began 1864) – certificates from: The General Register Office, Government Offices, Convent Road, Roscommon, Rep of Ireland, for all Ireland (except Northern Ireland after 1922). Online purchases: www.hse.ie
NORTHERN IRELAND – (Civil Registration began 1864) certificates 1922 onwards from Oxford House, 49-55 Chichester Street, Belfast, BT1 4ML (1864-1922 from ROI). Online purchases: www.nidirect.gov.uk
SCOTLAND – (Civil Registration began 1855) – certificates from: New Register House, Princes Street, Edinburgh. EH1 3YT – online purchases: www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk
WORLDWIDE – Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (“Mormons”) huge free-use database of names and reference to records in other countries: www.familysearch.org A further possibility might be www.cyndidlist.com
WORLDWIDE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETIES
AUSTRALIA
- Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations Inc: www.affho.org
- Botany Bay Family History Society Inc: www.botanybayfhs.org.au
- Cape Banks Family History Society Inc: www.capebanks.org.au
- Central Coast Family History Society: www.centralcoastfhs.org.au
- Central Queensland Family History Association Inc: www.cqfamilyhistory.org.au
- Dubbo & District Family History Society Inc: www.dubbofamilyhistory.org.au
- Maryborough District Family History Inc: www.maryboroughfamilyhistory.org.au
- Queensland Family History Society Inc: www.qfhs.org.au
- Tasmanian Family History Society Inc: www.tasfhs.org.au
- The Genealogical Society of Victoria Inc: www.gsv.org.au
- Wagga Wagga and District Family History Society Inc: www.waggafamilyhistory.org.au
- Western Australia Genealogical Society Inc: www.wags.org.au
CANADA
- Alberta Family Histories Society: www.afhs.ab.ca
- British Columbia Genealogical Society: www.bcgs.ca
- British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa: www.bifhsgo.ca
CATHOLIC FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY: www.catholicfhs.co.uk
CHANNEL ISLANDS
- The Channel Islands Family History Society: www.jerseyfamilyhistory.org
- La Societe Guernesiaise: www.societe.org.gg/sections/familyhistory.php
INDIA – Families in British India Society: www.fibis.org
IRELAND
- Irish Family History Society: www.ifhs.ie
- The Irish Genealogical Research Society: www.irishancestors.ie
- North of Ireland Family History Society: www.nifhs.org
ISLE of MAN – Isle of Man Family History Society: www.iomfhs.im
ITALY – Anglo-Italian Family History Society: www.anglo-italianfhs.org.uk
JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY of GREAT BRITAIN: www.jgsgb.org.uk
NEW ZEALAND – Family History Society of New Zealand Inc: www.ffhs.org.uk/members2/overseas/newzealand.php
QUAKER FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY: www.qfhs.co.uk
ROMANY and TRAVELLER FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY: www.rtfhs.org.uk
SCOTLAND – Scottish Association of Family History Societies: www.safhs.org.uk
SOUTH ASIA – British Association for Cemeteries in South Asia: www.bacsa.org.uk
USA
- British Isles Family History Society – USA: www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bifhsusa
- International Society for British Genealogy and Family History: www.isbgfh.org
WALES
- Cardiganshire: www.cgnfhs.org.uk
- Clwyd: www.clwydfhs.org.uk
- Dyfed: www.dyfedfhs.org.uk
- Glamorgan: www.glamfhs.org
- Gwent: www.gwentfhs.org.uk
- Gwynedd: www.gwyneddfhs.org
- Montgomeryshire: www.montgomeryshiregs.org.uk
- Powys: www.powysfhs.org.uk
WILLS – to find UK wills proved 1858 to present go online: www.gov.uk/search-will-probate Pre-1858 wills – 14th C-1858 – are more limited but online through commercial organisations. Latter half of 17th C all proved in London and held at The National Archives together with those proved at the Prerogative Court of Canterbury – downloadable for a fee from: discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk