Bibliography - Francis Leo (Frank) Leeson F.S.G. (1926 - 2009)
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The Surnames of West Sussex, by Francis Leeson, published 1964 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 13848]

The Sussex Marriage Index, by Francis Leeson, published June 1973 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 1 no. 1, article, p.4) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7965] & The Keep [LIB/501253] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

West Sussex Emigration to Canada in the 1830s and 1840s, by Francis Leeson, published September 1973 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 1 no. 2, article, pp.31-34) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7965] & The Keep [LIB/501253] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

A description of letters written after emigration to Canada.  Includes an alphabetical list of West Sussex emigrants to upper Canada 1832-37

Sussex Marriage Index, by Francis Leeson, published December 1973 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 1 no. 3, article, p.63) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7965] & The Keep [LIB/501253] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The Pigeon House, Angmering, by Francis Leeson, published December 1973 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 1 no. 3, article, p.66) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7965] & The Keep [LIB/501253] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Military Marriages in Brighton in Napoleonic Times, by Leslie Suggars and Francis Leeson, published March 1974 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 1 no. 4, article, pp.88-92) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7965] & The Keep [LIB/501253] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

List of military marriages arranged by unit (grooms only).

Nicknames in Western Sussex - 1, by Francis Leeson, published June 1974 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 1 no. 5, article, pp.124-128) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7965] & The Keep [LIB/501253] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Nicknames in Western Sussex - 2, by Francis Leeson, published September 1974 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 1 no. 6, article, pp.154-157) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7965] & The Keep [LIB/501253] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

A Royal Descent in Stained Glass, by Francis leeson, published December 1974 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 1 no. 7, article, pp.196-197) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7965] & The Keep [LIB/501253] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

One of the curiosities of the tiny church of Selham, 3 miles SW of Petworth, is the remarkable series of armorial windows - particularly as the arms featured are those attributed (in retrospect) to Egbert, King of England, William Duke of Normandy, etc

Surnames from the Landscape of Western Sussex, by Francis Leeson, published December 1974 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 1 no. 7, article, pp.207-210) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7965] & The Keep [LIB/501253] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

West Sussex Surnames, by Frank Leeson, published 1975 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14940] & West Sussex Libraries

Surnames from the Landscape of Western Sussex - 2, by Francis Leeson, published March 1975 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 1 no. 8, article, pp.252-255) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7965] & The Keep [LIB/501253] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Surnames from Personal Names in Western Sussex - 1, by Francis Leeson, published June 1975 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 2 no. 1, article, pp.32-35) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7966] & The Keep [LIB/501254] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Surnames from Personal Names in Western Sussex - 2, by Francis Leeson, published September 1975 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 2 no. 2, article, pp.48-51) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7966] & The Keep [LIB/501254] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Surnames from Personal Names in Western Sussex - 3, by Francis Leeson, published December 1975 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 2 no. 3, article, pp.90-94) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7966] & The Keep [LIB/501254] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Problematic Surnames of Western Sussex, by Francis Leeson, published December 1975 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 2 no. 3, article, pp.94-95) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7966] & The Keep [LIB/501254] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Problematic Surnames of Western Sussex, by Francis Leeson, published March 1976 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 2 no. 4, article, pp.130-131) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7966] & The Keep [LIB/501254] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Problematic Surnames of Western Sussex, by Francis Leeson, published June 1976 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 2 no. 5, article, pp.170-172) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7966] & The Keep [LIB/501254] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Estate Duty and the Genealogist, by Francis Leeson, published September 1976 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 2 no. 6, article, pp.192-193) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7966] & The Keep [LIB/501254] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Your (Ancestors') Lives in Their Hands, by Francis Leeson, published March 1977 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 2 no. 8, article, pp.285-288) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7966] & The Keep [LIB/501254] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Sussex Family Historian, vol. 4 no. 1, edited by Francis Leeson, published September 1979 (Sussex Family History Group) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Sussex Family Historian, vol. 4 no. 2, edited by Francis Leeson, published December 1979 (Sussex Family History Group) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

West Sussex M.I.s, by Francis Leeson, published December 1979 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 4 no. 2, article, pp.69-72) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Sussex Family Historian, vol. 4 no. 3, edited by Francis Leeson, published March 1980 (Sussex Family History Group) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

West Sussex M.I.s (continued), by Francis Leeson, published March 1980 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 4 no. 3, article, p.108) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Sussex Family Historian, vol. 4 no. 4, edited by Francis Leeson, published June 1980 (Sussex Family History Group) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Sussex Family Historian, vol. 4 no. 5, edited by Francis Leeson, published September 1980 (Sussex Family History Group) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Moulton's 'Deeds', by Frank Leeson, published September 1980 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 4 no. 5, article, pp.169-174) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Sussex Family Historian, vol. 4 no. 6, edited by Francis Leeson, published December 1980 (Sussex Family History Group) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Sussex Family Historian, vol. 4 no. 7, edited by F. L. Leeson, published March 1981 (Sussex Family History Group, ISSN: 0260-4175) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Sussex Family Historian, vol. 4 no. 8, edited by F. L. Leeson, published June 1981 (Sussex Family History Group, ISSN: 0260-4175) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Sussex Family Historian, vol. 4 no. 9, edited by F. L. Leeson, published September 1981 (Sussex Family History Group, ISSN: 0260-4175) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Sussex Family Historian, vol. 4 no. 10, edited by F. L. Leeson, published December 1981 (Sussex Family History Group, ISSN: 0260-4175) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Sussex Family Historian, vol. 5 no. 1, edited by F. L. Leeson, published March 1982 (Sussex Family History Group, ISSN: 0260-4175) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9174] & The Keep [LIB/501257] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Sussex Family Historian, vol. 5 no. 2, edited by F. L. Leeson, published June 1982 (Sussex Family History Group, ISSN: 0260-4175) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9174] & The Keep [LIB/501257] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Sussex Family Historian, vol. 5 no. 3, edited by F. L. Leeson, published September 1982 (Sussex Family History Group, ISSN: 0260-4175) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9174] & The Keep [LIB/501257] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Your House & Its History, by F. L. Leeson, published September 1983 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 5 no. 7, article, p.217) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9174] & The Keep [LIB/501257] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

"The Modern Domesday Book", by Frank Leeson, published September 1983 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 5 no. 7, article, pp.218-221) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9174] & The Keep [LIB/501257] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The 'Return of Owners of Land 1873' reproduced in facsimile for Sussex

International Genealogical Index for Sussex, by Frank Leeson, published September 1983 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 5 no. 7, article, pp.224-228) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9174] & The Keep [LIB/501257] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Missing Marriages - IGI versus SMI, by Frank Leeson, published December 1983 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 5 no. 8, article, pp.251-254) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9174] & The Keep [LIB/501257] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The 'Annus Mirablilis' in Sussex (Marriage Licence Allegations Sep 1822-Mar 1823) Part I, by Frank Leeson, published March 1984 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 6 no. 1, article, pp.28-29) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9788] & The Keep [LIB/501258] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The 'Annus Mirablilis' in Sussex (Marriage Licence Allegations Sep 1822-Mar 1823) Part II, by Frank Leeson, published June 1984 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 6 no. 2, article, pp.64-65) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9788] & The Keep [LIB/501258] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

"The Modern Domesday Book" Part II, by Frank Leeson, published June 1984 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 6 no. 2, article, pp.66-67) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9788] & The Keep [LIB/501258] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The 'Annus Mirablilis' in Sussex (Marriage Licence Allegations Sep 1822-Mar 1823) Part III, by Frank Leeson, published September 1984 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 6 no. 3, article, pp.106-107) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9788] & The Keep [LIB/501258] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Unpublished West Sussex Marriage Licences, by Frank Leeson, published December 1984 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 6 no. 4, article, p.144) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9788] & The Keep [LIB/501258] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

"The Modern Domesday Book" Part II, by Frank Leeson, published March 1985 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 6 no. 5, article, pp.172-173) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9788] & The Keep [LIB/501258] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The 'Annus Mirablilis' in Sussex (Marriage Licence Allegations Sep 1822-Mar 1823) Part IV, by Frank Leeson, published March 1985 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 6 no. 5, article, pp.186-188) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9788] & The Keep [LIB/501258] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

"The Modern Domesday Book" Part II, by Frank Leeson, published June 1985 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 6 no. 6, article, pp.224-225) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9788] & The Keep [LIB/501258] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Moulton's 'Deeds', 2nd Instalment, by FrankLeeson, published June 1985 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 6 no. 6, article, p.231) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9788] & The Keep [LIB/501258] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Sussex Genealogy, by Frank Leeson, published June 1987 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 7 no. 5, article, pp.185-192) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10461] & The Keep [LIB/501259] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Obituary: Stanley Excell, by F. L. L., published June 1993 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 10 no. 6, article, p.236) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14877] & The Keep [LIB/501262] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Sussex Lordships for sale, by F. L. Leeson, published October 1993 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 52, article, p.2) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/52] & The Keep [LIB/500483]

The Fresh Lieutenant's Woman?, by F. L. Leeson, published April 1994 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 53, article, p.10) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/53] & The Keep [LIB/500483]

Sussex Lordship Sold, by F. L. Leeson, published April 1994 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 53, article, p.19) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/53] & The Keep [LIB/500483]

Petworth's Earliest Parish Register, by F. L. Leeson, published October 1994 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 54, article, p.29) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/54] & The Keep [LIB/500483]

Marriages in Rogate's earliest register, by F. L. Leeson, published October 1995 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 56, article, p.25) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/56] & The Keep [LIB/500484]

Holden versus Holder, by Frank Leeson, F.S.G., published December 1995 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 11 no. 8, article, p.286) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14878] & The Keep [LIB/501263] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Variants of the name Holden are: Holding, Holder, Holdens, Wolder, Walder, Holter, Older and Oulder

Sussex Chantry Depositions, 1715-50, by Frank Leeson, published June 1996 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 12 no. 2, article, pp.76-77) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14879] & The Keep [LIB/508809] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Two peculiar Peculiars, by Frank Leeson, published September 1996 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 12 no. 3, article, pp.91-92) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14879] & The Keep [LIB/508810] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Wivelsfield Hamlet 1667-1798 and Withyham Hamlet 1606-1908

Nothing Changes - Hooe is to blame, by F. L. Leeson, published October 1996 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 58, article, p.2) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/58] & The Keep [LIB/500484]

The Earliest Registers of Thakeham and Washington, by F. L. Leeson, published October 1996 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 58, article, p.2) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/58] & The Keep [LIB/500484]

An early 'census' of Poling, by Frank Leeson, published December 1996 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 12 no. 4, article, p.140) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14879] & The Keep [LIB/508811] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

1606 listing at Poling: 'A note of all the children fytt to be catychised' and 'A note of all thee communicants'

Self-conscious Literacy in the Seventeenth Century, by F. L. Leeson, published October 1997 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 60, article, p.24) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/60] & The Keep [LIB/500484]

A 'Green' Rector at Wiggonholt-cum-Greatham, by F. L. Leeson, published October 1997 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 60, article, p.30) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/60] & The Keep [LIB/500484]

The Early History of the Sussex Family History Group, by Frank Leeson, published March 1998 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 13 no. 1, article, pp.13-14) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14880] & The Keep [LIB/508816] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Buried Gravestones in Rustington Church, by F. L. Leeson, published March 1998 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 13 no. 1, article, p.25) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14880] & The Keep [LIB/508816] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Rudgwick Parish Registers, by F. L. Leeson, published April 1998 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 61, article, p.7) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/61] & The Keep [LIB/500485]

Obituary: Robert Collingham, by Frank Leeson, published September 1998 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 13 no. 3, article, p.96) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14880] & The Keep [LIB/508818] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Self-conscious Literacy in the 17th Century, by F. L. Leeson, published October 1998 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 62, article, p.33) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/62] & The Keep [LIB/500486]

The 'Commonwealth Gap', by Fank Leeson, F.S.G., published June 1999 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 13 no. 6, article, pp.206-207) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14880] & The Keep [LIB/508821] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The recording of marriages in Brighton during the Civil War

Obituary: The Rev. John H. Bishop, M.A., by Frank Leeson, published March 2001 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 14 no. 5, article, p.196) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14881] & The Keep [LIB/508823] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The Generation Grid, by Frank Leeson, published December 2003 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 15 no. 8, article, p.378) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15249] & The Keep [LIB/508827] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Murdered by a Lunatic', by F. L. Leeson, published Autumn 2003 in West Sussex History, the Journal of West Sussex Archives Society (no. 72, article, p.16) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 16404/72] & The Keep [LIB/500496]

Obituary: Vernon Paul Elliott, by Frank Leeson, published March 2005 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 16 no. 5, article, p.206) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508838] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Mini-biographies from the 16th & 17th centuries, by Frank Leeson, published March 2005 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 16 no. 5, article, p.224) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508838] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Information about the 22 volumes of the Instance Courts for the Archdeaconry of Chichester for the periods 1556-1641 and 1661-1694 held at W.S.R.O.

Obituary: Ernest Pitcher, by Frank Leeson, published March 2007 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 17 no. 5, article, p.218) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508989] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Obituary: Arthur Richard Inch (1915-2007), by Frank Leeson, published June 2007 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 17 no. 6, article, p.259) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508990] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The Early History of the SFHG, by Frank Leeson, published March 2013 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 5, article, pp.198-199) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508976] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

I wrote a Brief History of the Sussex Family History Group for the Programme of the Sussex by the Sea Conference of 4-6 April 1997, anticipating our Group's 25th Anniversary towards the end of the year. It was very much of a 'corporate' review without mentioning personalities. The notes which follow go into more detail, mention personalities, but are confined to the early years