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Some extracts from the Journal and Correspondence of Mr John Burgess of Ditchling, Sussex, 1785-1815, by John Sawyer, published 1896 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 40, article, pp.131-161) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2125] & The Keep [LIB/500258] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Journal of Mr John Burgess, by William Noble, published 1898 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 41, notes & queries, pp.238-239) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2126] & The Keep [LIB/500259] & S.A.S. library   View Online

Journal of Mr John Burgess, by Edward Sayers, published 1898 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 41, notes & queries, p.239) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2126] & The Keep [LIB/500259] & S.A.S. library   View Online

John Burgess of Ditchling and America, by David McLean, published 1937 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. XI no. 10, article, pp.657-662; no. 11, pp.694-699) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2316][Lib 9332] & The Keep [LIB/500182]

John Burgess of Ditchling: Extracts from his 'Jernel', by Walter H. Burgess, M.A., published 1938 in Sussex County Magazine (vol. XII no. 9, article, pp.590-594; no. 10, pp.681-684) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2317] & The Keep [LIB/500183]

Thomas Burges, by Frederick K. Challen, published May 1959 in Sussex Notes & Queries (vol. XV no. 3, note, pp.101-102) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8233] & The Keep [LIB/500217] & S.A.S. library

The Reminiscences of Samuel Collier Burgess (1827-1908): 19th century life in Battle, by Alfred Burgess, published June 1981 in Sussex Genealogist and Family Historian (vol. 3 no. 1, article, pp.12-15) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8892] & The Keep [LIB/501189] & CD SXGS from S.F.H.G.

The Reminiscences of Samuel Collier Burgess (1827-1908): 19th century life in Battle - continued, by Alfred Burgess, published September 1981 in Sussex Genealogist and Family Historian (vol. 3 no. 2, article, pp.40-44) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8892] & The Keep [LIB/501189] & CD SXGS from S.F.H.G.

A Burges Family Marriage Settlement of 1570, by R. B. Fry, published December 1981 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 4 no. 10, article, pp.314-317) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

"Indenture tripartite made 12th September, 12 Elizabeth [1570] between John Burges the Elder of Retherfyld co Sussex, yeoman, John Burges the Younger of the same, the soon of the forsayd, and Alexander ffarmer of the same, yeoman"

Burgess Family - Wheelwrights, by Kim Bayne, published June 1984 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 6 no. 2, article, pp.53-54) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9788] & The Keep [LIB/501258] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Edmund Burgess (1709-1757) married Jane Long in 1759. Their descendants include many wheelwrights and covers the years 1709 - 1958 in the parishes of Glynde, East Hoathly, Laughton, Ringmer, Blackboys, and Framfield

Working from both ends, by DonBurgess, published March 1988 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 8 no. 1, article, pp.39-40) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10736] & The Keep [LIB/501260] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The author uses Land Tax Assessment records to learn occupations and dwellings of his ancestor, John Burgess. Article covers the years 1785 - 1839 in the parish of Ditchling.

Fortunate Survivors, by Don Burgess, published June 1988 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 8 no. 2, article, p.72) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10736] & The Keep [LIB/501260] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The diary of John Burgess of Ditchling

No continuing city: The diary and letters of John Burgess, a Sussex craftsman, between 1785 and 1819, by John Burgess and transcribed by Donald F. Burgess, published 1989 (157 pp., D. F. Burgess, ISBN-10: 0951501704 & ISBN-13: 9780951501702) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 12812] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Another piece of the puzzle?, by Don Burgess, published June 1989 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 8 no. 6, article, pp.278-279) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 10736] & The Keep [LIB/501260] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Article documents the six children of John Burgess of West Tarring and covers the years 1777 - 1848 in the parishes of West Tarring and Brighton.

A Perennial Problem, by Don Burgess, published December 1994 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 11 no. 4, article, pp.133-134) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14878] & The Keep [LIB/501263] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Extract from John Burgess' Diary of 1786

The Burgesses of Brighton, by Don Burgess, published March 1996 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 12 no. 1, article, pp.34-37) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14879] & The Keep [LIB/501165] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Henry Burgess (1805-1901) married Elizabeth Parsons at St Nicholas' Church in Brighton 3 September 1828. He had a successful butcher's shop at 41 Meeting House Lane where he supplied produce to such customers as the Royal Pavilion. They had four children who died early followed by Elizabeth who died 7 October 1864. Henry married Eliza Lidbetter in October 1866, moved to Ringmer where they had one child, Frank Walter Burgess, born 29 August 1867 who married Mary Ann Paris in March 1893.

The Burgess Family, by Eileen Burgess, published March 1997 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 12 no. 5, article, pp.190-192) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14879] & The Keep [LIB/508812] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Letter from Fred A. Burgess dated July 1956 which details his ancestry and emigration to Canada

Thomas Burgess in Ewhurst Parish (1773-1835), by Richard Burgess, published March 1998 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 13 no. 1, article, pp.3-4) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14880] & The Keep [LIB/508816] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The life of Thomas Burgess brought to life through the diaries of his wife's side of the family - Thomas Daws (1768-1850), Thomas Chester Daws (1808-1877) and Elizabeth May Daws (1812-1873)

Obituary: Bert Burgess, by Mick Henry, 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.

A letter of complaint in 1787, by Annette Rose, published June 2008 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 18 no. 2, article, pp.98-100) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508969] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

I mentioned in my article 'Charleston Farm' in the last issue that eight of my MARTEN ancestors are buried in the Marten Vault, under the floor of the Old Meeting House, Ditchling.
Between 1785 and 1790, John BURGESS, the part-time gravedigger was in charge of the cam of the Vault. During the summer of 1786 my great-great-great-great-uncle Peter MARTEN died and was duly buried in the Vault but this event was to cause John BURGESS a great deal of stress and a consuming anger.

The gravedigger and his 'jernal', by Don Burgess, published June 2008 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 18 no. 2, article, pp.100-101) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508969] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The article on Charleston Farm by Annette Rose in the March Sussex Family Historian reminded me of the role that John BURGESS, my great-great-great-grandfather played as the gravedigger at Ditchling Meeting House. As you can see, he was also involved in enlarging and preparing the vault under the Meeting House for the body of Peter MARTEN in June 1786, a task for which he appears not to have been paid.

A sad tale of intrigue and deceit, by Don Burgess, published December 2011 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 19 no. 8, article, pp.362-363) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508849] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

About one o'clock in the morning of 5 April 1827, about four or five dusky figures could be seen emerging from the end of Chesterfield Street, Brighton, and making their way to the rear of the new mansions being built along what is now known as Marine Parade. They didn't know it at the time, but they were being watched by the local Headborough and some of his colleagues, who had been tipped-off to keep watch thereabouts and were in hiding. The figures made their way to the rear of Lansdown House, where they appropriated several items that were hanging there, and then disappeared from whence they came.
About seven o'clock the next morning, there came a loud knocking on the door of the house of John BURGESS, alias COOPER, in Chesterfield Street. The law officers had come looking for evidence of a crime committed the night before. They found him with a lad of 14 named Henry AYLING. In their bedroom they found what they were looking for, a leg and neck of mutton which had been purloined the night before from where it had been left hanging in a cool place behind the mansion by the cook to Sir Robert WILMOT of Lansdown Place.

My Search for Baptist Ancestors, by Don Burgess, published March 2015 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 21 no. 5, article, pp.240-247) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508855]

My 3x Great Grandfather, John BURGESS, was born, it is believed, in 1757 in Heathfield to one Thomas BURGESS, who was a tenant farmer in the locality. Belonging to a family with strong links for several generations to the General Baptist cause, there is of course no record of the baptisms of John or any of his four brothers and five sisters. Baptists believe in "believers' baptism", and as a consequence they are mostly baptised as young men and women when they are old enough to profess their faith and join their local church. This makes it difficult to fit them into a family tree, as early records of such events, if they ever existed, have long since been lost, although there are a very few exceptions in records held at the National Archives.