On the 1861 census my COUZENS family occupation(s) is Shoemaker, Post Office and Bakery. When I was in Sussex back in 1999 I tried to locate this house on maps at the RO without success.. Is there another means to find this place? Would there be a book detailing such history? Today the General Store & Post Office is located down the laneway from the Selsey Arms Inn. This is not the same place as back in 1861. Sincerely GAIL in Ontario

Census takers walked a route and the properties were listed in that order. Have you tried to identify any of the neighbouring properties - that is use a map to "walk" the route of the census taker? That might help to pin down the building, if it is still standing. Chris On 08/09/2007, Gail Collins <gcollins@becon.org> wrote: > On the 1861 census my COUZENS family occupation(s) is > Shoemaker, Post Office and Bakery. When I was in Sussex back > in 1999 I tried to locate this house on maps at the RO without success.. > > Is there another means to find this place? Would there be a book detailing > such history?

Hi Gail Gail try www.old-maps.co.uk Online ordanance maps. have you tried the historical directories online? Although not a map, will give you insight into when they were there and possibly how long for. www.historicaldirectories.org By doing a google Search of "West Dean" + Post office this came up for a George Couzens in 1867. He is also listed as a shoemaker. http://steve.pickthall.users.btopenworld.com/ssx1867/westdean-chichester1867.html Hope this adds some meat on the bones. Cheers Pam from Adelaide Australia > On the 1861 census my COUZENS family occupation(s) is > Shoemaker, Post Office and Bakery. When I was in Sussex back > in 1999 I tried to locate this house on maps at the RO without success.. > > Is there another means to find this place? Would there be a book > detailing > such history? > > Today the General Store & Post Office is located down the laneway from > the Selsey Arms Inn. This is not the same place as back in 1861. > > Sincerely GAIL in Ontario > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SUSSEX-PLUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.10/995 - Release Date: 8/09/2007 > 1:24 PM > >