Hi Maureen To be honest living in Australia is not the problem as many in this Country find it difficult to work out locations as well, myself included at times <g> The place in question is very close to the County border and may come under one County for one thing and a bordering County for another, so don't feel you are being told off :-) For example Elton is in Huntingdonshire but for Poor Laws comes under Oundle as it does for Civil Registration , it was just the powers that be trying to smooth off the areas covered for administration of certain things, so its little wonder that the people themselves had problems knowing where a place fell The suggestion to post to a relevant County list is not an admonition but rather to help you get a better response to your questions As it happens its a toss up whether the Huntingdonshire or Northamptonshire list would be the best one, personally I would try both (but separately, not cross posting to both at the same time) A list that covers Northamptonshire is this one <http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/ENG/NORTHANTS.html> I only mention that as it does not come up in the list search for Northamptonshire (as its under Northants) One very useful site for sorting out jurisdictions is this one <http://maps.familysearch.org/> It is based on 1851 but will help for most situations It also has a very useful County level and Parish level map By the way there are two Sarah GENNERs in 1871 Portslade, one at No 8 East Street aged 72 a charwoman, and the other at 9 Clarence Street aged 27, one a few pages either side of Barbara FARRER, does the informant at the death give an address? Possibly the older woman either as a friend or a nurse The younger GENNER appears to have a maiden name MUZZLE so its not that as a connection Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 05/07/2013 07:37, Maureen Farrer wrote: > Dear Nivard and Peter, > > Thank you very much for your research. My connection is with Elizabeth FARRER. It is hard living in Australia to know which is the right county. Northamptonshire or Nottinghamshire ? > > I will try and digest what you have told me. Thomas's fathers name appears on the marriage certificate as Oates Cliff GOODWIN. > > I realise this isn't a Sussex problem, but I did start the thread with the question of Thomas GOODWIN dying in Lewes and wondered if there was a connection. Also Barbara FARRER's death certificate > in 1871 in No.5 North St.Portslade-by-the-sea. It was registered by a Sarah Genner who lived at No.4 and was present at the death. (Neighbour ?) I also posted a question to Sussex because in the 1871 > census it listed Barbara as being a receiptent of Parish Pay. > > I will now try Northampton list. > > Again thanks for your help, very much appreciated. > > Maureen in Oz.