Hi Maureen, Couple of small things that might help your search (and which may just have been typos in your original email :-) !). The places you are looking for are Portslade and Lewes. There is an online parish clerk for Lewes but not for Portslade - http://www.sussex-opc.org/index.php?cy=52&n=lewes&b=index.php&k=294&t=parish Unfortunately the Sussex Record Society poor law database does not go as far as 1874. If she was in a workhouse you may be able to get records for it. This is one of the best sites on workhouses http://www.workhouses.org.uk/ hth, Anne > From: maureenfarrer71@gmail.com > Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2013 10:26:26 +1000 > To: SUSSEX-PLUS@rootsweb.com > Subject: [SXP] PARISH PAY > > Hi Listers, > > I am new to this list and was wondering if anyone could explain to me the following" I have a Barbara FARRER listed in the 1871 census in the parish of Porslade and it says "Recipient of Parish Pay" > Would there be any records and what would it tell. > > I am also looking for a Thomas GOODWIN b. 1721 in Notts. in any census, as I have found a death for a Thomas GOODWiN in Lews in June 1874 but not sure if he is mine ? > > thanks, > Maureen in Oz. > > ------------------------------- > 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