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''[[Europe]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Channel Islands Genealogy|Channel Islands]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Jersey Genealogy|Jersey]]'' {{Jersey-sidebar}} | ''[[Europe]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Channel Islands Genealogy|Channel Islands]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Jersey Genealogy|Jersey]]'' {{Jersey-sidebar}} | ||
''For information about records for non-Christian religions in Jersey, go to the [[Jersey Religious Records|Religious Records]] page.'' | |||
In Jersey the word ''parish ''has two rather different meanings. There is the '''ecclesiastical''' parish, much as there is in England, but alongside it there is the '''civil''' parish, governed by the Constable, complete with its own honorary police force and municipal administrative functions.<br> | In Jersey the word ''parish ''has two rather different meanings. There is the '''ecclesiastical''' parish, much as there is in England, but alongside it there is the '''civil''' parish, governed by the Constable, complete with its own honorary police force and municipal administrative functions.<br> | ||