Channel Islands Church Records: Difference between revisions

Channel Islands Church Records (view source)

Revision as of 19:21, 1 May 2018

477 bytes removed , 1 May 2018

m

→‎Parish Registers

VisualWikitext

Hanna5974

318,531

edits

@@ Line 17: / Line 17: @@
 ''For information about records for non-Christian religions in the Channel Islands, go to the [[Channel Islands Religious Records|Religious Records]] page.''
 ==Parish Registers==
-Research use: Prime source for information about vital events in an individual's life. But, in most cases, does not contain enough information to provide more than a one generation pedigree link. The marriage records for the Church of England parishes on Guernsey are not recorded in civil registration until 1920, therefore this is the only source for this information.
+Parish registers are a prime source for information about vital events (christening, birth, marriage, death and burial) in an individual's life. The marriage records for the Church of England parishes on Guernsey are not recorded in civil registration until 1920, therefore this is the only source for this information.
-Record type: Christening, birth, marriage, death and burial.
+==Time Coverage==
 Time period: 1560's to present.
-Contents:
+==Information Contents==
 *Christening/birth: date and place; name of child and parents;
 *Marriage: date and place; names of couple;
 *Death/burial: date and place; name of deceased.
+==Locating the Records==
-Location: Church of England registers are in local custody and on Jersey a copy of the registers are on file with the Superintendent Registrar. Nonconformist: In local custody and on Guernsey a collection is held by the Royal Court. See [http://www.priaulxlibrary.co.uk/sites/default/files/uploads/pdfs/Using%20family%20history%20records%20booklet.pdf '''A guide to Civil and Parish Registers and Census records''']
+*Church of England registers are in local custody and on Jersey a copy of the registers are on file with the Superintendent Registrar.
+*Nonconformist records are in local custody and on Guernsey a collection is held by the Royal Court. See [http://www.priaulxlibrary.co.uk/sites/default/files/uploads/pdfs/Using%20family%20history%20records%20booklet.pdf '''A guide to Civil and Parish Registers and Census records''']
-Duplication: With other records: 60% with civil registration.
-Population coverage: 85%.
-Reliability: Reasonably accurate. Usually recorded at the time the events took place.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Channel Islands,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1990-1998.</ref>
 == Parish Chest ==