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*Christening/birth: date and place; name of child and parents; | *Christening/birth: date and place; name of child and parents; | ||
*Marriage: date and place; names of couple; | *Marriage: date and place; names of couple; | ||
*Death/burial: date and place; name of deceased. | *Death/burial: date and place; name of deceased. | ||
=== Parish Chest === | |||
The parishes in the Channel Islands served both a civil and ecclesiastical function. These particular records relate to their civil responsibilities. Poor records, bastardy, rate books, churchwardens accounts, vestry minutes and censuses will be found in these records. | |||
Contents: | |||
*names; | |||
*parentage; | |||
*relationships; | |||
*birthplaces; | |||
*population movement; | |||
*census of locality; | |||
*lists of residences; | |||
*poor law documents; | |||
*parentage of illegitimate children. | |||
==Locating the Records== | ==Locating the Records== | ||
*Church of England registers are in local custody and on Jersey a copy of the registers are on file with the Superintendent Registrar. | *Church of England registers are in local custody and on Jersey a copy of the registers are on file with the Superintendent Registrar. | ||