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-== Introduction ==
+===Guernsey Archives===
-The records of the Guernsey (and the other islands in the Bailiwick of Guernsey) are housed in a few locations on Guernsey. While some of these records are available on the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog], [https://www.ancestry.com/ Ancestry], and [https://www.findmypast.com/ Findmypast], the majority of records have not yet been digitized. These records must be accessed either through ordering them, visiting in person, or hiring a researcher.
+'''Island Archives'''<br>
+St Barnabas,  Cornet Street<br>
+St Peter Port, Guernsey<br>
+Channel Islands  GY1 1LF<br>
+<br>
+Telephone: 01481 224512<br>
+E-mail: archives@gov.gg<br>
+[https://www.gov.gg/islandarchives '''Website''']
+----
+*The main resources held by the Archive for genealogical research are:
+::*Register of Stranger Poor (1892-1914), listing non-locals of limited means arriving in Guernsey between 1833 (registration could be retrospective) and 1914.
+::*Foulon Cemetery Registers (1856 onwards)
+::*States' records from the period of the German Occupation of Guernsey 1940-1945 are also available for public viewing, including:
+:::*Identity Registration Forms
+:::*Ledgers which give details of evacuees making application to return to the island in 1944-45;
+::*Administrative records from all of the ten civil parishes in Guernsey. Records in these collections which may be useful for researching family history :::*Including deeds and tax books.
+:::*St Peter Port Constables' Collection, including  a list of Registered Persons sent from the island (1842-80), which gives details of people's names, ages, occupation and reason for being sent away.
+::*Procureur of the Poor/ Outdoor Assistance
+::*Funeral Remembrance Cards
+::*School records
+::*Deeds, etc. relating to property transactions
+::*Military Records
+::*Ecclesiastical Records
+:::*Anglican parish records of St Andrew, Castel, Forest, St Martin, St Pierre du Bois, St Saviour and Vale and also the other Anglican churches of Holy Trinity, St James' Church, and St Peter's, Sark.
+:::*Baptist Chapel records, including those of Siloë, Bethesda and Bethel (now Shiloh);
+:::*Methodist Church collection, relating to both French and English circuits from the 18th century to the present;
+:::*Roman Catholic Church records for St Joseph's, Notre Dame du Rosaire, St Yves, La Chaumière, St Magloire and Delancey.
+::*Clubs and Societies
+::*Family Trees and Research
+::*Special Collections
+----
+*The Island Archives is open weekdays 9.30am - 4.30pm, '''by appointment only'''. To book your visit please call the team on 01481 224512 or email archives@gov.gg.
+*The Island Archives welcomes all enquiries by email, phone or via [https://www.gov.gg/article/152544/Contact-Us---Island-Archives '''our online contact form.'''] Please provide as much detail as possible about your enquiry. This will help you make the most of your research and ensure the records you would like to see are available.
+*There is no charge for consulting records at the Island Archives, or for staff advice on available resources.
 == The Royal Court House ==