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*'''1638-1838''' {{FSC|699501|item|disp=Transcripts of the digest copy of the registers of births, marriages and burials, 1638-1838 }} Society of Friends | |||
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*'''1787-1933''' {{RecordSearch|1967749|United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933}}, index. | *'''1787-1933''' {{RecordSearch|1967749|United Kingdom, Maritime Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1787-1933}}, index. | ||
*'''1820-1907''' {{RecordSearch|1584983| Channel Islands Births and Baptisms, 1820-1907}}, index, incomplete. | *'''1820-1907''' {{RecordSearch|1584983| Channel Islands Births and Baptisms, 1820-1907}}, index, incomplete. | ||
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For the addresses of the government Offices, see Locating the Records below. | For the addresses of the government Offices, see Locating the Records below. | ||
== | ==Background== | ||
"Channel Islands" is a geographical term, not a political unit. The islands "...include two Crown dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, which is the largest of the islands; and the Bailiwick of Guernsey, consisting of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and some smaller islands."<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Islands Channel Islands], (accessed 25 November 2020).</ref> | "Channel Islands" is a geographical term, not a political unit. The islands "...include two Crown dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, which is the largest of the islands; and the Bailiwick of Guernsey, consisting of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and some smaller islands."<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Islands Channel Islands], (accessed 25 November 2020).</ref> | ||
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'''Note: '''Guernsey Marriages were not subject to Civil Registration until 1919 - so the coverage is incomplete prior to that date. Go to the Parish Registers. Gap 1875-1907 instead. | '''Note: '''Guernsey Marriages were not subject to Civil Registration until 1919 - so the coverage is incomplete prior to that date. Go to the Parish Registers. Gap 1875-1907 instead. | ||
FS Library 942.D27gih | FS Library 942.D27gih {{FSC|1007927|item|disp="Marriage and Census Indexes for Family History Historians."}} Contains entries of where to find marriage registers in Channel Islands and all United Kingdom. Available only at Salt Lake FamilySearch Library. | ||
{{FSC|742262|item|disp=Vital Records Index British Isles}}, including Channel Islands from 1538-1888 on CD. Available at many FamilySearch Centers and Genealogy Societies. The Civil registration death records for Guernsey give parents names including mother's maiden name. They have been filmed and are available at the FamilySearch Library. There are two ways to search by the indexes or by the actual entries which means scrolling through the films. | |||
===Alderney=== | ===Alderney=== | ||
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