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Jersey is a British Crown dependency Europe off the coast of [[France Genealogy|France]]. Together with the Bailiwick of [[Guernsey Genealogy|Guernsey]] it forms the [[Channel Islands Genealogy|Channel Islands]]. The official languages are English and French.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Jersey," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey, accessed 27 April 2016.</ref> | Jersey is a British Crown dependency Europe off the coast of [[France Genealogy|France]]. Together with the Bailiwick of [[Guernsey Genealogy|Guernsey]] it forms the [[Channel Islands Genealogy|Channel Islands]]. The official languages are English and French.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Jersey," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey, accessed 27 April 2016.</ref> | ||
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Guide to Jersey, Channel Islands ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
Information[edit | edit source]
Jersey is a British Crown dependency Europe off the coast of France. Together with the Bailiwick of Guernsey it forms the Channel Islands. The official languages are English and French.[1]
Jersey, Channel Islands Map[edit | edit source]
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Jersey. Click on a place below to go to the corresponding Wiki article listing more information.
Parishes[edit | edit source]
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Jersey. Click on a place below to go to the corresponding Wiki article listing more information.
As well as the main island of Jersey, it includes the nearly uninhabited islands of the Minquiers, Écréhous, the Pierres de Lecq and other rocks and reefs.
Jersey is divided into twelve parishes. All have access to the sea and most are named after saints to whom their ancient parish churches are dedicated:
These parishes are further divided into vingtaines (or, in the case of St. Ouen, cueillettes).
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Jersey," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey, accessed 27 April 2016.