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For certificates after 1842.


'''Jersey'''
==How to Find the Records==


The Superintendent Registrar, 10 Royal Square, St. Helier, Jersey JE2 4WA
===Online Collections===


Office Hours 9.30-12.30p.m. Mon-Fri
*'''1638-1838'''  [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/699501 Transcripts of the digest copy of the registers of births, marriages and burials, 1638-1838 ] Society of Friends
*'''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'''  [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9809 Channel Islands, Select Births and Baptisms, 1820-1907], index, incomplete ($).
*'''1820-1907'''  [http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/channel-islands-births-and-baptisms-1820-1907 Channel Islands Births & Baptisms, 1820-1907], index, incomplete ($).
*'''1820-1907'''  [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30158/channel-islands-births-baptisms-1820-1907?s=218489221 Channel Islands, Births and Baptisms, 1820-1907], index, incomplete ($)
*[http://www.theislandwiki.org/index.php/Family_research The Island Wiki, birth/baptism, marriage and death/burials records database], index, complete.


As at 2013, certificates cost 20 pounds each.<br>
===Offices to Contact===


It is possible to view the registers and copy details. However, there is limited space for personal research, and as the room where the registers are kept is also used for weddings there is no absolute guarantee that the facility will be available.  
[http://www.priaulxlibrary.co.uk '''Priaulx Library''']<br>
Candie Road<br>
St Peter Port<br>
Guernsey<br>
GY1 1UG<br>


Indices to the Registers of Birth Marriage and Death from 1842 to about 2002 are available at the Société Jersiaise Library and at the Jersey Archive. The Jersey Archive also holds a set of intermediate copy registers of marriages (that is, those registers compiled by the parish registrars before being passed to the Superintendent Registrar) which can be ordered and searched.
Telephone:  +44 1481 721998<br>


'''Guernsey'''
The [http://www.priaulxlibrary.co.uk Priaulx Library] also has the indexes on microfilm and incomplete microfilmed sets of Civil Registration records.<br>


HM Greffier, The Royal Court House, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 2PB. Office Hours 9a.m.-5p.m. aulx


They charge 5 pounds for a full certificate or 3 pound for a short certificate.&nbsp; A search fee of 5 pound is additional.<br>If you are in Guernsey, this charge can be alleviated as there is public access to the Strong Room between 2p.m. and 4p.m. for a nominal 1 pound charge and details can be copied from their records.  
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 at the Priaulx Library'''].


The Priaulx Library also have the indexes on microfilm.&nbsp;[http://www.priaulxlibrary.co.uk/ www.priaulxlibrary.co.uk/]<br>'''Note: '''Guernsey Marriages were not subject to Civil Registration until 1919 - so the coverage is incomplete prior to that date.&nbsp; Go to the Parish Registers. Gap 1875-1907.&nbsp;instead.  
The [https://jerseyfamilyhistory.org/sources-of-research/ Channel Islands Family History Society] can give additional information on how to access the records.


FHL 942.D27gih "Marriage and Census Indexes for Family History Historians."&nbsp; Contains entries of where to find marriage registers in Channel Islands and all United Kingdom. Available only at Salt Lake Family History Library
For the addresses of the government Offices, see Locating the Records below.


Vital Records Index British Isles including Channel Islands from 1538-1888 on CD.&nbsp; Available at most Family History Libraries and Genealogy Societies. The Civil registration death records for Guernsey give parents names including mother's maiden name.&nbsp; They ahve been filmed and availabe at the Family History Libraries.&nbsp; There are two ways to searchm by the indexes or by the actual entries which means crolling through them all.
==Historical Background==


==== '''Alderney'''  ====
"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>


'''Births, Deaths from 1850, Marriages from 1886'''<br>The Greffier, Registry for Births, Deaths, Companies, Land and Marriages, St Anne, Alderney GY9 3AA is custodian.<br>'''Births '''from 1850 - missing May 1871-Dec. 1874.<br>There is a hand-ruled book of declarations, from August 1850 to December 1874, that can be used to fill this gap.<br>'''Deaths '''from August 1850-1855, 1907 onwards.&nbsp; Hand-ruled book of declarations from October 1855 to December 1874.<br>Gap 1875-1907.<br>'''Marriages''' from 1886 (from St Anne's Church).&nbsp; 1891 onwards from elsewhere on the Island.<br>'''In Guernsey&nbsp; '''<br>Births, Deaths and Marriages from 1925 to date only.
==Coverage and Compliance==


<br>
==Information Recorded in the Records==


'''The Priaulx Library&nbsp; '''Candie, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 1UG have incomplete microfilmed sets of Civil Registration records.<br>'''Alderney Greffe Records -'''<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1122733631447_228" /><br>'''Births '''July 1850-July1857, July 1857-July1860, July 1860-August 1885.<br>'''Deaths '''1850-1866, 1907-1925.
=== Birth Records ===


'''Sark'''<br>'''Birth, Death and Marraiges records from 1925 '''can be found at The Greffe, Las Chasse Marette, Sark GY9 0SF. The Greffe's office hours are 2-4p.m. Tuesday.Wednesday &amp; Friday and at H.M. Greffier, The Royal Court House, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 2PB.&nbsp; Office Hours 9a.m.-5p.m. <br>
A birth certificate usually gives:


'''Parish Registers'''<br>Jersey<br>'''St Helier:''' The Town Church, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials from 1596.<br>St. Helier: Later Parishes (created when the Town Church was no longer big enough)<br>'''St. Mark, St. James, St Paul, St. Jude, All Saints, St Simon, St. Andrew, St. Luke'''. All these parishes commenced operation after 1842 and therefore their registers are at the Superintendents Registrar's Office.
*birth date and birthplace
*child’s name and sex
*father's name and occupation
*mother's full name including her maiden name
*informant’s name, relationship to the baby, and residence
*when registered and the name of the registrar


'''Country Parishes'''<br>'''St. Lawrence''': Baptisms and Burials from 1564 - Marriages from 1655<br>'''St. Brelade''': Baptisms, Marriages and Burials from 1560<br>'''St. Aubin (District Church for St Brelade'''): commenced operation after 1842 and therefore the registers are at the Superintendant Registrar's Office<br>'''St Peter''': Baptisms, Marriages and Burials from 1626<br>'''St. Ouen''': Baptisms, Marriages and Burials from 1634<br>'''St Saviour''': Baptisms from 1540 - Marriages and Burials from 1542<br>'''St Martin''': Baptisms and Marriages from 1594 - Burials from 1593<br>'''Gouray (District Church for St Martin)''':&nbsp; Baptisms from 1875 - Marriages from 1901 - Burials from 1900.&nbsp; From foundation in 1835 until the dates above the records are mixed in with St. Martin's Parish Church Registers.<br>'''St John''':&nbsp; Baptisms from 1594 - Marriages from 1583 - Burilas from 1581<br>'''St Mary''': Baptisms and Marriages from 1648 - Burials from 1647<br>'''Trinity''': Baptisms from 1624 - Marriages and Burials from 1612<br>'''Grouville''':&nbsp; Baptisms from 1584 - Marriages from 1598 - Burials from 1593<br>St Clement -&nbsp; Baptisms, Marriages and Burials from 1623
=== Marriage Records  ===


'''Guernsey<br>St Peter Port: The Town Church: '''Baptisms from 1563 - Marriages from 1565 - Burials from 1566<br>'''St Peter Port: Later Parishes '''(created when the Town Church was no longer big enough)<br>'''St Johns''': Baptisms from 1840 - Marriages from 1858<br>'''St Stephens''': Baptisms, Marriages and Burials from 1865<br>'''Holy Trinity: '''Baptisms from 1847 - Marriages from 1858 - Burials from 1858<br>'''Other Miscellaneous Registers<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1122735639464_68" />'''<br>'''The Marriage Chapel at St James-the-Less''': Marriages 1915-1970<br>'''Candie Cemetery''': Burials 1847-1986
A marriage certificate gives:  


'''Country Parishes<br>Vale: '''Baptisms, Marriages and Burials from 1577<br>'''St Pierre-du-Bois''': Baptisms, Marriages and Burials from 1625<br>'''Castel''': Baptisms, Marriages and Burials from 1674<br>'''Castel: St Matthews''': Baptisms from 1854 - Marriages and Burials from 1855<br>'''St Sampson''': Baptisms, Marriages and Burials from 1713<br>'''St Saviour''': Baptisms and Marriages from 1582 - Burials from 1609<br>'''St Martin''': Baptisms and Marriages from 1660 - Burials from 1728<br>'''Forest''':&nbsp; Baptisms and Marriages from 1700 - Burials from 1704<br>'''St Andrews''': Baptisms from 1575 - Marriages from 1573 - Burials from 1574<br>'''Torteval''': Baptisms from 1684 - Marriages from 1721 - Burials from 1739
*marriage data and place
*names of the bride and groom, their ages, their marital "condition" (single or widowed), their professions, and their residences at the time of the marriage
*names and occupations of their fathers (and often whether they were deceased)
*signatures or marks of the bride, groom, and witnesses
*also notes whether the bride and groom were married in a church (with the denomination given) and, if so, whether they were married by banns or by license.


'''Alderney<br>Anglican<br>The Church of St Anne: Baptisms '''1662 - 1902 with annotations copied from an earlier (missing) book commenced in 1628, 1902 to present day in Church only.<br>'''Deaths '''from drowning and '''Burials '''1652 to 1863.&nbsp; Succeeding Registers lost during the Occupation.<br>'''Marriages '''from 1657-1886.
The law required all marriages to be recorded in a civil register immediately after the ceremony. Marriages were often performed at the bride’s parish


'''The Priaulx Library '''have photocopies of '''Baptisms '''1822-1832''', Private Baptisms''' 1819-1821. '''Burials''' 1809-1812, 1853-59,<br>'''Marriages '''1841-1886.<br>'''Non-Conformists (Alderney only)'''<br>'''Catholic Church of St Anne and St Mary Magdalene: Baptisms '''March 1849-Oct 1952. Deaths January 1858 to April 1940 and two entries in 1946. '''Marriages&nbsp; '''from February 1852 to July 1924,<br>'''Methodist''' (English and French) and '''Presbyterian''' Church records prior to 1945 were destroyed during the Occupation.
=== Death Records  ===


'''Sark<br>'''The Church of St Peter, &nbsp;Sark GY9 0SF: '''Baptisms, Burials and Marriages&nbsp; from 1570 '''<br>First Register of Baptisms, Marriages and Deaths begun 19 May 1570-1602.'''Missing 1577-1588'''.<br>Long Book begun 30 April 1605 - 1673 and continues 1703-1757.&nbsp;'''Missing Baptisms 1633-1638 and 1664-1674, Marriages 1644-1661.<br>'''Third Register contains entries for 1675-1702.<br>After 1702 entries were recorded in the Long Book.<br>2nd Long Book contains incomplete records of Baptisms and Marriages 1757-1795; no burials are recorded for this period.<br>Fifth Register opened in 1795 - contains records up to 1820, and some entries for 1787-1792 omitted from 2nd Long Book.
A death certificate usually gives:  


Sixth Register 1821-1835,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Seventh Reigister 1836 - September 1960.&nbsp; Eighth Register 1960 to date.<br>Apart from the omissions recorded above, short gaps occur at changes of Minister. Cosme Brevin Minister 1570-1605, and Elie Brevint b. Sark 1586, son of Cosme, Minister 1612-1674, d. 30.3.1674.  
*death date and place
*full name of the decedent, their sex and age, their occupation (or for a child, usually the name of a parent)
*cause of death
*name, residence and relationship of the informant to the decedent
*date registered and the name of the registrar.<br>


The Priauxl Library, Candie, St Peter Port Guernsey GY1 1UG '''has a microfilm set of the Parish Registers.&nbsp; Parish Registers, Film 1 1570-1795.&nbsp; Film 2 1795-1899.&nbsp; '''Apply direct to the Church for 20th Century registers.  
On certificates for adults, the names of parents are never given. In considering whether to order a death certificate, remember that the information on the certificate may be limited or inaccurate because it is based on the <u>informant’s</u> knowledge.


Duplicate Sark Church Registers (1570-1795) can also be consulted at the Island Archives Service, 29 Victoria Road. St Peter Port, Guernsey, if you are visiting them, but they would prefer that postal research enquiries are directed to the Priauxl Library.
==Locating the Records==


'''Census'''&nbsp;&nbsp;
===Jersey===


<br>  
The Superintendent Registrar<br>
Address:<br>
10 Royal Square<br>
St Helier<br>
Jersey JE2 4WA<br>
<br>
Tel: +44 (0) 1534 441335<br>
<br>
The official records of Births, Marriages and Deaths of all twelve parishes in Jersey commenced in August 1842. The Superintendent Registrar holds copies of these. Indexes of these registers are also available at the Société Jersiaise and the Jersey Archive.


'''A wiki article describing this collections is found at:'''  
There are two sets of civil records: the records created by each parish and a copy held by the Superintendent Registrar. When civil registration began, the parish registers became civil registers, and the civil registers continued to be maintained by the parish.<ref>"A guide to Civil and Parish Registers and Census records at the Priaulx Library." ''Priaulx Library''. Accessed 16 January 2019. https://www.priaulxlibrary.co.uk/sites/default/files/uploads/pdfs/Using%20family%20history%20records%20booklet.pdf.</ref>


[[Channel Islands Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Channel Islands Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
===Guernsey===
 
[https://www.guernseyroyalcourt.gg/article/1637/Births-Deaths-Marriages-Wills-and-Deed-Polls HM Greffier (Registrar General)]<br>
The Royal Court House<br>
St Peter Port, GY1 2NZ<br>
 
Telephone:  +44 (0) 1481 225277<br>
Email:  [mailto:registrar@guernseyroyalcourt.gg registrar@guernseyroyalcourt.gg]
 
'''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 [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1007927?availability=Family%20History%20Library "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.
 
[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/742262 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===
 
'''Births, Deaths from 1850, Marriages from 1886'''<br>The Greffier, Registry for Births, Deaths, Companies, Land and Marriages, St Anne, Alderney GY9 3AA is custodian.<br>
 
'''Births '''from 1850 - missing May 1871-Dec. 1874.<br>There is a hand-ruled book of declarations, from August 1850 to December 1874, that can be used to fill this gap.<br>
 
'''Deaths '''from August 1850-1855, 1907 onwards. Hand-ruled book of declarations from October 1855 to December 1874.<br>Gap 1875-1907.<br>
 
'''Marriages''' from 1886 (from St Anne's Church). 1891 onwards from elsewhere on the Island.<br>
 
'''In Guernsey '''<br>
Births, Deaths and Marriages from 1925 to date only. <br>
 
===Alderney Greffe Records===
'''Births '''July 1850-July1857, July 1857-July1860, July 1860-August 1885.<br>'''Deaths '''1850-1866, 1907-1925.
 
===Sark===
 
'''Birth, Death and Marraiges records from 1925 ''' are at:
 
The Greffe, Sark<br>
La Chasse Marette<br>
Sark<br>
Channel Islands<br>
GY10 1SF <br>
 
Telephone: 01481 832 012<br>
Email: [mailto:greffier@gov.sark.gg greffier@gov.sark.gg]<br>
 
 
[https://www.guernseyroyalcourt.gg/article/1637/Births-Deaths-Marriages-Wills-and-Deed-Polls HM Greffier]<br>
The Royal Court House<br>
St Peter Port<br>
Channel Islands<br>
GY1 2NZ <br>
 
Telephone: 01481 225277 <br>
Email: [mailto:hmgreffier@guernseyroyalcourt.gg hmgreffier@guernseyroyalcourt.gg]
 
==References==


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[[Category:Channel_Islands|Civil Registration]]
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Priaulx Library
Candie Road
St Peter Port
Guernsey
GY1 1UG

Telephone: +44 1481 721998

The Priaulx Library also has the indexes on microfilm and incomplete microfilmed sets of Civil Registration records.


See A guide to Civil and Parish Registers and Census records at the Priaulx Library.

The Channel Islands Family History Society can give additional information on how to access the records.

For the addresses of the government Offices, see Locating the Records below.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

"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."[1]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

A birth certificate usually gives:

  • birth date and birthplace
  • child’s name and sex
  • father's name and occupation
  • mother's full name including her maiden name
  • informant’s name, relationship to the baby, and residence
  • when registered and the name of the registrar

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

A marriage certificate gives:

  • marriage data and place
  • names of the bride and groom, their ages, their marital "condition" (single or widowed), their professions, and their residences at the time of the marriage
  • names and occupations of their fathers (and often whether they were deceased)
  • signatures or marks of the bride, groom, and witnesses
  • also notes whether the bride and groom were married in a church (with the denomination given) and, if so, whether they were married by banns or by license.

The law required all marriages to be recorded in a civil register immediately after the ceremony. Marriages were often performed at the bride’s parish

Death Records[edit | edit source]

A death certificate usually gives:

  • death date and place
  • full name of the decedent, their sex and age, their occupation (or for a child, usually the name of a parent)
  • cause of death
  • name, residence and relationship of the informant to the decedent
  • date registered and the name of the registrar.

On certificates for adults, the names of parents are never given. In considering whether to order a death certificate, remember that the information on the certificate may be limited or inaccurate because it is based on the informant’s knowledge.

Locating the Records[edit | edit source]

Jersey[edit | edit source]

The Superintendent Registrar
Address:
10 Royal Square
St Helier
Jersey JE2 4WA

Tel: +44 (0) 1534 441335

The official records of Births, Marriages and Deaths of all twelve parishes in Jersey commenced in August 1842. The Superintendent Registrar holds copies of these. Indexes of these registers are also available at the Société Jersiaise and the Jersey Archive.

There are two sets of civil records: the records created by each parish and a copy held by the Superintendent Registrar. When civil registration began, the parish registers became civil registers, and the civil registers continued to be maintained by the parish.[2]

Guernsey[edit | edit source]

HM Greffier (Registrar General)
The Royal Court House
St Peter Port, GY1 2NZ

Telephone: +44 (0) 1481 225277
Email: registrar@guernseyroyalcourt.gg

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 "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.

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[edit | edit source]

Births, Deaths from 1850, Marriages from 1886
The Greffier, Registry for Births, Deaths, Companies, Land and Marriages, St Anne, Alderney GY9 3AA is custodian.

Births from 1850 - missing May 1871-Dec. 1874.
There is a hand-ruled book of declarations, from August 1850 to December 1874, that can be used to fill this gap.

Deaths from August 1850-1855, 1907 onwards. Hand-ruled book of declarations from October 1855 to December 1874.
Gap 1875-1907.

Marriages from 1886 (from St Anne's Church). 1891 onwards from elsewhere on the Island.

In Guernsey
Births, Deaths and Marriages from 1925 to date only.

Alderney Greffe Records[edit | edit source]

Births July 1850-July1857, July 1857-July1860, July 1860-August 1885.
Deaths 1850-1866, 1907-1925.

Sark[edit | edit source]

Birth, Death and Marraiges records from 1925 are at:

The Greffe, Sark
La Chasse Marette
Sark
Channel Islands
GY10 1SF

Telephone: 01481 832 012
Email: greffier@gov.sark.gg


HM Greffier
The Royal Court House
St Peter Port
Channel Islands
GY1 2NZ

Telephone: 01481 225277
Email: hmgreffier@guernseyroyalcourt.gg

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, Channel Islands, (accessed 25 November 2020).
  2. ↑ "A guide to Civil and Parish Registers and Census records at the Priaulx Library." Priaulx Library. Accessed 16 January 2019. https://www.priaulxlibrary.co.uk/sites/default/files/uploads/pdfs/Using%20family%20history%20records%20booklet.pdf.

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