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 ''[[Channel Islands Genealogy|Channel Islands]]''
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 '''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>
-'''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.
-'''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
-'''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
-'''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
-'''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 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.
-'''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.
-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.
-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.
-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.
-'''Census'''&nbsp;&nbsp;
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 '''A wiki article describing this collections is found at:'''