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[[Image:Jersey flag.png|thumb|right|200px]] The '''State of Jersey''' is a British Crown dependency off the coast of '''Normandy''', [[France|France]]. | [[Image:Jersey flag.png|thumb|right|200px|Jersey flag.png]] The '''State of Jersey''' is a British Crown dependency off the coast of '''Normandy''', [[France|France]]. | ||
As well as the main island of '''Jersey''', the states includes the nearly uninhabited islands of the '''Minquiers''', '''Écréhous''', the '''Pierres de Lecq''' and other rocks and reefs. | As well as the main island of '''Jersey''', the states includes the nearly uninhabited islands of the '''Minquiers''', '''Écréhous''', the '''Pierres de Lecq''' and other rocks and reefs. | ||
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Together with the Bailiwick of [[Guernsey|Guernsey]] it forms the '''[[Channel Islands|Channel Islands]]'''. | Together with the Bailiwick of [[Guernsey|Guernsey]] it forms the '''[[Channel Islands|Channel Islands]]'''. | ||
Jersey is | Jersey is not part of the [[United Kingdom]]. Its membership of the European Union is governed by Protocol 3 of the UK’s Treaty of Accession to the European Community. In general terms, the effect of Protocol 3 is that EU rules on customs matters and quantitative restrictions apply to the Islands, but provisions relating to free movement of persons and services do not. | ||
== Getting Started with Jersey Research == | == Getting Started with Jersey Research == | ||
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There are scanned copies of Channel Island postal directories that may help to link a name to an address. | There are scanned copies of Channel Island postal directories that may help to link a name to an address. | ||
You may also be fortunate enough to find online family trees. Ancestry host them, as do Genesreunited, and there are also numerous independently-produced web sites. The general rule of thumb is to treat these as a guideline: they may be inaccurate, or they may tell the truth as far the researcher knows it – but not the whole story. | You may also be fortunate enough to find online family trees. Ancestry host them, as do Genesreunited, and there are also numerous independently-produced web sites. The general rule of thumb is to treat these as a guideline: they may be inaccurate, or they may tell the truth as far the researcher knows it – but not the whole story. | ||
== Jurisdictions == | == Jurisdictions == | ||
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In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by: | In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by: | ||
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