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Identity cards were issued to everyone over the age of 14 years in January 1941, and carried names, addresses, dates of birth and photographs. The details of children under the age of 14 were written on the back of a parent's card. When the Occupation ended the master index was acquired by the States of Jersey, and all 30000+ extant cards can be searched online using the [http://search.jerseyheritage.org/ Jersey OPAC]. | Identity cards were issued to everyone over the age of 14 years in January 1941, and carried names, addresses, dates of birth and photographs. The details of children under the age of 14 were written on the back of a parent's card. When the Occupation ended the master index was acquired by the States of Jersey, and all 30000+ extant cards can be searched online using the [http://search.jerseyheritage.org/ Jersey OPAC]. | ||
It is important to point out that some cards and records were destroyed during the war by the authorities (simply because when people died, the authorities did not the cards to be available for misuse), but these are a small percentage of the whole. | It is important to point out that some cards and records were destroyed during the war by the authorities (simply because when people died, the authorities did not want the cards to be available for misuse), but these are a small percentage of the whole. | ||
{{Place|Jersey}} | {{Place|Jersey}} | ||
[[Category:Jersey|Census]] | [[Category:Jersey|Census]] | ||