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Civil Registration

How to Find the Records

Online Resources

• 1542-1940:Jersey Marriages 1542-1940, index ($)
• 1842-After: Superintendent Registrar, indexes. Indexes of Births from the Office of Superintendent Registrar, 1842 -. Indexes can be viewed online by subscribers. To order a certificate please contact SIR@gov.je
• 1858-2019: England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019
• Channel Islands, Jersey Births and Baptisms at MyHertiage — index ($)
• JerripediaBMD: Civil registration indexes
• Jersey Archive: Civil BMD Registers
• Jerripedia: Family research
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms

Offices to Contact

For civil registration (after 1842):

The Superintendent Registrar
10 Royal Square
St. Helier
Jersey
Channel Islands
JE2 4WA

Telephone: +44 (0) 1534 441335
Email: sir@gov.je

Copies and indexes of civil records are also at:

Jersey Archive and Jersey Heritage Trust
Clarence Road
St Helier
Jersey
Channel Islands
JE2 4JY

Telephone: +44 (0) 1534 833300
Fax: +44 (0) 1534 833101
Email: archives@jerseyheritage.org

Historical Background

Civil registration (the government recording of births, marriages, and deaths) began in 1842 on Jersey. Most of these records are available for public use. Some records are available online, but the majority of records are available at the Office of the Superintendent Registrar.

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

• Name of child
• Gender
• Date of birth

Marriage Records

• Names of bride and groom
• Marriage place
• Marriage date
• Birth years of bride and groom

Death Records

• Name of deceased
• Date of death
• Place of death
• Marital status

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