Includes membership information, annual reunions, resources, information about events, and publications. Below is a list of surnames that are currently being researched by our members. The island of jersey and the other channel islands represent the last remnants of the medieval duchy of normandy that held sway in both france and england. The official web site for the poindexter descendants association, the american descendants of the poingdestre family of the isle of jersey, channel islands. About the isle of jersey, channel islands poindexter family. Jerripedia has the largest online collection of jersey family trees, all of. Jersey is a small island in the englsih channel that is a british crown. Jersey genealogy island life the community website serving the channel islands celebrating 18 years 2000 2018. The 15 best things to do in jersey 2020 with photos. The normans had a great affect on the island and jersey remained under their control for nearly three centuries. My mothers parents, both originally from jersey, married in montreal, quebec, canada, on may 9, 1914. Genealogy claim to have ongoing software problems and the family history on this site has not been changed since september 2011. Finding aid for the channel islands genealogical papers. Jersey is the largest and most southerly of the channel islands.
Crucial to this research are the church records of baptisms, marriages and burials. Neither clipping has any source notations of name of newspaper or date, etc. This means that there are now a total of over 174,500 individuals that are fully searchable in thegenealogists headstone collection which has examples from across england, scotland and wales as well as jersey in the channel islands, cyprus and india. Channel islands including jersey and guernsey online genealogy. Jersey, channel islands genealogy familysearch wiki. Please note that this facility is only available to society members. Free access to channel islands cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions.
Bbc radio jersey provides a radio service, and bbc channel islands news with headquarters in jersey provides a joint television news service with guernsey. Discover your dna story and unlock the secrets of your ancestry and. Then, in 1204, king john lost control of his normandy territory and the island had to choose between allegiance to nearby france or england, to the far north. Channel islands genealogy research legacy tree genealogists.
Explore, experience and take time to relax in jerseys fresh sea air and rich natural landscape. Channel islands family history society ongenealogy. Channel islanders settlement in australia is a project to trace those families who originated from the channel islands that settled in australia. They also publish a quarterly journal which includes general articles on genealogical records related to the islands, articles on families, and questions from members. The british government took its first national census in 1801, and a census has been taken every ten years since, except in 1941, during world war ii. One of the main objectives of jerripedia is to provide an online resource for those researching their ancestry in jersey. There are gaps in the records for a variety of reasons, such as the civil war, but these records are a prime source for building family trees. Census census records allow you to view other family members who were present on the day of the census, typically these will be siblings or parents. Jersey lies in the bay of mont saintmichel and is the largest of the channel islands. Add people who were born in the channel islands and who actually traveled to australia only.
Guide to jersey ancestry, family history, and genealogy. It has been estimated that as many as 6,000 people may have left the channel islands for australia between 1852 and 1855. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. What is the population of jersey, is it part of the uk. Tracing your channel islands ancestors is an expert introduction for the. Choose your own island experience from boutique hotels, beachside guesthouses and coastal campsites to unique places to stay at jerseys heritage locations.
The channel islands are a group of 5 inhabited islands, namely jersey, guernsey, alderney, sark and herm, situated between france and england on the edge of the english channel. This huge genealogical reference site has sections dedicated to jersey, guernsey, alderney and sark, with extensive details of top resources and records. Index to selected channel islands births and baptisms. Jersey people also took advantage of the california gold rush which started in 1848. A good general guide to the records and family history research in the channel islands. Channel islands including jersey and guernsey online.
Research your channel islands genealogy for free by searching and viewing channel islands cemetery records. Channel islands this is a heavy item so postage will be increased if it is to be shipped outside the uk. Parish records parish registers were instigated by thomas cromwell from 1538 in the reign of henry viii, recording every wedding, baptism and burial. The societys collection is housed at the jersey archive. The channel islands family history society helps family historians research genealogies and histories and connect with other people interested in similar surnames and families in jersey, guernsey, alderney, and sark. Turk 1914 was a parma, ohio, genealogist whose research on channel islands families culminated in the 1983 publication of the quiet adventurers in north america. Genealogy records are kept on the local level in jersey.
Click on a place below to go to the corresponding wiki article listing more information. Please add your profiles here and they will be traced in history link. Hotels in jersey find the perfect hotel for your stay. Accessing records for channel islands genealogy research. Thegenealogist announces new searchable headstones from. The channel islands have been a british crown dependency since 1066 and are known world wide for their locally grown flowers, their new potatoes and their cattle which. Records up to 1940 depending on parish and type of record are free to view in jerripedia. Itv channel television is a regional itv franchise shared with the bailiwick of guernsey but with its headquarters in. Jersey, channel islands genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. My mothers family files have photocopies of two newspaper reports of the marriage. Try jersey heritage research centre or channel islands fhs. Welcome to new jersey genealogy research in new jersey can be an exciting and rewarding experience.
Jersey people were already emigrating to australia, a british colony actively recruiting immigrants, when the gold rush started in 1851. The pda promotes an interest in genealogy, and helps others trace their roots. Channel islands family history society member interests surnames. The channel islands occupation society channel islands great war study group. Channel islands, the 1871 census of jersey an all island index. Island life the channel islands leading community site. This is the original census information digitised from high quality microfilm and scanned several times to provide the best possible images. If you would like to contact our members in relation to a particular surname then please click on the enquire button.
My channel island ancestry my family history in the. Guide to channel islands including jersey and guernsey online genealogy records for researching ancestry, family history and genealogy. Only a few localities are included and the time period varies by locality. The new data will allow the family history researcher to discover. Book your tickets online for the top things to do in jersey, channel islands on tripadvisor. The 10 best restaurants in channel islands updated march. This article by mike bisson is partly based on old family names of the channel islands by frank le maistre, previously published twice in the journal of the channel islands family history society surnames, which had been common in the roman empire, when every free man had three names, personal, family and surname, only began to emerge in the british isles in the 12th century, lagging behind. This is a dual geographic project for anyone with ancestry in the channel islands. Wales and the channel islands, c17901911 channel islands genealogy mailing list at rootsweb.
Based in jersey, the channel islands family history society study of the history and genealogy of families from jersey, guernsey, alderney and sark. The channel islands located off the coast of normany, france about 90 miles south of england are british, but are not owned by the united kingdom. This database includes householders forms from the 1911 census of the channel islands as well as digital images of the forms themselves. Supplied as acrobat documents with street and area indexes. Our team blog careers newsroom refund policy affiliate program. This is the original census information digitised from high quality microfilm and scanned several times to. Your virtual introduction to jerseys wonderful and varied world of accommodation and eating out. Along with the other channel islands, it chose to follow england. It has enjoyed selfgovernment since the division of the duchy of normandy in 1204. You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them. Member interests channel islands family history society. Emigration to british colonies continued between 1871 and 1891 when over 6,000. For the 1841 census parishes were organized into hundreds and into wapentakes in lincolnshire and yorkshire rather than registration districts as in the later censuses. With records available for almost 400 years of the states history, your family is sure to be found in a variety of records available online and at the many archives and libraries located throughout the state.