Channel Islands Genealogy - Tracing Your Channel Island Ancestors
Search for your ancestors in these genealogy records covering the Channel Islands, including immigration records, vital records and surname lists. Plus, links to archives and libraries, family history societies and Channel Islands genealogy research guides.
Alderney: Island History and Heritage
Some neat photographs and history from the official Alderney Web site, supported by the States of Alderney. Includes the Church of St. Anne, an Elizabethan wreck, and a chronological history of Alderney.
Some neat photographs and history from the official Alderney Web site, supported by the States of Alderney. Includes the Church of St. Anne, an Elizabethan wreck, and a chronological history of Alderney.
The Bailiwick of Guernsey
For researchers with roots in Guernsey, surname databases containing many local names, references for a few cemeteries, images, etc.
For researchers with roots in Guernsey, surname databases containing many local names, references for a few cemeteries, images, etc.
Channel Island Queries
A free place for posting and/or reading Channel Island genealogy queries, from GenConnect.
A free place for posting and/or reading Channel Island genealogy queries, from GenConnect.
Channel Islands Family History: Reading the Records
This page presents a good overview of the French abbreviations often found in old Channel Island records.
This page presents a good overview of the French abbreviations often found in old Channel Island records.
Channel Islands Family History Society
This society holds monthly meetings in Jersey, publishes a quarterly newsletter, offers paid research services with a discount available for members, offers several Channel Islands genealogy publications, and more.
This society holds monthly meetings in Jersey, publishes a quarterly newsletter, offers paid research services with a discount available for members, offers several Channel Islands genealogy publications, and more.
Channel Islands FAQ
An amazing list of useful questions and answers that pertain to genealogy research in the Channel Islands, by Alex Glendinning.
An amazing list of useful questions and answers that pertain to genealogy research in the Channel Islands, by Alex Glendinning.
Channel Islands Genealogy Lookups
A list of people who have graciously volunteered to do lookups in census, vital records, books, manuscripts, and more for the Channel Islands.
A list of people who have graciously volunteered to do lookups in census, vital records, books, manuscripts, and more for the Channel Islands.
Channel Islands Mailing List
Put "subscribe" (without the quotes) as the only text in the body of a message to subscribe to this mailing list.
Put "subscribe" (without the quotes) as the only text in the body of a message to subscribe to this mailing list.
Channel Islands Parish Registers
A listing of the copies of Channel Islands parish registers held in the library of the Society of Genealogists. The Society staff can make limited searches in these volumes, and some are available for loan.
A listing of the copies of Channel Islands parish registers held in the library of the Society of Genealogists. The Society staff can make limited searches in these volumes, and some are available for loan.
Channel Islands Research in the Family History Library
A list of the records which related to Channel Islands research which are held by the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Most of these are available through your local Family History Center.
A list of the records which related to Channel Islands research which are held by the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Most of these are available through your local Family History Center.
Familia Libraries Index - Channel Islands
Find family history resources held by public libraries in the Channel Islands, organized by location.
Find family history resources held by public libraries in the Channel Islands, organized by location.
Historical Descriptions of the Channel Islands
From Grose's The Antiquities of England and Wales, published 1777.
From Grose's The Antiquities of England and Wales, published 1777.
Index to 1849 Map of Jersey
An index of about 2000 names of house proprietors listed alphabetically by parish from a map produced in 1849 by Hugh Godfray which shows all roads, lanes, houses and their Proprietors at that date on the island of Jersey.
An index of about 2000 names of house proprietors listed alphabetically by parish from a map produced in 1849 by Hugh Godfray which shows all roads, lanes, houses and their Proprietors at that date on the island of Jersey.
The Jersey Datestones Register
An architectural feature of many old Channel Islands houses of interest to Family Historians are datestones, in which the initials of husband and wife and a date were often carved on a piece of granite and used as a lintel above the front door. Don't miss the huge database of datestones searchable by surname!
An architectural feature of many old Channel Islands houses of interest to Family Historians are datestones, in which the initials of husband and wife and a date were often carved on a piece of granite and used as a lintel above the front door. Don't miss the huge database of datestones searchable by surname!
Jersey Directory - 1900
National Telephone Company Ltd directory for Jersey, as published in the Jersey Evening Post of 13 Jan 1900.
National Telephone Company Ltd directory for Jersey, as published in the Jersey Evening Post of 13 Jan 1900.
The Priaulx Library
This library, located in Guernsey, holds historical publications concerning the Channel Islands, many local family trees and histories, parish church registers on microfilm, almanacs, newspapers, photos, military records, and more.
This library, located in Guernsey, holds historical publications concerning the Channel Islands, many local family trees and histories, parish church registers on microfilm, almanacs, newspapers, photos, military records, and more.
Repositories in the Channel Islands
A list of record repositories in the Channel Islands with links to Web sites, including archives, record offices, museums, libraries, and more. You never know where you might find that missing link!
A list of record repositories in the Channel Islands with links to Web sites, including archives, record offices, museums, libraries, and more. You never know where you might find that missing link!