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sources to use to start building your family tree. Jersey Archive also holds a collection of occupation registration cards. The cards are a source that are unique to the Channel Islands and they contain invaluable information on your ancestors.
The entire civil population of Jersey was required by the German authorities to register under the Registration and Identification of Persons (Jersey) Order, 1940. The Archive holds over 31,000 registration cards of those individuals who lived in Jersey during the German Occupation. Each registration card contains personal details, such as name, address, date and place of birth, maiden name and occupation. The cards also include a passport sized photograph.
After looking at these records and building up a basic family tree, researchers often investigate a wider variety of sources at the Archive to find out more about their ancestor’s everyday lives. These include military records, criminal records, records of land transactions, rates lists, immigration records, education records and records of many of the clubs and associations in Jersey.
Of these military and criminal records are particularly popular. Military records, such as General Don’s Island Censuses of 1806 and 1815
and Jersey Militia pay lists can be used to tell us more about the involvement of individuals in the local militia. Records such as the 1st World War Roll of Honour and Roll of Service can give us more information about ancestors involvements in wider conflicts.
Many of us may well have an ancestor who appeared in Court, was sent to prison or even transported from the Island. Finding out the details of their offences and their fate can enhance our understanding of the family and in particular of that individual. The Jersey Archive holds a number of records including Honorary Police incident books, Court documents and Prison registers that can be used to find about more about your criminal ancestors.
Jersey Heritage’s online catalogue is an excellent place to start your research. The catalogue includes descriptions of nearly 200,000 documents that we hold at Jersey Archive.
Opening hours: Tuesday - Thursday, 9-1 and 2-5 with a late night until 7pm on the last Thursday of the month and from 9-1 on the third Saturday of the month
To contact the Jersey Archive please phone: 01534 833300 or e-mail us at:
archives@jerseyheritage.org.
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