The records are all available on Findmypast

Some of the earliest church registers start in the late 1500s.

Some of the most recent records will be the Occupation ID forms – which were created during the German Occupation 1940-45.

We have consulted carefully with the Law Officers and the States Data Protection advisers – we have also taken into account the National Archives guidelines which apply across the United Kingdom.

As a result, to minimise the risk of personal data of living people being published online, we have adopted the following cut-off dates for the records:-

• Births and Baptisms – over 100 years
• Marriages – over 85 years
• Deaths and Burials – over 25 years

You can access Findmypast for free in the Priaulx Library, Island Archives or the Greffe.

If you would like to search the records from home, you can take out a subscription to Findmypast – the options and costs can be found here.

After a thorough selection process, the Steering Group decided that Findmypast offered the best deal for the Bailiwick.

• There are useful guides and videos available on Findmypast’s Getting Started page.
• We will be running introductory sessions in the Priaulx Library. If you would like to attend, please call the library on 721998 to book.
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