Goal 1: Get started with Channel Islands research.
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AGet started with Channel Islands research.
- Learn about Channel Islands research in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
FS Wiki:—Channel Islands - Use research guides from the U.K. National Archives.
FS—National Archives - Learn more about research in the Channel Islands Family History Society website.
Channel Islands Family History Society
BExplore resources for Channel Islands research.
- Explore records on the
Forebears.io site. - Explore the GENUKI site for the Channel Islands.
- Explore the BillionGraves site for cemetery records in the Channel Islands.
- Explore FamilySearch Places to learn about place names in the Channel Islands.
- Find historical maps for the Channel Islands on the David Rumsey site.
Practice : Use information from the David Rumsey Maps Collection above to answer this question:
- According to John Speed's map depiction of Guernsey, how many areas did he refer to as "Plymouth"?
Hints |Answers- Open David Rumsey Map Collection.
- Click the third drop-down arrow and then click the "Guernsey Island" option.
- Select the map drawn by John Speed. Guernsey is drawn in the top right square. >
- John Speed labeled two areas "Plymouth" on his map.
(Contributed by Kaylee Lynn)
- Get help for your Channel Islands research in the
Jersey Family Tree Facebook group. Record Search Practice |
Hints |Find Mary Rougier in the FS: Channel Islands Births and Baptisms, 1820-1907 collection. Her father's name is Jean Rougier, and she was born in 1842.
- What are her parents' names?
- Where was Mary born?
- What is her birthdate?
Answers- Enter "Mary Rougier" into the search fields.
- Also enter the year she was born, and her father's name, and then do the search.
Mary will appear as the first result. Though the image is unavailable, all the information needed to answer these questions is on the transcript of the document.
- Mary's parents are Jean Rougier and Louise Le Lacheur.
- She was born in Saint Andrews, Guernsey, Channel Islands.
- The birthdate is 18 June 1842.
(Contributed by Kaylee Lynn)
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