Unlock exciting stories from Guernsey with exclusive new records
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By Daisy Goddard | April 11, 2025
Introducing a groundbreaking new collection...
This week, we're delighted to announce that we've added over 1.3 million records from the island of Guernsey.
From parish baptisms to civil deaths, censuses and land records, these additions offer a vivid insight into the lives of Guernsey's people from the 16th century to the present day.
We've also bolstered our newspaper archive with three new Channel Island titles. There are so many fascinating stories to uncover.
Guernsey Parish records
Key to unlocking the Guernsey branches of your family tree, we've added parish baptism, marriage and burial records for the island spanning 459 years.
Covering from 1563 to 2022, there are 235,792 baptisms, 131,872 marriages and 178,893 burial records for you to explore.
Guernsey Civil records
There are also Guernsey civil birth, marriage, divorce and death records to discover, with both images and transcriptions available.
Guernsey Land records
We've also added 587,617 land records from Guernsey to help you to chart land ownership on the island over 300 years.
Guernsey Cemetery Registers
Covering 1830 to 2007, these cemetery records reveal key details about your ancestors' final chapter, including the age at death and even where they're buried.
1827 Guernsey Census
This rich resource provides a snapshot of Guernsey's population in 1827.
If you've got Channel Island ancestors, are their households included?
New pages from the Channel Islands and beyond
We added 259,482 pages to our newspaper archive this week, with seven new titles and updates to 34 existing publications.
Whether you've got roots in Jersey or County Clare, delve into these new and updated titles to understand the world in which your ancestors lived.
New titles:
- Channel Islands Monthly Review, 1941-1945
- Financial News, 1890-1899, 1910-1918
- Isle of Wight Chronicle, 1866, 1912
- Jersey Express and Channel Islands Advertiser, 1889
- Jersey Times and British Press, 1881, 1883, 1887, 1889, 1892, 1900-1901, 1904-1909
- Jewish Echo, 1928-1950
- Railway Times, 1901-1914
Updated titles:
- Bedworth Echo, 1996
- Bell’s Weekly Messenger, 1884-1889
- Bicester Review, 2003
- Cambridge Daily News, 1891, 1907
- Clacton Graphic and East Coast Illustrated News, 1900-1901
- Clare Champion, 1904-1909, 1918
- Dublin Daily Express, 1920
- Farmer’s Gazette and Journal of Practical Horticulture, 1900-1903, 1905-1906, 1920-1922
- Fleetwood Weekly News, 2003
- Hertford Mercury and Reformer, 1983
- Ilford Recorder, 1912-1914, 1916-1918
- Irish Field, 1900-1909, 1912
- Irish Homestead, 1900-1909, 1922
- Irish Textile Journal, 1901-1904
- Jersey Evening Post, 1898
- Jersey Independent and Daily Telegraph, 1869, 1910
- Liverpool Daily Post, 1884, 1922
- Londonderry Standard, 1906, 1927, 1929
- Ludlow Advertiser, 1912-1918
- Morning Mail (Dublin), 1900, 1902-1903, 1905-1908, 1912
- New Ross Reporter, 1902, 1904-1906
- Newcastle Evening Chronicle, 1924, 1928
- Pall Mall Budget, 1868-1869, 1880-1888
- Railway Times, 1901-1914
- Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art, 1858-1859, 1880-1881, 1883, 1886-1889, 1902-1903, 1909, 1922-1923, 1927-1928
- Shrewsbury Chronicle, 1781-1786, 1788-1789, 1800, 1802, 1804-1808, 1823-1826, 1828-1829
- South Wales Daily Post, 1912, 1919
- Spilsby Standard, 1992
- Sporting Times, 1889, 1893-1894, 1918-1919, 1922-1923, 1930
- The People, 1996
- Time & Tide, 1936, 1939
- Warder and Dublin Weekly Mail, 1923-1924, 1926-1929
- Waterford Star, 1919-1920
- Westmeath Independent, 1906-1909
