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Independent Islands => Alderney, Guernsey, Jersey, Sark => Topic started by: Jayne on Sunday 18 September 11 14:00 BST (UK)

Title: Help with BMD records
Post by: Jayne on Sunday 18 September 11 14:00 BST (UK)
Hi
I need to obtain a birth certificate for a Jersey born relative, can anyone tell me where I can apply?

Many thanks
Linda
Title: Re: Help with BMD records
Post by: Ringrose on Sunday 18 September 11 15:38 BST (UK)
I would think the archives in Jerey would be able to help.Have a look at their website.TYou dont mention a date .
Ringrose
Title: Re: Help with BMD records
Post by: davidft on Sunday 18 September 11 16:06 BST (UK)
Hi
I need to obtain a birth certificate for a Jersey born relative, can anyone tell me where I can apply?

Many thanks
Linda

This link should have all the information you require

http://user.itl.net/~glen/CIResearch.html
Title: Re: Help with BMD records
Post by: aghadowey on Sunday 18 September 11 16:28 BST (UK)
This link should have all the information you require

http://user.itl.net/~glen/CIResearch.html

Just be aware that website is 10 years old and the information posted may be out-of-date.
Title: Re: Help with BMD records
Post by: aghadowey on Sunday 18 September 11 16:31 BST (UK)
These might be the current details and there's an email address-
http://www.cab.org.je/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=365
Title: Re: Help with BMD records
Post by: Ringrose on Sunday 18 September 11 16:36 BST (UK)
From Your Family History magazine Sept 1911.Here are some sites mentioned
www.jerseyheritage.org
www.gov.je/library
www.jerseyfamilyhistory.org
Hope this helps
Ringrose
Title: Re: Help with BMD records
Post by: Jayne on Sunday 18 September 11 17:14 BST (UK)
Many Thanks for your help, some good leads here.

Linda
Title: Re: Help with BMD records
Post by: la grande-méthe on Sunday 18 September 11 18:03 BST (UK)
Jersey birth certificates are obtained from the Superintendent Registrars Office, Royal Square, St Helier but we warned - they cost £20 each! It helps if you know the volume and page number and the only way of finding it is to physically search the indexes at the Jersey Archive or to get someone to do it for you.

If you are looking for a pre 1900 St Helier birth it may be on www.jerseyheritagetrust.jeron.je on their baptism index.

Unless you really want/need the certificate I suggest you post the details and one of us will have a look at it for you (no charge for looking) and send you the details.
Title: Re: Help with BMD records
Post by: Jayne on Sunday 18 September 11 19:01 BST (UK)
Hi JerseyLily
Thats really helpful - as you say quite expensive is there any chance you can do a search for me, I have the details?

Very much appreciated?

Linda
Title: Re: Help with BMD records
Post by: Ringrose on Sunday 18 September 11 19:39 BST (UK)
The wonderful site called Jerripedia has many St Helier births and I have found it the best site for family history research with many tree going a long way back.It is continually being added to.
Ringrose
Title: Re: Help with BMD records
Post by: la grande-méthe on Sunday 18 September 11 20:01 BST (UK)
Hello Linda

If you let me have the details, either here or by PM, I can have a look one day next week. I'm usually at the Archive at least once a week.

As Ringrose says Jerripedia also has St Helier baptisms, courtesy of the Archive, so the same information, Jerripedia is best when searching for family groups but The Archive site is better for picking out family relationships, ie who was godparent to whose child.