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Builing a genealogical or historical site is not an easy job. It takes time, patience and some help, specially if your family has migrated. In Québec, all members of La famille Le Sauteur, can trace their origin from Jersey, Channel Islands. Needless to say that we have had to visit numerous sites that dealt with the genealogy and history of the Channel Islands, while building the family site. And we still do. We are very gratefull to the people who recommended us these sites. Without them, it would have been an impossible job. But as people visit our site, we, in turn, get more and more requests for help from "newcomers" in the field, searching for Channel Islands ancestry. We thought it would be helpful to them if we published links to the sites where we made our first important researches. Please note, that all site recommended by la famile Le Sauteur, are just loaded with information and can provide hours and hours of searching, besides the sections that we more specifically recomment, as a starter. |
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As a starter, you should join the Channel Islands mailing list and the Channel Islands surname interest list. The Channel Islands mailing list will bring you hundreds of messages from various people around the world searching for Channel Islands ancestry. We strongly suggest that you suscribe to the digest mode so that you do not receive individual messages. As to the Channel Islands surname interest list, it is a very extensive compilation of e-mail addresses of people from around the world who are also searching for Channel Islands surnames. Besides these very helpful tools you will find very many sites worth visiting at Channel Islands Genealogy. |
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Go straight to the Channel Island family history. You will find all kinds of information on place names, parish registers of the Channel Islands, and answers to most of the following questions: Who can help with research enquiries? Where do I get birth, marriage and death certificates from? How advanced is the indexing programme? Would my ancestor have left a will? Is there an Archives Service and what are their specialities? What Channel Islands records are available abroad? Where are Property Transactions kept? Other Records at the Jersey Public Registry? What Merchant Seamen's Records are available? Are there other sites on the Net dedicated to Channel Islands Research and Information? |
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Anybody looking for Channel Islands ancestry should join the Forum of La Société Jersiaise, and search through the Jersey Archive, where you will have the possibility to make a search by names, themes and detailed subjects.. We also strongly recommend that you go through the members' section of La Société Jersiaise where you will find more links to very important sites that will greatly help you in your research. |
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Very many Jerseymen have migrated to Québec, Canada. On the site of La famille Le Sauteur, you will find an Index of Jerseymen and Guernseymen on the Gaspé Coast (Canada, Québec) with 854 surnames. It usually gives the date of arrival, type of occupation, the whereabouts, name of wife, date and place of death, and in some cases the name and location of the cemetery where they were buried. Do not overlook this site, which is loaded with usefull information on the life of Jerseymen who migrated to Québec. One of your ancestors might just be there. Please take note that the Index is french. If you have any difficulty, please contact the webmaster. |
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