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My Channel Island Ancestry

My family history in the Channel Islands and beyond!

Category: Guernsey

Boxing Day marriage of Mary De France and William Davy – 1804

On Boxing Day in 1804 my great great great great grandparents were married. The above image says the following: ‘William … More

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Boxing day marriages, Guernsey, Mary De France, Napoleonic wars, ropemakers, ropewalks, Thomas De France, West Coker, William Davy

Alfred H. W. Gallienne – died 21st October 1919

Today is the anniversary of the death of my great great great grandfather Alfred Henry William Gallienne. This ancestor has … More

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1841 Census, Alfred Gallienne, Alfred Henry William Gallienne, Guernsey, La Planque, Louisa Brehaut, Nicholas Gallienne, Priaulx Library, ship: FASHION, The Catel

Census Dates

One of the most useful sources of information when I am researching my Channel Island Ancestry is the  population census … More

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census dates, Channel Islands Census, Davey, family tree, My Channel Island Ancestry, population

100 years Anniversary of the Titanic

Today is the hundred year anniversary of the tragic sinking of the passenger liner RMS Titanic. As usual, when I … More

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Ahier, Ancestry.com, Evening Post, Ingroville, RMSTitanic, Southampton, tragedy, tragic sinking

Mary DeFrance

According to the research myself and my friend Kelly have been doing, our ancestor, my great, great, great, great grandmother, … More

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14 Lempriere Street, Carter, French Revolution, Guernsey, Jersey, Marie DeFrance, Will & Testament, William Davey

Muratti Final 1933

Seventy eight years ago today, on the  20th April 1933  my great grandmother Florence Anna  Gallienne (sitting at the top) … More

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Gallienne, Guernsey, Jersey, Muratti Final 1933, New St. Junior, Rabet

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Recent Posts

  • Selina Davey – born 17th April 1869
  • Albert Gallienne married Sophia Hamon – 1902
  • Edith May Le Marquand – 24 December 1896
  • Mary Frances Davey – born 1856
  • Jean Lozouet – died 31st August 1833
  • Blanche Jehan was born – 1890
  • Eliza Lozuet – born 1864
  • Isaac William Davey – born 30 December 1851
  • 2014 in review
  • Isaac William Davey marries Ann Le Breton

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