On the 24th December 1869, my great grandmother Edith May Le Marquand was born, in the parish of St. Peter, … More
Category: Jersey
Eliza Lozuet – born 1864
On the 21st June 1864 Eliza Lozouet was born in the parish of St. Ouen in the island of Jersey. … More
Cholera Epidemic reaches Jersey – 1832
On August 6th in 1832, the cholera epidemic that had been sweeping through England and Europe had finally reached the … More
Matilda Davey – born 19th March 1863
According to my records my great great grandfather Isaac’s younger sister was born, Matilda Davey. A child of nine to … More
William Davy – died 19th November 1832
William Davey, my 4x great grandfther died on the 19th November 1832. I have come across William’s surname spelt in … More
The Story Of Jersey
I came across this video today via Sara Palmer @9amgirl on Twitter – Sara is a presenter at Lunchtime on BBC … More
More mystery photos – set 2
A while ago a reader contacted me to say that he had purchased a photo album which contained photographs of … More
The Jersey 12 days Of Christmas
You may have heard of the old traditional rhyme ‘The 12 Days Of Christmas,” but have you heard of ‘The … More
Palaeography & The Jersey Alphabet
Recently I ordered a death certificate for an Isaac William Davey who died in Somerset in the late 1918. I … More
Census Dates
One of the most useful sources of information when I am researching my Channel Island Ancestry is the population census … More
