Find your ancestors in Bailiwick Of Guernsey, Parish Burials FHS

What can these records tell me?

These burial records provide remarkable and detailed information including spouse or parent’s names. They help to create a more complete picture of the family and social connections, helping to build connections to your ancestors and their lives.

Each record might include:

First name
Last name
Death year
Death date
Denomination
Father’s last name
Mother’s first name(s)
Mother’s last name
Dedication
Parish
County

French language and parishes

The names of the Guernsey parishes may appear in English or French, they include:

St Peter Port – Saint-Pierre-Port
St Sampson – Saint-Samson
Vale – Valle
Castel – Câtel
St Saviour – Saint-Sauveur
St Peter in the Wood – Saint-Pierre-du-Bois
Torteval – Torteval
Forest – La Forêt
St Martin – Saint-Martin
St Andrew – Saint-André

We also have records for the islands of Sark and Alderney.

Records in Guernsey were recorded in French due to the island’s historical and legal ties to Normandy. Until the 20th century, French was the official language of government and church proceedings.

Family relationships

English	French
Son of.../daughter of.../wife of.../widow of...	French: "Fils de..."/"Fille de..."/"Femme de..."/"Veuve de..."
His wife	French: "Sa femme"
Wife of the late...	French: "Femme du feu..."

Dates

English	French
Year/Month/Week/Day	"An (or Année)/mois/semaine/jour

Months

English	French
January	janvier
February	février
March	mars
April	avril
May	mai
June	juin
July	juillet
August	août
September	septembre
October	octobre
November	novembre
December	décembre

Common abbreviations

9bre instead of novembre
Xbre instead of décembre
1 ier instead of prémier
Occasionally, “le prémier mois de l’an” instead of janvier

Date phrases

“…du dit mois” – “…of the said month”
“…le premier jour de…” – “…the first day of…”
“…18e…” – short for ‘dix-huitième’ – ‘eighteenth’