GuidedResearch:Why Can't I Find the Record - Jersey Deaths

This page will give you additional guidance and resources to find death information for your ancestor. Use this page after first completing the death section of the Jersey Guided Research page.

Additional Databases and Online Resources

 * 1540-1812: Jersey, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials  at Ancestry ($)
 * 1541 onward:  Channel Islands, Jersey Burials  at MyHeritage ($)
 * 2007-2017:  United Kingdom Deaths 2007-2017  at Findmypast($)

Additional Records with Death Information
Substitute records can contain information about more than one event, and are used when records for an event are not available. Because the substitute records may not be created at the time of the event, it may contain incorrect information. Search for as many substitute records as possible to corroborate information found in substitute records to help improve accuracy.

Finding Town of Origin
Knowing an ancestor’s hometown can be important to locate more records. If a person immigrated to the United States, try Finding Town of Origin to find the ancestor’s hometown.

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Tips for finding deaths
Successfully finding death records in online databases depends on a few key points. Try the following search suggestions:
 * Spelling variations. Your ancestor's name may be misspelled. Search with spelling variations for the first and last name of your ancestor.
 * Search given name. Search by given name (leave out the last name) with the approximate date of birth or death.
 * Add information. For common names, add more information to narrow the search such as approximate birth date or parent's names if known.
 * Date range. Expand the date range of the search by 5 years.
 * Search island. Search all of Jersey, not just in the parish.

Known Record Gaps
Records Start
 * 1541 Church records start (Church of England). Most parishes did not start recording burials until the 1600s.
 * 1837 Civil registration of deaths began.
 * 1874 Universal compliance occurred.

Records Destroyed Some church records may have been lost, destroyed, or damaged (especially in the 1500s and early 1600s). More specific information is not known. Civil registration records are generally complete.