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# Thousands of Bailiwick records added to Findmypast database
- URL: https://www.thequarry.media/thousands-of-bailiwick-records-added-to-findmypast-database/
- Published: 2026-09-24T15:46:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-28T10:46:55.000Z
- Author: The Quarry
- Tags: News

- Over 6,000 school admission records from the 19th and 20th centuries and nearly 9,000 prison records from 1854 to 1896 have been added to Findmypast
- Civil births and deaths for Alderney and Sark are among the new records published online
- The digitisation is part of a partnership between Findmypast and Guernsey's archives to make Bailiwick records accessible worldwide
- All scanning work has been carried out on-island at the Priaulx Library, Island Archives and Greffe
- The collection continues to grow annually as the 100-year cut-off advances, with births and baptisms from 1926, marriages from 1941 and deaths from 2001 released this year

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Thousands of additional records from Guernsey, Alderney and Sark have been published on the genealogy research website Findmypast, expanding the existing extensive collection of historical documents available to researchers worldwide.

Over 6,000 additional school admission records from the 19th and 20th centuries and nearly 9,000 prison records spanning 1854 to 1896 are among the documents now available to explore online. Also new to the site are further civil and parish records, notably civil births and deaths for Alderney and Sark.

The release forms part of ongoing work between Findmypast and Guernsey's archives to digitise the Bailiwick's historic records and make them accessible to researchers around the world.

This latest release joins the millions of Bailiwick genealogical records already online, which were captured over previous years to support family history research, including births, marriages and deaths recorded at the Greffe, and baptisms, marriages and burials recorded in parish church registers.

Other complementary records that have previously been digitised include documents from the German Occupation and records of property ownership.

All scanning has been carried out on-island at the Priaulx Library, Island Archives and Greffe, with the original records preserved by the three organisations.

The project has been led by the Bailiwick of Guernsey Digitisation Partnership, a steering group consisting of representatives from the Priaulx Library, Island Archives, the Deanery of Guernsey, La Société Guernesiaise and the Greffe.

Steve Foote, chief executive of the Priaulx Library, said: "We are delighted to continue expanding the range of records available to researchers around the world, thanks to our partnership with Findmypast. And because we add to the archive each year as the 100-year cut-off advances, the collection will continue to keep growing: this year we've also released births and baptisms from 1926, marriages from 1941 and deaths from 2001."

Vikki Hart, island archivist, said: "Behind every record is a piece of the Bailiwick's story that's been preserved and is now easier than ever to explore. What makes this project special is that all of the capture work is done here on-island, with the original documents kept safe in our archives. We're simultaneously protecting these irreplaceable records and widening global access to them."

## Q&A

**Q: How many new records have been added to Findmypast?**  
A: Over 6,000 school admission records from the 19th and 20th centuries and nearly 9,000 prison records spanning 1854 to 1896 have been added, along with civil births and deaths for Alderney and Sark.

**Q: Where is the scanning work being carried out?**  
A: All scanning has been carried out on-island at the Priaulx Library, Island Archives and Greffe, with the original records preserved by the three organisations.

**Q: Who is leading the digitisation project?**  
A: The project is led by the Bailiwick of Guernsey Digitisation Partnership, a steering group consisting of representatives from the Priaulx Library, Island Archives, the Deanery of Guernsey, La Société Guernesiaise and the Greffe.