Find your ancestors in Guernsey Passenger Lists

What can these records tell me?

Captured from the Island Archives on Guernsey, these records are an invaluable resource for genealogists and historians to explore travel and migration to Guernsey in the nineteenth century. In the transcriptions you may find information including -

• First name
• Last name
• Occupation
• Residence
• Departure port
• Date of arrival

As this record set covers the majority of the nineteenth century, information captured in the original records will differ. We always encourage researchers to view the original record as more details can be found there including age, ship name, and captain’s name.

French language and parishes

Records in Guernsey are 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.

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

• Saint Peter Port – Saint-Pierre-Port
• Saint Sampson – Saint-Sampson
• Vale – Le Valle
• Castel – Castel
• Saint Saviour – Saint-Sauveur
• Saint Pierre du Bois – Saint-Pierre-du-Bois
• Torteval – Torteval
• Forest – Le Forest
• Saint Martin – Saint-Martin
• Saint Andrew – Saint-André