Family History
As a small community, Guernsey has a number of well-established families with unusual names, who can be traced back in the islands for hundreds of years. A number of studies have been done on these families - this page brings you a selection of family histories of some of the most prominent island families.
See new Donkipedia - Guernsey Society wiki for all things related to Guernsey People, Places and Heritage.
Please let me know of any other Guernsey family histories that should be added to this page, or if you know of other web site devoted to prominent island families.
Guernsey Families and Surnames
- Guernsey Surnames - an article from the Autumn 1951 Review.
Le Mesurier
- Rough Index to the Le Mesurier Family - Ray Le Mesurier-Foster has recently completely revised and updated this extensive survey of the Le Mesurier family, first published in 1904 by Augustus Le Mesurier. Available here to download in full in Adobe Acrobat format.
- Part 1 - Rough Index 2010 (last updated 7 Mar 2010)
- Part 2 - now available.
Carey
- History of the Carey Family of Guernsey AD 1393 - 2008 - Paul Dobrée-Carey's web site celebrating 600 years of this leading island family that has produced many Bailiffs, Jurats and leading clergymen.
Renouf
- Renouf Family Genealogy - Jacky Renouf's study of this island family traces the family back to before the Norman Conquest.
Thoumine
- Thoumine Family of Guernsey - Angela Radford's study of this ancient Guernsey family.