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Dear Family Historian,
With the summer weather finally upon us, and the London 2012 Olympics already begun,
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Learn about how one Jerseyman pitched his ingenuity against
the German might to get news of the German occupation of this British Crown
Protectorate. The Channel Isles Monthly Review kept
islanders, who had evacuated to the UK, in touch with their friends and relatives as
well as listing islanders' Births, Marriages & Deaths.
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Search across all records at TheGenealogist
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London Parish Record Transcripts
We have added over 147,000 individuals to our London Parish
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banns, and burials, and bring our total to over 1,400,000
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Channel Islands Monthly Review
This period newspaper contained Births, Marriages and Deaths during the
occupation and was a vital contact between friends and families on the
islands. Please see our article for further
details.
We have a selection of issues covering 1941-1945
- November 1941
- December 1941
- January 1942
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- March 1942
- April 1942
- January 1943
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Biography & Who's Who
We've added the Imperial Dictionary of Universal Biography
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encyclopedia of leading men of the age. This is a series of memoirs of
distinguished men, of all ages and nations by writers of eminence in the
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Birth Transcripts 1870-2005
 We have now added nearly 17.5 million records for our
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London Parish Records
We have added over 90,000 individuals to our London Parish
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London Directories
We have added the following London Directories to our Diamond & Gold
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The Channel Islands Monthly Review
With German forces threatening the Channel Isles during WWII the British government
consulted the Islands representatives. It was decided that the islands were not
defendable and would be demilitarised. A massive evacuation was carried out during
late June 1940 and those that wanted to leave the islands, boarded a flotilla of ships
to the UK where many settled.
The Channel Isles were the only part of Britain to be occupied during WWII and had
surrendered by 1st of July 1940.
During the war ex residents kept in touch with 'The Channel
Isles Monthly Review'. These list Births, Marriages and Deaths plus allowed
islanders to keep in contact with friends and family. This is now in the newspaper
section of the site and will grow as new issues are available.
This occupation period newspaper contained Births, Marriages and Deaths during the
occupation and was a vital contact between friends and families on the islands,
containing many detail letters and articles, such as the below exerpt:
Nov 1941 issue "A young Jerseyman has escaped from Jersey. Three days and three
nights in an eight foot boat without food." This was his third attempt and he
had previously spent four days on a rock that featured in Victor Hugo's "Les
Miserables" . This attempt he managed to evade two German E-boats that nearly
swamped his boat.
Conditions in the island weren't good as the Jerseyman reported:-
"The food supply is not the best. Fuel is short. Income tax is 4/6 in the pound to
pay the expenses of the army of occupation."
He also said to the Times that food is rationed and very scarce with Jersey butter,
cream and other products exported much against the will of the population.
"There is a total absence of fats on the island so there are no cakes or pastry
etc. The curfew is at 11pm"
People used the review to publish excerpts from letters about relatives on the islands
and give news of family members.
We have a selection of issues covering 1941-1945. These are available to Diamond
subscribers.
- November 1941
- December 1941
- January 1942
- February 1942
- March 1942
- April 1942
- January 1943
- February 1943
- March 1943
- April 1943
- May 1943
- June 1943
- May 1945
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