Look up please - deaths and burials in Guernsey

[hall and walsh]

I'm looking for the graves of a number of my (Catholic) ancestors - their family name was Walsh or Welsh (the name is spelt differently in the 1851, 61 and 71 censuses). They moved from Ireland to Alderney  in the late 1840s, but then moved to St Peter Port after the 1861 census. I can't find them after 1881

I don't have the death certificates which would confirm their deaths in the C.I,  but the names are Patrick Walsh or Welch (b 1812 Ireland), his wife Mary (nee O'Connell, b abt 1812) ,  and their children John (b.1843 Ireland), Mary (b.1847 Ireland), Catherine (b.1850 Alderney), Margaret (b.1853 Alderney). 
Anther son William (1837, Ireland) went to US and Michael (b 1855) went to Australia. William returned to Guernsey in 1901 and wrote a letter saying that the family were all dead. 

Could someone please assist me either with advice about how to locate their death certificates or graves when I go to Guerney next month (from Australia?)

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Jane1972]

Hi,

I think your starting point would be The Priaulx Library in St. Peter Port, Guernsey.  They hold a lot of the records in Guernsey including birth, marriage and death records.  They also have burial records.  In Guernsey I believe a woman is listed on the death records under her maiden name and a lot of the records are listed under each parish so if you know which parish they were living in that would help. 

The Priaulx library have a good website priaulxlibrary.co.uk which lists a lot of the information they hold and also includes their contact details should you wish to get in touch with them before your visit.

Good luck,

Jane

[hall and walsh]

Does anyone know if Catholics had a separate cemetery on Guernsey?

[hall and walsh]

Thanks for your reply - unfortunately the info I have (besides the 51, 61 and 71 censuses) is non existent, and I don't know anything about the parishes so I think I'm back to square 1!

Hi,

I think your starting point would be The Priaulx Library in St. Peter Port, Guernsey.  They hold a lot of the records in Guernsey including birth, marriage and death records.  They also have burial records.  In Guernsey I believe a woman is listed on the death records under her maiden name and a lot of the records are listed under each parish so if you know which parish they were living in that would help. 

The Priaulx library have a good website priaulxlibrary.co.uk which lists a lot of the information they hold and also includes their contact details should you wish to get in touch with them before your visit.

Good luck,

Jane