I have found Jean Baptiste Berland 47 on the 1851 census transcription on the Family Search site where it states he was born in France and was living in Jersey with a 23 year old English wife Mary.
I cannot find this entry on the Library Edition of Ancestry at my local library so am unsure if there is any other relevant information.
I do know that in 1857 the couple sailed from England to New Zealand with 2 children whose likely names were Prosper Guilliame Raine Berland and Jules Gabriel Montigny Bain Berland.
How do I find out if these children were born/baptised in Jersey between 1851 (census) & departure for NZ in 1857? The children are not named on shipping lists and as they were early settlers information can be erratic!
Did Jean Baptiste and Mary marry in Jersey?
You will probably gather I am floundering in a strange (for me) area
and would be very grateful for any assistance.
TIA
Dale