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Bail and rents
From the Report of the Royal Commissioners deputed to the Island of Guernsey in 1815, published by J. A. Chevalier and N. Mauger in Guernsey in 1817. This investigation into Guernsey law came about after vociferous complaints to the Crown by non-native residents, or Strangers, about their lack of property and other rights in the island, especially when it came to laws concerning debtors and creditors. The Commission's proposals for reform were met with open hostility, albeit couched in reasonable terms. The report explains some of the interesting aspects of Guernsey law at that period very clearly. Here, how a native possessing even the minutest rente would avoid arrest and custody, a privilege not extended to outsiders, thus enabling them to continue business, use the goods or monies that would otherwise be confiscated, and even eventually to move their wealth - except for that one small rente - out of the island and out of any creditors' grasp, if it appeared the case was going against them!find out more
The Guernsey workman, by Charles Hugo
The decoration of the salle a manger, or dining room, at Hauteville-House, Victor Hugo's residence in Guernsey, was finished in May 1857. Charles Hugo wrote of it:find out more
Using the Library I: civil records in Guernsey
One of our most experienced researchers gives us a guide to the Library's research holdings. First, what you can expect to find in the Civil registers, held here on microfilm.find out more
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