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However, from the 16th to 19th centuries, Jersey became home to French religious refugees, particularly Protestants after the repeal of the Edict of Nantes. [153] From the early 19th century, the island's economic boom attracted economic migrants. By 1841, of the 47,544 population, 11,338 were born in the British Isles outside of Jersey.
Jersey (/ ˈ dʒ ɜːr z i / JUR-zee, French: ⓘ; Jèrriais: Jèrri), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (French: Bailliage de Jersey), is a British crown dependency. [ 1 ] Historic mentions
Jersey is a British Crown dependency and is not part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Census In the most recent 2011 Jersey census, 46.4% or 45,379 people self-identified their ethnic origins as Jersey, a numerical increase of 790 people over the 2001 census.
The Channel Islands [note 1] are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy.They are divided into two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, which is the largest of the islands; and the Bailiwick of Guernsey, consisting of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, Herm and some smaller islands.
The years before the First World War saw the foundation of the Jersey Eisteddfod by the Dean of Jersey, Samuel Falle. The first aeroplanes arrived in Jersey in 1912. In 1914, the British garrison was withdrawn at the start of the First World War and the militia were mobilised. Jersey men served in the British and French armed forces.
The English language has been allowed in parliamentary debates in the States of Jersey since February 2, 1900. Most signs are written in English, sometimes with French or Jèrriais subtitling. There are around 107,000 people in Jersey, and 20% are of British (traditionally English-speaking) descent.
The culture of Jersey is the culture of the Bailiwick of Jersey.Jersey has a mixed Franco-British culture; however, modern Jersey culture is very dominated by British cultural influences and has also been influenced by immigrant communities such as the Bretons and the Portuguese (mainly from Madeira).
Jersey (Jèrriais: Jèrri) is the largest of the Channel Islands, an island archipelago in the St. Malo bight [2] in the western English Channel.It has a total area of 120 square kilometres (46 sq mi) and is part of the British Isles archipelago.