Jure-Justiciers and more in the Island of Jersey Week 2 of #52ancestors and the theme for the blog post is "Favourite Find", which can be interpreted in many ways. It can be finding a mystery ancestor, coming across a great resource, discovering interesting moments of an ancestor's life. So many choices, but I have to pick one. Messervy is one of the oldest recorded surnames in Jersey. Jersey has a long history, being part of the Duchy of Normandy from 933 to 1066, then in 1066 part of the Anglo-Norman world. Jersey was ruled by Normandy until 1204, when it established its unique relationship with the United Kingdom as the Bailiwick of Jersey, a British crown dependency. [1] Much of the structure of its governance emerged from Norman traditions, but today it is a mix of modern and traditional. Why have I provided this little bit of history? It is essential to introduce one fav...