This is Guernsey is accessed by thousands of people every day, many of whom are islanders who have ‘upped sticks’ and gone to live elsewhere in the world.
But where are they all, exactly?
We’re hoping that this map will enable to us to see just how far afield our expats have spread.
Use the ‘comments’ form at the foot of this page to leave us your name and postcode, or the name of the town/city where you’re living, and we’ll mark it on our map.
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Christchurch, 8025 New Zealand
Wife Anna, and Three Little People Elizabeth, Evaline and Hugh.
Here for the past 3 Years and loving the country
Cairo, Egypt
HS2 0th
Hi there
I live in Fairlight, Sydney, NSW 2094. Have been here nearly 4 yrs.
Claire
Wooloomooloo, Sydney, NSW 2011
V7E 1L2
Close to Vancouver Airport, British Columbia, Canada
Hi Guernsey, I left ten years ago for the sunshine of Australia. I now live in Melbourne and its fun. Still miss the rock though sometimes
Jo
Have been living in Sydney for 26 years, now in Harbord, previously at North Narrabeen.
First visited New Zealand in 1965, finally emmigrated in 1972.
Now living in Whangarei Northland 0110.
It’s been a wonderful lifestyle ….but I’m still Guernsey at heart .
Darryl & Brigitte Windsor, Auckland, New Zealand. Here nearly 6 years, similar to Gsy on a much bigger scale, laid back & much more to see & do. Heaps of Guerns in this area!
Family has been in Canada for 98 years!
Hi Guernsey not as far as all the others but living in south Wales for the last 14 years.
Bristol, UK.
Not been in Bristol long, but been in the UK for 24 years.
Eric Le-Normand;
I live is Norway, have done so for the last 42 years; I call it my bigger Guernsey; and why?, well apart from the language many things are as we do in Guernsey; not surprising really; We are from the Viking Era.
Hi, Please note that we are located in Newfoundland…sorry!
Steve & Jackie Fitch,
Moved to Suzhou in China,Been here 3 years. Still miss Home so much!
Hello folks,
I have not wandered too far from my St Peterport roots. Just acrros the water a little town in the SW of England called Crediton (Kirton), Devon.
May I wish you all the very best wherever your wanderings have taken you.
Cyril
Hi im not far away but ilove guernsey close enough to visit often
live in somerset, Barbara
We live in Brittany and run a small bar/restaurant in a village called Plussulien. Been here for just under a year. We come back to visit now and again as we are only an hour and a half from St Malo and we have loads of friends who visit regularly.
Hi Everyone, We haved lived here for going on eight years now in Victoria, British Columbia,
Canada. Still love the old Rock,although we love this Island too much to leave.
Gill and John
I live on the sunny Central Coast of New South Wales..I’ve been here a long time and love living here
Moved to America in 1968, a small county near Savannah, Georgia but visit Guernsey quite often, I will always be a Guernsey girl, there is no place like our beautiful Island of Guernsey. I enjoy reading the on-line forum and it makes me feel closer to “home”, thank you to all who participate….Pat nee Le Cocq Gossett.
Moved to America in 1968, near Savannah Georgia. I will always be a Guernsey girl and visit home often, Pat Le Cocq Gossett
Growing tea in Nawalapitiya, Sri Lanka. Departed Guernsey in 1994.
Live in Hornsby Sydney, lived in aus since 1972 bar two years in NZ in the mid 70,s
North Saanich, Vancouver Island, Beautiful British Columbia, Canada, V8L 1A3.
Our family wouldn’t go back even if you paid us.
By the way where you have placed Melanie Clay-Smith is in Northern BC, this is like someone saying they live in England and putting their address as Russia. Half of Europe can fit into British Columbia, and it only has a population of 4.2m. She lives in Richmond, Vancouver, BC.
Living in Grand Junction CO USA,
Born in Guernsey in 1952 moved to Australia in 1974 and now live in Canberra, Australia. Have been back many times my father and brother still live in Guernsey.
hi
Arrived in Aus in 1970 and have moved a little, but now on the Gold Coast in Queensland. Met may Guerns while traveling over the past 37 years.
Good Initiative by GP
I have been in New Zealand since 1960 and living in Masterton, North Island since 1973. I love New Zealand, where my three children were born, but I also love Guernsey and wish I was rich enough to spend 6 months in each place!!
I left Guernsey in 1978 after 2.5 years in NZ I moved to Australia.I now live on the Cooks river at Undercliffe Sydney. Guernsey is nice to visit but this is the place.
Born in Guernsey 1945 Arrived in Perth, Western Australia in 1966 with my husband John and daughters Gina and Maria. Son Karl was born a year after we arrived.
This is a great idea whoever thought of it should be congratulated
Living just outside Turin in Piemonte, Italy. Lovely views, great food but mad drivers !!!
Moved from Guernsey in 1968 to Cornwall and in 1992 moved to Devon and now living just outside Exeter and very nice it is to.
Langley British Columbia Canada V3A 3G5
Denis, Katie, Simon & Alex Le Marchant-Smith.
We moved to Florida 5 years ago and love it here ! So many wonderful opportunities and all the lovely sunshine ~ we’re very happy here.
We do go back to visit our friends on the island, and always visit Herm, which is the place we miss the most.
my family and i lived on les prins estate until we left guernsey in may 1979
great climate and lovely people made lots of good friends but still miss guernsey and family.living in algarve portugal.for last three and a half years.
I moved to Ireland 5 years ago, where i now live with my wife Trish.
Moved away from the Island 3 years ago and am now living in Geneva, Switzerland.
Still get back home often (would be more if Blue Islands dropped their prices a bit!!)
Hello All,
Moved to England in 1958 then to Canada in 1966
We now live in Stony Plain just outside of Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Formerley Poat
Moved to UK 1989
Moved to Spain 2003
Now in Durbanville, Cape Town South Africa & Love it. Still keep in touch with the Island
Hi all,
Moved to Tampa Florida in September 2001,love the weather,beaches,People and there’s lots to do, I’ve visted the Island every year except one since moving here, After all Guernsey is only 10 hours away.
Best regards
Ian
I live in West Vancouver Canada
have been here for 33 years
I Always miss Guernsey … and probably could still go back and live there …….
But vancouver is a good home
My grandfather was from St Peters Port, I have lived in the UK most of my life but I was born in India. Have been here in Nova Scotia now 2 years it is lovely but i am desperate to take my 5 year old to see his roots in Guernsey.
Like many Guernsey expats, I have ended up in Australia - in the sunny city of Brisbane.
Married with a beautiful little girl, Sophie.
My sister, Kathy, also is here in Brissie, but mum and dad are still on the island.
Hi
We have live in Perth Western Australia for the last 21 years. We live in the suburb of Gooseberry Hill. All our family are still living on the Island. We have been back for holidays several times.
a little village called
st juire-champgillon
85210
vendee france
Does Sark count????
Great idea. I lived in Sark from 1945, when my mother and I were repatriated from Germany, where I was born, until 1953. I lived in Guernsey for 6 months before joining her in England where I have lived ever since. I rediscovered my Sark roots in 1993 and now go back to Sark every year. A few years ago I saw an entry in the visitors book at the Sark Methodist Chapel from one of the girls in the family I lived with in Guernsey. She had emigrated with her husband, also a Guernseyman in the 1950’s and was on a visit to the UK and Guernsey. I managed to meet up in England and now keep in regular contact. I listen on-line to BBC Radio Guernsey whenever possible.
I was born in Guernsey 1944 and met my wife, Denise, in Birmingham in 1964. We married in 1967 and moved back to the Island where we raised our three children. We both took early retirement at the end of 2002 and moved to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in January 2003.We have settled into a comfortable life style and enjoy life to the full - we often wonder where we ever found the time to go to work! We keep in touch with our many friends in Guernsey, some of which have now bought holiday homes here in North Cyprus (we like to think that is because we are here!)
I’m living in Southern California. Working in the International Freight Transportation to pay the bills and also Cage Fighting for for fun.
Zip Code 92845
Domaine de France
Penne d’Agenais
47140 Lot et Garonne France
We moved here in July 2003
GPS 44.381N; 0.8085E
I now live in Innisfail Queensland just 90km south of Cairns Australia,been here since Nov 2000,up here in the tropics it really is summer all year round between 25-37c,this far North is really the outback and very rural,I feel like a pioneer in fact I consider myself the last of the Empire builders!(At least there is easy parking & no road ups! Post Code 4860 There are plenty of crocs jellyfish snakes spiders all venomous in fact it is like living in your own wildlife sanctuary!I like to come back to visit but not to live.
South Africa Post Code 7550
To answer a recent question, assuming I understood it correctly, Sark counts as part of the Bailiwick, so if you lived there and now live elsewhere you can have your current location recorded on the map.
And Catherine Stromberg - I’ve not been able to locate you on the map using that Post Code.
Could you name the Town or city, please?
Simon Le Poidevin
CH-8406 Winterthur, Switzerland
Been off the island (apart from annual visits) since 98.
Happily married to Petra and loving swiss life. However, I do miss the waves and proper biscuits.
Hi there, we moved to Sudbury in Suffolk two years ago - and I am really homesick! Funny isn’t it, how a small island can “call you back”. Just waiting for a lottery win so we can make the move back “home”. Like the countryside here in Suffolk, but am prepared to put up with all the petty political messes just to get back!
If anyone else is in this neck of the woods, please make yourself known.
…was researching our French/Acadian family and one branch, the Gallants from Rustico, Prince Edward Island, Canada is descended from one SAMUEL1 BOT ( born October 06, 1678) and who came from Alderney,so was just checking out the Island and came upon this site. Interestingly enough, one of the other comments is from a Bott living in BC. Cool!
All the Best, Aldernezians
I was born in Guernsey went to Castel School in the 50s. Was in the Childrens Home, Castel. Worked at Caringtons Clothes shop, in Fountain Street.Owned by Walt Renough.
Guernsey is still my home at heart a beautiful and friendly Island to live in. I will be on holiday their in July this year, if anybody is interested.
I now live in Malaga Spain.
i live near a small town in the west australian wheatbelt it is called toodyay[pronounced toodjay]have been in aus 19 years and love it
I left Guernsey Dec 2002 living there since 1968 moved to Hermanus [nr Cape-Town] South Africa.
Used to be a rose-grower in Guernsey and now own Interior stores in Hermanus & Franschhoek and a restaurant called La Vierge. I always read the Guernsey press on line to keep up a little. Sometimes in Hermanus it is like Guernsey so many people visit South Africa and lots of my friends love to come here, its so great to see them. I do miss my friends my son Maarten who still lives on the Island, my other son lives in Melbourne and my daughter Saskia is in York university. South Africa is great!! Look me up when your here..
Hi
We moved to Tauranga New Zealand 6 years ago at the same time as our daughter and son-in-law. Pleased to say we have now been joined by our son Tim and two Kiwi grandchildren.
Dave loves the outdoor life, hunting and fishing and having beautiful beaches we don’t miss home to much. Just the folks we left behind.
I have lived in Canada for 36 years.
Halifax Nova Scotia for over 20 years.
I still miss the beauty of Guernsey and my relatives and friends
We have been fortunate enough through work commitments to reside in Perth, Sydney, and Brisbane during the past 40 years or so.
I am able to keep in touch with the help of emails with other Guerns who have spread their wings throughout the world and of course logging into this Guernsey site is great.
living in blackpool uk since 1974 made a new life and lots of friends ,but guernsey [the rock] will always hove a special place in my heart
Was born in St Peter Port in 1958. Came out to Sydney Australia with my parents John & Lorel in 1959. I now live in Newcastle New South Wales. My parents now live in Cairns Queensland. I have been back to Guernsey a few times and love my visits. I married a Guernsey girl in 1996 in Guernsey and she and her children came to live with me here around the same time.
Love the channel islands, love Australia too.
Born St Andrews 1934. Came to Port Lincoln 1952 P/code 5606. Now retired,volunteer at Axel Stenross Maritime Museum still have the love of the sea from Guernsey. Now live in a beautifull Port city.
I was born in Guernsey in 1950. I moved to the UK when I married 39 years ago. We currently live near Mold in Flintshire, North Wales.
PA2 0NP
i lived in guernsey untill 10/08/2007. i would still live there if i could its heven on earth!!! i now live in Scotland with my partner who is from Jersey. i come back when i get the chance.
I live in Taupo, New Zealand. I have just finished writing a book about a Guernsey family’s experiences as evacuees to UK during WW2. It is based on a true story and I’m seeking a publisher.
Hi, I left the island for good in 61 and have been in Australia since 69. Now living in Tasmania and it is paradise.
I refuse to travel anywhere now I like it here so much. I recognize a few of the names in this list from the old I was there forum. Hi to you all.
I spent twelve years in various parts of UK, before finally moving to New Zealand. My immediate family (all Guerns) are in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty.
I am in Taupo, central North Island. On my doorstep is the 750 sq km lake that the town takes it’s name from. All around are mountains and bush. My only problem, is it takes me over an hour to reach the ocean! I miss Herm especially.
Bob - Can you please tell me where you are in Tasmania, so I can mark it on the map?
Just a region will be fine if you don’t want to be too precise.
…and I wonder if Tim Julou and Sue Lang realised they live on each others’ doorstep?
In the BVI, loving the Caribbean sunshine for the last 5 years.
Hi,
I live just south of a small town called Cygnet, which is about 60 Kms south of Hobart.
It’s at the mouth of the Huon river.
Now retired and living in Chichester, West Sussex. Left the Island in 1964 to persue a career in Chemistry but have returned to the Island twice every year since then to visit family. My body has been in England for 44 years but heart has always been in Guernsey!!
Hi moved to australia wa 5yrs ago, great place miss home at times but thats ok, have new family here my husband Steve and our little boy Jack, a beaut haha
ok we live in Padbury 6025