People Connected to Jersey

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See also

Bailiwick of Jersey - Main Page

Bailiwick of Jersey Channel Islands - Monumental Inscriptions, Cemeteries and Graveyards

World War One: Armed Forces - Channel Islands

World War One: Prisoners of War - Channel Islands

Jersey Genealogical Resources to follow

• Jerripedia - Family History in Jersey This is a very comprehensive site and should be your first port of call.
  

How to use this Page

1. Please link any GENI Profiles with links to Jersey to this project.
2. You can ALSO add the earliest heads of families to the list of Jersey Families on Geni below (don't forget to link their profiles to the project as well). These would usually be male! Please restrict people added to the list to the earliest head of family!

Note People with links to Jersey can be linked to the project but not necessarily added to the list below.

People connected to Jersey can also be linked to the following projects.

Historical and Political people

- accommodated by the project Historical Bailiwick of Jersey which covers the History of Jersey and historical/political people. Some of these are also listed in the Famous people category.

Famous or Notable People

Those people of note with connections to the county are listed below. Some of these connections are a little tenuous - counties like to lay claim to people of renown! Please visit Jersey - Famous People and add them to the listing there.

Emigrants

People from Jersey who went to the "New world" and were early progenitors in those countries. Where the earliest ancestor is known please add them to the list of "Jersey families on Geni" below if that was their roots, or to the appropriate county project.

Where the earliest known ancestor is the emigrant add them to the list below. In some cases if there is a project that covers them in detail please link the project.

Useful links

See Jersey Surnames

Early Jersey family trees can be seen at http://www.theislandwiki.org/index.php/Selected_family_trees

Heads of Jersey Families on Geni

Names with Bold links are to Geni profiles. Other links take you to external biographical web pages.

A

• Jean Alexandre, of Grouville 1465
• Richard Anley, of Les Aix, St Peter 1530
• Jean Alexandre Co-heir of Sire Jacques Alexandre, 1591. Vingtenier of Longueville, Grouville, 1594
• Thomas Anthoine 1434

B

• Thomas Botterel b abt 1490
• Anthone Bishop 1650 born in England ? moved to St brelades
• Guillaume Blondel, of La Perelle abt 1392 St Saviours, some went to Guernsey
• Stephen Baudayn abt 1500
• Robin Le Gros Bisson Robin Le Gros Bisson (1450-1479) St Ouen and St Mary

C

• Thomas Collas, of St Saviour abt 1560 (some family moved to St Martin)

D

• Guille (William) Dumaresq St Brelade c 1380
• Barnabé Du Parcq 1468
• Jean de Caen Constable of St Ouen in 1560
• Guillaume de la Rocque, of St Clement Jurat and Lieutenant-Bailiff
• Roger du Costil, son of John Living in St Clement 1309
• George du Heaume, of St Ouen abt 1510
• Guitte de Ste Croix 1555 poss St Lawrence
• Thomas Dumaresq 1404 Armorial of Jersey Family head on p141
• Sir Renald de Carteret 1063 Barneville, Carteret, Normandy to St Ouen
• Jean de Rue, of Coin Tourgis abt 1430
• Gulle De la Rocque, of St Clement abt 1400

E

F

• Helier Fautrart St Martin c 1470 (no further records so far)
• Pierre Fautrart head of St Hellier family

G

• Nicolas Grossier, of St John 1470
• Jean Gibaut St Lawrence 1478
• Philip Gaudin, of St Martin St Martin 1540

H

• Jacquet Hascoul, Seigneur de Vinchales de Bas Vincheles purchased 1363
• Jean Hacquoil died berfor 1560
• Guille Hamptonne, Lieut-Bailly of Jersey
• Guillaume Hue 1428

I

J

• Jean Jehan
• Jean Jeune Tree

K

L

• Philippe Langlois, Jurat 1331 Family Head
• Richard Langlois, St Lawrence St Lawrence 1422
• Raulin Langlois St Lawrence son of Jean s of Richard
• Symon le Galés, of Surville living in 1400
• Michael Larbalestier St Hellier 1430
• Colin Le Couteur 1275
• George Lempriere, Seigneur of Augrès 1430 Dielament, Constable of St Saviour 1464, Jurat
• Thomas Lempriere, Seigneur of Dielament 1514 St Helier
• Jean Lemprière St Helier abt 1233
• Gilles Lempriere, Seigneur of St Trinity Jurat RC 1570, Viscounte oct 12 1569, Lieut-Governor of Jersey 1576
• Helier Lempriere, Seigneur les Augres ( -1601) of Augrès House, St Helier (the old Diélament Manor)
• Johan Le Scelleur, of Le Villot abt 1510
• Raoul Lemprière 1325 St Helier
• Collette Langlois daughter of Jean/John, wife of Clement Messervy
• Regnauld Le Lorreur
• Guillaume Langlois, of St Lawrence
• Thomas Le Couteur of St Mary 1420
• Guillame le Rossignol abt 1500
• Estienne Le Blancq 1639

M

• Jean Messervy, of Jersey 1280
• Jean Masservy, de St. Martin 1380
• Laurens Mallet St Martin 1470
• Clement Messervy, La Chesnee, St Martin 1420
• Loucas Machon, of Grouville 1495
• Nicolas Martel 1490
• Guillaume Messervy 1446 St Martin, Jersey
• Jeanne Richardson 1462 wife of Ralph Richardson
• Nicolas Morin, Bailly of Jersey
• Edouard Messervy, Jurat R.C. 1519

N

O

P

• Geoffrey or Raoul Poingdestre 1250 Normandy, France
• Pierre Poingdestre 1280
• Matthieu Picquet abt 1570
• Jean Pipon abt 1550
• Jean Poingdestre Bailiff of Jersey
• Richard Pipon abt 1400
• Jean Perrin 1433

Q

• Jean Quenault abt 1585 St Martin

R

• Zachariah Rivieres, Seigneur d'Amfreville poss son of Henri, France
• Jean de Rue, of Coin Tourgis St Lawrence

S

• Simon Sarre 1444 St John
• Guilluame Soulas, of Lower Rozel
• Leonard Seale, of St Brelade 1425 Payne's Armorial of Jersey Family Head
• Simon de St. Martin 1280

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U

V

W

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Emigrants from Jersey.

Please add the names of people from Jersey who settled in the "New World"

Americas

South America

United States

Australia

• Channel Islanders settlement in Australia

Canada

South Africa

1820 British Settlers in South Africa

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