John L. Courtier

Biography

John Le Couteur

John married Elizabeth Simmons on September 13, 1784.

He died in 1803.

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DBC Letter of 29 Dec 1994 with attached SCHEDULE 1

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An account in 'An Armorial of Jersey' published in 1863, of descendants of the family Le Couteur, formerly from St John, who were then living in Bellevue, St Brelade, refers to the general family origins as follows: 'From the testimony of the late Sir Isambard Kingdom Brunel, himself born on the patrimonial estate of the family, it seems that those of Jersey are an offshoot from the house of Le Couteur of Gisors, Department de l'Eure, where the parent stock still exists, represented by a Colonel in the French army.' It should be noted that Sir Isambard Kingdom Brunel was actually born on Portsmouth, but his father Sir Marc Isambard Brunel was born ion 25 April 1769 at Hacqueville, near Gisors, near Rouen in Normandy where members of his family had farmed land for generations. The reference is therefore implying that this was the house of Le Couteur at that time. In order to provide the ancestry of the long established branch that had been living on Jersey as much as 300 years earlier (since this is how far back this branch can be traced), the Hacqueville lineage would have to go back to at least 1450. All inhabitants of Jersy in the 1700s seem to be descended from the Le Couteur family living on the island circa 1460. If there were a common Le Couteur ancestor from Hacqueville, his family would have been living there from at least 1430 until 1863, and when 'Sir' Marc Brunel was born in 1769. Records on the family around Hacqueville, Gisors, are required to resolve this Le Couteur estate.

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with annex dated 27 April 1803 when it was administered. Copy and extract from the Registry of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury is reproduced in the cited reference.

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1724-1761, Page #163: Jean Le Couteur

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was only 3 when his father died: Catherine Williams is stated as being the widow of Pierre Le Couteur The Greffe, St Peter Port, Guernsey: Summary of findings by D.B.Courtier Guernsey Greffe Notes - DBC 1986? @R8@

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Guernsey Baptisms, St Peter Port Parish Records - Microfilm Copies Guernsey, St P. Port Baptisms 1563-1761 @R9@ Le Couteur

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The Family Courtier - updated to 1998 The Family Courtier- updated to 1998 1986

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Letters between G.M.Courtier and D.B.Courtier Correspondence GMC/DBC 1986-

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The Greffe, St Peter Port, Guernsey: Summary of findings by D.B.Courtier Guernsey Greffe Notes - DBC 1986? @R8@ Contracts

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The Family Courtier - updated to 1998 The Family Courtier- updated to 1998 1986

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Guernsey Baptisms, St Peter Port Parish Records - Microfilm Copies Guernsey, St P. Port Baptisms 1563-1761 @R9@ Le Couteur