Grossier

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This family goes back to the 16th century or earlier in Jersey and it is not possible to link all the families with the name up to the mid 19th century, when the family appears to die out

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The record of the marriage of Andre Grossier and Philippine Mourand in St Saviour in 1564


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Origins of surname

This name originates from marchand de gros, meaning a wholesaler. Alternatively grossier is modern French, but not old French, for 'rude' or 'uncouth'.

Early records

The name first appears in Jersey records in 1200, when the "tenementum Grosserii" on the Fief de Bellozanne was mentioned [1]. In 1309, Thomas Grossier was recorded in the Assizes Rolls as having died "at the end of the war, out of the realm". He had held 1 virgate of land of the Abbot of Bellozanne, being no doubt a part of that mentioned above. Alice La Grossere (the feminine form of Le Grossier) took possession and had appropriated the land. Also in 1309, Peter Grossier was a Sermenté for the parish of St John, thus commencing a longstanding association between that parish and the Grossier family [2]. In 1331, Guillaume Grossier was, in his turn, a Sermenté for that parish. The St John family also held land in Trinity, where Jean Grossier was buried prior to 1523. As Nicolas Grossier of St John (see genealogy below) owed pour la sépulture de Johan Grossier an annual charge of one cabot of wheat, Jean was perhaps Nicolas` younger brother or uncle.

Branches of the Grossier family of St John settled in St Mary and St Brelade, among other places. Although the surname became extinct in Jersey during the 18th century, there remain many Islanders descended from the family in female lines.

Variants

  • Grossier
  • Grosser
  • Le Grossier
  • La Grossere

Family records

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Family wills


This will created by a member of the Grosser family is now held by Jersey Archive. By visiting the archive site and using the names, date and reference number shown here, it is possible to view a copy of each will. You will have to subscribe to the Archive's online service to do this. To find out more about this collection, which covers the period from 1663 to 1980, and how to search for your family's wills there, visit our Jersey wills page

  • Catherine Grosser of St Helier, bequeaths to Eleonora Grosser all her property including £548 5s in Government Funds of Consoli Long Annuities 4 March 1847 - D/Y/A/26


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The records are displayed 30 to a page, but by selecting the yellow Wiki Table option at the top left of the page you can open a full, scrollable list. This list will either be displayed in a new tab or a pop-up window. You may have to edit the settings of your browser to allow pop-up windows for www.jerripediabmd.net. For the small number of family names for which a search generates more than 1,500 records you will have to refine your search (perhaps using start or end dates) to reduce the number of records found.

New records

Since August 2020 we have added several thousand new records from the registers of Roman Catholic, Methodist and other non-conformist churches. These will appear in date order within a general search of the records and are also individually searchable within the database search form

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References and notes

  1. Cartulaire, 418
  2. Rolls of the Assizes
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