Badier

Badier family page

Louisa Badier, born in Jersey in 1883, daughter of George and Mary. She married Percy de la Rue, of Guernsey

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Origin of Surname

This is a name which is common in the Drome department of southern France, but is also found in Ile-et-Vilaine, which suggests that it arrived in Jersey from nearby Brittany. It is derived from the old French bader, bayer or beer which means 'to be open' or 'wide open'. How the name became a family name, however, is something of a mystery, although it has been suggested that it could have referred to a person responsible for opening doors.

An alternative suggestion is that it referred to someone whose mouth was always open - a simpleton or fool.

In the west of France badier is a variety of cherry tree and there are hamlets with this name, from where the original Badiers may have come.

Early records

The name in its most common spelling, and also without the final 'r', appears in Jersey church records as early as the last quarter of the 16th century.

Variants

• Badier
• Baddier, 1607
• Badie

Family records

Family trees

• Descendants of Drouet Badier
• Descendants of Renault Badier
• Descendants of Jehan Badier
• Descendants of Jean Badier

Baptisms

• Badier baptisms in Jersey

Family wills

These wills created by members of the Badier family are now held by Jersey Archive. By visiting the archive site and using the names, dates and reference numbers 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 1948, and how to search for your family's wills there, visit our Jersey wills page

• Edmund Badier, La Villaise, St Ouen - 29 November 1932, D/Y/A/93
• Elizabeth Badier, White Hall, Grouville - 15 January 1915, D/Y/A/74
• Jean Badier of St Martin, bequeaths to the poor of St Martin, £24 of French currency 3 July 1819 - D/Y/A/19
• Jeanne Badier 30 October 1676 - D/Y/A/3
• John Badier, La Préférance, St Martin - 20 February 1935, D/Y/A/97
• Mary Badier of Whitehall Farm, Grouville - 20 March 1928, D/Y/A/88

Family gravestones

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  St Brelade parish cemetery

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  St Brelade parish cemetery

Family homes

• Badier Manor
• Le Colombier