Alexandre

Alexandre family page

Alexandre and Alexander are variants, and the two spellings have been interchangeable within the same families. The English 'Alexander' is found in Jersey records somewhat earlier than the French 'Alexandre'

Capt Charles Alexandre, RMIJ; formerly master mariner and ship owner, photographed by Henry Mullins

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Origin of Surname

The family name derives from the baptismal name, made fashionable in the Middle Ages by the Roman d'Alexandre, describing the exploits of the Greek conqueror.

In 1309 Geoffrey Alexandre was one of the Electors of the Sermentés (Jurors) of St Clement, for the Assizes Roll and was still alive at the time of the 1331 Extente. The latter Extente also mentions Colin Alexandre of St Brelade, with which parish the surname has long been associated. That of 1528, mentions in St Clement, Denis and Guillaume Alexandre; in St Brelade, the forfeiture of John Alexandre; in St Peter, another Guillaume Alexandre, together with Jehanet and Pierres Alexandre. Lastly, owing the Crown in 1528 1 cabot of wheat per annum in St Saviour, was John Alexandre, perhaps he of Grouville, whose family land adjoined St Saviour. The surname was thus well-established at an early date in the Island, where it was probably formed.

Although the St Clement Alexandres had still one member mentioned in the 1607 Extente, the surname disappeared there not long afterwards and before the start of that parish`s earliest registers (1623). The Alexandres of St Brelade and St Peter, whose principal representatives were later found to have been living, from an early date, within half a mile of each other, near the two parishes` border, are thus likely to have been the ancestors of all later indigenous Alexandres, although a link with those of Trinity has yet to be discovered.

One Alexandre family, that lived in St Ouen for many generations from the late-18th century, was of English origin, with the first settlers in Jersey spelling their name Alexander. It did not take long for their name to be recorded as Alexandre.

In 1527 Brelade Alexandre was the earliest recorded Constable of the parish that gave him his name; In 1903-1910 Josué Alexandre was Constable of the parish. The family also gave St Brelade a rector, in the person of Nicolas Alexandre, 1554-65, who was son of the above Brelade. A less successful relative was the rector`s brother, Sebastien Alexandre, who was convicted of piracy. Francis John Alexandre of St Peter served his parish as a Deputy, 1893-, whilst the Island`s first printer was Matthieu Alexandre of Les Ormes, St Brelade, (1754-1808).

Early records

Four members of the family are in the Jersey Chantry Certificate of 1550 and the name appears in the Assize Roll of 1309.

• Jean Alexandre, born in Grouville in about 1532, married Collette Amy, daughter of Philippe and Collette Esthur, in 1551.
• Jean Alexandre (1575- ) m Anne De Garis (1579- ) and they had a daughter Jeanne in 1601, who marred Richard Pipon
• Philippe Alexandre, born in St Peter in 1619, married Elizabeth Le Febvre
• Thomas Alexandre, born in St Brelade in 1622, married Jeanne Le Fevre (1626- ) in 1647
• Josue Alexandre, s of Renault, born in Trinity in 1635, married Sara Noel (1639- ), d of Jean, in 1660
• Amice Alexandre (1684- ) married Margaret Hamptonne, daughter of John and Elizabeth Anley
• Thomas, s of Thomas, was born in 1652 and married Elizabeth Le Cornu (1656- ) in 1677. They had children Thomas (1678- ) and Susanne (1683- )

Variants

• Alexandre, 1461
• a Loxandre 1692
• Alixandre 1331
• Allisandre 1309
• Alexander 1299

Family records

Family histories

• Francois Alexandre, Master Mariner and shipping magnate, who founded one of New York's leading 19th century shipping firms
• Alexandres who commanded vessels operating out of Jersey and further afield
• Alexandre family members mentioned in a major history of privateering

Family trees

These four trees, added by Guy Dixon, are much more detailed than our earlier Alexandre trees, several of which have now been deleted

• Descendants of Jean Alexandre - 4 Added 2018
• Alexandre of Grouville, St Saviour and St Helier Added 2018
• Descendants of Leonard Alexandre Added 2018
• Descendants of Thomyn Alexandre Added 2020

Only these three remain from our earlier Alexandre trees. We have not yet established links between them and the four main trees above

• Descendants of Philippe Alexandre - 2
• Descendants of Jehan Alexandre
• Descendants of John Alexandre

Church records

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Alexandre

• Alexandre baptisms in Jersey
• Alexandre marriages in Jersey (groom)
• Alexandre marriages in Jersey (bride)
• Alexandre burials in Jersey

Alexander

• Alexander baptisms in Jersey
• Alexander marriages in Jersey (groom)
• Alexander marriages in Jersey (bride)
• Alexander burials in Jersey

Great War service

• Alexandre family members who served in the Great War
• Presentation to Regimental Sergeant Major James Philip Alexander, DCM, at Town Hall

Occupation records

• Alexandre Occupation identity cards

World War 2 casualties

• Clifford Philip Alexandre

Family wills

• Alexander and Alexandre family wills from 1663 to 1980 held by Jersey Archive

Burial records

• Alexander burial records 1820-1978

Family homes

• Beaulieu,_Trinity, Rozel, Trinity
• Bloomfield, Rozel, Trinity
• Chestnut Lea, Mont à L`Abbé, St Helier
• Le France Fief, St Brelade
• Peirson House, Longueville, St Saviour

Notable family members

• Mathieu Alexandre, printer and political activist

Family album

All we know about this photograph is that it shows Mr Voisin, Mr Alexandre and Mr Hacquoil with their cows - date and location in Jersey unknown

Roderick Averty in his grandfather William Alexander's Renault AX in about 1913-14, at Les Marais Farm St Mary. He always told the story of he and his brother Donald being told Sit down Boys, we're doing 14 miles per hour! Being strictly Methodist William Alexander would not drive on a Sunday unless it was to pick up the minister from the neighbouring parish

Capt Walter Alexandre and his wife, Elise Frederique, nee de Carteret

National Portrait Gallery photograph of Brigadier Sir William Alexander (1874-1954) in 1920. He was a distinguished Army officer, earning the DSO, and became a Scottish Unionist Party politician and was MP for Glasgow Central from 1923 to 1945. This was the seat previously held by Prime Minister Andrew Bonar Law.

Averty-Alexandre wedding

The 1907 wedding of James George Averty and Elise Blanch Alexander. Also in the photograph are the bride's father William, her mother Elise Esther, nee Touzel, Ernest Francis Alexander and Lilian Ethel Skelton

Family businesses

Alexandre and Co issued banknotes as Le Coin Bank in 1835

Alexandre family gravestones

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Tips

The church record links above will open in a new tab in your browser and generate the most up-to-date list of each set of records from our database. These lists replace earlier Family page baptism lists, which were not regularly updated. They have the added advantage that they produce a chronological listing for the family name in all parishes, so you do not have to search through A-Z indexes, parish by parish.

We have included some important spelling variants on some family pages, but it may be worth searching for records for a different spelling variant. Think of searching for variants with or without a prefix, such as Le or De. To search for further variants, or for any other family name, just click on the appropriate link below for the first letter of the family name, and a new tab will open, giving you the option to choose baptism, marriage or burial records. You will then see a list of available names for that type of record and you can select any name from that list. That will display all records of the chosen type for that family name, and you can narrow the search by adding a given name, selecting a parish or setting start and end dates in the form you will see above. You can also change the family name, or search for a partial name if you are not certain of the spelling

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