Origin of Surname
Jehan is an old spelling of Jean
Early records
The name Jehan appears in the Extente of 1331
The family was present in Jersey from the mid-16th century until the early 18th. In the 17th century some family members moved to Guernsey, where the name can be found in the Rough Index to the Le Mesurier Family as early as 1512. The name died out in Jersey early in the 18th century but was reintroduced in the early 19th when descendants moved back from Guernsey. Later in the 19th century unrelated Le Jehan family members moved to Jersey from Brittany, but they seem almost exclusively to have used the variant Jehan.
Variants
- Jehan 1331, by far the most common variant worldwide
- Le Jehan, found in France in relatively small numbers
- Lejehan, found in Normandy but not common
- Jehan Guiltus 1461
Family records
Guernsey family trees
Jersey family trees
These three trees cover essentially the same descent and should be studied together. They will be combined into a single tree when time is available
- Descendants of Alain Le Jehan: Ancestors and descendants of a 19th century immigrant from Brittany Added 2023
Church records
- Jehan baptisms in Jersey
- Jehan marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Jehan marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Jehan burials in Jersey
Great War service
- John Francis Jehan (St B), Private in Hampshire Regiment, died of wounds in 1917
- Albert Thomas Jehan (1893- ) (St My), son of Thomas and Mary Ann, Sapper RE, ex-RMIJ
- Alfred Jehan (St B), Rifleman in Royal Irish Rifles, wounded PoW
- Clarence Francis Jehan (St P), Private in Labour Corps
- Elsie Philomene Jehan, British Red Cross
- Francis Jehan (St S), Private in Hampshire Regiment, wounded twice
- John George Jehan (1884- ) (St My), son of John and Henriette, Private in Somerset Light Infantry, ex-RMIJ
- William Jehan (1887- ) (St My), son of John and Henriette, Private in Labour Corps, ex-RMIJ
Family wills
These wills created by members of the Jehan 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 1980, and how to search for your family's wills there, visit our Jersey wills page
- Jehan : Albert Thomas , of 76, La Collette Flats, Green Street, St Helier - 13/Nov/1972 , 18/Oct/1973 , D/Y/B1/196/17
- Jehan : Clarence , of Rozel Manor Lodge, St Martin - 19/Nov/1938 , 20/Jul/1962 , D/Y/B1/70/9
- Jehan : Elizabeth , 5 Seaton Place, St Helier - 15/Jan/1915 , 09/Apr/1915 , D/Y/A/74/63
- Jehan : Herbert Daniel , of West Grove, Millbrook, St Lawrence - 18/Jan/1967 , 16/Sep/1971 , D/Y/B1/164/20
- Jehan : Jane Caroline , nee Hamon, widow of Winter Jehan, of Le Rondin, St Mary - 02/Oct/1953 , 24/Nov/1965 , D/Y/B1/92/9
- Jehan : Mary Ann , 10 St Johns Road, St Helier, widow of Elias George du Val - 08/Sep/1942 , 05/Jun/1946 , D/Y/A/116/39
- Jehan : May Elsie , widow of Alfred Peter Marie Rebindaine, of Villa Rothesay, Victoria Crescent, St Helier - 10/Jun/1974 , 10/Jun/1974 , D/Y/B1/206/26
- Jehan : Pierre Marie , Grouville - 06/Dec/1924 , 14/Apr/1931 , D/Y/A/91/74
- Jehan : Winter , of Rondin, St Mary - 12/May/1947 , 26/Nov/1952 , D/Y/B1/16/45
Burial records
Family album
Albert Thomas Jehan
Blanche Marie Josephine Jehan, born in Plancoet, Cotes d'Armor in 1890, married Pierre Marie Jean Baptiste Gosselin (1885-1956). They had three daughters and three sons, born in St Clement and Grouville between 1911 and 1924
Family gravestones
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Trinity Church cemetery
St Mary’s Church cemetery
St Mary’s Church cemetery
St Mary’s Church cemetery
St Mary’s Church cemetery
St Mary’s Church cemetery
St Mary’s Church cemetery
St Mary’s Church cemetery
St Mary’s Church cemetery
St John’s Church cemetery
St Ouen parish cemetery
Surville Cemetery
Surville Cemetery
Surville Cemetery
St Matthew’s, St Lawrence
St Matthew’s, St Lawrence
St Matthew’s, St Lawrence
St Matthew’s, St Lawrence
St Matthew’s, St Lawrence
St Lawrence
Duisans British Cemetery
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New records
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