Origin of Surname
Jeune is French for young.
Early records
A Jersey Post stamp in the 1985 Huguenot Heritage series depicts Lord St Helier, born Francis Jeune, suggesting that his family was of French Huguenot refugee origin, and this is supported by the entry for his father in George Balleine's Biographical Dictionary of Jersey, which says that the family arrived in Jersey during the reign of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). This was the first wave of Huguenot refugees which followed the Massacre of St Bartholomew in 1572.
However, the family name was known in Jersey in the late 13th century, long before the arrival of Huguenots. The name is also found in the Assize Roll of 1309. With the exception of Descendants of Jean Jeune, which shows the ancestry of Lord St Helier, the other trees below are believed to belong to the family which predates any possible Huguenot refugee link.
Collas and Johan Jeune and Jacques and Louys Le Jeune are listed in the Jersey Chantry Certificate of 1550
Baptisms start with Jean, son of George, in St Saviour in 1572.
Variants
- Jeune,
- Le Jeune, 1299
- Jennes, 1607
- Le Jenne, 1528
- Jeunes 1749
- Le Joeine 1309
Family records
Family trees
There is considerable overlap between these two trees, which are from different sources. The first goes back several generations earlier; the second has later generations
- Descendants of Michel Jeune
- Descendants of Philippe Jeune
- Descendants of Clement Jeune
- Descendants of Jean Le Jeune
- Descendants of Jean Jeune
- Descendants of Clement Jennes Added 2016
- Descendants of Jennequin Jennes Added 2016
- Descendants of Michel Jennes Added 2016
Family histories
Church records
Jeune
- Jeune baptisms in Jersey
- Jeune marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Jeune marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Jeune burials in Jersey
Jenne
- Jenne baptisms in Jersey
- Jenne marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Jenne marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Jenne burials in Jersey
Biographies
- Francis Jeune, Lord St Helier, lawyer and MP
- Francois Jeune, Bishop of Peterborough and father of Francis Jeune
- Senator Reg Jeune, prominent Jersey politician in the second half of the 20th Century
- Lionel Manzella Jeune: Army Lieut-Colonel served in both world wars
Newspaper records
- Capt Philip Jeune was proprietor of the Union Hotel in the Royal Square when the anniversary of the Battle of Jersey was celebrated with a dinner in 1848
- Philip Jeune involved in Court action over seizing of a cutter in St Malo in 1848
- In a later edition of the Jersey Times in 1848, Philip Jeune was advertising the Union Hotel's facilities
Great War service
Family wills
Burial records
Family homes
- Alphington House, Grands Vaux
Family businesses
1955
1931
Occupation curfew cards
Curfew pass issued to Percy Jenne during the Occupation as a member of the Honorary Police [1]
Family album
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Francis Henry Jeune (1843-1905), married Susan Stewart Mackenzie (1846-1931)
Frederick Ralph Le Jeune (1870-1945), married Elizabeth Culshaw (1883-1976)
William Charles Jeune (1888-1940)
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Family gravestones
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St John’s Church cemetery
Surville Cemetery
Surville Cemetery
St Brelade Church cemetery
St Brelade Church cemetery
Brouay Cemetery
Nine Elms British Cemetery
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New records
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Notes and references
- ↑ These cards are held by Jersey Archive. Visit The Archive online catalogue for more information. A subscription may be needed to view some of the site's content
