Origin of Surname
Of early French origin, it signified a hypocritical person. It may also be derived from the Germanic Begwin.
Early records
The founder of Beghin's, the shoe shop in King Street which is still trading today, was Paul Beghin, who apparently arrived in the island from France in the mid 19th century
Variants
- Beghin
- Begin
- Beguin
Family records
Family trees
Church records
- Beghin baptisms in Jersey
- Beghin marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Beghin marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Beghin burials in Jersey
Newspaper records
- Napoleon Beghin exonerated over claims he made 'unbecoming expressions' in 1848
- An 1848 advert for the Broad Street side of the family business shows that it was run by Madame Beghin and sold ladies fashions, wines and other fancy goods
Great War service
Notes on our list, abbreviations used etc
Sons of Leon Louis Beghin and Helene Marie Xavier
- Louis Charles Beghin (1889- ) (St H) Husband of Margaret, Private, RAMC
- Maurice Lucien Beghin (1893- ) (St H) Private, Royal Fusiliers
- Paul Leon Beghin (1882- ) (St H), Private, Australian Infantry
Occupation records
Family wills
This will created by a member of the Beghin 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 1948, and how to search for your family's wills there, visit our Jersey wills page
- Beghin : Georges Auguste , 71 Halkett Place, St Helier - 26/Sep/1919 , 14/Feb/1921 , D/Y/A/81/21
- Beghin : Leon Louis , St Helier 20/09/1921 Bequeaths to Paul Leon Beghin the property 99 Halkett Place, St Helier; to Marie Helene Beghin the property Franklin House, west of Val Plaisant and north of Windsor Road, 3 Franklin Place, Fief des Meleches, St Helier, Mount Pleasant, Fief de Noirmont, St Brelade To Paul Leon Beghin the property Beachleigh, Fief de Samares, St Clement; to M H Beghin, Louis Charles Beghin, Maurice Lucien Beghin and Lilian Beer the properties 51 King Street, 68 Broad Street and 71 Halkett Place, St Helier - Unknown date , 21/Nov/1932 , D/Y/A/93/109
- Beghin : Louis Charles , of Petit Menage, Route des Genets, St Brelade - 12/Oct/1959 , 03/Feb/1961 , D/Y/B1/62/74
- Beghin : Maurice Lucien , of 5, Avenue de Petit Felard, St Lawrence - 19/Jan/1966 , 12/Feb/1975 , D/Y/B1/217/53
- Beghin : Robert Charles , of 93, Oxford Road, St Helier - 26/Jun/1972 , 24/Oct/1977 , D/Y/B1/267/26
Burial records
Family businesses
- Beghin's, town centre shoe retailer
- French merchant Prospere Beghin was at 11 Halkett Place in the 1850s
Imports
The family was clearly accustomed to importing its own drinks from France, as evidenced by these three receipts
Family gravestones
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