Gautron family page
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 Lizzie Gautron married Ernest Le Boyer in St John in 1919 If you can help with information about the Gautron family, please contact editcontact@theislandwiki.org, using Jerripedia as the subject of your email. We are particularly interested in information which will help create further family trees, family histories and photographs
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Origins of surname
This is one of many French surnames which have developed from Gauthier, with different spellings in different regions. It has its roots in the Germanic Waldhari (wald = ruler, hari = army).
Early records
The name makes its first appearance in Jersey in the St Lawrence birth register in the 1870s. The family can be traced back to the Brittany town, Quintin. There are still at least two Gautron households in Jersey today.
Variants
- Gautron
- Gautheron
- Gautier, a separate family in Jersey
- Gautreau
There are many more variations which are found throughout France, but did not find their way to Jersey.
Family records
Family trees
Family wills
This will created by a member of the Gautron 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 1980, and how to search for your family's wills there, visit our Jersey wills page
- Henri Gautron, 3 St Mark's Villas, St Helier - 13 July 1928, D/Y/A/88
Family gravestones
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St John’s Church cemetery
St John’s Church cemetery
St John’s Church cemetery
