Langlois

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This name, which can be traced back to at least the 14th century, signifies an Englishman

The Langlois family of Sion Hall

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Langlois arms

Origin of Surname

Langlois means 'the Englishman', which suggests that in the post-Norman conquest era, holders of the name were those originating in England who moved to France. Whether the first Jersey Langlois moved direct from England, or via France, is not known.

Early records

Philip Langlois was a Jurat of the Royal Court in 1331. The family name appears in the Assize Roll of 1309 and Richard Langlois is mentioned in the Jersey Chantry Certificate of 1550

Although the name goes back to the 14th century, further Langlois families originating in France settled in Jersey at a later date, including the descendants of Jean Langlois, from Normandy.

A property sale in 1504 St Peter Port, Guernsey to Joun Langlois can be found in the Rough Index to the Le Mesurier Family, 2010, page 15.

The name is well known in both Jersey and Guernsey to this day, although the pronunciation differs markedly between the islands. Jersey pronunciation is 'long-wa', the same as is France, whereas in Guernsey it is 'long-lay'.

Variants

Langlois, 1299
Lengles 1528
Langlis 1479
Lengleys c1340
Lengleiz 1348
Lenglesche, 1299
Lenglois 1299
Lengley
Lenglois
Lenglo
L'Anglois
Langly

Family records

Jersey family trees

Descendants of Richard Langlois (1422)
Descendants of Richard Lengles this tree is an enlargement of the above tree from a different source
Descendants of Raoulin Langlois (1482)
Descendants of Jean Langlois
Descendants of Samuel Langlois
Descendants of Jean Langlois of Normandy Added 2016

Jersey church records

Langlois baptisms in Jersey

Histories and biographies

Philippe Langlois (1817-1884) Doctor, scholar, scientist, States Deputy, Jurat and president of La Société Jersiaise
A Jerseyman in New England, Philippe Langlois, emigrant to the United States
George Langlois on the ''Chimborazo''
Reg Langlois' Occupation memories
Philip English, prominent emigrant to Massachusetts
An interview with businessman A G Langlois Added 2016

Great War service

Langlois family members who served in the Great War

This photograph, taken in 1917, shows the family of Alfred Langlois (1861-1935)and his wife Victorine, nee Lelion (1863-1949), reunited with the return from war service for a brief period of home leave of Sergeants Georges and Henri Langlois. The picture was sent to us by a Langlois descendant who said that it was published on the cover of the April 2006 Journal of the Channel Island Family History Society. The Journal's caption for the photograph said that the brothers were both in the Intelligence Department of the Jersey Contingent. However, neither is listed in the database of Contingent members and it appears that these are the Georges and Henri who were sergeants in the Manchester Regiment and Royal Fusiliers, respectively. Before being sent this photograph we had not been able to discover any details of the brothers' family. By combining the information in the Journal with census returns and French records, we have been able to piece together family details. The photograph shows Georges (1890- ) (left), his wife Berthe, nee Le Miere; Alfred; Victorine, with George and Berthe's daughter Yvonne on her knee; and Henri (1893-1949), with his younger brother Alfred and sister Madeleine (1896-1969) in front of him. Service records suggest that both brothers worked in intelligence and were formerly in the Royal Militia Island of Jersey, although they joined the Army before the Jersey Contingent was formed. Details of the background of this branch of the Langlois family were hard to find. The 1911 census showed the family living at 63 New St John's Road. Georges was 21 and an 'epysgraph' operator. Also living at home were his brother Henri and sister Madeleine. The youngest son, Alfred, was not born until 1912. He was the Fred Langlois who founded Langlois Home Furnishings and Auction Rooms in Don Road. We were initially unable to find a marriage record for Alfred and Victorine. The census return shows that Alfred was born in St Helier, and that his father came from Avranches in Normandy, which might suggest that Alfred, and his children, were baptised in a Catholic church. Victorine was born in Paris and her family came from St Sauveur de Pierrepont. French online sources eventually revealed that they were married in Jersey on 18 January 1888, presumably in a Catholic church. Victorine was the daughter of Jean Louis Augustin Lelion and Victorine Marie Lenoir.

Family wills

Langlois family wills from 1663 to 1980 held by Jersey Archive

Family properties

Les Buis
Broadfields, St Lawrence
Sion Hall
Le Patrimoine, St Lawrence
Ville au Veslet, St Lawrence

Family album

Elizabeth Langlois, nee Mullot, with her children John James, Gladys Louise and Walter George

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Four Langlois brothers
Philippe Langlois
Jean Hyacinthe Auguste Langlois (1886- )
Celine and Emilie Langlois, with Emilie's children Jane, Eliza, John, Alice, Clara and Louisa
Langlois children
Sailor Philip Langlois
Edward Langlois
Jean Alphonse Langlois
Louis Marin Langlois
Mary Arthur Langlois
Alfred Desire Louis Langlois and family
Alfred Desire Louis Langlois, his wife Isabella Ann Le Rouley and their son Alfred John, photographed by Billinghurst and Smith in 1885
Celina Ann Maria Langlois (1867-1953) who emigrated to the USA and married Victor Desire Monnier
Celina Langlois with a friend
Children of James Ferdinand Charles Langlois and Desiree Saunders: Dorothy Ena, Desiree Gladys, James Ferdinand, Reginald and Douglas
All six children of James and Desiree some years later
Desiree Langlois, nee Saunders
Desiree with Douglas and Edward
Desiree, Dorothy and Edward
Desiree with her three sons
Desiree and Gladys
Desiree and Gladys
Edouard Eugene Langlois (1862-1931), son of Jean Hyacinthe. He changed his name to Edward Langly after emigrating to the USA
Edouard Eugene Langlois
James, Desiree and son
James, Desiree and their six children
The Langlois family later on
Francois Langlois
James Ferdinand Langlois (1884-1948), son of Ferdinand Edouard (1856- )
Jean Hyacinthe Auguste Langlois (1867-1953), emigrated to New Jersey
The Langlois family at Les Cosniers
Louis Marin Langlois (1858-1903) and Mary, nee Berger (1851-1897), photographed in about 1890
Louis Marin Langlois (1858-1903) son of Jean Hyacinthe Auguste
Marguerite Langlois, nee Gasnier (1790- )
Mary Langlois (1813- ), daughter of Marguerite, married Charles Le Feuvre
Sarah and Alfred Langlois
Sarah Jane Langlois, nee Hewitson
The wedding of James Ferdinand Langlois (1884-1948) and Desiree Saunders
Harold Langlois's goat cart
Elizabeth Langlois nee Bulot
Mary Langlois, nee Berger
An envelope addressed to Mr Langlois in Burrard Street in 1892. This was probably Mr John R Langlois, who was listed as the occupant of No 3 in a 1890 almanac and also the following's year's census. Born in St Clement in 1855, he was a bootmaker, married to Jane, and with a son, John, and daughter, Jane

Family businesses

J Langlois ran a pawnbroking business in Church Street
1945
1945
Don Street
Queueing for a sale at Langlois furniture store in Don Street in the 1970s - Picture Jersey Evening Post