Origin of surname
This name appears to be of French origin and has three possible derivations. It may have referred to someone who was 'at Court' - part of a Royal retinue; or it referred to someone who lived in a courtyard; or, derived from the ancient work curt, meaning small, it referred to a small person, or perversely, a large one.
Neither the form A'Court, nor Court, is found in Normandy records and there are no Jersey records before the mid-19th century, suggesting that it is actually of English, rather than French origin
The Surname Database is clear that this is an English surname, closely associated with the order of society in feudal times, and refers to the residence of a noble or the lord of the manor, and by extension to one either living or employed at such a place. It derives from the Old French word courte, from the Latin cohortis, meaning literally a walled enclosure, but by extension a fortified place.
Early Jersey records
Two distinct families, and possibly a third, made an appearance in the 1840s. See trees below
Variations
- A'Court
- Acourt
- Cour
- Court
- Cort
- Corte
- Curt
- de La Cour (a distinct family in Jersey)
Family records
Family trees
- Descendants of Henry A'Court
- Descendants of Joseph A'Court - inaccurate tree deleted
- Descendants of John A'Court Added 2023
Church records
A'Court
Acourt
- Acourt baptisms in Jersey
- Acourt marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Acourt marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Acourt burials in Jersey
Family members who served in the Great War
Notes on our list, abbreviations used etc
- George A'Court (1876- ), Mercantile Marine
- Henry Clifford A'Court (1900- ), Air Mechanic 3rd Class, RAF
- James Henry A'Court (1898- ), Able Seaman RN, HMS Queen Elizabeth
- John Francis A'Court, Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery, ex RMIJ
- John Joseph A'Court, (1897- ) Leading signaller RN, HMS Gynner, HMS Tiverton
- Joseph George A'Court, (1901- ) Stoker 1st Class RN, HMS Victory II
Occupation records
Family wills
These wills created by members of the A'Court family from 1663 to 1978 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 and how to search for your family's wills there, visit our Jersey wills page
- Acourt: Eliza ,Oxford Cottage, Cueillette de Leoville, St Ouen, widow of John Philip Hacquoil - 21/Jun/1928 , 4/May/1929 , D/Y/A/89/96
- Acourt: Francis John ,of St Ouen - 30/Nov/1918 , 10/Jan/1928 , D/Y/A/88/6
- Acourt: Henry Dixon ,of East View, Greve d'Azette, St Clement - 17/Mar/1956 , 21/Nov/1958 , D/Y/B1/51/28
- Acourt: John ,L'Etacq, St Ouen - 6/Sep/1911 , 14/Dec/1926 , D/Y/A/86/151
- Acourt: Kate ,nee Acourt of Elizabeth Lane, St Helier - 4/Mar/1942 , 1/Mar/1950 , D/Y/B1/4/23
- A'Court: Ada ,widow of John du Heaume, of Millais Villa, St Ouen - 14/Nov/1973 , 14/Nov/1973 , D/Y/B1/197/33
- A'Court: Ethel Gertrude ,of Les Vagues, Greve d'Azette, St Clement - 28/Nov/1975 , 2/Feb/1978 , D/Y/B1/273/10
- A'Court: Henry Clifford ,of Brampton, Wellington Road, St Saviour - 7/Feb/1975 , 8/Jan/1976 , D/Y/B1/233/26
- A'Court; John ,of Champ Donne, St Ouen - 11/Sep/1971 , 2/May/1973 , D/Y/B1/189/47
Burial records
Family album
Edward A'Court, third from left, and friends at his L'Etacq farm
Ploughing the traditional way on the A'Court farm at L'Etacq
Ploughing at L'Etacq
Holiday Post photographs
Christine A'Court's photoshoot for visitor publication Holiday Post in 1980
Family gravestones
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St Ouen parish cemetery
St Ouen parish cemetery
St Ouen parish cemetery
St Ouen parish cemetery
St Ouen parish cemetery
St Ouen parish cemetery
St Ouen parish cemetery
St Ouen parish cemetery
St Ouen parish cemetery
St Ouen parish cemetery
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