Bechervaise family page
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 William George Bechervaise and Frederick Marett Dumaresq, his brother in law
Record Search
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Origin of surname
We have not been able to find any information about the origin of this name. 'Bech' may indicate a place with a rock.
Early records
The history of the Bechervaise family in Jersey can be traced back to the late 16th century with the marriage of Richard Bechervaise and Jeanne Vaulcourt, daughter of Guille, in 1582, being the earliest entry in a church register, However, the second of the two trees below suggests that Philippe Bechervaise, who was living in 1528, was baptised in the island. And the history of the family in Canada (see link below) claims that there is a record of a Colinus Bechervaise in St Lawrence, Jersey as early as 1331.
Variants
- Bechervaise, 1668
- Beauservis, 1607
- Bescervoyse, 1528
- Beusurveys, 1340
- Boiscervoise, 1329
- Beynecerveyse, 1309
- Beycerveise,
- Bicerirvise, 1299
Emigrants
Members of the family were later to emigrate to Canada and Australia, and it is likely that Bechervaise Island in Antarctica was named after a descendant of the Australian emigrant. There are also places in Tasmania and Canada which bear the Bechervaise name.
Family histories
- The story of John Bechervaise Added 2019
Family records
Family trees
Church records
- Bechervaise baptisms in Jersey
- Bechervaise marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Bechervaise marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Bechervaise burials in Jersey
Family wills
These wills created by members of the Bechervaise family 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, which covers the period from 1663 to 1980, and how to search for your family's wills there, visit our Jersey wills page
- Bechervaise : Philippe , ... - 02/Mar/1791 , 26/Feb/1812 , D/Y/A/18/57
- Bechervaise : Philippe , of St Mary 24/03/1791 Desires to be buried in St Mary's Cemetery Bequeaths to the poor of St Mary, £4 of the order - Unknown date , 25/May/1793 , D/Y/A/15/47
- Bechervaise : Pierre , ... - 18/Aug/1690 , 25/Apr/1691 , D/Y/A/2/10
Family gravestones
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Dumaresq and Bechervaise family grave in Gaspé, Canada
Links
Tips
The church record links above will open in a new tab in your browser and generate the most up-to-date list of each set of records from our database. These lists replace earlier Family page baptism lists, which were not regularly updated. They have the added advantage that they produce a chronological listing for the family name in all parishes, so you do not have to search through A-Z indexes, parish by parish.
We have included some important spelling variants on some family pages, but it may be worth searching for records for a different spelling variant. Think of searching for variants with or without a prefix, such as Le or De. To search for further variants, or for any other family name, just click on the appropriate link below for the first letter of the family name, and a new tab will open, giving you the option to choose baptism, marriage or burial records. You will then see a list of available names for that type of record and you can select any name from that list. That will display all records of the chosen type for that family name, and you can narrow the search by adding a given name, selecting a parish or setting start and end dates in the form you will see above. You can also change the family name, or search for a partial name if you are not certain of the spelling
The records are displayed 30 to a page, but by selecting the yellow Wiki Table option at the top left of the page you can open a full, scrollable list. This list will either be displayed in a new tab or a pop-up window. You may have to edit the settings of your browser to allow pop-up windows for www.jerripediabmd.net. For the small number of family names for which a search generates more than 1,500 records you will have to refine your search (perhaps using start or end dates) to reduce the number of records found.
New records
Starting in August 2020 we are adding several thousand new records from the registers of Roman Catholic, Methodist and other non-conformist churches. These will appear in date order within a general search of the records and are also individually searchable within the database search form
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