Origin of Surname
This surname has two distinct possible origins, both French. Firstly, the name may be occupational for a worker in wood from the French "bois", or topographical for someone living in a wood (Latin "bosci", shrub, undergrowth).
Alternatively, the derivation may be from the Old French personal name Bos, itself coming from the Germanic "bose", reckless, daring, with the addition of the diminutive suffix "et".
Early records
A Philippe Bosdet was recorded in St John in 1331.
In the 17th Century they were Huguenot refugees; in the St Brelade marriage record for Jacques Bosdet to Elizabeth Valet in 1699, Jacques’ mother, Jeanne Bausdet was referred to as a refugee from Normandy. The alternative spelling of Baudet seems to have been more prevalent earlier in the family's history.
It is suggested that Jacques and his brother Matthieu are the ancestors of all the Bosdets today living around the world. However, Pierre Bosdet (1679- ) married Susanne Amy (1683- ) in Jersey, suggesting that there was at least one other Bosdet family in the island at the time.
There are no Bosdets remaining in Jersey, the last of the family having left before the German Occupation.
Variants
- Bausdet
- Baudes
- Baudet
- Bosdet
- Bodet
Family records
Family trees
- Descendants of Jacques and Pierre Bosdet: incorporating all our previous Bosdet trees
Church records
- Bosdet baptisms in Jersey
- Bosdet marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Bosdet marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Bosdet burials in Jersey
Family histories and biographies
- Bosdet family history
- Henry Thomas Bosdet (1856-1934) Artist and stained glass window designer
Great War service
- Louis Frederick Baudet (1885-1916) possibly son of Louis and Jane Baudet, of Trinity, then Guernsey, Stoker RN, HMS Crusader, died of wounds, Picture below
- Albert Francis Baudet (1876- ) (St S) son of Julien and Estelle, husband of Sarah, Private, RASC, left after one month due to illness
Occupation records
World War 2 casualties
Family wills
Burial records
Family homes
- Le Patrimoine, St Lawrence
- Boscobel
Family album
Louis Baudet
Louisa and Henry de Carteret Bosdet
Louisa Bosdet at 30
Henry Thomas Bosdet
An early certificate for Henry Thomas at Beaumont Academy
Henry Thomas Bosdet
Charles Lewis Bosdet, from Canada, served in the Great War
Family gravestones
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Almorah cemetery
Almorah cemetery
Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Baudet - St Ouen parish cemetery
St Peter parish cemetery
Surville Cemetery
Surville Cemetery
St Matthew’s, St Lawrence
St Matthew’s, St Lawrence
St Matthew’s, St Lawrence
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