Origin of surname
Briard has its origins in southern Normandy and indicates a person who came from Brie. The name is still present in Normandy today.
Early records
The surname Briard was first recorded in Jersey in the Assizes Roll of 1299. One branch of the family became established in St Ouen by the early-17th century, but other branches existed at this date, mainly in St Helier. The tree below - Descendants of Thomas Briard - suggests that the St Ouen Briards are descended from the earlier St Helier family, but this is not certain.
Variations
- Briard
- Briart
Family records
Family trees
- Descendants of Jean Briard
- Descendants of Jean Briard - 2
- Descendants of Elie Briard
- Descendants of Elias Briard, a different descent from the above tree
- Descendants of Elie Briard - 2 Added 2022
- Descendants of Thomas Briard
Church records
- Briard baptisms in Jersey
- Briard marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Briard marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Briard burials in Jersey
Family histories
- Ernest Victor Briard, the first Jerseyman killed in World War 1
- Laurence Edward Briard
Great War service
Occupation records
Family wills
Burial records
Properties
- Bulwark House, St Aubin
- Le Coin Lodge, St Brelade
- Maison_du_Menage, La Rue, St Ouen
- Pres de l'Eglise, St Ouen
- Waldegrave
Family businesses
Emigrant to Canada
Family album
Family gravestones
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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
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New records
Since August 2020 we have added 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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