Origin of Surname
Little is known about the origin of this name, which has been present in Jersey since at least the early 18th century. It may be of Huguenot origin. It is assumed that Gabeldu is a variant, or even mis-spelling, but which is by no means certain. Certainly the two spellings can be found in records relating to the same family group. It does not help with any attempt to discover a derivation for the name(s).
One suggestion we have been given in that it is derived from Ce - Bel Du (slang for this beautiful horse ).
Early records
The first appearance of the name in Jersey records is the marriage of Guillaume Cabeldu and Catherine Le Brocq in St Mary in 1763. Guillaume is shown as 'of St Mary' in the register, but there is no record of his birth or baptism in the island. The first baptisms are those of the couple's children. A small number of Gabeldu records date from the 1840s onwards.
Variants
- Cabeldu
- Cabeldue
- Cabelduc
- Capelduc
- Gabeldu
Family records
Family trees
- Descendants of Guilleaume Cabeldu
- Descendants of Guilleaume Cabeldu - 2, a new version of the above tree from a different source Added 2017
- Descendants of Jean Cabeldu, a different descent Added 2017
- Descendants of Philippe Cabeldu, another descent Added 2018
Church records
- Cabeldu baptisms in Jersey
- Cabeldu marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Cabeldu marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Cabeldu burials in Jersey
Family histories
Great War service
- Horace Edwin Herbert Cabeldu (1882- ) (St H) son of Philip Samuel and Letitia Bridget Caroline Anthoine, Private, Canadian Infantry, killed in action near Ypres
- Alfred Herbert Cabeldu (1884- ) Captain, RAF
Notes on our list, abbreviations used etc
Occupation records
Family wills
Burial records
Notable family members
Alfred Cabeldu ran the Fort d'Auvergne Hotel at Havre des Pas from 1930 until after the Second World War.
Family gravestones
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New records
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