Origin of surname
The name is ancient French, specifically Norman, in origin and is derived from canivet, quenivet, the name of a cutler or the users of knives such as barbers and surgeons. The name is still found throughout Normandy today.
Early records
The name first appears in Jersey records in the mid 16th century, in St Saviour and then Grouville. It is still present in Jersey today. The three trees below appear to be distinct family lines, but it is not known whether they have a common ancestor in Jersey or derive from separate immigrants.
Variations
- Canivet
- Cannivet
Family records
Family trees
Church records
- Canivet baptisms in Jersey
- Canivet marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Canivet marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Canivet burials in Jersey
Family histories and biographies
Great War service
- Ernest Higgins Canivet (1888- ) (St B) son of Philip Thomas and Mary Ann Higgins, Private, Royal Field Artillery
Notes on our list, abbreviations used etc
Occupation records
Family wills
These wills created by members of the Canivet 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
- Canivet : Alfred Charles , of 2, Somerton Villas, Green Road, St Clement - 23/May/1975 , 23/May/1975 , D/Y/B1/223/12
- Canivet : Anne , widow of Matthieu de Gruchy of St Helier 03/02/1784 Bequeaths to the poor of St Helier, £16 tournois of the order of the King , to Elie Canivet, her brother, her capital in money, placed stocks in England - Unknown date , 25/Nov/1785 , D/Y/A/13/130
- Canivet : Charles Alfred , of Cramborne Lodge, Byron Lane, St Helier - 07/Nov/1979 , 07/Nov/1979 , D/Y/B1/309/4
- Canivet : Jean , of Grouville 30/09/1805 Bequeaths to the poor of Grouville, £9 of French currency - Unknown date , 25/Jan/1806 , D/Y/A/17/2
- Canivet : Jean , son of Jean of St Lawrence 08/05/1779 Bequeaths to the poor of St Lawrence, £10 tournois of the order of the King - Unknown date , 20/Jun/1789 , D/Y/A/14/92
- Canivet : Nicolas , ... - 04/Feb/1706 , 13/Feb/1706 , D/Y/A/3/82
Burial records
Family album
Elizabeth Esther Canivet (1822-1912), who emigrated to the USA and married Josias Richard Young, with her daughter Elizabeth Jane Young, granddaughter Ann Williams, and great-granddaughter Nora Williams
Elizabeth Ester Young, nee Canivet (front centre), born in Grouville in 1922, in Utah with her daughters Eliza Adelaide Young, Agnes Jane Park Young, Charlotte Ann Young and Louisa Sarah Young
Canivet and Hamel children in about 1920
Ernest Higgins Canivet, a swimming champion in the first decade of the 20th century ...
...and back from serving as a private in the Royal Field Artillery in the Great War, Ernest, younger son of Edwin and Mary Ann, nee Higgins, poses for a family portrait with his wife Anna Elizabeth, nee Vautier, and their children Ernest Edwin, Vera Mabel and Beryl Ada.
Canivet sea captains, father and son, Descendants_of_Gedeon_CanyvetPhilip Thomas Canivet and Ernest Higgins Canivet, photographed in Hobart. They are not included in the definitive list in Jersey Sailing Ships but the photograph is part of the author, John Jean's, collection
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Family gravestones
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St Brelade parish cemetery
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