Origins of surname
Found in many variations, in Jersey mainly Denis and Dennis, this name is derived from the Greek personal name Dionysios, better known as Bacchus, the god of wine.
Early records
Dennis is the longer-established variant in Jersey, dating back to 1711; Denis first appeared in the 1860s. As English-sounding as the personal name is, at least one Denis family to become established in Jersey came from Ploeuc-sur-Lie in north Brittany, as did so many other Jersey families of Breton origin in the 19th century.
Variants
- Denis
- Dennis
- Dinnis
Family records
Family trees
Church records
Denis
- Denis baptisms in Jersey
- Denis marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Denis marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Denis burials in Jersey
Dennis
- Dennis baptisms in Jersey
- Dennis marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Dennis marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Dennis burials in Jersey
Great War service
Notes on our list, abbreviations used etc
Sons of Frederick Denis and Ada Florence, nee Fox, of St Helier
- Frederick Charles Denis (1900-1918), Rifleman, Devonshire Regiment, died of wounds
- William James Denis (1895-1916) Private, Dorsetshire Regiment, died while PoW in Iraq
- Edmund William Denis (1891- ) (St H) son of Edmund James and Annie, nee Prior, Sapper RE
- Percy Edmund Denis DSM (1889- ) (St H) son of Philip Edward and Mary Stephanie Hostingue, Yeoman of Signals RN, HMS Lion - Presentation at the Town Hall
- Philip Moyse Denis (1898- ) (St H) son of Philip Edward and Cecilia Elizabeth Moyse, Private, RFA
- Frank John Dennis (1896- ) (St H) Able Seaman RN, HMS Warrior
Occupation records
Family wills
Burial records
Family album
Rita Gibaut Denis, and her sister ...
Percy Denis
Family gravestones
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St Matthew’s, St Lawrence
The grave of Great War casualty Frederick Charles Denis at Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt
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