Origin of Surname
The surname Falla/Fallas has been said to be Anglo-Norman in origin meaning the man who hailed from Falaise in Calvados.
However, the name may have the same simple derivation as Falle: Fahl, Fahia, and Falho, three forms of the German Faike, became in French, Falle, Falla, and Fallu.
Variants
- Falla
- Falle: It is not clear whether the two very similar Channel Islands names have any hereditary link
- Fallu: Linked to the Falle family
Family records
Family trees
Church records
- Falla baptisms in Jersey
- Falla marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Falla marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Falla burials in Jersey
Newspaper records
Occupation records
Family wills
These wills created by members of the Falla 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
- Judith Falla of Guernsey, now of St Helier, widow of Thomas Mahy - 10 November 1890, D/Y/A/49
- Isaac Falla of St John, bequeaths to the poor of St John, £1 - 30 November 1887, D/Y/A/46
- Louisa Falla, 3 Temple Villas, Stopford Road, St Helier, widow of Theodore Le Gallais, desires to be buried in Almorah Cemetery - 11 August 1934, D/Y/A/96
- Peter Falla - 21 May 1932, D/Y/A/93
- James Falla of Castel, Guernsey - 22 March 1945, D/Y/A/113
- Herbert Falla, Les Buttes, St John - 25 January 1946, D/Y/A/115
Burial records
Jersey Branch
In or about 1788, Isaac Falla, of Les Capelles, sold his Guernsey property to his brother Pierre Falla, and settled in St John, Jersey, on an estate which he bought, by deed of 6 September 1788, from Philippe Hubert. Isaac Falla named this property Les Capelles, after his ancestral home in Guernsey.
Family properties
- Les Buttes, St John, Jersey
Family photographs
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Isaac Falla (1800-1887)
Isaac Falla and his son Walter (1856-1927)
Colin Falla with his sisters Miriam and Maud
Another photograph of the Falla siblings in fancy dress for a family event hosted by their parents in 1910
Maud Evelyn Falla (1899-1986), sister of Miriam. Emigrated to South Africa
A Mrs Falla photographed by Ernest Baudoux
Advocate Peter Falla, who owned the first motor car in Jersey in 1899, in his Hill Street office
Peter Falla
Clara Evelyn Falla, nee Cave, with her younger sister Miriam, her mother Ada and an unknown man
Clara Evelyn Falla, nee Cave
Walter Falla (1856-1927), son of Isaac and Rachel, nee Le Gros
Harriet Falla
Thomas Falla (1810-1892)
Thomas Mauger Falla and family
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Jersey gravestones
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St John’s Church cemetery
St John’s Church cemetery
St John’s Church cemetery
St John’s Church cemetery
St John’s Church cemetery
Sion cemetery
Surville Cemetery
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