Origin of Surname
This is a surname of French origin and is believed to orginate in the Normandy town of Falaise, birthplace of William the Conqueror.
Early records
The name is more common in Guernsey than Jersey and it is probable that it first arrived in Jersey when members of the family settled there from Guernsey, rather than coming direct from France.
Baptisms records seem to indicate two distinct families, one starting in the mid-18th century using the spelling Falaise, and the other appearing a century later using the spelling Fallaize.
However, there are several surviving records from the 14th century and even the end of the 13th, using a variety of spellings, suggesting that the family was established in Jersey far earlier and then died out.
Variations
- Fallaize
- Falaise
- Falese
- de la Falaise c 1340
- Falese
- Faleise 1331
- de Faleise, 1305
- de la Faleise
- Faleisse
- Faleyse
- Falayse 1309
- de Falleyse 1309
- Faleise
- Faleyse 1299
- de Falaise 1299
Family records
Family trees
Church records
- Fallaize baptisms in Jersey
- Fallaize marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Fallaize marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Fallaize burials in Jersey
Great War service
Notes on our list, abbreviations used etc
- Edmond Falaise (1881-1914) son of Edmond and Celina, Private, East Surrey Regiment, died of wounds
- Arthur John Fallaize ( -1915), son of John Percy (1863- ) Rifleman, London Regiment, killed in action
- Arthur John Fallaize (St H), Private, Royal Defence Corps
- Ernest Arthur Fallaize (1882- ) (Hants) son of Richard, of Jersey, Private, Labour Corps
- William Fallaize (London) son of Thomas, of Jersey, Private, RAMC
- William Charles Fallaize (1884- ) (St H) son of Elizabeth, Private, RJGB
Family wills
These wills created by members of the Falaise 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
- Edmond Falaise, Colston House, forming the corner of St Saviour's Road and Stopford Road, St Saviour - 24 March 1904, D/Y/A/63
- Fallaize : Ada , nee Henry, widow of Jean Fallaize, of 6, St Saviour's Crescent, St Saviour's Road - 17/Aug/1959 , 08/Jul/1960 , D/Y/B1/60/10
- Fallaize : Doris Violet , nee Osborn, widow of William Charles Fallaize, of 25, Pier Road, St Helier - 17/Oct/1952 , 02/Mar/1956 , D/Y/B1/34/42
- Fallaize : Nicholas Collingford , Glenlee, St Marks Road, St Helier - 11/Apr/1893 , 17/Jul/1917 , D/Y/A/76/114
Burial records
Family album
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John Fallaize and his wife Elizabeth Fewens (1824-1901)
John Fallaize (1825-1915) who emigrated to Ontario. Son of Nicolas (1790- ) and Barbara Allen
The Fallaize farm in Ontario
Thomas John Joslin Fallaize (1860-1929) and his wife Susannah, nee Jones, (1865-1953)
Family gravestones
Almorah cemetery
The grave of Great War casualty Edmond Falaise at Dernancourt Communal Cemetery, near Albert
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