Origin of Surname
The origin of this old Jersey surname is related to Sebire, which was a medieval girl`s name, from which we have the diminutive, Sebirel. As with other French and English surnames derived from women`s names, the original bearers were probably children brought up by widowed mothers. The preposition Le is more problematic but is found in other surnames of similar derivation, such as Le Jehan. Several spellings can be found in old Jersey records, although some are undoubtedly errors. Although the various branches are believed to have had a common origin, spellings varied from parish to parish at one time.
The majority of records use one of three spellings: Le Sebirel, which was usual in older court records, Lesbirel and the seemingly unpronouncable Le Sbirel. The latter spelling, however, is how the name should be pronounced, as the e was always silent. Although we have retained separate spellings in some of the submitted family trees (below) we have grouped all baptism records together under one heading embracing the three main spellings in our database.
Sebire has a separate page with suggestions for the derivation of the name.
Early records
Collas, Johan and Thomas Lesbirel are listed in the Jersey Chantry Certificate of 1550
The first baptism was registered in Grouville in 1593.
The following known records predate that:
- Thomasse Lesbirel was born in St Martin about 1500. She married Vincent Maret
- Thomas Le Sebirel was born in Jersey in about 1506 and married Laurence Messervy in about 1530 in St Martin
- Simeon Lesbirel was born in St John about 1540. His son Helier (1560- ) married Collette Cristin and they had sons Symeon (1590- ), Jean (1594- ), Symeon (1598- ), Edouard (1600- ) and daughter Marie (1605- ).
- Guillaume Le Sebirel was born in Jersey in 1548 and married Marguerite Messervy
- Richard Lesbirel was born in St John about 1550
- Richard Lesbirel was born in St John about 1564
- Simon Lesbirel was born in St Saviour in about 1566 and Married Elizabeth Neel on 8 February 1590 in St Saviour
- Elizabeth Le Sebirel, born in St John in about 1568 was the daughter of Thomas. She married Guilleaume Le Goupil on 25 February 1589 and died in 1630.
- Ann Lesbirel was born in St John about 1569. She was the daughter of Jacques and Andrice Le Marinel, who also had a son Jean (1572- ) who married Judith Sarre
- Richard Lesbirel was born in Jersey about 1580 and married Martha Pipon, daughter of Richard and Philippine Gosselin
- Sara Lesbirel was born in Trinity about 1585 and died in 1662. She was the daughter of Nicolas. She married Abraham Esnouf on 25 June 1606
- Jean Lesbirel was born in St John about 1580 and married Judith
- Cecille Le Sebirel was born in St John about 1584 and married Jean Valpy
- Pierre Lesbirel was born in Trinity about 1587. His daughter Elizabeth (1616- ) m (1646) Jean Marett, s of Jean and Jeanne Gruchy
- Jean Lesbirel was born in Herupe, St John, in about 1591
Variants
- Lesbirel1668
- Le Sebirel, 1461
- Le Sebirell 1607
- Sybirel 1528
- Le Sebyrel
- Seberell
- Sibirell 1515
- Le Sibrel
- Le Syverel
- Le Syberell
- Le Sbirel
Family records
Family trees
The first two trees have undergone substantial reviews in 2022 and have absorbed some short trees which are no longer listed her and will be deleted. We will be reviewing all the other trees as soon as time permits
- Descendants of Jacques Le Sbirel
- Descendants of Richard Le Sbirel
- Descendants of Philippe Le Sbirel
- Descendants of Jacques Lesbirel
- Descendants of Nicolas Lesbirel
- Descendants of Guillaume Lesbirel
- Descendants of Jean Lesbirel (1780)
- Descendants of Joshua Lesbirel (1818)
- Descendants of Simeon Le Sebirel
- Descendants of Edouard Lesbirel
These are very short trees which we have been unable to link to any other Lesbirel trees.
Church records
- Lesbirel baptisms in Jersey
- Lesbirel marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Lesbirel marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Lesbirel burials in Jersey
Lesbirel family members who served in World War 1
- Edward Lesbirel (St H), Private, Canadian Infantry
- Winter Lesbirel (St O), Sapper RE
Family wills
Burial records
Family homes
Occupation curfew cards
Curfew pass issued to Hedley Lesbirel during the Occupation as a member of the St Mary Honorary Police [1]
Family album
Lesbirel family
Sydney Herbert Lesbirel (1882-1957) and Myrtle Kemp (1893-1941) in 1916. The couple emigrated to Brisbane
Arthur Lesbirel (1878- )
Francis and Alice Ann Lesbirel and family
Charles John Francis Lesbirel and family
Family businesses
J Lesbirel, horticultural supplier of Commercial Street
An advertisement for John Francis Lesbirel's auction business
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1875
1860
1863
1866
Family gravestones
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Almorah cemetery
Almorah cemetery
Almorah cemetery
Almorah cemetery
Almorah cemetery
St Mary’s Church cemetery
St Mary’s Church cemetery
Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
St John’s Church cemetery
St Peter parish cemetery
Surville Cemetery
Tips
The church record links above will open in a new tab in your browser and generate the most up-to-date list of each set of records from our database. These lists replace earlier Family page baptism lists, which were not regularly updated. They have the added advantage that they produce a chronological listing for the family name in all parishes, so you do not have to search through A-Z indexes, parish by parish.
We have included some important spelling variants on some family pages, but it may be worth searching for records for a different spelling variant. Think of searching for variants with or without a prefix, such as Le or De. To search for further variants, or for any other family name, just click on the appropriate link below for the first letter of the family name, and a new tab will open, giving you the option to choose baptism, marriage or burial records. You will then see a list of available names for that type of record and you can select any name from that list. That will display all records of the chosen type for that family name, and you can narrow the search by adding a given name, selecting a parish or setting start and end dates in the form you will see above. You can also change the family name, or search for a partial name if you are not certain of the spelling
The records are displayed 30 to a page, but by selecting the yellow Wiki Table option at the top left of the page you can open a full, scrollable list. This list will either be displayed in a new tab or a pop-up window. You may have to edit the settings of your browser to allow pop-up windows for www.jerripediabmd.net. For the small number of family names for which a search generates more than 1,500 records you will have to refine your search (perhaps using start or end dates) to reduce the number of records found.
New records
Since August 2020 we have added several thousand new records from the registers of Roman Catholic, Methodist and other non-conformist churches. These will appear in date order within a general search of the records and are also individually searchable within the database search form
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Notes and references
- ↑ These cards are held by Jersey Archive. Visit The Archive online catalogue for more information. A subscription may be needed to view some of the site's content
