Quenault

Quenault family page

John George Quenault (1882-1948) son of John Philip and Jane Elizabeth Esnouf, married Marie Francoise Duquellenec

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Origin of Surname

Quen or quien was early French for a dog, so quenault (puppy) may have been used to describe a frolicsome boy. Perhaps it is more likely that the name is derived from quesne, an early form of chene or oak, and described the vegetation where the first Quenault lived.

It is a fairly common name in Normandy.

Early records

The earliest baptism records are in St Saviour, starting from 1542. The following earlier individuals have been found in other records:

• Thomas Quenault was born in Trinity in 1501 and married Jeannette Binet there in about 1526. He died in 1579
• Inocent Quenault was born in St Saviour in 1540 and married Perronnelle Vivian on 28 September 1565
• Jean Quenault was born in St Martin in about 1583 and married Jeanne Pallot there in 1608.

• Jacqueline Quenault was born in St Andrew's, Guernsey in 1545 and married Jean Effart there in March 1565
• John Quenault was born in Saint Martin, Guernsey in 1584

Variants

• Quenault, 1528
• Quesnault 1607
• Quenaut
• Quenaud

Family records

Family trees

These two trees follow the same line, the second taking George's ancestors back several generations

• Descendants of Philippe Quenault, 1528: The main Quenault descendancy Substantially enlarged in 2019
• Descendants of Philip Quenault
• Descendants of Philippe Quenault
• Descendants of Auguste Quenault Added 2019
• Descendants of Pierre Quenault Added 2019

Church records

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• Quenault baptisms in Jersey
• Quenault marriages in Jersey (groom)
• Quenault marriages in Jersey (bride)
• Quenault burials in Jersey

Great War service

• Quenault family members who served in World War 1
• Presentation to Corporal Henry John Quenault, MM, at the Town Hall
• Presentation to Lance-corporal William Quenault, DCM, at the Town Hall

Family wills

• Quenault family wills from 1663 to 1980 held by Jersey Archive

• Quenault burial records 1820-1978

Occupation curfew cards

Curfew pass issued to Charles Quenault during the Occupation as a member of the St Saviour Honorary Police ^[1]

Family album

Family businesses

1926 Christmas greetings from Mrs Quenault, of the Chelsea Boarding Establishment, also known as Chelsea House, later to become the Chelsea Hotel

Family gravestones

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Tips

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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

Notes and references

1. ↑ 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