Bourinot

Bourinot family page

John George Bourinot, born in Grouville in 1813, emigrated to Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. He was one of the island's most prominent citizens, representing Cape Breton County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1859 to 1867 and serving in the Senate in Ottawa from 1867 until his death in 1884

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Origins of surname

The spelling Bourinot found in Jersey is less common in France than Bourineau, which is pronounced the same. This spelling suggests a diminuitive of bourine, a small rural house in the Vendee department of France. The name may ultimately be derived from burrus, the Latin for 'red headed'

Early records

The first appearance of this surname in Jersey records was in Grouville in the mid-18th century

Variations

Bourinot
Bourin
Bourineau

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Family wills

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Bourinot : Elizabeth , of Grouville, now of St Helier - 25/May/1865 , 15/Jan/1867 , D/Y/A/33/75
Bourinot : Jeanne , of Grouville, now of St Helier 26/01/1866 Bequeaths to the poor of St Helier £1 - Unknown date , 11/Feb/1867 , D/Y/A/33/83
Bourinot : John , 10/03/1832 Desires to be buried in St Helier's cemetery Bequeaths to the poor of St Helier, £16 of the order of the King - Unknown date , 26/Apr/1832 , D/Y/A/22/47
Bourinot : Mabel Jane , of Lyndhurst, Stopford Road, St Helier - 14/May/1925 , 13/Jun/1951 , D/Y/B1/10/28
Bourinot : Pierre , of Grouville, now of St Helier 02/10/1835 Bequeaths to the poor of Grouville, 24 livres of French currency - Unknown date , 12/Nov/1835 , D/Y/A/23/73