Descendants of Jean Filleul

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Descendants of Jean Filleul





The Rev Samuel Edward Valpy Filleul (1855-1931), author of Filleuls Past and Present

This tree [1], added in 2014, supersedes Descendants of John Filleul and Descendants of Jehan Filleul both of which have now been deleted. This tree draws on both those trees, a further submitted tree, and parish church registers. Descendants of Jehan Filleul showed four earlier generations, going back to Normandy, in France, and a descendancy of successive Maires of Rouen in the 13th and 14th century, from whom it is suggested that these Filleuls were descended. This descendency has been copied at the bottom of this page

A limited review in 2021 resulted in the addition of some further details to this tree. A further review, after details in several lines at the bottom of the tree were challenged, resulted in the removal of a short branch which further research suggests does not fit into this tree.

A detailed review of Filleul trees in 2023 by Mike Bisson resulted in the addition at generation 6 of an earlier marriage of Philippe (1649-1726). We believe that this is correct and that the former placement of this marriage in Descendants of Jacques Filleul was an error. However, further research will be carried out to confirm the changes.

A major review by Pam Hislop in 2025 identified a substantial branch which did not belong in this tree. It has been moved to a new tree - Descendants of Thomas Filleul.



Samuel Edward Valpy Filleul and his wife Mary, known in the family as Polly

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  • 1 Jean Filleul (c1500-1583) [2] m Jeanette Averty ( -1589) daughter of Hugh [3]
    • 2 Thomas Filleul (1525- ) (Gr) [4] m Jeanne
    • 2 Magdolain Filleul (1528- ) m Unknown
      • 3 Thomas Filleul (1555- )
    • 2 Francois Filleul (1530- ) (St C) [5] m Mathie Canivet, daughter of Macye
      • 3 Clement Filleul (1560-1647) (St C) [6] m Jane Le Bailly
        • 4 Anne Filleul (1582- )
        • 4 Clement Filleul
        • 4 Jean Filleul (1590- ) [7] m Marie
          • 5 Marie Filleul (1619- ) (Gr)
        • 4 Daughter Filleul (liv 1640) [8]
      • 3 Jean Filleul (1570-1647) (St C) [9] m (1608) Marie Le Baillif ( -1643)
        • 4 Thomas Filleul (1608- )
        • 4 Philippe Filleul (1610-1703) [10] m (1644) Elizabeth Godfray (1623- ) daughter of Thomas
          • 5 Philippe Filleul (1646-1648) (St C) [11]
          • 5 Philippe Filleul (1649-1726) [12] m (1686) Jeanne Dumaresq (1650-1707), daughter of Helier (1610-1670) and Jeanne Jambart (1633-1719)
            • 6 Philippe Filleul (1690-1740) [13] m 1 (1711, St H) Marguerite Filleul
              • 7 Thomas (1712- ) (St C) m (1733, St C) Sara Filleul
                • 8 Elizabeth Filleul (1733- ) (Gr)
                • 8 Amice Filleul (1736- ) (Gr)
                • 8 Thomas Filleul (1740- ) (Gr) m (1777, St H) Rachel Nicolle
                  • 9 Rachel Filleul (1780- ) (Gr)
                  • 9 Thomas Filleul (1783-1860) (Gr) m (1807, St H) Jenny Sally Hubert (1791-1840) (St P) daughter of Francois Hubert and Marie Picot
                    • 10 Thomas Filleul (1809-1881) (Gr) [14] m (1831, Gr) Jeanne Perchard (1805-1866) (Gr) daughter of Charles Perchard and Jeanne Machon
                      • 11 Jane Filleul (1831-1889) (Gr) m (1858, St S) Josue Mourant (1835-1899) (St H) son of Jean Mourant and Marguerite Marie Le Boutillier
                      • 11 Mary Ann Filleul (1837-1915) (Gr) m (1857, St S) Philippe du Heaume (1820-1898) (St H) son of Philippe du Heaume and Mary Peggy Kerby
                    • 10 Jane Mary Filleul (1811-1896) (Gr) m (1832, St H) George Jean Le Feuvre (1811-1888) (Gr) son of George Le Feuvre and Marie Canivet
                    • 10 Mary Rachel Filleul (1812-1876) (Gr/St S) m (1834, St H) Thom Renouf (1812-1877) (Tr) son of Thomas Renouf and Jeanneton Anley
                    • 10 Philip Francis Filleul (1813- ) (Gr) m Mary Massey (Sark)
                      • 11 Agnes Jane Massey Filleul (1853-1933) (St H) [15]
                      • 11 Lydia Jane Filleul (1857- ) (St C) [16] m (1892, London) Wilson Hamilton (c1850-1906) (Scotland)
                    • 10 Rachel Elizabeth Filleul (1815- ) (Gr) m[17] (1837, St H) Josue Renouf (1814- ) (Tr) son of Thomas Renouf and Jeanneton Anley
                    • 10 Anne Filleul (1817- ) (Gr)
                    • 10 Elizabeth Filleul (1819- ) (Gr) m (1856, St S) George Baudains (1816- ) (St S) son of Philippe Baudains and Jeanne Le Seelleur
                    • 10 John Thomas Filleul (1822- ) (Gr)
                  • 9 Philippe Filleul (1785- ) (Gr)
                  • 9 Marie Rachel Filleul (1787- ) (Gr)
                • 8 Marie Filleul (1743- ) (Gr)
                • 8 Jacques Filleul (1745- ) (Gr)
                • 8 Elizabeth Filleul (1749- ) (Gr)
              • 7 Marthe (1715- ) (St C)
              • 7 Judith (1718- ) (St C)
            • 2nd wife of Philippe Filleul (1734, St C) Sarah Godfray (1695-1785), daughter of Thomas
              • 7 Sara Filleul (1735-1782) (St C) m (1768, St Mt) Jean Clement (St C)[18]
              • 7 Philippe Filleul (1736-1804) (St C) [19] m (1759, St C) Debora Touzel (1729-1803) (St C), daughter of Jean Touzel and Esther Filleul
                • 8 Esther Filleul (1760-1823) m Aaron Ahier (1758-1846)
                • 8 Deborah Filleul (1762-1800) m (1795, St C) Francois Averty (1765- ) (St C) son of Francois Averty and Marguerite Le Feuvre
                • 8 Philippe Filleul (1764-1836) (St C) [20] m (1791, St S) Ann Mourant (1768-1834) (St C) [21], daughter of Josue
                  • 9 Philippe Filleul (1793-1875) [22] m (1823, Reading) Catherine Elizabeth Blanche Valpy (1796-1873)
                    • 10 Philip Valpy Mourant Filleul (1825-1901) [23] m (1853) Marianne Girdlestone (1828-1913) daughter of Samuel Rainbow Girdlestone (1766-1836) (London) and Amelia Troward (1791-1854)
                      • 11 Philip William Girdlestone Filleul (1854-1951) (Tasmania) m (1882) Mary Elizabeth Rodway (1854- )
                        • 12 Philip Rodway Filleul (1885-1974) m Irene Hockin (1892- )
                          • 13 Philip Richard Stewart Filleul (1918-1944) [24]
                        • 12 Leonard Amauri Filleul (1888-1914) [25]
                        • 12 Elsie Marianne Filleul (1891-1927)
                        • 12 Dorothy Blanche Filleul (1893- )
                        • 12 Ernest Edward Filleul (1893- )
                      • 11 Samuel Edward Valpy Filleul (1855-1931) m (1891) Mary Jane Rodgett (1862-1946)
                        • 12 Richard Filleul (1892-1921)
                        • 12 Philip Miles Filleul (1894-1975) m Hilda Jack (1892-1974)
                          • 13 John Seymour Filleul (1920-1991)
                        • 12 Grace Mary Filleul (1896-1982) m Thomas Shuttleworth Randall
                        • 12 John Valpy Filleul (1898-1979)
                        • 12 Phyllis Elizabeth Filleul (1900-1964)
                        • 12 Francis Edward Filleul (1902-1969) m Mabel Mary Jenkins (1905- )
                        • 12 Ruth Marianne Filleul (1906-2001)
                        • 12 Evelyn Jeanette Filleul (1908-1964)
                    • 10 Mary Jane Filleul (1826-1882) (St B)[26] m (1850) Frederick John Hensley (1823-1887)
                    • 10 Ann Penelope Filleul (1827-1893) (St B)[27]
                    • 10 William Valpy Filleul (1829-1829) (St B)
                    • 10 William Gabriel Filleul (1831-1902)[28][29] (St P) m (1859, Staffordshire) Louisa Belcher (1838-1927)[30] (Staffordshire) daughter of Robert Shirley Belcher and Helen
                      • 11 Helen Blanche Filleul (1861-1887) (NZ)
                      • 11 Richard Algernon George Filleul (1863-1930) (NZ) m (1898, NZ) Frances Roxby (1872-1954) (NZ)
                        • 12 Eustace William Filleul (1899-1950) (NZ) m (1926, NZ) Eba Queenie Leask Watson (1897-1964) (NZ)
                          • 13 Erica Shirley Filleul (1929- ) (NZ)
                          • 13 Eba (Bubbles) Elaine Filleul (1932- ) (NZ)
                        • 12 Gerald Roxby Filleul (1901- ) (NZ) m Mary McEwen
                      • 11 Louisa Marion Filleul (1867-1952) (NZ)
                      • 11 Evelyn Constance Filleul (1871-1943) (NZ)
                    • 10 Richard Anthony Filleul (1834-1863) (St P)[31]
                  • 9 Ann Elizabeth Filleul (1796- ) m (1821, St B) Philippe Nicolle (1795- ) (Tr) son of Philippe Nicolle and Marguerite Le Quesne
                  • 9 Elizabeth Deborah Filleul (1799-1827) (St C) m (1822, St C) Isaac Malzard (St B) (1797-1885) son of Isaac Malzard and Jeanne Vibert
                  • 9 Marie Elizabeth Filleul (1802- )
                • 8 Elizabeth Filleul (1771-1813) (St C) m (1804, St C) Philippe Touzel
              • 7 Jean Filleul (1739-1806) (St C) m (1768, St C) Esther Touet (1744-1806) (St C) daughter of Philippe Touet and Esther Cornet
                • 8 Esther Filleul (1769-1805) (St C) m Jean Le Neveu (1762-1846)
                • 8 Jean Filleul (1771- ) (St C) m (1801) Marie Touzel, daughter of Jean
                  • 9 Marie Filleul (1802- ) (St C) m Philip Vivian
                  • 9 Jean Filleul (1803- ) (St C)
                  • 9 Jeanne Filleul (1806- ) (St C)
                  • 9 Elizabeth Filleul (1808- ) (St C) m John Le Jeune
                  • 9 Esther Filleul (1810- ) (St C)
                  • 9 Nancy Filleul (1812- ) (St C)
            • 6 Jeanne Filleul (1692- ) (St C) m (1718, St S/St C) Estienne Mourant (1685-1752) (St S) son of Estienne Mourant and Marie Filleul
            • 6 Elizabeth Filleul (1694-1777) (St C) m (1720, St S) Clement Mattingley (1684- ) (St S) son of CLement Mattingley and Sara Le Sueur
              • 7 Sarah Mattingley (1720- ) m Jean Filleul (1725- ) [32]
            • 6 Jean Filleul (1697- ) (St C) m (1720, St C) Marie de Quetteville (1695-1745) (St Mt) daughter of Thomas De Quetteville and Marguerite Noel
              • 7 Jeanne Filleul (1721- ) (St C) m Etienne Mourant
              • 7 Marie Filleul (1722-1722) (St C)
              • 7 Philippe Filleul (1723-1727) (St C)
              • 7 Jean Filleul (1725- ) (St C) m Sarah Mattingley (1720- ) [33]
                • 8 Elizabeth Filleul (1743- ) (St C)
                • 8 Sara Filleul (1745- ) (St C)
                • 8 Jean Filleul (1747- ) (St C)
                • 8 Clement Filleul (1749- ) (St C)
                • 8 Marie Elizabeth Filleul (1753- ) (St C)
                • 8 Philippe Filleul (1755- ) (St C) m Esther Elizabeth Laurens ( -1780) daughter of George and Esther Mattingley
                  • 9 Esther Elizabeth Filleul (1780-1864) m Jean Janvrin
                • 8 Jeanne Filleul (1759- )
                • 8 George Filleul (1761- )
              • 7 Aaron Filleul (1738- ) (St C) m (1768, St C) Elizabeth Touzel (1737-1821) (St C) daughter of Jean Touzel and Esther Filleul
                • 8 Esther Filleul (1769-1796) (St C) m (1790, St C) Philip Le Neveu
                • 8 Aaron Filleul (1773-1780) (St C)
                • 8 Philippe Filleul (1776-1807) (St C) m (1807, St H) Jeanne Le Neveu ( -1807) (St S)
                • 8 Jean Filleul (1778- ) (St C)
            • 6 Rachel Filleul (1700- ) (St C)
            • 6 Esther Filleul (1702-1766) m (1707, St H) Jean Touzel (1702-1785)[34] son of Jean Touzel and Rachel Godfray
          • 5 Jean Filleul (1655- )
          • 5 Elizabeth Filleul (1653-1724) (St C) m (1676, St Mt) Aaron Noel (1645-1686) (St Mt) son of Noe Noel and Pauline Guerdain
        • 4 Marie Filleul (1611- )
        • 4 Jean Filleul (1614- )
        • 4 Jacques Filleul (1617- )
        • 4 Richard Filleul (1618- )
        • 4 Susanne Filleul (1620- )
        • 4 Marie Filleul (1622- ) m Thomas Ahier
      • 3 Collette Filleul [35]
      • 3 Marie Filleul
    • 2 Jeanette Filleul (1535- )
    • 2 Thomasse Filleul (1538- )
    • 2 Mary Filleul (1540- )


  • 1 Durand Filleul, Maire de Rouen, 1268
    • 2 Jean Filleul, Maire de Rouen, 1259
    • 2 Vincent Filleul m Perronelle
      • 3 Jean Filleul, Maire de Rouen, 1232, 1341
      • 3 Amauri Filleul, Maire de Rouen, 1353
        • 4 Jacques Filleul, Maire de Rouen, 1364
        • 4 Jean Filleul (living 1404)
        • 4 Alisson Filleul m Robert de Croismare
    • 2 Raoul Filleul, Maire de Rouen, 1309
  • 1 Jehan Filleul [1370- ]
    • 2 Thomas Filleul [1400- ], native of Pirou, living in Jersey 1435
      • 3 Philippot Filleul (1435- )
        • 4 Jean Filleul (1470-1534), [36] father of Jean (1500-1583), above
  • Samuel Edward Valpy Filleul
    Samuel Edward Valpy Filleul
  • Philip Valpy Mourant Filleul
    Philip Valpy Mourant Filleul
  • Polly Filleul in 1891
    Polly Filleul in 1891
  • Mary Jane Filleul (nee Rodgett)
    Mary Jane Filleul (nee Rodgett)
  • Marianne Girdlestone
    Marianne Girdlestone
  • Philip Miles Filleul
    Philip Miles Filleul

Notes and references

  1. ↑ The Grouville section of this tree - see generation 2 notes -needs its 16th and 17th century history to be extracted from court records and the online Jersey Land Registry, which can also be studied at Jersey Archive. This would assist in avoiding the endless ambiguity of church records. As the majority of the Island`s Filleuls are descended from this stem, such a project would be most worthwhile
  2. ↑ John Filleul of Grouville owed the Crown 4½ quartiers of annual wheat, as recorded in the 1528 Extente, and for herbage in that parish, a further 2 sous, 1½ deniers. It seems likely that, despite the long-established belief that he was a resident of St Clement, he was of Grouville, as was his elder son
  3. ↑ Jeanette`s father was given as Jean Averty in Payne's Armorial of Jersey. This was discovered to be incorrect by Filleul family historian, Samuel Filleul. The approximate dates of death in generation 1, are also his
  4. ↑ Ainé or elder son, described as "probable ancestor of the Filleuls of Grouville": citing the family historian, Samuel Filleul, in correction of Payne's Armorial of Jersey. Filleul gives the first name of Thomas`s wife as being Jeanne. That Thomas was the probable ancestor of the Grouville Filleuls, is almost certainly borne out by that parish`s earliest surviving baptismal register (1584). In the generation immediately following his own there was in Grouville, first, Jean Filleul (1550- ), the father of the Jean who married in 1607 Marie Anthoine. They had six children, including sons Jean (1613), Jacques (1616) and Richard (1618). Second, there was Clement Filleul, husband of Katherine ( -1617), whose married son Jean died in 1620 and third, Collas Filleul (1550- ), father of the Jean who married in about 1595 Michelle Monamy ( -1606), daughter of Noel. They had issue Magdaleine (who married Regnault Alexandre), Elizabeth (1598) and Thomas (1601). Likely grandchildren of Thomas, in Grouville, included Jacques Filleul, his brother Bastien (1580-1615) (see register 5/1616), Bastien having married in 1610 Susanne Nicolle daughter of Jacques, Yvon (1570-1616) and Samuel ( -1610). These all married and continued the descent: See Grouville marriage entry of Jean Filleul (1607); Grouville baptismal entry of Elizabeth Filleul (1598), and RP 7/142 (1625), Jersey Land Registry
  5. ↑ Francois bought land in 1573 on the Fief du Hommet, in St Clement, and in 1593 bought further land in that parish, on the Fief de Crapdoit, Mare de Samares. His land at Samares may have led to the belief that his father had also owned this and had lived in the vicinity. Many of Francois' descendants, from this date, lived in St Clement
  6. ↑ Of St Clement: Buried October 1647, Clement Filleul senior, son of Francois
  7. ↑ Of Grouville by 1619, when his daughter Marie was baptised: "Marie, daughter of Jean Filleul, son of Clement, and Marie, his wife". Aaron Baudains was the godfather
  8. ↑ Godmother in 1640 of Magdeleine Mollet, twin daughter of Thomas Mollet and Magdeleine Le Haguais of Grouville, and described as the daughter of Clement Filleul
  9. ↑ Deacon of St Clement; buried July 1647, Jean Filleul, son of Francois, Deacon
  10. ↑ Baptism not found, as it predates the earliest surviving St Clement parish register (1623). The date of birth shown for Philippe on this page is estimated, as also are those of others in generations 1 to 3. The estimated dates of birth shown for generations 1 to 4, revised in 2025, now agree well with those of the parent stock, shown in the second genealogy, at the foot of this page
  11. ↑ His baptism reads: Philippe, son of Philippe Filleul, and presented by Jean Filleul, his father and Elizabeth Amy, widow of Thomas Godfray. The infant`s godfather died the following year
  12. ↑ St Clement Centenier
  13. ↑ Centenier and Constable of St Clement
  14. ↑ Constable of Grouville
  15. ↑ To England
  16. ↑ To England
  17. ↑ Sisters married brothers
  18. ↑ No issue found. No burial found
  19. ↑ Constable of St Clement and Captain (1770), East Regiment, Militia, who fought in the Battle of Jersey (1781)
  20. ↑ Of Maupertuis, St Clement, a property long held by this branch of Filleuls. It was sold in 1822 to Charles Coutanche. Philippe Filleul was Lieutenant of Batteries, Militia
  21. ↑ Baptism not found
  22. ↑ Rector of St Helier
  23. ↑ To Australia 1853; in Somerset, England by 1861. Named in NZ Crown Land Grants in 1864
  24. ↑ RAF, killed in WW2
  25. ↑ Killed at Ypres
  26. ↑ Died London
  27. ↑ Died Jersey but will probated in NZ
  28. ↑ Died Nelson, NZ
  29. ↑ Emigrated to NZ with brother Richard in 1848. Settled in Otago. They purchased Papakaio Run (26,000 acres) added Oamaru Run taking size of property to 72,000 acres. Grazed 20,000 sheep
  30. ↑ Died Auckland, NZ
  31. ↑ Died at sea, returning home for visit on Lord Raglan
  32. ↑ First cousin - see below
  33. ↑ First cousin - see above
  34. ↑ Constable of St Clement
  35. ↑ Known, together with her sister Marie and other siblings, from Court Rolls: Samuel Filleul, the historian of this branch of the family
  36. ↑ The forbears of Jean Filleul (1500-c1583) were given by Samuel Filleul, as now featured, and not as shown previously, on this page
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