Janvrin
This family appears as simple Janvrin,
and also Valpy dit Janvrin.
There is much confusion between the two,
particularly as to which came first
Mrs Janvrin Tims and Gertrude Amy
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Origin of Surname
This is a name from the Mayenne region of France, and also Manche and Calvados in Normandy, which is a diminuitive form of the old French jenvre, coming from the Latin juvenior and simply meaning 'junior'. It was originally coined to indicate the youngest of the family.
Early records
There appear to be two distinct families in Jersey, plain 'Janvrin' and 'Valpy dit Janvrin', but there is much confusion between the two, with some Valpy dit Janvrins recorded simply as Janvrin. It is also not clear whether there was a third family line known simply as 'Valpy', before one emerged in the 19th century.
Baptism records start in the mid-16th century with both Valpy and Valpy dit Janvrin and the registers contain a total of 168 of the former and 445 of the latter.
Given that the earliest of all records are for plain 'Janvrin' in the parish of St Brelade, and that Valpy dit Janvrin was still in use in the 19th century, J Bertrand Payne's assertion (see below) that the surname graduated from Valpy dit Janvrin to Janvrin is called into question. However, eminent 20th century historian Joan Stevens, in her Old Jersey Houses, supported Payne`s view, stating that Valpy dit Janvrin is the older form of the name.
Variants
- Janvrin
- Janvri, it is not clear if this is a true variant or a slip of the Rector's pen
- Valpy dit Janvrin
- Valepie dit Janvrin
- Valpie dit Janvrin
Payne's Armorial of Jersey
Known originally as Valpy-dit-Janvrin (a duplicate mode of nomenclature far from uncommon in the island, but of very uncertain origin), this family has been settled in the parish of St Brelade for several generations. In the church of that parish exists an elaborate mural monument, with medallion bust, to the memory of Francis Valpy-dit-Jauvrin, Jurat of the Royal Court, and in the churchyard is the vault of the family, where the deaths of several of its members are recorded.
A small islet in Portelet Bay, near Noirmont Point, is named L'islet Janvrin, from the following melancholy incident. Captain Philippe Janvrin, arriving in his ship from an infected port, was obliged, with his crew, to perform quarantine in the bay, and being there attacked with the plague, died within sight of his home, without one interview with his wife, children, or friends.
- Mathieu Valpy-dit-Janvrin was born in Jersey about 1513, and had a son, also Matthieu.
Family records
Family trees
- Daniel Valpy dit Janvrin: 17th-19th centuries
- Philippe Valpy dit Janvrin: 15th-19th centuries
- Nicollas Janvrin: 16th-19th centuries
- Jean Janvrin: 17th-20th centuries: USA
Church records
- Janvrin baptisms in Jersey
- Janvrin marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Janvrin marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Janvrin burials in Jersey
Family histories
- The Janvrin family of Jersey, a family history compiled by Roland de Caen
- Janvrin's Island, the story of the Janvrin family in Canada
- John Janvrin, another article about the family emigrant to Canada
Newspaper records
Great War service
- Aime Ferdinand Jeanvrin, Jersey connections unclear
- Daniel Clarendon Marmaduke Janvrin, L-Cpl Australian Infantry
Family wills
Emigrants to Canada
- Hamon and Janvrins's petition for land in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
- Janvrin and Company's petition for land in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
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Early Janvrin arms researched by Julian Wilson -
Later arms recorded in the Victorian era -
Janvrin monument
Family album
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1900-1920 -
Esther Elizabeth Marett, nee Valpy dit Janvrin, 1805-1876)
Family businesses
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In 1793 Francois Janvrin, armourer of the corsair Alligator, whose master was Captain Philippe Hamon, advertised in the Gazette de l'Ile de Jersey Bordeaux wine vinegar, soap, apricots and other goods taken from the ship's prizes ... -
... in 1798 the partnership of Janvrin and Durell advertised more prize ship cargo ... -
... and in 1803 Francois Janvrin, then armourer of the corsair Hazard, advertised in the newspaper that he was selling the ship's cannons, rifles and other munitions -
Philippe Janvrin, of Grande Rue (Broad Street) advertised feathers for bedding and soap in the Gazette de l'Ile de Jersey in 1791 -
D Janvrin was treasurer of the Savings Bank when this advert appeared in Chronique de Jersey in 1840 -
Philippe and Francois Janvrin announced the arrival of new grocery stock in Chronique de Jersey in 1825 -
Jean Janvrin sold Italian wine and figs at St Aubin in January 1804 -
Philippe Janvrin sold English bricks in 1804 -
Philippe Robin, Charles Chevalier and Francois Janvrin offered prize goods for sale in January 1804 -
Charles Chevalier and Francois Janvrin offered 181 bales of Louisiana cotton and other prize goods for sale in February 1804 -
Stone, plaster of paris and other cargo from a prize vessel were advertised for sale on the quay behind Francois Janvrin’s house on 19 November 1805 -
Janvrin and Durell advertised in Gazette de l'Ile de Jersey in November 1797 the sale of wines, spirits, wood and other items from the sloop S Rene and brig Chauvin Dragon, captured by the privateer Vautour skippered by Francois Le Feuvre -
Francois Janvrin, armourer of the privateer L'Aigle, advertised the sale of large quantities of wines and spirits in Gazette de l'Ile de Jersey in 1798
Family homes
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In 1792 Philippe Janvrin advertised three town houses for sale in the Gazette de l'Ile de Jersey -
John Janvrin offered one of two houses in St Clement and St Aubin to let in 1825 -
Francois Janvrin advertised the sale of land at St Brelade which he inherited from Nicolas Messervy, husband of Miss Patriarche, in ‘’Gazette de l’Ile de Jersey’’ in 1803 -
Francois Janvrin offered Town Mill to rent for three, six or nine years in Gazette de l'Ile de Jersey in 1798
Family gravestones
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Almorah cemetery -
Almorah cemetery -
Mont a l’Abbe cemetery -
Mont a l’Abbe cemetery -
St Brelade Church cemetery -
St Brelade Church cemetery -
St Brelade Church cemetery
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