Jersey coats of arms in use in the 19th century

19th century Jersey coats of arms

Payne's Armorial of Jersey, a book on the histories of Jersey families published in 1859, has proved to be one of the most important reference works for genealogists researching those families. But genealogy was never its primary purpose. Payne was most interested in coats of arms, and also in making money from those families who claimed the entitlement to a coat of arms.

Quite how justified those claims were is, in perhaps the majority of cases, now open to considerable doubt, but in the Victorian age of elitism it was very fashionable to lay claim to such heraldic entitlement. And considerable legitimacy was lent to those claims by inclusion in works such as Payne's Armorial. Inclusion, however, came at a price, because a family's presence in the book was only guaranteed by payment, and only the wealthiest of families could afford such a luxury.

The choice of which family histories and family trees to include in the book was dictated largely by these payments and as a genealogical work the Armorial is, therefore, very selective.

As a record of coats of arms in use in 19th century Jersey it is quite comprehensive, even if the entitlement to use these coats of arms and their accuracy has been called into question by later authorities.

It will be seen in the gallery of images below that many of the coats of arms as produced by J Bertrand Payne for his work were highly embellished. Entitlement to a coat of arms was, as can be seen below, highly popular with members of the clergy and Army and Navy officers (including the Jersey Militia). Those without a specific title would style themselves simply 'Esquire'. This is a term which formerly designated the son of a knight but came to indicate a certain standing in society.

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  AMY
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  ANLEY
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  BALLEINE
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  BANDINEL
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  BERTRAM
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  BERTRAM
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  Jurat Edward Leonard BISSON, Lieut-Bailiff
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  BOUDIER
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  Francois Guillaume COLLAS, of St Martin
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  John Gervoise Le Vesconte COLLAS
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  D'AUVERGNE
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  DE CARTERET - of Vinchelez de Bas
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  DE GRUCHY
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  Philip Chilwell DE LA GARDE
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  DE LA TASTE
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  Alexander Henry Augustus John DE ST GEORGE, Seigneur of Trinity
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  Francis Gautier DE STE CROIX
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  DU HEAUME
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  DUMARESQ
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  John DUMARESQ
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  DUMARESQ arms on wall of Trinity Church
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  DUMARESQ arms at St Clement's Church
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  George DUMARESQ
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  Edouard Charles Armand DUMARESQ
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  William John DUMARESQ
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  Arthur Charles Fitzroy DUMARESQ
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  The Rev John DURELL
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  DURELL
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  FALLE
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  The Rev Philip FILLEUL
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  Reynier John GABOUREL
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  Moses GIBAUT
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  Moses GIBAUT
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  James GODFRAY
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  Lerrier GODFRAY
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  James William GOSSELIN
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  Rear Admiral Henry GOSSET
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  The Rev Philip GUILLE, Rector of St Martin
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  HAMPTONNE arms at St Lawrence Church
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  Mrs Clement HEMERY
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  Frederick JANVRIN
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  The Rev Augustus James KNAPTON
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  John LA CLOCHE
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  Philip LANGLOIS
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  Joshua LE BAILLY, president of the Jersey Chamber of Commerce
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  Philip Hemery LE BRETON
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  Col John LE COUTEUR
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  Edward George LE COUTEUR
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  John LE CRONIER
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  The Rev Philip Alfred LE FEUVRE
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  Matthew LE GALLAIS
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  Philip LE GALLAIS
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  JOhn LE GALLAIS
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  Admiral George LE GEYT
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  Gervaise LE GROS
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  Lt-Col Charles Francis LE HARDY
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  The Rev William Brine LE MAISTRE
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  Francis John LE MONTAIS
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  The Rev William LEMPRIERE
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  The Rev Everard LEMPRIERE
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  Capt George Reid LEMPRIERE
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  Vice-Admiral George Oury LEMPRIERE
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  Capt Arthur Reid LEMPRIERE
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  Nicholas LE QUESNE
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  Richard Nicholas LE QUESNE
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  James LE QUESNE
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  Durell LERRIER
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  The Rev ABRAHAM LE SUEUR, Rector of Grouville
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  Philip Abraham LE SUEUR
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  Joshua John LE TOUZEL
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  LE VAVASSEUR DIT DURELL
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  Alexander Low
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  Francis Edward LUCE
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  Richard Henry MAJOR
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  Laurens Matthews MALET RN
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  John MALLET
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  Henry Luce MANUEL
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  Peter MARETT
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  George MAUGER
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  Charles Bertram MESSERVY
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  Thomas William MESSERVY
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  William Henry MILLAIS
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  George Henry MILLAIS
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  John MOURANT
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  Edward MOURANT
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  Elias NEEL
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  Elias Andrews NEEL
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  Frederick NICOLLE
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  Edward NICOLLE
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  George ORANGE
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  PAYN arms at Les Pres Manor
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  Francois Abbott PAYN
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  PAYN
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  Dean PAYN bookplate
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  PAYN and other arms on a house at Grouville
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  John PERCHARD
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  George Frebout PERROT
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  Charles PINEL
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  Thomas Ommanney PIPON
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  POINGDESTRE
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  James POINGDESTRE
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  George POINGDESTRE
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  Charles La Cloche RICARD
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  Clement Charles RICHARDSON
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  John ROBIN
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  Sir Henry Paul SEALE
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  John Alfred SEALE
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  Edward Wilmot SEALE
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  James Matthews SIMONET
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  SOHIER
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  SOREL
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  Richard VALPY
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  Francis VALPY
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  Charles VAUDIN
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  John VAUDIN
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  John Este VIBERT