Wavell
Prominent Jersey politician Mike Wavell is second from left in this line-up of new Deputies elected to the States of Jersey in 1981
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Origins of surname
This surname has its origins in pre-Conquest France, and was introduced to England by the followers of William, Duke of Normandy. It is said to originate in one or more communes called Vauville in Calvados or Manche, and ultimately to derive from the old German wald = 'rule' and French ville = settlement. The name arrived in Jersey from England in the mid-19th century
Early records
The first appearance of this surname in Jersey records was the baptism in St Helier in 1861 of Elizabeth Mary, the first of six children of Sydney Mansell Wavell and Eliza Goswell Cowley. The couple had been married earlier in the year in the same parish
Variations
- Wavell
- Wayvill
- Wyvill
Family records
Church records
- Wavell baptisms in Jersey
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- Wavell marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Wavell burials in Jersey
Family trees
Great War service
- Percy Mansall James Wavell (1888-1916) son of Sydney and Selina Wavell, Private, Oxford and Buckingham Light Infantry, died as prisoner of war in Iraq.
- Sydney Frederick Wavell (1898- ) (St H) son of Joseph Mauger and Elizabeth Ann, Private, Wiltshire Regiment
Notes on our list, abbreviations used etc
Occupation records
Family wills
This will created by a member of the Wavell family is now held by Jersey Archive. By visiting the archive site and using the names, date and reference number shown here, it is possible to view a copy of each will. You will have to subscribe to the Archive's online service to do this. To find out more about this collection, which covers the period from 1663 to 1980, and how to search for your family's wills there, visit our Jersey wills page
- Wavell : Sydney Joseph , of 10 Trinity Gardens, Trinity Road, St Helier - 14/Oct/1961 , 28/Feb/1967 , D/Y/B1/105/52
Burial records
Family histories and biographies
- Mike Wavell, nurse, Honorary Policeman, businessman and States Deputy
Family gravestones
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