Du Feu

du Feu family page

Barbara du Feu

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Sisters Barbara and Zena du Feu

Origin of Surname

G R Balleine suggests that du Feu may come from "feu" a fief, or from "feu" a beech tree, or the first du Feu may have had his house burnt down.

Modern French sources prefer the fief option.

Today's anglicised pronunciation of the name in Jersey is closer to 'de few' than to the proper French.

Early records

• Guillaume and Nicolas du Feu appear in the Jersey Chantry Certificate of 1550
• Elie du Feu (1597- ) m (1623) Jeanne Le Quesne (1602- ) of Trinity
• Richard du Feu (1624- ) m (1650- ) Elizabeth Blampied, d of Michel, of Trinity
• Jean du Feu (1651- ) m (1677) Rachel
• Jeanne du Feu (1678-1705) m Pierre Gallichan

Variants

• du Feu, 1668
• du Few 1607
• de Feu - the name is sometimes spelt this way in records, but it is incorrect

Family records

Family trees

There is considerable overlap between a number of these trees, and some are very lacking in detail. They were all added to the site in 2011 and 2012 and, given the importance of the family in Jersey and the fact that there are nearly 800 births and baptisms in our database, the coverage of these family trees is less than satisfactory and they will all be reviewed when time permits

• Descendants of Collas du Feu
• Descendants of Thomas du Feu
• Descendants of Ernest Pierre Fontene du Feu
• Descendants of Nicolas du Feu
• Descendants of Richard du Feu Added 2021

Church records

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• Du Feu burials in Jersey

Newspaper records

• 1848 Jersey Times report of Philip du Feu's death at sea

Great War service

• du Feu family members in the First World War
• Presentation to CSM Arthur du Feu, at the Town Hall

Occupation records

• Du Feu Occupation identity cards

Family wills

• du Feu family wills from 1663 to 1980 held by Jersey Archive

• Du Feu burial records 1820-1978

Family properties

• Les Ifs, Trinity

1584 contract of exchange

A 1584 contract of exchange before the Bailiff, George Paulet, by Etienne Machon and Richard du Feu

Transcript: “A tous ceulx qui ces p`ntes ltres verront ou orront, George Poulet escuier, bailly en l`isle de Jersey sous ntre Souvereine dame Elizabeth, p[ar] la grace de Dieu Reyne d`Engleterre, de France et d`Hirelande, defenseur de la Foy, Salute en Dieu; Sachent tous que l`an de gce mille Vcts octante quatre, le XXVIII jour du moys de Novembre furent p`nts en droict a St Helier p[ar] devant nous, c`est assavoir, Estienne Machon d`ugne p`tie et Richard du Feu d`aultre p`tie, lequel Richard du Feu de sa pure et liberalle volontes bailla, ceda et delessa affin et p`petuitey d`heritage por luy et ses hers p[ar] voie d`eschange audit Estienne Machon et a ses hers, savoir est, ung certain jardin de tre en costil plantey a pommiers avecqs les Fosses et Reliefs audit Jardin appertenants, sceant en la paroisse de la Trinitey, au Fieu du petit Rossel, et gesant et joignant au Jardin de Jean Machon, et par contreschange ledit Estienne Machon de sa pure et liberalle volontes bailla, quitta et delessa affin et p`petuitey d`heritage por luy et ses hers s`est assavoir de la terre du costil dudit Estienne Machon, ledit costil joignant au Jardin dudit Richard par le nordest d`icelluy Jardin dudit Richard du Feu et a ses hers, assavoir deulx percqs de terre dudit costil por ugne percq de terre dudit Jardin que ledit Richard baille audit Estienne…Et nous, avant ledit bailly, les y condempnrys, en Tesmoing de ce nous scelley ces ltres du Scell de ntre bailly, pnt, avec Gilles Lempriere et Clement Du Maresq, j[ures] de la Reyne dect coe [comme] dessus.”

Translation: “To all who will see or hear these present letters, George Poulet Esquire, Bailiff in the Island of Jersey under our Sovereign Lady Elizabeth, by the grace of God, Queen of England, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Greetings in God; Know that the year of grace one thousand five hundred and eighty four, the 28th day of November, were present in Law at St Helier before us, namely Etienne Machon of one party, and Richard du Feu of the other party, the which Richard du Feu, of his pure and free will leases, yields and relinquishes to the end and perpetuity of the inheritance, for himself and his heirs, namely, a certain orchard of ground, [being] a costil [slope], planted with apple trees, with the banks and offsets belonging to the orchard, situated in the parish of Trinity, on the Fief of Petit Rozel, adjoining the orchard of Jean Machon, and in counter-exchange the said Etienne Machon, of his pure and free will leases, yields and relinquishes to the end and perpetuity of the inheritance, for himself and his heirs, namely, ground from the costil of the said Etienne, the said costil adjoining the orchard of the said Richard by the north-east of the said orchard of the said Richard du Feu and of his heirs, namely, two percques of ground from the said costil for one percque of ground of the said orchard that the said Richard sells to the said Etienne. And we, before the said Bailiff, and those bound by the contract, in witness of this, we seal these letters with the Seal of our Bailiff, present, with Gilles Lempriere and Clement Dumaresq, Jurats of the Queen, described above.”

Family album

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Florence du Feu's 1902 schoolbooks from Le Coin School, St Ouen, now held by Jersey Archive

Occupation curfew cards

Family businesses

Family gravestones

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Since August 2020 we have added several thousand new records from the registers of Roman Catholic, Methodist and other non-conformist churches. These will appear in date order within a general search of the records and are also individually searchable within the database search form

Notes and references

1. ↑ This card is held by Jersey Archive. Visit The Archive online catalogue for more information. A subscription may be needed to view some of the site's content