Laurens

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Annie Laurens, nee Gibaut

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Origin of Surname

This name started as a medieval personal name, derived from the latin Laurentius, meaning victorious.

The idea of the laurel as a symbol of victory was probably the principal reason for the popularity of the name. Among Christians it became a favourite name through St Laurence, Archdeacon of

Letitia Laurens

Rome in the mid 3rd Century, who was martyred under Valerian in 258 AD, and the church of Edzel in Scotland is dedicated to him.

There is only one example of the name in the Domesday Book of 1086. However, a century later, the name became popular, leading to modern surnames ranging from Laurance, Lawrence and Lorence, to Laurens and Lorenz.

The first record of the name is that of Magister Laurentius, a cleric, which was dated circa 1150, in "Episcopal Records of Glasgow", Scotland, during the reign of King David 1

It is a very common name in Normandy today, spelt Laurent, but we have renamed this page to reflect the much more usual Jersey spelling of Laurens.

Early records

The name appears as Laurens in the Extente of 1528 and Brice, Guillemyne and Johan appear in the Jersey Chantry Certificate of 1550. Although there is a record of Lauerneys in 1340, it is not certain that this is a variant and the dates of other records suggest that despite the naming of one of Jersey's parishes as St Laurens (now St Lawrence), the family name did not arrive in Jersey until the 16th century, suggesting that perhaps it did originate in England.

The first baptism in the registers is from 1597, but the following earlier record is known

Jean Laurens was born in St Lawrence about 1540 and died there in 1615. He married Rauline Le Bas and they had a son Elie, who married a Miss Le Boutillier in 1595. Elie and his wife had a son Jean in about 1600, who married Jeanne Le Gallois.

Variants

Laurens, 1515
Laurent
Laurence, 1528
Lorens
Lorans
Lorains
Laureneys
Lauerneys c1340

Family records

Laurens baptisms in Jersey

Family trees

Biographies

Philip Laurens, emigrant to Australia
Alfred Laurent, basket maker

Great War service

Laurens family members who served in World War 1

Family wills

Laurens family wills from 1663 to 1980 held by Jersey Archive

Family homes

Fernhill, St Helier

Family photographs

Laurens wedding

A Laurens family group portrait
Mrs Laurens
Philip Laurens
Mrs Philip Laurens
Mary Ann Laurens
Lillian Laurens
Eliza Ann Laurens (1858- ), daughter of Abraham (1823- ) and Rachel Skelton, married Edward Gibbons (1856- )
Eliza Jane Langlois (1864-1936), daughter of Edouard (1815-1863) and Elizabeth Hardman (1841-1925), married 1, Thomas Henry (1838- ); 2, John Rondel (1857- )
Esther Marie Laurens (1842-1908), daughter of Philip (1812-1885) and Ann Esther de Caen, married Charles Le Brocq (1829-1905), emigrated to Brisbane
Esther Marie Laurens
Miss Laurens, c1865
A P Laurent, Jersey's last basketmaker
Oscar Laurens
Brothers Philip and John Laurent
Sidney Wilfred Laurens, aged 28, was convicted of embezzlement by the Royal Court in 1910 and sentenced to three months prison with hard labour
An envelope addressed to Mr M Laurens in 1942, during the German Occupation - this was Malcolm Raymond Austin Laurens (1896- ) ...
... and another the following year
A postcard sent to Mrs Laurens at Landsdowne, Millbrook in 1907. This was the then 50-year-old Laura Mary Elizabeth, nee Davy, wife of farmer Elias John Laurens. They were married at St Simon's Church, St Helier, on 25 March 1883
A registered letter sent to Mr Laurens in 1941
Militia medal awarded to Sergeant Thomas Philip Laurens in 1889