Romeril family page
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Clara Marguerite Romeril, daughter of Pierre and Anne Le Bas
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Origin of Surname
This surname is found in over 70 known spellings including Roman, Romain, Roma, Romao, Romeo, Romero, Romeril, Romanet, Romilly, Romanski and Romero, to give just a few of the forms. It is recorded in almost every European country.
In general there are two origins, the first being that the name identifies a former citizen of Rome, but as the only place that most people had ever heard of outside their own country was Rome, this surname also became a description for all Italians!
Secondly the religious revival of the Middle Ages and the Crusades to free the Holy Land created a major boost for any name associated with centres of Christianity. Rome being the centre of Christianity, the name was even given to people who had been to Rome on a pilgrimage.
Early records
Anthony Romeril is listed in the Jersey Chantry Certificate of 1550
Baptism records show that the family was established in St Saviour in the middle of the 16th century, and then in St Helier and Trinity, before spreading throughout the island. The following records predate church registers.
- Francoise Romeril was born in St Saviour about 1536 and married Guyon Ahier
- Leonard Romeril was born in Trinity about 1542 and married Jeannette Le Boutillier. He died in 1570
- Servaise Romeril was born in Jersey about 1572 and married Vincent Marett
- John Romeril was born in St John about 1574 and married Jane
- Susanne Romeril was born in Jersey about 1576 and married Jean Pinel
- Perrenelle Romeril was born in St John about 1584 and married Mathieu Romeril
- Anne Romeril was born in St John about 1587 and married Pierre Maret there on 16 September 1612
- Clement Romeril was born in St John about 1589
Variants
- Romeril, 1668
- Romerill 1607
- Rommeril 1597
- Romeryll 1528
- Romilly
- Romery
- Romeri
- Rumerill
Family records
Family trees
The first two trees below are both of Romerils in St Lawrence. They are believed to be connected in the 17th century but the link has not been positively established
- Descendants of Jean Romeril and Elizabeth Conefray
- Descendants of Philippe Romeril and Marie Pinel
- Descendants of Jean Romeril
- Descendants of Nicolas Romeril
- Descendants of Clement Romeril
- Descendants of Edouard Romeril
- Descendants of Jean Romeril - 2 NEW
Church records
Family histories
- The Romeril family, by the Rev J A Messervy
- The story of the Romeril family who were on the Chimborazo
- Mary Billot and Francis Romeril
- Francois Romeril and Mary Billot
- Who was Francis Romeril's father? - a genealogical detective story
- Francois Amice Romeril, journalist
Great War service
Family wills
Family businesses
- Edward Romeril was a tailor at 69 King Street in the 1860s ...
- ... whether the same Edward, or perhaps his son, there was an Edward Romeril, draper and tailor, at 74 King Street in the 1870s and '80s
Family properties
- La Fontaine, Ville a l'Eveque, Trinity
- Greenhill, St Lawrence
- Le Manoir de Malorey, St Lawrence
- Le Nord, St John
Family photo album
Family gravestones
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The grave of Great War casualty George Robert Romeril at Dranoutre Military Cemetery, Belgium