charles DU FEU {M} = catherine MUAUX {F}
charles DU FEU
Christened 6 November 1787, St.Helier, Jersey Bap again Trinity 17-5-1818
Died 1871, Jersey
God parents were Charles Besnet and Jeanne Picot his wife.
In General Dons census 1815 listed as a sailor living with one woman, two boys and a girl.
In 1806 Charles was listed as a P.O.W. in France.
In edition 12 Feb. 1808 of the Gazette de L'isle de Jersey(Mourants) a list of POW's gives the amount of money voted or awarded by the States to each prisoner. Ch du Feu is listed as resident of Arras in eastern France.
Family tradition says that Charles married catherine from either France or Germany after she had help him escape from being French POW. His first two sons were born away from the Island in Zaaland on the French / German boarder and in Prussia, the exact location unknown, but an area of varing size and boarders especially in the early 19th centery, see notes on Catherine Muaux.
Living at 29 le Geyt Street, St.Helier, Jersey in 1871. Died age 84, a mariner, see le Cronique.
catherine MUAUX
Alias catherine DU FEU
Christened 17 May 1818, Trinity, Jersey with her husband.
There are a number of Muaux christenings in the town of Flize, Ardennes, France in the 1860's
For example 25-06-1866
Marie Celine MUAUX, parents Sosthene Pierre Ernest MUAUX and Adele Melanie Anna JACQUEMIN. (IGI).
jean DU FEU {M} = elizabeth GALLIE {F} > Family
Married 25 February 1832, St.Helier, Jersey
jean DU FEU
Born 1811, Prussia
Died 22 August 1883, Southview, Gorey Village, Grouville, Jersey
Jean gives his place of birth as either local, Trinity or Prussia a number of times to each during his live as does his brother Nicolas who altenated between Sarland(Germany) and Jersey.
Jean worked as a shoemaker and lived at Les Pelles Road in Trinity certainly including the years from 1841 - 1861. In 1861 he had Charles de Gruchy a agricultrial labourer and his wife Rachel as boaders.
He died in 1883 age 72 at his son's Jeans house, Southview in Gorey Village(v. des Marrais) with his son present. His death was recorded in the Cronique de Jersey on Saturday 25th August 1883;
"DU FEU C'est en dormi dans les gras de son sauveur Mecredi, le 22 Auot 1883 au domicile de son fils, gorey Village, Jean du Feu, dans sa 72ne anne, les parents et amissont pries d'accepter cette insertion comme un faire-part."
elizabeth GALLIE
Alias elizabeth DU FEU (25 February 1832)
Born 3 August 1811
Christened 30 August 1811, St.Helier, Jersey
Died 21 August 1893, St.Helier
Baptised 30-08-1811 in St.Helier. God parents Philippe PERCHARDand his wife Elizabeth AUBIN.
Living at Mont a l'abbe Stores in 1891 aged 79, born St.Saviour, Jersey.
Death Cronique de Jersey 23-8-1893, died at her sons house(Mont a l'Abbe stores.), St.Helier.
nicolas DU FEU {M} = anne VAUTIER {F} > Family
Married 23 March 1830
nicolas DU FEU
Born 30 January 1812, Saarland, Germany
Died 19 September 1893, Bogot, St.Saviour, Jersey
Nicolas, born in Germany in Sarrland was first recorded in Jersey at the time of his marriage to anne Vautier in St. Helier. Anne's father Jean is listed as a driver with the Jersey Milita in the General Don census. Nicolas worked as a shoe maker with his brother Jean, living with him in 1841 together with Anne, their three children, Jean, his wife and five children, Philipppe Mauger, wife and two children and a lodger age 14 also a shoemaker. All these people, 17 in all, in one small house at Les Pelles in Trintiy.
Nicolas in later live worked as a commission agent and bordered with his son in law first in Melborne Lodge in Russel street and later with them at Grouville Post Office where Elias Rive had become sub postmaster.
Died at his son in law's house in Bagot, St.Saviour, Jersey. C de J 20-9-1893 & 7-10-1893 a local methodist.
Burried at Almorah cemetary, St.Helier, Jersey.
anne VAUTIER
Alias anne DU FEU (23 March 1830)
Christened 20 January 1811, St.Lawerence, Jersey
margueite DU FEU {F} = nicolas MAIGHNEY {M} > Family
margueite DU FEU
Alias margueite MAIGHNEY
Born 1814, unknown but before 1815.
Born 11 February 1818, Trinity, Jersey
Christened 17 June 1818, Trinity, Jersey
Second date in Trinity 17-06-1818
charles DU FEU {M} = margaret (peggy) FALLE {F} > Family
Married 22 August 1841, St.Helier
charles DU FEU
Born 15 April 1820, Trinity, Jersey
Christened 13 August 1820, Trinity, Jersey
second date listed in Trinity 13-08-1820
margaret (peggy) FALLE
Alias peggy DU FEU
Born 1820, St.Helier, Jersey
Born 1 October 1822, Trinity, Jersey
Christened 8 June 1823, Trinity, Jersey
A second date listed in Trinity 08-06-1823 ?
!st and 2nd child born in Europe. See map.
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