The Dumaresq family was a patrician family in the

Channel Islands The Channel Islands ( nrf, Îles d'la Manche; french: îles Anglo-Normandes or ''îles de la Manche'') are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, ...

with a particularly strong presence in

Jersey Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west F ...

. The family would hold many offices and positions throughout the history of Jersey from the 13th century. Dumaresq Family Coat of Arms Stamp

Origins

The family is said to come from

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origins where the original members of the family arrived in Jersey; however, the family is first mentioned in Jersey during the year 1292 on the Exchequer, 21

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, where it mentions a Jordan Du Maresq who was a Jurat of the

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Titles

The Dumaresq family held the following titles: *

Seigneur of Augres The Seigneur of Augrès is a noble title in Jersey, which still follows the Norman system. They traditionally lived in Les Augrès Manor, which was actually in the fief of Diélament and not Augrès. Larbalestier Seigneurs of Augrès The Lar ...

* Seigneur of La Haule * Seigneur of Samarès * Seigneur of Vincheles de Bas DanielDumaresq

Notable Members

* Rev.

Daniel Dumaresq Daniel Dumaresq FRS (1712–1805) was an educational consultant to Russian and Polish monarchs. Early life and education Duraresq came from Trinity, Jersey, in the Channel Islands. His father was Jurat Elie Dumaresq (1674-1754), Seigneur of Au ...

FRS *

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John Saumarez Dumaresq Rear Admiral John Saumarez Dumaresq ( ;G.M. Miller, ''BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names'' (London: Oxford UP, 1971), p. 48. 26 October 1873 – 22 July 1922) was an officer in the Royal Navy. He served during the First World War but ...

CB,

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* Elias Dumaresq, 5th Seigneur of Augres * John Dumaresq, Seigneur of Vincheles de Bas * Lieutenant Colonel John Dumaresq * Elias Dumaresq, 3rd Seigneur des Augres * Sir John Dumaresq *

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Philip Dumaresq, Seigneur of Samarès *Captain Philip Dumaresq (Captain of HMS ''Victory'') * Lieutenant Colonel Henry Dumaresq (1792–1838) * Elizabeth Dumaresq (wife of Sir

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, Governor of New South Wales) *

Admiral Admiral is one of the highest ranks in some navies. In the Commonwealth nations and the United States, a "full" admiral is equivalent to a "full" general in the army or the air force, and is above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet, ...

Thomas Dumaresq Admiral Thomas Dumaresq (1729 – 18 July 1802) was an officer in the British Royal Navy that rose to the rank of Admiral. Dumaresq was notable for his role as Captain of HMS Repulse in the Battle of the Saintes during the American Revolutionary ...

(1729–1802) * Thomas Dumaresq, Seigneur of Vinchelez de Bas and of Gorge *Henry Dumaresq, Seigneur of Samarès *Charles Dumaresq, Lieutenant Bailiff of Jersey (1712–1713) * Captain William John Dumaresq (1793–1868) *Captain

Edward Dumaresq Edward Dumaresq (16 June 1802 – 23 April 1906) was a landowner, magistrate and acted as Surveyor General of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania). Dumaresq was born in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, the youngest son of Colonel John Dumaresq and was ed ...

(1802–1906) *

Charles Édouard Armand-Dumaresq Charles Édouard Armand-Dumaresq (1 January 1826, in Paris – 6 March 1895, in Paris) was a French painter and illustrator who specialized in military subjects. Biography His father, Gabriel Armand, was also a painter.James Dumaresq *

Charles Dumaresq, Lieutenant Bailiff of Jersey

References

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