Hamon

Hamon family page

This is one of the most numerous families in Jersey over the past 500 years

A family gathering of Cabeldus and Hamons

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Charles Hamon and friends at 61 Colomberie

Origin of Surname

The name, found in Normandy from the 11th century, is either derived from the Old Norse personal name Hâmundr or from an old French Christian name Hamon, of Germanic origin. Hamon Dentatus revolted against William the Conqueror.

Early records

Guillaume Fils Hamon, a Norman lord attached to the court of Henry II, in about 1155, founded the Abbey of St Helier, so will have had an interest in the Island. The most plausible explanation as to the meaning, and therefore the early history, of the large Jersey Fief of Diélament, is that the name is a corruption of "Guille Hamon".

The slight mispronunciation is easily understood when considering, among many examples, that on the Noirmont estate is the late General Don`s battery and ruined guard house, named in French La Garde de Don. Jersey pronunciation has rendered this "La Dgèrde dé Don."

If Guillaume Fils Hamon`s family did hold the fief, as seems likely, one or more of them are likely to have lived on the fief, in Jersey, which might explain the presence, in and since the middle ages of a substantial Hamon family, living very close to the present manor, at Les Câteaux.

After the separation of Normandy from England, the fief seems to have been taken by the Crown, and later granted to the important local family, de Barentin.

With 1650 baptisms between 1564 and 1907 in our database, this is one of the largest families in Jersey since the 16th century.

We have combined Hamon and Hammond baptisms under 'Hamon/Hammond' in the database but are not totally convinced that the two families have a common source despite J Bertrand Payne's statement (below) that the name has more recently been spelt Hammond. That assertion is a sweeping generalisation not born out by family records. ^[1]

Payne describes the Bailiff at the time he wrote, Jean Hammond, as the senior representative in Jersey of the Hamon family. As our family tree below shows, his ancestors possibly originally spelt their hame Hamon.

While Hamon is undoubtedly of French origin in Jersey, the Hammond family could have come from England, and perhaps adopted the local spelling (or had it imposed on them by Rectors when inserting family records into the parish registers) reverting to Hammond after several generations.

The surname database has the following to say:

"Recorded as Armand, Hammand, Hammond, Hammant, Hammon and possibly others, this is a famous Anglo-French surname, but one which can be of early Norse-Viking or later French and German origins of which it has three. The first origin is from the Norse-Viking personal name Hamundr, meaning "High protection" and possibly introduced into Britain in about the 7th century. The second is also Norse-Viking and of the same period, but from Amundr, meaning "Ancester protection". Over the centuries the two forms became literally confused and fused. The third possible origin is arguably of German origin from the personal name Haimo meaning Home, but introduced as Hammant by the Norman French invaders of England in 1066. This again became integrated and fused with the two Norse spellings."

Baptisms of members of the Hammond family (but entered as Hamon) can be found in Jersey as far back as the 1670s. There is so much uncertainty about the spelling in some generations that we initially combined all records under Hamon/Hammond.

More recent additions, however, have been indexed under one name or the other. Using the links below to search for either Hamon or Hammond will bring up a listing of all records indexed under the single name selected, and all those indexed under a combination of the two.

Payne's Armorial of Jersey

Variously spelling its name, Hamon, and more lately Hammond, this family has been located in Jersey from a very early date ; and by family tradition, but perhaps without sufficient authority, is considered identical with that powerful baronial house of Hamon of Normandy, one of whose members, William Hamon, founded the famous Abbey of St Helier.

One of the members of the insular family, Nicholas Hammond, filled successively the office of Secretary to the British Embassy at Portugal, and of Secretary to the Governor of the Windward and Leeward Islands. Settling in America, he married, firstly, Mary Cantwell, relict of Colonel Lowe, and secondly, Mary Dijre. His only son, Nicholas Hammond, of Pennsylvania, migrated to his ancestral island, Jersey, where he married Margaret, daughter of James Lempriere, and had issue two sons, Nicholas and James.

The elder of these sons went to America, resided on his patrimonial estate there, and died in Maryland. This senior branch is represented by Nicholas Hammond, Barrister-at-law, of Annapolis, and Charles Howse Hammond, banker, of Baltimore, US. In Jersey the family is represented by John Hammond, Bailly of Jersey.

Variants

Jersey forms

Hamon, 1274
Hamont

Early Jersey records

Hamo, 1172
Hamun, 1377
Haim
Haimon
Hémon

Latinised versions

de Amonis, 1309
Hamonius, 1156

Breton diminuitives

Hamoneau
Hammoneau
Hamonic
Hamonet
Hamonnet
Hamoniaux
Hamoniau

Distinct family?

Hammond, 1299
Hamond, 1299
Hamount, c1340
Hamund,
Hamundus, 1274

Family records

Family trees

Church records

Tips for using these links

Hamon

Hammond

Family histories

Jean Hammond, Bailiff
Hamon or Hammond, a 1908 history by the Rev J A Messervy
The Hamons and Hammonds of Jersey and USA
Hamons of Creully and Sark
J A Hamon
A pioneer aviator in Australia, but not a Jersey Hammond, although there is a link

Great War service

Family wills

Hamon/Hammond family wills from 1663 to 1980 held by Jersey Archive

Burial records

Hamon/Hammond burial records 1820-1978

Family tragedy

A terrible drowning tragedy at Greve de Lecq, how Samuel Hamon and three friends lost their lives in 1890

Emigrant to Canada

Hamon and Janvrin's petition for land in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

Family homes

Josue Hamon advertised his house near the new markets for sale in Chronique de Jersey in 1824
Jean Hamon, guardian of the younger children of Pierre Hamon and his late wife, Francoise, nee Amy, announced the sale of land they inherited by partage in Chronique de Jersey in 1825
Having been ordered by the Royal Court to liquidate his assets, Clement Hamon offered two houses and various parcels of land for sale in Chronique de Jersey in 1900
John Hammond offered the 24-ton cutter ‘’Nimble’’ for sale in 1816
Francois Hamon offered his house near the new market for sale in 1808
Philippe Hamon, of Herupe, St John, advertised the sale of his house and eight vergees in April 1804

Occupation curfew cards

Curfew passes issued to Thomas and John Hamon during the Occupation as members of the Honorary Police ^[2]

Thomas Hamon
John Hamon

Arms

Two versions of the Hamon pre-1500 arms, researched by Julian Wilson

The 'Jersey Bank' of this 1813 note did not exist. The title was used to give respectability to Philip Hamon's personal issue of banknotes

Family businesses

Hamon's, Great Union Road, 1976. Among those who ran the shop were Philip and Linda Hamon and Eliza Henrietta Le Bailly Hamon. See family album gallery below

Postmaster Philippe Hamon set out his rules in this 1787 Gazette de l'Ile de Jersey advert
1896 Nouvelle Chronique advert
In 1889 farmer James Hamon advertised in the Nouvelle Chronique that his 3rd-prize-winning bull Captain Cook would saillira for three shillings. The literal translation according to modern-day dictionaries is 'stick out'
Horace Hamon, photographic artist
Joseph Hamon, farming at La Porte, Trinity, advertised his bull in the Chronique de Jersey in 1914
J Hamon was farming at Meadow Farm, Trinity in 1924 when he advertised the services of his bulls in Chronique de Jersey
W P Hamon was farming at China Quarry Farm in 1924 when he advertised the services of his bull in Chronique de Jersey
J P Hamon was farming at Broadlands, St Ouen, in 1910
George Helier Hamon advertised the sale of knives and forks, mirrors and other household items in Gazette de l'Ile de Jersey in 1798
Daniel Hamon, captain of the privateer Phoenix, offered hemp, Spanish iron and rifles and pistols taken by the privateer Phoenix, in Gazette de l'Ile de Jersey in 1799

Family album

Brothers Alfred, Sydney, James and John Hamon

Click on any image to see a full-size version

Carpenter James (1849- ) and Anne Hamon, nee Le Brocq, (1854- ), living at Highlands Farm, St Lawrence, in 1881
Alice Jane Hamon (1880- ) daughter of James and Anne
Four sons of James and Anne: James Philip (1886- ), John Francis (1888- ), Sydney de Gruchy (1892- ) and Alfred Alexander (1894- )

Hamon family at Bouley Bay
Hamon musicians
The Hamon house at 61 Colomberie
Hamons and Cabeldus
Wesley Hamon with the violin and his wife Selina carrying a tray
A Hamon family portrait by Ernest Baudoux
A P Hamon, from a Methodist Church album
Francois Hamon, from a Methodist Church album
Hammond brothers photographed by Ernest Baudoux
Hilgrove Hammond (1875-1915), son of Charles Robin (1838-1878) and Mary Gosset in 1910. He was serving on HMS Triumph in May 1915 as Engineer Commander when it was torpedoed in the Dardanelles
James Lempriere Hammond (1829-1880)
James Nicholas Hammond (1824-1885)
Nicholas Hammond (1758-1830) in 1800
Alfred de Lisle Hammond (1854-1917) son of James Nicholas
Charles Hamon (1831-1902) in 1874, the son of Jean and Elizabeth
Charles Hamon with his wife Jane Elizabeth Mash
Mrs A G Hamon, photographed between 1910 and 1914
Jane and Laura Hamon, 1874
Miss Hamon, 1900
Alice Hamon in King Street in the 1930s
Harold Hamon, leftof back row, with WW1 colleagues
Annie Esther Hamon, nee Le Mierre
Charles William Hamon
Charles William Hamon and his children
The Hamon home at 61 Colomberie, later the Norfolk Hotel
Hamon-Le Mierre wedding
Harold Hamon and Betty, later Mrs Marie
Brothers Harold and Clarence Hamon
Harold Arthur Hamon
Harold Arthur Hamon
Harold Hamon
Henrietta Maria Hamon, nee Abel
Nancy Le Moignan (1835-1900), daughter of Charles (1808-1881) and Elizabeth, nee Le Couteur (1807-1938). She married Philip Hamon (1838-1924) in St John in 1862 and they had four children
Nancy and Marguerite Hamon in Guernsey in 1924
Simmons-Hamon wedding in 1927
V A Hamon, killed in WW2
Charles Amy, his wife Nancy, nee Hamon, and daughter Maria
Harbourmaster Capt Philip Hamon
Philip and Linda Hamon
Eliza Henrietta Le Bailly Hamon
Charles Hamon's curator Benjamin Bisson advertised his farm animals for sale in Chronique de Jersey in 1824
John Hammond, guardian of Jacques Jean Hammond, seigneur of Samares, advertised in Chronique de Jersey in 1825 that rentes and rentals due to him should be taken to the manor

Back row: William Marie, Florence Le Mierre, Harold Arthur Hamon and Colin Marie in 1941

Elsie Mahe, who married an unknown Hamon
Elsie Mahe, probably from Guernsey
Elsie Mahe
Elsie Mahe

Family gravestones

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Almorah cemetery
Almorah cemetery
Almorah cemetery
Almorah cemetery
Almorah cemetery
Almorah cemetery
Trinity Church cemetery
Trinity Church cemetery
Trinity Church cemetery
Trinity Church cemetery
Trinity Church cemetery
Trinity Church cemetery
Trinity Church cemetery
Trinity Church cemetery
St Mary’s Church cemetery
St Mary’s Church cemetery
St Mary’s Church cemetery
St Mary’s Church cemetery
St Mary’s Church cemetery
Old Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Old Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Old Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Old Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Old Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
St John’s Church cemetery
St John’s Church cemetery
St John’s Church cemetery
St John’s Church cemetery
St John’s Church cemetery
St John’s Church cemetery
St John’s Church cemetery
St John’s Church cemetery
Hamon-Cole, St John’s Church cemetery
St Ouen parish cemetery
St Ouen parish cemetery
St Ouen parish cemetery
St Ouen parish cemetery
St Ouen parish cemetery
St Ouen parish cemetery
St Ouen parish cemetery
St Ouen parish cemetery
St Ouen parish cemetery
Philadelphie cemetery
Philadelphie cemetery
Sion cemetery
St Brelade Church cemetery
Surville Cemetery
Surville Cemetery
Surville Cemetery
Surville Cemetery
Surville Cemetery
Surville Cemetery
Surville Cemetery
Surville Cemetery
Surville Cemetery
Surville Cemetery
Surville Cemetery
Surville Cemetery
Surville Cemetery
Surville Cemetery
Surville Cemetery
Surville Cemetery
Surville Cemetery
St Brelade Church cemetery
St Brelade Church cemetery
St Brelade Church cemetery
St Brelade Church cemetery
St Brelade Church cemetery
St Brelade Church cemetery
St Brelade Church cemetery
St Brelade Church cemetery
St Brelade Church cemetery
St Brelade Church cemetery
St Brelade Church cemetery
St Brelade Church cemetery
St Brelade Church cemetery
St Brelade Church cemetery
St Brelade Church cemetery
St Brelade Church cemetery
St Matthew’s, St Lawrence
St Matthew’s, St Lawrence
St Matthew’s, St Lawrence
St Matthew’s, St Lawrence
St Matthew’s, St Lawrence
St Matthew’s, St Lawrence
St Matthew’s, St Lawrence
St Matthew’s, St Lawrence
St Matthew’s, St Lawrence
St Lawrence
St Lawrence
St Lawrence
St Lawrence
St Lawrence
St Lawrence
St Lawrence
St Lawrence
The grave of Great War casualty Francis John Hamon at Bagneux British Cemetery, Gezaincourt
The grave of Great War casualty Alfred Hamon at Blighty Valley Cemetery, Authuile Wood, near Albert
Hammond and Le Breton gravestones in Green Street Cemetery
St Brelade memorial to Douglas Gordon Hammond

Tips

The church record links above will open in a new tab in your browser and generate the most up-to-date list of each set of records from our database. These lists replace earlier Family page baptism lists, which were not regularly updated. They have the added advantage that they produce a chronological listing for the family name in all parishes, so you do not have to search through A-Z indexes, parish by parish.

We have included some important spelling variants on some family pages, but it may be worth searching for records for a different spelling variant. Think of searching for variants with or without a prefix, such as Le or De. To search for further variants, or for any other family name, just click on the appropriate link below for the first letter of the family name, and a new tab will open, giving you the option to choose baptism, marriage or burial records. You will then see a list of available names for that type of record and you can select any name from that list. That will display all records of the chosen type for that family name, and you can narrow the search by adding a given name, selecting a parish or setting start and end dates in the form you will see above. You can also change the family name, or search for a partial name if you are not certain of the spelling

The records are displayed 30 to a page, but by selecting the yellow Wiki Table option at the top left of the page you can open a full, scrollable list. This list will either be displayed in a new tab or a pop-up window. You may have to edit the settings of your browser to allow pop-up windows for www.jerripediabmd.net. For the small number of family names for which a search generates more than 1,500 records you will have to refine your search (perhaps using start or end dates) to reduce the number of records found.

New records

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

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Notes and references

↑ Jerripedia editor Mike Bisson has Hammonds in his own family tree:'They appear over two centuries back, and I am not convinced that they have any connection with Hamons, except perhaps through errors of recording or transcription. It will be seen from the burial records that over the past 200 years, which should be a representative guide to the prevalence of the two names, Hamon is by far the more common of the two family names, which tends to suggest that Payne was wrong when he wrote some 150 years ago'
↑ These cards are 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

[1] Jerripedia editor Mike Bisson has Hammonds in his own family tree:'They appear over two centuries back, and I am not convinced that they have any connection with Hamons, except perhaps through errors of recording or transcription. It will be seen from the burial records that over the past 200 years, which should be a representative guide to the prevalence of the two names, Hamon is by far the more common of the two family names, which tends to suggest that Payne was wrong when he wrote some 150 years ago'

[2] These cards are 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

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