Origins of surname
This is a surname of early medieval English origin, and has three possible origins. The first is of a fishmonger, or a fisherman for pike. Alternatively it may be a surname for one who worked the soil using a pike for breaking up the earth, it could be the name given to a soldier who used a pike, a weapon consisting of a sharp metal end on a long pole.
Early records
The name first appears in Jersey records in 1701, when soldier John Pike married Anne Kerbel in St Helier. There is no record of their having a family in Jersey, the first baptism recorded being that of William, son of John and Abagell Pike in St Helier in 1783.
In 1816 there was a marriage of another soldier John Pike to Mary Harding, and in 1822 Samuel Pike, described as coming from St Helier, but probably an immigrant, married Nancy Coutanche, also of St Helier, in St Saviour's Parish Church. They had six daugthters, all baptised in St Helier.
Variants
- Pike
- Pyke
- Pikes
Family records
Family trees
Church records
- Pike baptisms in Jersey
- Pike marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Pike marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Pike burials in Jersey
Great War service
- Douglas Stanley Pike (1895-1918) son of John and Rosina, Rifleman, King's Royal Rifle Corps, died of wounds
Family wills
These wills created by members of the Pike family are now held by Jersey Archive. By visiting the archive site and using the names, dates and reference numbers shown here, it is possible to view a copy of each will. You will have to subscribe to the Archive's online service to do this. To find out more about this collection, which covers the period from 1663 to 1980, and how to search for your family's wills there, visit our Jersey wills page
- Harold Pike - 23 July 1943, D/Y/A/111
- Joseph Pike of 12, La Motte Street, St Helier, victualler - 6 April 1868, D/Y/A/34
- Adelaide Pike, Le Prés, Grouville - 9 May 1906, D/Y/A/65
- Julia Pike, Les Pres, Grouville - 22 March 1912, D/Y/A/71
- John Pike, Lyndhurst, St Brelade 28 September 1911 - 12 March 1917, D/Y/A/76
- Mabel Pike, Lyndhurst, St Brelade - 13 March 1925, D/Y/A/85
Burial records
Family gravestones
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Pike - St Ouen parish cemetery
Pike - St Ouen parish cemetery
Pike - Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
Douglas Pike's grave at Les Rosieres cemetery in Flanders
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