Origin of Surname
This family is said in Jersey to have originated from the Pays du Saire, east of Cherbourg. However, if this were so, it would be expected to be a common name in Normandy, and particularly in the Manche department which includes Cherbourg. However, there is only one Sarre listed in today's telephone directory for Manche, and the name is far from common elsewhere in Normandy.
It is possible that the family name could simply be derived from the Hebrew female given name Sarah.
Our main source for the origins of French surnames suggests that Sarre is a form of 'Serre', which is derived from serra, meaning a watershed or peak (this word is also found as sierra).
Early records
The Extente of 1274 for Jersey mentions Hugh Sare and his son Guillaume.
Variants
- Sarre, 1299
- Sarrey 1400
- Saire
- Seirre
- Sehir 1309
- Le Seire 1299
- Sarne 1292
- Sare 1274
- Sara
- Sarra
- Sarr
Family records
Church records
- Sarre baptisms in Jersey
- Sarre marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Sarre marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Sarre burials in Jersey
Family trees
A review of Sarre trees in 2022 has resulted in the removal of some identical copies, retaining the seven distinct trees below
- Descendants of Simon Sarre (1444)
- Descendants of Edouard Sarre (1520) and Marie Hue
- Descendants of Thomas Sarre and Elizabeth Malzard
- Descendants of Thomas Sarre and Rachel Marie Hamon
- Descendants of Thomas Sarre and Katherine
- Descendants of John Sarre and Collette Estur
- Descendants of Jean Sarre (1743)
Family history
Newspaper records
Great War service
- Peter Durell Sarre (1883- ) (St H) son of Peter and Louisa Rachel Le Vavasseur Dit Durell, Mercantile Marine
Family wills
Burial records
Family album
Lydia Florence Sarre (1899- ), daughter of Philip Josue and Lydia, nee Vaudin, with Marie Rose (1936- )
Brothers Ronald, Alfred and Harold Sarre in 1914, born in Guernsey, sons of William and Mary Anne. Alfred Cyril (1899- ) lived for some time in the United States then moved to Jersey, where he died in 1958
Captain Philip Sarre
Alfred Cyril Sarre
Family homes
- Grand Mourier, St John
- Maison de St Jean, St John
- Beau Reveil, St John
Family gravestones
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Almorah cemetery
St John’s Church cemetery
St John’s Church cemetery
St John’s Church cemetery
Sion cemetery
St Brelade Church cemetery
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New records
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