Notes!

The genealogical researches carried out into La Famille Le Sauteur (Le Saulteur) by us, F. and K. Le Maistre, have necessitated several hundred hours, in one form or another, consulting the Registres de paroisse (Baptêmes, Naissances, Mariages et Enterrements) of St. Clément, St. Sauveur, St. Hélier, St. Martin, La Trinité and Grouville, and also much time piecing the relevant evidence together which has been gathered over a period of many months and with much patience.

Finally, we resorted to researches on the other Island archives, namely the Registres des Contrats, a vast repository of the records of land, property, etc., transactions for hundreds of years. Most of the result of all this is here set forth accurately, to the best of our knowledge, but as one might say, "sauf erreurs ou omissions". Further search would of course be necessary to perhaps probe beyond the ancestor first given (not an easy task, since earlier records are deficient), as well as for the various collaterals down the generations, another time-consuming task indeed.

Though the first mention we find of the name in Jersey dates from 1528, in the Extentes, the family will have been here most certainly long before that. However, at this date a Jean Le Sauteur was well established in La paroisse de Grouville, and one branch of the family is there to this day. But, there appears to be no doubt that the male line of that branch is, unfortunately, now nearing extinction. An indication of the antiquity of the family in Jersey is the act that amongst the many Fiefs in the Island is that of le Fief ès Sauteur (or Le Fief au Sauteux) which is in La Vintaine des Marais, à Grouville.

Although we cannot vouch for one hundred per cent accuracy in the compilation of this arbre généalogique or family tree (it is indeed doubtful whether any one family could lay claim to that!), and since further extensive research would be necessary, with the information so far laboriously gathered its authenticiy is as good as it may be possible to obtain.

The Le Sauteur's on the genealogical table would appear to stem from La paroisse de St.Sauveur, though we know the Jean of 1528 was well established at that time in La paroisse de Grouville. Furthermore, since Le Fief au Sauteux in Grouville must have been thus designated long before that date, we can assume La Famille Le Sauteur ou Le Saulteur originally belonged to Grouville.

As can be seen, branches eventually established themselves in every parish of the East of the Island. There is good reason to believe the various branches are descended from one common ancestor but, although we have observed seemingly close connections between the branches, we have left some on the tree with a dotted line since we have not found absolute proof of relationship.

Compilation by Dr. F. Le Maistre, O.B.E., and Mde. K. Le Maistre. Supplementary information by Mde. Susan de la Haye, née Le Sauteur, 1950, John Brown (of Maidenhead) and William Thomas Le Sauteur, 1909-1997. Drawn by Phillip William Le Sauteur, né 1943.

Date: 1981

Special thanks to François Le Maistre and Roy McGuggan for their help. (Tony Le Sauteur)