Origins of surname
This is a name found in the Côtes-d'Armor department of north Brittany, as well as in Vienne and Oise, but it seems to have completely foxed the experts on name derivation.
Bichon, apart from being the name of a French breed of dog, is a familiar term for 'my love', 'my darling', 'my dear'.
Early records
The name did not appear in Jersey until the 1871 census, where Julien Francois Ecobichan (shown as Jules in the census) and his wife Victoire Francoise Le Heran are shown with children aged two and nearly one.
Variants
- Ecobichan
- Ecobichon
Family records
Census returns
The 1911 census shows 29 family members in eight different Ecobichan households in Jersey, but it has so far proved impossible to establish any links between these groups.
Church records
- Ecobichon baptisms in Jersey
- Ecobichon marriages in Jersey (groom)
- Ecobichon marriages in Jersey (bride)
- Ecobichon burials in Jersey
Family trees
Great War service
Notes on our list, abbreviations used etc
- John Francis Ecobichon (1871- ), husband of Elizabeth, Corporal, Canadian Infantry
- Sidney John Ecobichon (1897-1917) son of above, Private, Canadian Infantry, killed in action
- Percy Raymond Ecobichon (1897- ) son of above, Private, Canadian Infantry
- Sydney William Ecobichon (1888-1918) husband of Lillie Marie Amy, Private, RJGB. Not a war casualty but in official Roll of Honour. Died in Jersey of natural causes
- Mathurin Ecobichon
Occupation records
Family wills
These wills created by members of the Ecobichon 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
- Pierre Ecobichon - 1 March 1873, D/Y/A/37
- Jules Ecobichon, Trinity - 19 February 1947, D/Y/A/117
Burial records
Family gravestones
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Trinity Church cemetery
Trinity Church cemetery
St Peter’s Church cemetery
Mont a l’Abbe cemetery
St Ouen parish cemetery
St Ouen parish cemetery
Philadelphie cemetery
St Matthew’s, St Lawrence
St Matthew’s, St Lawrence
St Lawrence
The grave of Great War casualty Sidney John Ecobichon at Nine Elms Military Cemetery, Thelus
The grave of Great War casualty Sidney William Ecobichon at St Ouen's Churchyard, Jersey
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