Family Name – Gallienne

My great grandmother Florence Anna Gallienne pushing the pram.

THE NAME GALLIENNE

The name Gallienne is recorded as early as the 1300’s in the  Assize Roll of 1309. The Assize Roll was held every 3 years in Jersey and was conducted by justices from France. The word assize refers to the sittings or sessions  of the judges, known as “justices of assize”. The old french word was ‘assises’.

‘Gallic and Gallienne were old types of ships, galley and galleon ; so the names were probably given to sailors.’  (Some Jersey Surnames: Their origin and their meaning – G.R. Balleinne, Societe Jersiaise Bulletin, 1940)

FROM GUERNSEY TO JERSEY

It took a while, but I have since discovered that the origins of the Gallienne members of my family came across from Guernsey to Jersey at the turn of the century 1900.

MY GALLIENNE ANCESTORS

Alfred Gallienne – b.1841 Torteval, Guernsey. He marries Louise Brehaut (born c.1833) in St. Pierre Du Bois, Guernsey. Their children were:

Alfred Gallienne – born c.1868

Albert Gallienne – born c.1869

Louisa Gallienne – born c. 1870

Albert Gallienne (b.1869) marries Florence Sophia Hamon (born c.1884) of St. Helier, Jersey. Albert must have left Guernsey around 1904 when his first child was born in Jersey. Their children were:

Albert Philip Gallienne – born 1904

Florence Anna Gallienne – born  29th December 1905

Henry Gallienne – born 1910

32 Comments

  1. There were earlier Galliennes in Jersey who married into my family. Connected to the Helleurs and the Pipons – My great great grandfather Thomas Le Rouley married an Ann Jane Gallienne. Her father was Matthieu Gallienne and her mother was Susanne Helleur. Haven’t dates on me at the moment, but know this was Jersey in the early half of the 1800’s. Not sure if there is any link but thought I would share anyway. Best wishes, Anna Baghiani

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    1. Was informed by genealogy that my ancestors in 1550,Gallienne moved from France to England and changed last name to G a l l I o n.Sailed from England to Baltimore Maryland,changed spelling again to G a l y e a n.From Maryland,they moved to North Carolina,then across Smokey Mountains into TENNESSEE.Name changed again to
      Galyon.I am Eddie Galyon.

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      1. Hi Eddie,

        Thanks for stopping by My Channel Island Ancestry. The surname Gallienne also comes with a ‘Le’ in front of it as in the English author/poet Richard Le Gallienne. I know very little about Gallienne’s that have emigrated to the USA. But I do know that Gallienne is the Guernsey version of spelling, which originates from France.

        Here is a link that may be of interest to you:

        https://www.theislandwiki.org/index.php/Gallienne

  2. HI there

    My mothers family were Galliennes – Edward and Marie. They came over from Guernsey to Jersey and most of their children were born in Guernsey and originaly had French names which they changed to the English version – Henri to Henry. My great aunt Clementine I believe stayed in Guernsey.

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    1. Hi Tracey,

      Thank you for stopping by My Channel Island Ancestry. I have not come across an Edward or Marie Gallienne in my tree as of yet. But I never know what I may find in the future, so I will keep your family names in mind. I have found my Gallienne’s to be quite a tricky family to research so I know very little about them. Gallienne is definately a common Guernsey surname and many still live in the island today.

      Regards

      Ramona

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  3. Hi , my name is Manon Toutant , i am a french canadian born in Sept- Iles, Quebec. My grand mother ‘s name is Gallienne. From what i have learned, my ancester came from Jersey island. I may visit the island this summer and try to meet some ” cousins”!

    Regards,

    Manon Toutant

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    1. Hi my ancestor was Agnes Whall born in india 1869. She then lived in st helier All i know she married man named Gallienne. She later married James E Smith.

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      1. Hi Derek,

        I do not have an Agnes Gallienne in my tree as far as I know so far. I have had a look for you on Ancestry.com but with no luck. It may be worth trying the Guernsey or Jersey archives. My Google searches only kept coming up with an Agnes and henry Gallienne. Might be worth checking.

        Good luck – I look forward to hearing of any progress,

        Ramona

  4. Hi I am researching my Gallienne roots in Jersey. My G G G Grandfather was a sailor, eventually a captain his name was George Gallienne, he had a brother Phillip. They both immigrated to Australia. George married Amelia Dodge in Sydney Australia.

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    1. Hello I am Gregory Phillip Gallienne , my grand farther was George Gordon Gallienne and his father was Capt John Phillip Gallienne . He lived in Bairnsdale Victoria Australia. As 1st mate on the steamer Tanjil he saved a life and was presented with medal in 1880. Later on in 1889 as a Captain he and his crew on the paddle steamer Emu made history when for the first time set out to sea at the new Lakes Entrance sea way making three trips to tow ships in from stormy weather.This was done without government instructions but in effect opened the new entrance for shipping.The crowd whilst watching the event cheered every pass and the Emu fired rockets up into moon lit night . My father Adrian Hudson Gallienne had a brother Phillip they lived near Melbourne Aust. Hope this is of help Im keen for any more info you may have found ? P S; Capt J P Gallienne was lost at sea in his schooner off N Z 1904.

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      1. Hi Gregory,

        Thanks for stopping by my blog. Thank you too for sharing your story with me. I am unaware of a Captain John Philip Gallienne but will certainly keep an eye out for him now that I knowof him. Do you know if your ancestors came from the Channel Islands, and if so which one?

        Ramona

    2. Hi Carmen,

      Thanks for stopping by my blog and sharing your family story with us. Your Philip Gallienne may be related to the Captain John Philip Gallienne mentioned in a comment here from a Greg Gallienne. And you may have answered one of the questions as to where Greg’s ancestors came from! 🙂

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  5. Captain JEAN PHILLIPE GALLIENNE or John Phillip was the son of Matthew, Matthieu. Both Matthew and most of the family went to Quebec whilst John went to Australia as mentioned above. Matthew was from Torteval, Guernsey and went to Jersey before going to Quebec. Matthew married twice Susanne Helleur was his second wife Fanny Gaudion his first. John Phillip was from Fanny. Anne Jane was from the second marriage as stated above.
    Kind Regards,
    Leonie Freeman.

    Australia.

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  6. So happy to see that i have “family” in Australia. I live in Quebec city but i grew up on the north shore of province of Qubec where the Gallienne family came for fishing.

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    1. Hi Kieran,

      Thanks for stopping by my family history blog. Do you know if your Gallienne ancestors were from Guernsey, Jersey or France?

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  8. Hello my family name is Gallienne formerly Le Gallienne my dads name was Bill Gallienne now deceased and we are related to EVa Le Gallienne the famous Broadway actress and Richard Le Gallienne who was an author I was lead to believe we originated from France and would love to have my family tree

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    1. Hi Jane,

      Thanks for stopping by my family history blog. As far as i know I have not found any connections with the Le Gallienne’s. I am not too sure how long mine were in Guernsey before they came from France. Gallienne is also very much a Guernsey name and that is the only place I have found mine to date.

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      1. Hi Fern sorry for the late reply but no I’m afraid I’ve not really foraged very far into my family tree bit I have a book written by Richard le gallienne and many photos and fabulous stories about my famous and fabulous great aunt Eva Le Gallienne who lived and worked in America and was a great influence on the setting up of Broadway!

  9. HI,My relative is Ester Gallienne/Pryor and she married Nicholas William Moullin. Her father was Thomas Gallienne and her mother was Marie Le Page and they married on the 29/6/1745. Esters daughter Susan married George White and they moved to Australia with their family in 1841 on the William Turner ship.
    Sandra Dash

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    1. Hi Sandra,

      Thank you for visiting My Channel Island Ancestry blog. I have checked my tree and at the moment do not have an Ester Gallienne. I do have a Thomas W. Gallienne born 1837 but that is all the details I have on him. Do you know the birth date of your Thomas? Do you know where in Australia they moved to as I am currently in Australia and maybe able to do some research.

      Ramona

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      1. Hi Ramona,
        Sorry for the very late reply. I forgot I had placed a question on this site. I dont have any details on Thomas Galliene and I dont believe they came to Australia, it was just his grand daughter Susan and her husband George that came to Australia.
        Regards,
        Sandra DAsh

  10. Hello Ramona. What a fascinating blog, esp as my grandmother was a Gallienne, Alberta, born in Shadwel, East London in 1875. A relative has done some research, showing her father to be Albert H Gallienne 1851-1922, mother Sarah Carrier 1854–, and her grandfather Francois Gallienne 1815-1855. Apparently she had an uncle Pierre, born 1845. Do any of these names appear in your tree?

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    1. Hi Anthony,

      Sorry to take so long to reply.
      My Gallienne family has been very hard to trace. They come from Guernsey mainly. I currently do not have an Albert H Gallienne, nor Alberta, nor Sarah Carrier nor Francois Gallienne. But I will keep a note of their names should I ever find a connection. Although on the Ancestry records I see that Sarah’s surname comes up as Farrier, this may be a transcript mistake?

      If you find a connection to Guernsey then we may be on the same tree. Keep me posted if you find anything!

      And thanks for stopping by my blog.

      Ramona

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      1. Hello again Ramona

        Thanks for your reply – and what is a few weeks when one is talking centuries with these searches!

        You were right about the transcription error – it was mine. So my Grandmother’s mother was a Farrier by birth (not Carrier). Her father Albert Gallienne was a seaman, and given the proximity of Guernsey and France, and the fact that his father was Francois and uncle Pierre, i wonder how much movement of people/families there was between the coast pf BRITTANY and the island. Do you know anything of the history of the Galliennes in Guernsey, or of migration between the island and France? I must do some background reading I think!

        All the best with your blog – it’s been inspiring! Anthony

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