Not a typical post for my family tree blog, but felt like a pretty historic family moment to me! Just before 9am on 27 April 2025, I stepped out of my hotel into a sunny London Sunday morning, fully kitted out, ready to run and triple checked I had everything I needed. I wished another… Continue reading A Bouchet (née Allan) runs the London Marathon
I cry at movies….and this one in particular over the past year, since the passing of my much loved Grandma and Mother-in-law. If you haven’t seen the Pixar movie Coco, it is about a boy called Miguel who accidentally visits his family in the afterlife on Dia de Muertos, the Day of the Dead. The… Continue reading An ofrenda to my ancestors on el Dia de Muertos
Bouchet is my husband’s family name. The Bouchet name originates in the Champagne region but found mostly in Britanny and in the Alps. It is possibly derived from a nickname meaning ‘mouthpiece’ or ‘big mouth’ – no comment! Our family’s connection with the Bouchets is in the heart of Britanny, France, mostly Dinan and… Continue reading Bouchet Family Overview
Pierre Marie Jacques Bouchet was born in Dinan, Britanny, France on 9 July 1823. He was my husband’s Great Great Grandfather and the first Bouchet to live in Jersey. He arrived in Jersey in 1861 at a time when there was a regular influx of French agricultural workers coming to Jersey for the potato harvest.… Continue reading Pierre Bouchet – A reformed outlaw
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