Bihet Family Tree
The Channel Island Bihets
A Fighting Family The Story Photos
Pierre Bihet (photo) Marcel George Bihet
Jean Marc Desiré Bihet (of Bolleville, la Manche, Normandie) married Josephine Brochard (Map)
They had one child - Pierre François Desiré Bihet (born 3 November 1857)
(click on photo)
Pierre François Desiré Bihet (3.11.1857 - 3.1.1937) married Marie Ann Desiré Picot (16.2.1865 - 5.12.1943) (daughter of Joseph Picot and Justine Le Jeunne)
(see story below)
Pierre & Marie had 9 children
(click on the names for more information - ages given from 1901 census information)
Ernest Bihet 16
Arthur Bihet 14
Joseph Bihet 2 (died as a child)
Justine Bihet 6 months
See 'A Fighting Family' for photographs and details of war service
Pierre's birth certificate (part 2) Pierre's death certificate Marie's death certificate
Photo of group of 3 of the Bihets, taken in Guernsey
Pierre François Desiré Bihet was born 3 November 1857 at Bolleville (Canton de la Haye du Puits) in la Manche, Normandy. He was the only child of Jean Marc Desiré Bihet & Josephine Brochard. Pierre married Marie Anne Picot - born 16.2.1865 at Bonneville (Canton de Saint Sauveur le Vicomte) (Map)
Pierre & Marie Ann eloped to Jersey from their homes in Normandy, as their families were against the marriage. From Jersey, where the couple married and had 6 children, they moved to Alderney - one child (Ada) was born in Guernsey before, 2 more were born in Alderney (Joseph and Justine). The 1901 census tells us that the family were living in Craby, St Annes in Alderney at that time. Pierre (Peter) and Marie (Mary) were registered as French subjects, and their given ages were 43 and 36. Pierre's occupation was a quarryman. We don't know when the family moved on again, but do know that Pierre and Marie moved to Guernsey. Of their 9 children, Joseph died (when?), and only 2 of their children - Marcel George and Justine - stayed in Guernsey, with the others making their permanant homes in Jersey. Pierre and Mary lived at the Grange, La Carrière, Vale, Guernsey, and Pierre worked as a labourer.
Pierre died on the 3 January 1937 (aged 79) at home - La Carrière, Vale (heart failure & myocarditis). Marie died during the Occupation on 5 December 1943 (aged 78) at the Town Hospital, Saint Peter Port (coma & apoplexy). Her last given address was at Les Nouettes, Forest, Guernsey.
Pierre and Marie Bihet are buried together at the Vale Cemetery, Guernsey (with their daughter Justine)
A Fighting Family The Bihets in World War I
Ernest Marcel George Ada Marie Louise Justine Jean Constant Arthur
Allain Family Guernesey en web français French Search Engines Learn French
A Child's War by Molly Bihet Woodcote Holidays
Read about mum's book, including extracts, reviews, a little of André's Story, pictures etc (also french version )
Mental Health Info & Links - my other site (also french version )
