Le Mesurier, LeMesurier, Lemesurier, Le Masurier and Le Messurier are variant spellings of a
surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
originating in the
Channel Islands
The Channel Islands are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They are divided into two Crown Dependencies: the Jersey, Bailiwick of Jersey, which is the largest of the islands; and the Bailiwick of Guernsey, ...
. Notable people with the name include:
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Gerald Le Mesurier (1914–1943), South African flying ace of World War II
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Henry LeMessurier
Henry William LeMessurier (August 19, 1848 – May 27, 1931) was a civil servant and politician in Colony of Newfoundland, Newfoundland. He represented Burin in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1885 to 1889 as a member of the Conserv ...
(1848–1931), Newfoundland civil servant and politician
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James Le Mesurier (1971–2019), British army officer and co-founder of the White Helmets
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Joan Le Mesurier (1932–2021), English actress
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John Le Masurier (fl. 1950s - 1960s), British athletics coach
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John Le Mesurier
John Le Mesurier (, born John Elton Le Mesurier Halliley; 5 April 191215 November 1983) was an English actor. He is probably best remembered for his comedic role as Sergeant Arthur Wilson in the BBC television situation com ...
(1912–1983), English actor
* John Le Mesurier (born 1933/34), English carpet salesman and alleged conspirator in the
Thorpe affair
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John Le Mesurier (Alderney)
John Le Mesurier (1781–1843) was a soldier and governor of Alderney. He resigned his patent to the crown in 1825 and was the last hereditary Governor of Alderney.
Life
John le Mesurier was born on 7 July 1781, the eldest son of Peter Le Me ...
(1781–1843), last hereditary governor of Alderney, Channel Islands
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John Lemesurier
John Lemesurier (or Le Mesurier or LeMesurier) (28 January 1826 — 26 June 1891) was a Canadian politician, serving as Mayor of Quebec City from January 1868 to November 1869.Kathleen Le Messurier
Kathleen Le Messurier was a female tennis player from Australia who was active in the 1920s and 1930s.
Le Messurier was the youngest daughter of Ernest and Jessie Le Messurier. She played competitive tennis for the Methodist Ladies College and ...
(fl. 1932), Australian tennis player
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Nicolas Le Messurier
Nicolas Le Messurier is an English sound engineer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards in the category Best Sound. He has worked on more than 150 films since 1968.
Selected filmography
* ''Superman'' (1978)
* ''A Passage to India
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(fl. 1960s), American sound engineer
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Paul Le Mesurier
Paul Le Mesurier (23 February 1755 – 9 December 1805) was a Guernsey-born merchant, ship-owner, director of the East India Company, a Member of Parliament, an Alderman of London, and the Lord Mayor of London (1793–94).
Life and career
Le Me ...
(1755 – 9 December 1805), British merchant, politician and Lord Mayor of London
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Robert Le Masurier
Sir Robert Hugh Le Masurier (29 December 1913 – 30 July 1996) was Bailiff of Jersey from 1962 to 1974.
Early life
Le Masurier went to school at Victoria College in Jersey. He graduated from Pembroke College, Oxford.
He served in the Royal ...
(1913–1996), Bailiff of Jersey, Channel Islands
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Robin Le Mesurier
Robin Mark Le Mesurier Halliley (22 March 1953 – 22 December 2021) was a British guitarist, known for his long collaborations with Rod Stewart and Johnny Hallyday, as well as for the wide-ranging nature of his musical performance, including mem ...
(1953–2021), British guitarist
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Thomas Le Mesurier (priest, born 1756)
Rev. Thomas Le Mesurier (28 August 1756 – 14 July 1822) was a British lawyer, cleric and polemicist.
He was born on Alderney, in the Channel Islands, the fourth son of John Le Mesurier, Hereditary Governor of that island. Educated at New College ...
(1756–1822), British lawyer, cleric and polemicist
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Thomas Le Mesurier (priest, born 1785)
(John) Thomas (Howe) Le Mesurier (18 August 1785 – 29 September 1864) was an Anglican priest in the 19th century.
Le Mesurier was born in Hackney, educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, became a chaplain to the forces
In physics, a force ...
(1785–1864), Anglican priest, Archdeacon of Malta
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Thomas Le Mesurier (aviator) (1897–1918), British World War I flying ace
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William LeMessurier (1926–2007), American structural engineer
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