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First of all Payn(e) is a reasonably common name in Jersey.
The marriage record of Jean and Marie Francoise shows that they married in St Thomas' Roman Catholic Church on 16 April 1831. His father was called Philippe and his mother was Marie Louise Le Halper(?). Her father's name is illegible but her mother was Marie Francoise Augrain. Amongst the witnesses at the marriage were Marie Louise Payn and Aglaie Payn.
The couple had at least 8 children and most of them had 2 baptisms, one Anglican and one RC.
It is quite possible that the 1841 census shown above is the same family as in 1851. Their full name of their daughter named as Mary in 1851 was Marie Louise so 5 year old Louisa in 1841 could be the same person. It was quite common for French families to give their children 2 or 3 christian names and for those names to be used in random order. Also King Street runs into Queen Street (or vice versa). There were at least 3 sons born before 1841, although I believe one died in infancy. These boys do not seem to be on the 1841 but may have spent their early years in France.
There were 3 Jean/John Payn deaths in St Helier between 1841 and 1851, one of whom was the John Payn from the 1841 census who died of TB in 1850.
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