Jolly family explained

Coat Of Arms:	File:Jolly arms (Belgium & London).svg
Coat Of Arms Caption:	Coat of arms of the Jolly family
Origin:	London
Founded:	1799
Founder:	Alexander Jolly
Motto:	Recte et fideliter
Motto Lang:	Latin
Motto Trans:	correctly and faithfully
Titles:	Baron, Viscount

The Jolly family is a Belgian noble family originally from London whose proven male-line parentage dates back to 1799.^[1]

Origins

The Jolly family descends from London native Alexander Jolly and Marie-Françoise Moroy. Their son, Hubert, was president of the bar association of Brussels.

Members

• Baron André Jolly (1799–1883), engineer, painter, military official, politician, member of the Provisional Government of Belgium (1830), commander of the Royal Headquarters, and Commissaris-General of War.
• Baron Oscar Jolly ['''[[:fr:Oscar Jolly|fr]]] (1824–1902), Major general in the Belgian army.
  • Viscount Ferdinand Jolly (1825–1893), lieutenant-general, aide-de-camp to King Léopold II and of Regent Surlet de Chokier. Viscount Hubert Jolly [<nowiki/>[[:fr:Hubert Jolly|'''fr''']]] (1871–1940), lieutenant-general, aide-de-camp to Kings Albert I and Leopold III

Further reading

• Oscar Coomans de Brachène, État présent de la noblesse belge, annuaire de 1976, 1st part, Hov - J, Collection "ETAT PRESENT" a. s. b. l., 1976, pp. 135–139.
• Biographie Nationale, XXXIII, pp. 412–416.
• Jean-François Houtart, Anciennes familles de Belgique, Recueil LXI de l'Association royale Office Généalogique et Héraldique de Belgique, Brussels, 2008, p. 592.

References

1. Jean-François Houtart, Anciennes familles de Belgique, Recueil LXI de l'Association royale Office Généalogique et Héraldique de Belgique, Brussels, 2008, p. 592.