Constables of St Helier
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Constables of St Helier
16th Century
- Edmond Le Gallais 1524 [1]
- Johan Nicolle 1529 [2]
- Johan de Soulemont 1534-1537 [3]
- Edouard de Carteret, Jacques Morin 1541-2 [4]
- Edouard de Carteret 1543 [5]
- Johan Michel 1551 [6]
- Johan Stocall 1553-1557 [7]
- Pierre de Soulement 1573-79 /1583 [8]
- Nicolas de Soulement 1586-7 [9]
- Thomas Le Geyt 1587-1590 [10]
- Thomas de Soulement 1590-1597; 1602-1606
- Nicolas Durel 1597-1602 [11]
17th Century
- Richard Dumaresq 1606-1608 [12]
- Hugh de Soulemont 1608-1629 [13]
- Jean Herault 1629-1632 [14]
- Edouard Dumaresq 1632-1651 [15]
- Andre le Vavasseur dit Durell 1651-1660 [16]
- Jean Dumaresq 1660-1667 [17]
- Thomas Durel 1667-1669 [18]
- Solomon Pipon 1669-1672 [19]
- Jean Le Geyt 1672-1675 [20]
- Jean Durell 1676-1682 [21]
- Jean Dumaresq 1682-1689 [22]
- Charles Dumaresq (1689-1693) [23]
- Michel Dupre 1684-1697 [24]
- Charles Hilgrove 1697-1703 [25]
18th Century
- Philippe Le Gallais 1703-1707 [26]
- Philippe Le Geyt 1707-1709 [27]
- Guillaume Dumaresq 1709-1712 [28]
- Philippe Patriarche 1712-1717 [29]
- Clement Chevalier 1717-1719 [30]
- Jacques Lempriere 1719-1723 [31]
- Charles Hilgrove 1723 [32]
- Charles Le Geyt 1726-1732 [33]
- Jean Dumaresq 1732-1745 [34]
- Jacques Lempriere 1745-1754 [35]
- Edouard Patriarche 1754-1765 [36]
Simon Crowcroft 2001-
John Edwin Pinel, 1910-24
- Jean Thomas Durell 1765-1770 [37]
- Matthieu Gosset 1770-1773 [38]
- Jacques Hemery 1773-1776 [39]
- Guillaume Patriarche 1776-1779 [40]
- Matthieu La Cloche 1779-1782 [41]
- Charles Le Marinel 1782-1785 [42]
- Clement Hemery 1794-1797 [43]
- Elie Durell 1797 [44]
19th Century
- Philippe Le Montais 1800 [45]
- Jean Dolbel 1800-1803 [46]
- Thomas Anley 1803-1806 [47]
- Philippe Nicolle 1806-1809 [48]
- Philippe Winter 1809-1812 [49]
- Thomas Duhamel 1812-1818, 1821-1824 [50]
- Edouard Nicolle 1818-1821, 1824-1827 [51]
- Philippe de Quetteville 1827-1830 [52]
- Francois Godfray 1830-1833 [53]
- Pierre Perrot 1834-1839 [54]
- Pierre Le Sueur 1839-1853 [55]
- Nicolas Le Quesne 1853-1856 [56]
- Robert Pipon Marett 1856-1858 [57]
- Philippe Aubin 1858-1861 [58]
- John Gibaut 1861-1864 [59]
- Josue George Falle 1864-1873 [60]
- Clement Hemery 1873-1876 [61]
- William Lawrence de Gruchy 1876-1878 [62]
- Francois Voisin 1878-1881
- Philippe Baudains 1881-1896 1899-1908
- Henry Edward Le Vavasseur dit Durell 1896-1899 [63]
A 1902 card soliciting the re-election of Philip Baudains
20th Century
- Percy Adrian Aubin 1905-1910
- John Edwin Pinel 1910-1924
- John Thomas Ferguson 1924-1938 [64]
- Charles James Cuming 1938-1945
- Henry Le Feuvre Grant 1945-1956 [65]
- Fred Webber Clarke 1956-1958 [66]
- Percy Poingdestre, 1958-1961
- Dennis William Ryan 1961-1968 [67]
- Keith A Baal 1968-1973
- Peter Gorton Baker 1973-1983 [68]
- Fred Philip Webber Clarke 1983-1995 [69]
- Robert Lester Le Brocq 1992-2001
- Simon Crowcroft 2001- [70]
Notes and references
- ↑ Mentioned as Constable in the first Livre de Catel, 1524, without indication of parish. His family lived in St Helier and it is assumed that he was Constable of that parish
- ↑ Not to be confused with his contemporary Johan Nicolle, Seigneur of Longueville and Constable of St Saviour
- ↑ Became Jurat in 1537. In 1535 he was attacked by Adam Morfeld and other soldiers. The case went before the Pricy Council
- ↑ Both sworn as Constable on 21 April 1541. The only known example of two men sharing the duties of Constable in the same parish
- ↑ Later Jurat
- ↑ Descended from Johan Michel, Attorney-General of Comte Maulevrier in 1467
- ↑ Jurat in 1557, died 1562
- ↑ Jurat in 1590
- ↑ Sworn in for a year in 1586
- ↑ Son of Noel Le Geyt dit le Maillier, son of Mathieu, son of Jean. Lived at Mont a l'Abbe
- ↑ Formerly Centenier. Not part of the Le Vavasseur dit Durel family. Son of Jean or Juin Durel, a Frenchman who settle and married in the island. Died 1616
- ↑ Only agreed to be sworn for two years. Son of Jurat Clement Dumaresq, of La Chesnee, St Martin
- ↑ Sworn-in for three years in 1608. Died 1640 at Vinchelez de Haut Manor
- ↑ Son of Abraham
- ↑ Son of Thomas
- ↑ Constable's Officer in 1625
- ↑ Son of Jean, Jurat, Lieut-Bailiff, Militia Colonel. Died 1683
- ↑ Died in office. Descended from Nicolas, see above
- ↑ Succeeded Thomas Durel as Centenier, and then as Constable. Son of Jurat Thomas, of La Moye, and Elizabeth, nee Journeaux, dauthger of Salomon
- ↑ Son of Philippe, younger brother of Philippe Le Geyt, Lieut-Bailiff
- ↑ Jurat in 1682
- ↑ Son of Jean, above
- ↑ Jurat 1693. Younger son of Philippe and Susanne, nee de Frotte
- ↑ Family from St Martin
- ↑ Centenier, then Constable. Second son of Thomas and Anne, nee Renouf. Resigned in 1703, died 1718
- ↑ Succeeded Charles Hilgrove as Centenier, then Constable
- ↑ Attorney-General 1709, then Lieut-Bailiff. Nephew and principal heir of Philippe Le Geyt
- ↑ Son of Charles, former Constable, above. Jurat 1723
- ↑ Resigned 1717. Jurat 1728
- ↑ Died in office
- ↑ Son of Clement
- ↑ Son of Charles, above. Jurat 1746
- ↑ Elder son of Lieut-Bailiff
- ↑ Son of Jean, son of Jean, son of Abraham. Constable until elected Jurat
- ↑ Son of Jacques above
- ↑ Formerly Centenier. Son of former Constable Philippe
- ↑ Seigneur of Longueville and Grainville. Attorney-General 1771
- ↑ Father of Matthieu, Viscount 1775-1842
- ↑ Former Centenier, Jurat in 1785
- ↑ Son of Guillaume. Jurat 1789. Colonel of St Helier Militia Battalion
- ↑ Son of Matthieu-Jean and brother of Jean, Rector of Trinity
- ↑ 54 when elected. Son of Charles, son of Jean, son of Thomas. Died 1789 with no heirs
- ↑ Sworn in after a nine-year legal wrangle following a contested election in 1785. Brother of Jacques, former Constable, above. Lieut-Colonel of Militia., Died 1809
- ↑ Previously Centenier
- ↑ Elected 1 April 1800 to replace Elie Durell, but refused to take the oath and was fined 20 Nobles. A new election was ordered
- ↑ Sworn in on 8 May after new election
- ↑ Former Centenier. Jurat in 1816
- ↑ On 20 June 1809 Nicolle was fined 200 livres and dismissed as Constable for holding an illicit Assembly. A new election was ordered. He became a Jurat in 1810
- ↑ Son of Philippe Winter, of St Brelade, and Esther, nee Villeneuve. Died in 1836 aged 70
- ↑ Family originated in France and not linked to another Jersey family of the same name, also originally from France. Thomas' ancestors included Zacharie (1649- ) and Richard (1660- ) Beat Philippe le Vavasseur dit Durell by 283 votes to 96 in July election. Durell complained that Duhamel was not a principal of the parish because he only paid 4 quartiers rate. The Royal Court ruled that Duhamel was eligible as Constable and swore him into office on 13 October 1812. Sworn in for second term three years later. He was the first St Helier Constable since Mathieu Gosset in 1770 to serve a second term. Jurat in 1838
- ↑ Brother of Philippe, above. Censured by the states on 18 November 1826 for interrupting debates, causing the Lieut-Governor to suspend the sitting. Became a Jurat and Lieut-Bailiff
- ↑ Son of David, a native of St Martin. Philippe was father of the late David, Jurat
- ↑ Son of Hugh, Denonciateur. Advocate of Royal Court, 1829. States Treasurer 1853-1858; Constable of St Martin 1835-1841; Constable of St Saviour 1842-1860; died 1868
- ↑ Became Jurat in 1839. Defeated Francis Godfray in November 1833 election for Constable. After claiming that Perrot had obtained a majority by illegal means, Godfray was elected Constable of St Martin and withdrew his complaint
- ↑ An outstanding Constable for 14 years until his death. Advocate of the Royal Court
- ↑ Appointed Jurat in 1856
- ↑ Solicitor-General in 1858, then Attorney-General and ultimately Bailiff
- ↑ Second son of Jean Aubin, of St Martin, and Esther, nee Romeril, and brother of Jurat Jean Aubin. Philippe also became Jurat in 1867
- ↑ Advocate and Petty Debts Court Judge
- ↑ Son of Josue and Esther, nee Bertram, daughter of Jurat George Bertram
- ↑ Grandson of former Constable, above. Died 1877
- ↑ Jurat in 1878
- ↑ Solicitor-General in 1899
- ↑ Previously Deputy 1919-1924
- ↑ (1878-1956) (St H). Son of merchant mariner Charles Winsor Grant, of Harberton, Devon, and Mary Jane, nee Le Cornu. Married Alice Amelia Sioville in St Saviour in 1901
- ↑ Served for two years until his death at the age of 55
- ↑ St Helier Deputy, then Constable
- ↑ Grandson of the founder of department store Frederick Baker and Sons
- ↑ Son of previous Constable, above
- ↑ Current incumbent. Son of Peter and Gillian, nee GodfreyElected Deputy in St Helier in 1996. Elected Constable in 2001
