Hemery records in La Société Jersiaise Library

Hemery records in

La Société Jersiaise Library

This is an index from the library catalogue of La Société Jersiaise regarding records relating to the Hemery family from 1800 to 1890. Donated by Peter Hemery, of the USA in 1991, the papers span 19th century and consist of mainly land transactions and various issues relating to wills of family members and alliances. A number of items highlight the trading of Hemery Brothers as merchants in London, and also the family connections to banking in the island

• 21 May 1800: Copy of Will of James Hemery, son of Clement
• 16 July 1802: Articles of Agreement between John Robin. John Robin and Clement Hemery and Ann Hemery, his daughter : re marriage settlement. Witnessed by Edward Fiott and Peter Philip Duhamel
• September 1803: Articles of Agreement between Philip Le Breton and Clement Hemery and Susan Hemery, his daughter, re: marriage settlement
• 24 September 1805| Deed of Trust – Hemery / Robin. Copy of declaration of acceptance of trust by John Robin (Son-in-law of Clement Hemery) and Clement Hemery Jnr
• 7 October 1807: Will of Clement Hemery
• 29 September 1808: Articles of Agreement between Philip Janvrin and Clement Hemery and Elizabeth Hemery, his daughter re: marriage settlement.
• 30 December 1809: Balance of James Hemery’s stock account and gifts
• 28 December 1890: Indenture - Marriage settlement, John Carnegie, and Mary Hemery. Clement Hemery, James Hemery, and Peter Hemery are trustees
• 17 September 1819: Bond of Trust - Clement Hemery, Peter Hemery / Thomas Le Breton, stock in trust of Thomas King and his wife Sarah (née Hemery)
• 1824: Account John Poingdestre with the late James Hemery
• 25 March 1826: Receipt Jersey Commercial Bank
• 23 December 1826: Deed of Trust – James Hammond, John Hammond and Clement Hemery for James Robin surviving trustee to John Poingdestre, Jane his wife, and children
• 15 September 1827: Sale by Charles Mallet to Clement Hemery, son of Clement, of a house, outbuildings, yard and land on the Fief du Roi, Grouville
• 16 November 1831: Deed of release and trust, Le Breton. Declaration of trust by Clement Hemery and Clement Hemery re a bequest to Susan Hemery, wife of The Rev Philip Le Breton, in will of James Hemery
• 16 November 1831 Poingdestre. Declaration of trust by Clement Hemery and Clement Hemery re a bequest to Frances Poingdestre, daughter of Jean Poingdestre and Jane Hemery his wife, in will of James Hemery deceased
• 8 November 1831 Carnegie. Declaration of trust by Clement Hemery and Clement Hemery re a bequest to Mary Hemery, wife of John Carnegie, in will of James Hemery
• 15 January 1831: Signed copy. Sale by Clement Hemery, Anne Susanne Durell (daughter of Elie Durell deceased), his wife, and George Ingouville, eldest son and principal heir of George Ingouville deceased, to Thomas Mauger and Marie Elizabeth Drummond, his wife, of a house and land on the Fief de Roi in Grouville which formerly belonged to George Godfray. The vendors had a right to this property as a result of a décret on the property of the said Godfray, who had a right to it from the said Elie Durell and George Ingouville deceased, who had a right to it as a result of the décret on the property of Corbet James D’Auvergne
• 28 Mau 1831: Sale by Clement Hemery to Elizabeth Robin and Anne Robin of a house, yard, stores and gardens, bordering on La Motte Street, St Saviour’s Road and Ann Street
• 15 October 1831: Assignment of rente by Jean Aubin to Clement Hemery
• 1832: Transfer of bequest bonds Hemery to Dupré and Haynes
• 4 February 1832: Sale of rente by Marie Hooper, wife of Charles Mallet, to Clement Hemery
• 30 May 1833: Sale by Robert Gunton to Clement Hemery of a house with yard and buildings, bordering on the east Ann Street
• 15 November 1834: Deed of arrangement between Clement Hemery, son of Clement, and Jean Monnamy, and others, owners, as a result of a décret of the property of Charles Mallet; relating to a sum of rente which Hemery had acquired from Mallet
• 1 March 1834: Deed of arrangement between Clement Hemery and Nathaniel Westaway, whereby Hemery ceded to Westaway his proprietary rights in a house, yard, land and appurtenances bordering Ann Street on the east, which he acquired from Robert Gunton on 30 May 1833
• 8 January 1835: Record of arpenteur giving measurements of two hedges and two small pieces of land belonging to Clement Hemery
• 27 June 1835: Sale by Clement Hemery, son of Clement, to Jean Le Rossignol (son of Peter), of part of a piece of land belonging to the vendor situated to the west of Route du Coie and bordering on its north side Simon Street
• 27 June 1835: Clement Hemery, Jacques Bosdet, lease of land
• 1835: Hemery / Barreau. Sale by Clement Hemery, son of Clement, to Bernabé Barreau, of remaining part of land belonging to vendor on the West of Route de la Coie, bordering on its north side, Simon Street
• 27 June 1835: Sale of rente by Susanne Le Jeune to Clement Hemery.
• 27 June 1839: Partage" of Pierre Hemery, deceased, between his heirs: Clement Hemery and Jeanne Hemery (eldest daughter of Jacques Hemery deceased), wife of Jean William Dupré; and sale by Jeanne of her share to Clement. Clement’s share was a house bordering on the north Rue du Pied de la Montagne, with buildings and land to the west of it and behind it, on the Fief de la Fosse in St Helier. Jeanne’s share was stores, buildings and land adjoining on the east side Clement’s share
• 11 June 1842: Sale by attorney of George Ourry Lemprière to Clement Hemery of a walled garden adjoining on the west side the property of the purchaser and bordering on the east a road 15 feet wide which is to be established alongside the said garden and other land sold by Lemprière on the same day and which will run as far as Colomberie Street along which new road the purchaser shall have right of way
• 5 January 1832: Power of Attorney granted by Jean Hemery, son of Clement to Clement Hemery and Pierre Hemery
• 30 December 1843: Sale of rente, Jean Josué Gabourel, James Amice Journeaux, and Henrietta Elligood Journeaux (née Durell) his wife and Clement Hemery
• 30 March 1844: Assignment and sale of rente between Clement Hemery, son of Clement, and Philippe Le Gallais
• 1 July 1844: Release by J W Dupré, husband of Jeanne Hemery deceased, and Richard Hayne, husband of Jeanne Hemery, re trust under will of James Hemery
• 12 July 1845: Sale by Joseph Rider to Clement Hemery of a house, outbuildings, yard and garden au haut de la ville de St Helier, Fief du Buisson, adjoining on the west and south sides land belonging to the purchaser
• 5 August 1848: Sale of rente by François Payn to attorney of Clement Hemery, son of Clement
• 1848: Promise of payment Thomas Powell to Hemery Bros
• 17 April 1852: Deed of arrangement between Jean Sinel, owner of 28 Colomberie, which adjoins land dependant on Colomberie House, owned by Clement Hemery , son of Clement, and the said Clement Hemery; whereby Sinel agrees not to build any more chimneys on his property, except on the east wall
• 17 February 1852: Will of Thomas Newton King
• 1852: Release from 1831 trust of Sarah Newton King (née Hemery)
• 29 June 1852: Share purchase in London and County Banking Co. (Arundel)
• 22 November 1854 and 19 August 1855: Two letters re inheritance from Henry Newton King from Melbourne, Australia in respect of release by Henry John Newton King re trust under will of James Hemery and release by Henry John Newton King in respect of marriage settlement of Thomas Newton King and Sarah Hemery (his parents) dated 17 September 1819
• 11 April 1855: Release by the further children of above union. Newton King inheritance from Wexford, Eire. The undersigned being named: Richard James Newton King, Julianne Eliza Newton King, and of brother Henry John Newton King now residing in Melbourne. Also Emily Ann Newton King mentioned
• 1855: Four receipts by bequest payments from Carnegie and Newton King
• May/June1855: Account settlement Clement Hemery / Charles Hemery
• 27 October 1855: Sale of land by Edouard Hemery to Clement Hemery
• 9 August 1856: Sale by attorney of Edouard Hemery to Francis John Grandin, of 27 Commercial Buildings, to which the said Edouard Hemery had a right by the partage of the property of Clement Hemery, his father
• 1856: Receipt for bequest Margaret Hayne’s late father received from Clement Hemery
• 1856: Division of bequests of J and C Hemery and J Robin (three papers – list of heirs)
• 1856: Purchase of shares in London and Brighton railway by Clement Hemery for Fanny Maria Poingdestre
• 22 April 1857: Sale by Jean Hemery, son of Clement, to Abraham Le Sueur of a piece of land called La Hure bordering on the north and partly on the east Route du Val la Guve, on Fief de la Reine, in the parish of Grouville. Record of arpenteur giving measurements of field and adjoining cotil taken at request of Clement Hemery (acting on behalf of his brother and sister) and Abraham Le Sueur
• June 1857: Purchase of shares in London County Bank for Peter and Julie Hemery (two receipts)
• 31 August 1858: Dividend London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
• 22 September 1859: Receipt from Union Bank of London – Clement Hemery
• 11 September 1861: Letter re rifle competition prizes Edward Nicolle to Clement Hemery
• 20 November 1862: London, Brighton and South Coast Railway – request of return of bankers’ receipt
• 1862: Three receipts from Union Bank of London
• 31 October 1863: Sale of rente by Giffard Nicolas Le Quesne to Clement Hemery, son of Clemen
• 1864: Rifle Association accounts
• 14 October 1864: Letter re exchange of shares London and Brighton Railway
• 8 April 1865: Division of land in Grouville to heirs of James Hemery
• 26 September 1866: Acknowledgement by Martha Poingdestre and Clement Hemery re distribution of estate of Clement Hilgrove. 62
• 19 March 1867: Letter of acknowledgement re bequest Lindon / Clement Hemery (Ellen Mary Lindon and J A Lindon) from Stockport, UK
• March 1867: Robertson Brothers. Samples of port and wine to Hemery Brothers
• 21 August 1869: Sale by John Gabourel to Charles William Robin and Clement Hemery, son of Clement of a house, 49 Colomberie Street, with buildings, yard and garden, bordering on the north Don Road; a shop or store to the north of the east end of the garden of the above, bordering on the north Don Road; a house, buildings and yard, forming the corner of 18 Peter Street and 21 Hilary Street
• 21 February 1870: Signed valuations of fields made at request of Clement Hemery. 23 February: Record of arpenteur giving measurements of Cotil de Jutize, Grouville, taken at request of Clement Hemery
• 15 August 1871: Indenture Robin and Co to Clement Hemery
• 15 March 1872: Agreement of lease between Peter Hemery and Nicholas Allain in respect of a building, yard and shed known as The Vaults in Rouge Rue, St Helier.
• 9 May 1872: Report on condition of Elm Banks, St Peter
• 3 December 1872: Letters from Charles Hemery (London) to Esnouf (Jersey) re power of attorney and affairs of Ellen Lomer
• December 1873: Receipt London and Brighton Railway, Union Bank of London
• 13 October 1873: Letter re wines from Cadiz to Hemery Brothers
• 1874: Letter re Henry Krüg champagne to Hemery Brothers
• January 1874: Merry, Lloyds and Co (London and Sydney) two letters re cost of shipping to Australia
• 28 April 1876: Letter re repair to rented house from Knatchbull to Clement Hemery
• 1881: Four receipts for St Helier rates for various Hemerys
• 1881: Receipts to Esnouf, executor of will of Clement Hemery
• 1882: Two letters re rebuilding of Gorey farmhouse for Charles Hemery (London)
• 1883 : Four receipts for St Helier rates for various Hemerys
• 1883 : Receipt for Grouville rates
• June 22 1883: Receipts for rente received by Mme Lesdos (née Hemery) of Bordeaux
• 1883: Five receipts for wine orders and invoices for shipping
• 1884: Two letters London Assurance Corporation to Esnouf re policies on properties in Dicq Road, Colomberie and Stopford Road
• 12 May 1884: Letter from Charles Hemery to Esnouf re bank failure, thanking Esnouf for sympathy he has shown.