List of tenants of Jethou
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The following is a list of tenants of Jethou. Jethou is an island in the Channel Islands owned by the States of Guernsey. In 1416 AD, it became part of the estate of Henry V, and remains a Crown lease.
List of tenants
| Date | Name | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1028–1055 | Restauld | ||
| 1055–1414 | the Abbots of Mont Saint Michel | ||
| 1158–? | Guillaume Chesney | Reverting to the Abbots of Mont Saint Michel on his death. | [1] |
| 1270–? | Sir William de Chesney | Reverting to the Abbots of Mont Saint Michel on his death. | [1] |
| 1414–? | Benedictine monks | According to Jethou guide book, "other Benedictine Monks occupied the Island for another 100 years". | [1] |
| ?–1717 | uninhabited | [1] | |
| 1717–1737 | Charles Nowall | ||
| 1737–1758 | Charles Mauger | Died 1758. | |
| 1758–1779 | Thomas Guille & Thomas Le Marchant (jointly) | ||
| 1779–1781 | Henry de Jersey | Died 1781. | |
| 1781–1800 | Henry de Jersey II | ||
| 1800–1821 | Phillip de Quesnel | ||
| 1821–1822 | Edward Falla,Peter Le Cocq,Nicholas Le Feuvre & Peter de Lisle | ||
| 1822–1846 | Jean Allaire | ||
| 1846–1852 | Marie Allaire Collings | Died 1853. | |
| 1852–1856 | States of Guernsey | Island used for quarrying. | |
| 1856–1863 | George Charles Gee | ||
| 1863–1867 | Messrs Perry, Lindell & Giffard (jointly) | ||
| 1867–1877 | Lt-Col. Montague Fielden | ||
| 1877–1880 | caretakers | ||
| 1880–1885 | W.H.B. Moullin | ||
| 1885–1890 | caretakers | ||
| 1890–1918-11-07 | Sir Henry Austin Lee | Died 1918. | |
| 1899–1910 | F.J. Guy | Subtenant | |
| 1919–1920 | John Drillot | Caretaker | |
| 1920–1934 | Sir Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie | ||
| 1934–1944 | Harold Fortington | Died 1944. | |
| 1940–1945 | (George MacDonald | Subtenant during German Occupation of WW2 | |
| 1944–1948 | Mrs Fortington (widow of Harold) | ||
| 1948–1955 | Lt-Col. William Gill Withycombe | ||
| 1955–1957 | Philip Steer Watkins | ||
| 1957–1958 | Herman Stockey | ||
| 1958-12–1964 | Group Captain William Hedley Cliff DSO | ||
| 1964-09-29–1971-12-06 | Susan Faed | ||
| 1971-12–1983-02-03 | Sir Charles Hayward | Died 1983. | |
| 1984–1991 | Anthony Duckworth | ||
| 1991–1995 | Peter Ogden & Philip Hulme | ||
| 1995— | States of Guernsey | ||
| 1995— | :Subtenants: Sir Peter Ogden & Philip Hulme |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Faed, Angus, Jethou guide book
