Saint Martin

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Saint Martin



The lane beside St Martin's Church


St Martin is the parish in the north east corner of Jersey

1976 stamp
1976 stamp

Saint Martin (Jerriais: St Martîn) is Jersey's north-east parish. Historically it was called "Saint Martin le Vieux" to distinguish it from the present day parish of Grouville (historically "Saint Martin de Grouville").

Public Hall

St Martin is the only parish in Jersey not to conduct its municipal business from a Parish Hall. St Martin has Public Hall instead, having accepted money from the States of Jersey to provide an assembly room.

The dolmen at Le Couperon and La Pouquelaye de Faldouet are among the prehistoric remains in the parish. La Pouquelaye de Faldouet features on the reverse of the Jersey 10p coin and was the inspiration for the poem Nomen, numen, lumen written by Victor Hugo in 1855 during his exile in Jersey.

The rock known as Le Saut Geffroy, or Geoffroy's Leap, is reputed to be an ancient place of execution where criminals were thrown into the sea.

The ancient castle of Mont Orgueil dominates the small harbour and village of Gorey. The castle served as the island's prison until another was constructed in St Helier in the 17th century. Until the construction of Elizabeth Castle off Saint Helier at the beginning of the 17th century, Mont Orgueil was generally the residence of the Governor of Jersey.

The immense breakwater at St Catherine is all that remains of a grandiose harbour project started, but then abandoned, by the British government in the 19th century. It is now a popular site for sea anglers.

St Martin is one of the remaining strongholds of Jèrriais with a distinctive accent. The area around Faldouet formerly possessed a dialect of its own, known as Faldouais. Although the Faldouais dialect is extinct, it has left notable amounts of writings in Jèrriais.

Subdivisions

St Martin is divided into vingtaines as follows:

  • Vingtaine de Rozel
  • Vingtaine de Faldouet
  • Vingtaine de la Quéruée
  • Vingtaine de l'Église
  • Vingtaine du Fief de la Reine

Les Ecréhous are part of the parish of St Martin.

Saint Martin forms an electoral district with Grouville and elects three Deputies.

Twin town

St Martin is twinned with Montmartin-sur-Mer in Normandy

Other St Martin articles

References

  • Jersey Folk Lore, John H. L'Amy, Jersey 1927

External links

Constables

15th Century Jean Nicolle 1490-1496 [1]
16th Century Philippe Payn 1528-1531, 1536-1539 [2] Edmond Perrin 1531-1536 [3] Philippe Payn 1536-1542 [4] John Messervy 1542-1547 [5] Thomas Le Hardy 1547-1551 [6]
Henry Mallet 1551-1553 [7] Edouard Crafford 1553 [8] Servais Nicolle 1553-1560 [9] Clement Dumaresq 1560-1584 [10] John Gray 1584-1586 [11]
Francois Le Maistre 1586-1587 [12] Edmond de Quetteville 1587-1597 [13] Edouard Payn 1597-1616 [14]
17th Century Abraham Payn 1616-1629, 1641-1647 [15] Philippe Dumaresq 1629-1632 [16] Thomas Le Maistre 1632-1641 [17] Abraham Payn 1641-1647 [18] Abraham Le Maistre 1647-1651 [19]
Thomas Bandinel 1652-1655 [20] Clement Dumaresq 1655-1657 [21] Jean Nicolle 1657-1660 [22] Abraham Le Maistre 1660-1666 [23] David Bandinel 1666-1674 [24]
Philippe Richardson 1674-1691 [25] George Bandinel 1691-1694 [26] Thomas Lempriere 1694-1698, 1704-1707, 1708-1714, 1717-1720 [27] George de la Garde 1698-1704, 1714-1717
18th Century David Bandinel 1707-1708 [28] James Corbet 1720-1721 [29] George Bandinel 1721-1723 [30] Abraham Richardson 1723-1731 [31] Clement Richardson 1731-1752 [32]
Thomas Syvret 1752-1756 [33] Elie de Quetteville 1756-1761, 1770-1773 [34] Nicolas Richardson 1761-1770, 1779-1782 [35] Elie de Quetteville 1770-1773 [36] Phillipe Collas 1773-1779 1784-1790[37]
Nicholas Richardson 1779-1782 [38] Philippe Collas 1784-1790 [39] Nicolas Richardson 1790-1793 [40] Phillipe Nicolle 1793-1799 [41] George Bertram 1799-1808, 1815-1821 [42]
19th Century Jean Mallet 1808-1811 [43] Phillipe Godfray 1811-1814, 1825-1834]] [44] George Bertram 1815-1821 [45] Jean Nicolle 1821-1825 [46] Phillipe Godfray 1825-1834 [47]
Francis Godfray 1835-1841 [48] Thomas Messervy 1841-1844 [49] Edouard Le Huquet 1862-1865 Thomas William Messervy 1865-1877 [50] Philippe Amy 1877-1880 [51]
Reginald Raoul Lempriere 1880-1883 [52] Frederic Nicolle de Quetteville 1883-1886 [53] Frederic Richardson Le Brun 1886-1901 [54]
20th Century Charles Perchard 1901-1919 John Pallot 1919-1926 Thomas Renouf de Gruchy 1926-1935 Charles Philip Billot 1935-1949 Thomas Raymond de Gruchy 1949-1950
Henry Ahier 1950-1963 Thomas George Billot 1963-1972 George Rive Le Masurier 1972-1981 Winter Chevalier de Gruchy 1981-1987 Stanley John de la Haye 1987-1994
John Baudains Germain 1994-
21st Century


Art

The parish has a small collection of oil paintings on display in the Parish Hall, featured in the Your Paintings project.

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  • Rozel Harbour; LP
    Rozel Harbour; LP
  • Mont Orgueil; LP
    Mont Orgueil; LP
  • Les Ecrehous; Norman Pallot
    Les Ecrehous; Norman Pallot
  • The Public Hall on polling day in a 1948 Senatorial election
    The Public Hall on polling day in a 1948 Senatorial election
  • A party for St Martin children in 1897
    A party for St Martin children in 1897

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  • A map showing the parish
    A map showing the parish
  • A parish issue banknote
    A parish issue banknote
  • A parish assembly record
    A parish assembly record
  • A rate assessment record for St Martin
    A rate assessment record for St Martin
  • St Martin welcomes the Prince of Wales in 1935
    St Martin welcomes the Prince of Wales in 1935
  • Le Saie
    Le Saie
  • Lovers' lane in St Martin
    Lovers' lane in St Martin
  • The Public Hall
    The Public Hall
  • Cotils at St Catherine
    Cotils at St Catherine
  • St Catherine's Hill
    St Catherine's Hill
  • Parish secretary Cliff Robbins with a display of batons de justice at the Public Hall in the 1970s
    Parish secretary Cliff Robbins with a display of batons de justice at the Public Hall in the 1970s
  • Inside the Public Hall in the 1970s
    Inside the Public Hall in the 1970s
  • The parish arsenal. For over 170 years St Martin’s Arsenal, located adjacent to Cimetière de L’Union, was owned by the States. Built on four vergées of land sold to the States in 1842, for much of its history the Arsenal was overseen and occupied by a caretaker or keeper such as Philip Rondel, who in 1851 was the first person listed as ‘arsenal keeper’ in a census. During the Occupation, the Arsenal served an important role for St Martin and neighbouring parishes, not only fulfilling a function as a parcel delivery service and food distribution centre, but also hosting herd counts and horse reviews
    The parish arsenal. For over 170 years St Martin’s Arsenal, located adjacent to Cimetière de L’Union, was owned by the States. Built on four vergées of land sold to the States in 1842, for much of its history the Arsenal was overseen and occupied by a caretaker or keeper such as Philip Rondel, who in 1851 was the first person listed as ‘arsenal keeper’ in a census. During the Occupation, the Arsenal served an important role for St Martin and neighbouring parishes, not only fulfilling a function as a parcel delivery service and food distribution centre, but also hosting herd counts and horse reviews
  • The 1919 parish celebrations of the end of the Great War the year before
    The 1919 parish celebrations of the end of the Great War the year before
  • Advert for the parish carnival in 1924
    Advert for the parish carnival in 1924
A visit by St Martin parishioners to Bourneville in 1938

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Probably elected earlier and served later. Mentioned as Constable in a contract passed in 1496
  2. ↑ Younger son of Michel Payn, Seigneur of Fief Payn in St Lawrence and Fief de Quetivel in St Martin, and Jurat in 1519. Possibly elected earlier
  3. ↑ Seigneur of Rosel. Son of Dominique, Jurat of Guernsey's Royal Court, and Catherine, nee Lempriere, sister and heir of Seigneur of Rosel, Jean Lempriere. Jurat of Jersey's Royal Court at the same time as Constable
  4. ↑ Second term. Died in office
  5. ↑ Of La Chesnee. Son of Edmond, son of Guillaume. Died 1558
  6. ↑ Elder son of Edouard, Jurat, son of Clement, Bailiff
  7. ↑ Elder son of Laurens, of St Martin. Fouageur in 1534. Heir of Sire Paul Mallet, priest, in 1550. Died 1556
  8. ↑ Soldier at Mont Orgueil in 1546 accused of assaulting Nicolas Jeune. Only served as Constable for two months because he was killed, accidentally, during a Militia review at Anne Port. Gave his name to Grasfort in St Martin. He had married Jeanne Le Bastard, daughter and principal heir of Clement, Advocate of the Royal Court
  9. ↑ Allowed to retire, 1560. Not in any of our early Nicolle trees
  10. ↑ Third son of Richard Dumaresq, Seigneur of Vinchelez de Bas and Leoville, Jurat 1538-1557, and Collette, nee Larbalestier, daughter of Michel, of Trinity. Jurat from 1580. Married to daughter and heir of John Messervy, Constable in 1542. Died at an advanced age and buried in 1627 at St Saviour
  11. ↑ Probably first elected earlier. Married one of the daughters of Nicolas Triguel, Viscount
  12. ↑ Son of Richard, of St Ouen. Settled in St Martin after marrying Marguerite Gardner, daughter and principal heir of John and Collette, nee Payn, daughter of Jean, son of Michel, Seigneur of Quetivel and Viscount
  13. ↑ Lived at Le Catillon. Died 1597
  14. ↑ Advocate, 1582. Jurat, 1616. Died 1624
  15. ↑ Elder son of Edouard Payn, his predecessor as Constable, above
  16. ↑ Second son of Hugh, of La Chesnee, and Collette, nee Journeaux. He settled at Morin, St Saviour, and later became Constable of that parish
  17. ↑ Seigneur of Quetivel. Eldest son of Francois, Constable in 1586. Centenier before from 1613. Died in office in 1641
  18. ↑ Second term in office. Resigned through illness
  19. ↑ Son of former Constable Thomas Le Maistre. Centenier for ten years earlier. Stood down during Parliamentary period but resumed office at the Restoration
  20. ↑ Younger son of Dean David Bandinel. Died 1690
  21. ↑ Lived at La Chesnee. Allowed to resign in 1675. Died in 1678. Eldest daughter and principal heir, Elizabeth, married Michel Poingdestre
  22. ↑ Served until the Restoration. Died 1696
  23. ↑ Resumed office at Restoration. Allowed to resign through age in 1666. Died in 1674
  24. ↑ Registrar of Contracts 1655-1660, Advocate 1665-1670, Greffier 1670-1676, Jurat 1676
  25. ↑ Centenier from 1663. Advocate. Jurat from 1676
  26. ↑ Elder son of former Constable David Bandinel, above. Seigneur of Meleches by purchase from George, Lord Carteret. Viscount 1716-1717
  27. ↑ Previously Centenier. Refused re-election in 1698, but resumed office in 1704-1707, 1708-1714 and 1717-1720. Died in office in 1720
  28. ↑ Eldest son of former Constable George Bandinel. Appointed Viscount in July 1708
  29. ↑ Son of James, Viscount and Jurat, and Anne, nee de Carteret, who became Dame of Rosel. Advocate from 1715. Died in the wreck of the frigate HMS Hynde in 1721. Buried at St Brelade
  30. ↑ Younger son of former Constable George. Resigned to become Deputy Viscount to his father. Succeeded him as Viscount in 1728
  31. ↑ Appointed Jurat in 1731
  32. ↑ Died in office in 1752
  33. ↑ Previously Centenier. Died 1756
  34. ↑ Lived at Le Catillon. Descended from Edmond de Quetteville, Constable in 1587
  35. ↑ Son of former Constable Clement
  36. ↑ Second term
  37. ↑ Son of George. Of Maison de St Martin, Died in office during second term
  38. ↑ Second term
  39. ↑ Second term
  40. ↑ Eldest son of former Constable Nicolas, above
  41. ↑ Previously Centenier. Son of Philippe and Marie, nee Dufresne, grandson of Philippe and Marie, nee Horman
  42. ↑ Of Grasford. Previously Centenier. Aged 26 when elected Constable
  43. ↑ Of Le Huquet and then Croix-au-Maitre
  44. ↑ Of Anneville. Elected by 107 votes to Jean Nicolle's 99, but result challenged. The Court found that Godfray had been elected by a majority vote and swore him in
  45. ↑ Second term
  46. ↑ Younger son of Philippe, Constable in 1793. Died unmarried in 1828. His brother, Dr Edouard Nicolle, was his principal heir
  47. ↑ Second term
  48. ↑ Son of Hugh. Beat Thomas Messervy by 137 votes to 73. Messervy challenged the result on the grounds that Godfray was not a resident of St Martin, but the Court over-ruled the challenge. Advocate from 1829. Constable of St Helier 1830-1833. Constable of St Saviour 1842
  49. ↑ Stood unsuccessfully in 1834. A long legal battle following the 1844 election, in which he beat Thomas Laffoley by 177 votes to 140, resulted in a period of 17 years during which the parish had no Constable.
  50. ↑ Deputy in 1878 and died aged 78 in 1904
  51. ↑ Died 1898. Lived near the parish church
  52. ↑ Seigneur of Rosel. Jurat and Viscount in 1894
  53. ↑ Son of Francois and Elizabeth, nee Nicolle
  54. ↑ Solicitor
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