17th February 1902
A bishop’s daughter is killed on Jersey Railway
Several papers carried the story of Emma Chadwick’s suicide on the Jersey Railway. Passers-by had spotted the girl, whose father was the Bishop of Derry and Raphoe, step in front of an oncoming train. She had been in Jersey since the previous November, having been sent to the island to recover from overwork.
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Other events that occured in February
The States of Jersey adopts Jèrriais as an official language
- The States of Jersey votes to allow the island's own language to be used in debated, alongside English.
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Women are jailed for smuggling gold in their knickers
- Four women were caught smuggling gold in their knickers and were sent to prison at the end of their trial.
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Jersey author John Lemprière dies
- Lempriere's Bibliotheca Classica, published in 1788, was considered a standard text and definitive reference on classical mythology.
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Charles II is declared king in Royal Square
- King Charles II fled to Jersey after the death of Charles I and was declared monarch in the island's Royal Square in 1649.
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