27th January 1831
Jerriais poet Jean Dorey is born
Jean Dorey was one of the most prolific writers working in the Jèrriais language, which he wrote alongside French and English. He was born in St Helier and worked as a journalist for the Jersey Independent, Jersey Chronicle, La Phare de la Loire and I’Imprimerie de L’International. However, he is better remembered for his poetry, much of which was humorous and some of which would have been immediately familiar to Jersey locals, as it dealt with island matters and poked fun at Guernsey.
He published under various names and initials, mixing his given name, John Dorey, with the pseudonym Jean des Ruettes and either JD or JDR. He died on 13 August 1872.
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Other events that occured in January
Jersey company plans massive nuclear shelter
- A Jersey-based company developed plans for western Europe's largest nuclear fallout shelter at the height of the cold war.
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Town militia arsenal is destroyed by fire
- A fire at St Helier's Militia arsenal destroyed the building eight years after a similar incident had almost destroyed Fort Regent.
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Missing parents are declared dead
- Elizabeth and Nicholas Newell were last seen alive in October 1997. Just over three years later they were declared dead.
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French troops launch the Battle of Jersey
- The Battle of Jersey in January 1781 saw 1400 French troops invade and attempt to take over the Channel Island. They were unsuccessful.
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