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
A bishop’s daughter is killed on Jersey Railway
- The daughter of the bishop of derry stepped in front of an oncoming engine on the Jersey Railway in 1902.
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Gerald Durrell marries the woman who will help him found his zoo
- Gerald Durrell married opera singer Jacquie Wolfenden in 1951 and the two went on to found the zoo in Jersey.
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Jersey appoints its first postmaster
- Charles William Le Geyt was Jersey’s first postmaster and remained in the role for 20 years, until he was in his 80s.
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Pearl Vardon is tried for aiding the enemy
- Jersey-born school teacher Pearl Vardon was living in Jersey when German forces occupied, and she fell in love with one of their number.
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