29th January 2015
A familiar name is sworn in as Bailiff
William Bailhache was sworn in as the 87th bailiff of Jersey upon the retirement of his predecessor, Sir Michael Birt. He wasn’t the first Bailhache to assume the role, though: his brother, Sir Philip, had been Bailiff before him, for 15 years between 1994 and 2009.
If that wasn’t confusing enough, when Jersey’s new phone directory was published in April 2019, the Bailiff was listed not as Sir William Bailhache but the Right Honourable Earl John Fogarty. Around 6000 copies were distributed before the error was spotted. Comments on news stories about the mix up suggested that few residents used the phone book any more so it seems unlikely many would have noticed.
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Other events that occured in January
Fire almost destroys Fort Regent
- Fort Regent was almost destroyed by fire after an oil lamp was knocked over and the paraffin it contained ignited a wooden floor.
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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 sailors are arrested on an extradition request
- Three French sailors believed they were beyond French law when they fled to Jersey in 1902, charged with assaulting an old woman in Normandy.
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Octogenarian murder suspect dies after court appearance
- An 82 year old accused of murdering his companion suffered a stroke after appearing in court and was rushed to hospital where he later died.
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