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
Mainland doctor’s Jersey mercy dash
- A mainland doctor raced to Jersey to treat a patient with a fractured skull when no doctor in the island felt qualified to intervene.
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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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King’s saviour George Carteret dies
- George Carteret gave King Charles refuge during the Civil War. He was later a friend of the diarist Samual Pepys.
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First episode of Enemy at the Door broadcast
- Although set in Guernsey, ITV’s successful occupation-era drama, Enemy at the Door, was actually filmed in Jersey.
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