23rd May 1919
The Co-operative movement is born in Jersey
The Co-operative Society was established after a 23 May meeting at the Oddfellows Hall and opened its first office at 41 New Street exactly one month later. At the same time, it was working on the layout of its first store, at the same address, which opened for business on 30 June. It also rented a shop at Charing Cross, which it bought in 1921 and rebuilt in 1936, replacing the existing shop with an art deco wonder.
In 1955, the Jersey Co-operative Society merged with its equivalent in Guernsey, which had been established in 1947. Together, the two bodies formed the united Channel Islands Co-operative Society.
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Other events that occured in May
Corbiere’s assistant lighthouse keeper drowns
- Corbiere's assistant lighthouse keeper was washed away when he set out to save a pair of English visitors in 1946.
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Murdered Zsuzsanna Basenyei last seen alive
- Hungarian national Zsuzsanna Basenyei was last seen alive on 10 May 2018. Six days later, her body was discovered at La Pulec.
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A jilted lover shoots his bride to be (or was she his wife?)
- Francis Caillot, a town crier and boot maker, was convicted of murder and was transported to Tasmania as punishment.
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Feminist and journalist Rosie Boycott is born
- Jersey-born Rosie Boycott founded one of the most important feminist publications ever produced, and edited several newspapers.
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