9th August 1998
The first Earl of Jersey to live in Jersey dies in Jersey
The Ninth Earl of Jersey inherited his title in 1923, when he was 13, but didn’t move to the island until the late 1940s, by then with his second wife. Since the late 18th century, the family home had been Osterley Park, which Earl Jersey opened to the public as a stately home and art gallery and gifted to the National Trust, along with its grounds, in 1949. According to his obituary, published in The Times on 14 August 1998, “he was an early supporter of Gerald Durrell’s Jersey Zoo, and first chairman of the Jersey Association of Youth and Friendship, which, with its hostels and flats, has been a pioneer in providing deprived young people with a start in life”.
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Other events that occured in August
Man held on St Helier stabbing charge
- A man who was convicted of manslaughter in Jersey was later found hanged in his cell.
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Work begins on St Helier harbour
- Until work began on St Helier Harbour, visitors arriving on the packet steamer had to come ashore in small boats when the tide was out.
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Jersey judge and prosecutor find themselves prosecuted in court turn-around
- A bit of clever argument from the accused saw a court in Jersey reconsider who exactly was to blame in an unusual case.
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Dolmen discovered on Le Mont de la Ville
- The dolmen below Le Mont de la Ville was discovered when the area was cleared to create a parade ground in August 1785.
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