Awakenings

As we approach the start of the first spark of spring in ancient times, that time of year called Imbolc, the 1st of February, it seems apposite to have a poem celebrating the coming season. It's also known as Candlemas, so I've also put a reference to candles there as well. The Grey King of Winter's rule is slowly loosening his grip on our land, and the buds begin appearing on the trees. It is also a time for lambing (according to one etymology, Imbolc refers to "ewe's milk") and for making corn dollies. The day of Imbolc was also celebrated by burning lamps and lighting bonfires in tribute to Brigid.

Awakenings

Mother Earth opens a sleepy winter eye,
And the green blade rises to the sky;
Softly, the dryads sing the trees awake,
And ice sheets thaw across the lake,
In meadows, lambs frolic in the snow:
First spring, the awakenings we know
And love: a time when Chanters sing
The Ancient Lays that hope does bring;
And while the Grey King still looks out,
And gales and storms may yet shout,
Like banshees across our lovely land,
Still with reach of his fell hand,
Yet his shadow fades, his grip weak;
Buds for leafing, as the dryads speak:
The snowdrops burst forth, so white,
And sing out of the returning light:
Wake, wake, for the time comes near,
Light the candle and remove the fear;
On window sill, warm glow of flame,
As candle flickers, as once more came,
The corn doll making, the olden craft,
And cattle nurture newborn calf;
The light returns, the stream flowing; 

And on the hilltop, bonfires glowing.

Victoria College: The Register 1854

Notes on Transcription

This is a transcript from the old Victoria College register book. It has been made using a combination of OCR and corrections by hand - a lot were needed as the print of the book is an old style which does not readily convert with good accuracy.

This register was collated in book form by the writer (E.C. Cooper) contacting as many Old Victorians as he could and getting information as to their whereabouts, whether they had died (the book was published shortly after 1956), and their careers. Sometimes it is very sparse, sometimes, we have almost a "Who's Who" record of where they went and what they did.

ENTRANCES JANUARY 1854.

172. STEVENS, WALTER JOHN. Brother of 59,'75, 356, 357, 667, 848. Died in 1876 on a. voyage to New Zealand.

173. MARSH. CHARLES.

174. LANGELIER, J OHN.

175. BELLIS, RICHARD FRANCIS. Son of Rev. R. Bellis, St. Helier’s. Brother of 473 and 1069. Deceased.

176. GALLICHAN, JOHN.

177. MALLETT, ALFRED. Son of Rev. R. Mallett, St. Mannelier. Brother of 198, 482. Deceased.

178. HALL, WILLIAM RICHARD. Son of W. Hall, Seaton Place. Brother of 409.

179. EVANS, FRANCIS FOSBERRY. Son of G. Evans, 1 Winchester Place. Brother of 7, 146, 281, 352. Lieutenant Royal Marines 1862.

ENTRANCES EASTER 1854.

180. NORMAN, FRANCIS. Brother of 82 and 110. Deceased.

181. GAUDIN. PHILIP. Son of T. Gaudin, St. Martin’s. Brother of 236. Deceased.

182. LE JEUNE, —

183. YOUNG, JOHN. Son of Mrs. Young, Samarés Lane. Brother of 63. Trinity College Dublin, BA. 1867. Ordained 1868. Curate, Holy Trinity, Smethwick 1868—72, Dingley 1873—5. Rector of Blore, Ashbourne 1875. .

ENTRANCES M ICHELMAS 1854

184. MARSHALL, JAMES ALFRED. Brother of 153 and. 185.

185. MARSHALL, CHARLES. Brother of 153 and 184-.

186. DOWDING, HERBERT WARD. Son of Rev. B. C. Dowding, 5 Waverley Terrace. Brother of 187 and 223.

187. DOWDING, CHARLES H. Brother of 186 and 223. Chaplain Royal Navy. Lost overboard from H.M.S. Agincourt 23 July 1879.

188. CARSON, JAMES SIMPSON. Son of J. Carson, Beaumont. Went to Worcester College Oxford. Called to Bar at Middle Temple 1872. J .P. Lived at Great Marlow, Bucks.

139. LE BRETON, WILLIAM INGLIS. Brother of 30, 239, 418 and 674. Woolwich 1361. Lieutenant R.A. Captain 1876. Major 1884. Transferred to Bombay S.C. in 1868. Served in Public Works Deptartment as Comptroller of Accounts in the Punjab, N .W. Provinces, Bombay and Calcutta. Retired 1889.

190. PERCHARD, HENRY GEORGE. Brother of 382.

191. HAMMOND, CHARLES ROBIN. Son of Mrs. T. D. Hammond, Don Terrace. Previously at Elizabeth College Guernsey. Entered the Army (4th (K.O.) Regiment). Captain 1869. Retired 1871. Quartermaster, East Regiment. R.J.M. Died 1882.

192. HARTUNG, FREDERICK MORRIS. Brother of 157. Left 1863. Entered Imperial Fire Assurance Co. Eventually senior London partner in Maud, Fester, and Hartung, Insurance Agents and Brokers. Died at Seaford 1909.

193. MECHAM, JOHN RUSSELL. Brother of 169 and 170. Entered the Army (27th Foot). Captain 26th Cameronians 1878. Lt-Col Cmdg 2nd Scottish Rifles 1890 Col Cmdg 26th Regimental District. Died at Hamilton N B 1898.

194. DURELL, HENRY E. LE VAVASOUR DIT. Left 1859. Afterwards at Caen. Called to Middle Temple 1868. Practised at Jersey Bar till 1899. Deputy for St. Helier 1874-96. Constable of St. Helier 1896-9. Solicitor-General 1899. Attorney-General 1912. Deceased.

195. CAMPBELL, WILLIAM. Brother of 166. Died 1856.

196. SIMON, ARTHUR C. Son of P. Simon, 10 The Terrace. Deceased

197. BRYANT, JAMES PHILIP. Brother of 86. Deceased.

198. MARETT, STANLEY E. Brother of 177, 482. Deceased.

199. GRANDIN, FRANCIS O. Son of Mrs. Grandin, Pier Road.

200. ALEXANDER, CHARLES. Son of G. Alexander, 62 New Street. Brother of 201.

201. ALEXANDER, WALTER. Brother of 200.

202. BRIDGER, JOHN PPELHAM. Son of Rev. F. Bridger, Almorah Crescent. Brother of 203. Midshipman R.N. Drowned at Amoy, while serving on H.M.S. Acorn 1857.

203. BRIDGER, AUGUSTUS. Brother of 202 and 224. Entered Bank of England 1860. Retired 1908.

204. PITCHER, DUNCAN GEORGE. Son of Mrs. Pitcher, 55 Colomberie. Entered Sandburst. R.M.Artillery 1856. Bombay Cavalry 1859. Bombay Staff Co B 1868. Colonel 1889. Retired 1896. Awarded the Kaiser-i-Hind Medal, 1st class for public service. He filled many posts (Revenue and Judicial) in the UP. Died 1924.

205. REVELL, HENRY ALBERT. Son of Major Bevell, Almorah Crescent. Entered the Army and was Captain 6th Innis. killing Dragoons. Afterwards member of a. firm of type-founders, Shanks Revel] & Co. Died 1881.

206. DU JARDIN, BENJAMIN STEPHENS. Son of Centenier Du Jardin, 3 Beresford St. Brother of 269, 449, 450. Entered the Army (CeyIon Rifles). Afterwards Captain 7th Foot 1871. Retired 1880. Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel 1881. Deceased.

207. DUNLOP, HENRY GORDON. Son of Lieutenant-Colonel Dunlop, 1 Plaisance Terrace. Brother of 208. Drowned at Rockhampton Queensland 1866.

208. DUNLOP, WILLIAM. WALLACE. Brother of 207.

209. COCKRAM, HARRY. Son of J. Cockram, Halkett Place.

210. MACHELL, JAMES OCTAVIUS. Son of Rev. R. Machell, Eagle Terrace. Entered the Army (14th Foot). Captain 59th Foot 1863. Retired 1864. Died 1902.

211. EDWARDS, WILLIAM. Son of W. E. Edwards.

212. LE QUESNE, EDWARD. Son of W. Le Quesne, Gloucester Terrace. Went to San Francisco. Later returned to Jersey.

213. BAMBER, HUGH WILLIAM. Son of Lieutenant Col. Ross Bamber R.N. Brother of 214, 681, 903. Entered R.M.L.I. Major in 1881. Retired as Hon. L15.-COI. 1884. Afterwards lived in Margate and commanded the Fire Brigade.

214. BAMBER, WALTER LEIGH. Brother of 213, 681, 903. Left in 1359. Midshipman RN. 1833. Gained R.H.S. Medal and Clasp. Retired as Commander 1873. J .P. for Portsmouth. Lived at Southsea. Died 1915.

215. GRAY, ELIAS. Son of T. Gray, Roseville House. Brother of 48.

216. SKINNER, JOHN. Son of W. Skinner, Aberdeen. Brother of 351.

217. LAURENS, JAMES. Son of J. Laurens, Surville Place.

218. LE QUESNE, HENRY. Son of N. Le Quesne, Rouge Bouillon. Brother of 17(?). Entered the Army 1862.

219. SKEY, WILLIAM. HENRY RUSSELL. Son of F. C. Skey, 13 Grosvenor Street, London. Entered the Army (38th Foot). Captain 1867. Retired 1874.

The Steel Sky

An election comes up, and the manifesto promises begin. Build higher, in town of course, never where the politicians live. I believe most the politicians in St Helier No 1 live outside of the Parish. And of course most elsewhere live in the countryside. The votes for a hospital on "The People's Park" in town and endorsements came from politicians who don't live in town. The opposition, starting with the Connetable, came from those who live (like he does) within town. It requires a good deal of empathy and imagination to see what it is like within, if you have a nice country house, and imagination and empathy are in short supply these days.

Meanwhile, the "Real Housewives of Jersey" gives an artificial view of Jersey - not one of them comes from a lowly town house. And the manifesto says it will make a "vibrant community", resorting to that stale cliché, while promising something new, as long as it is not in their backyard. I've probably lived too long and become too cynical about politicians, especially when they talk in empty phrases, tacked together. Or maybe I've read George Orwell's Politicians and the English Language, and have learned the lessons well about how language is corrupted in politics.

There are two Doctor Who references in the poem. See if you can spot them.

The Steel Sky

Build high for happiness, ever high
And flats for the lesser folk are made
But affordability is a politicians lie
And a vote is the price to be paid

Build low for happiness, rural joy
But for the few, the lords, the rich
Real housewives of Jersey enjoy
Luxury homes designed to bewitch

The steel sky of chrome and glass
The new style office: iconic, vibrant
Not gold, of course, but just brass
As Covid comes, goes more silent

The old world: demolished, torn down
And the manifesto promise: a new town!






The Steel Sky



Build high for happiness, ever high

And flats for the lesser folk are made

But affordability is a politicians lie

And a vote is the price to be paid



Build low for happiness, rural joy

But for the few, the lords, the rich

Real housewives of Jersey enjoy

Luxury homes design to betwitch



The steel sky of chrome and glass

The new style office: iconic, vibrant

Not gold, of course, but just brass

As Covid comes, goes more silent



The old world: demolished, torn down



And the manifesto promise: a new town

Victoria College: The Register 1853

Notes on Transcription

This is a transcript from the old Victoria College register book. It has been made using a combination of OCR and corrections by hand - a lot were needed as the print of the book is an old style which does not readily convert with good accuracy. I mention this process because any mistakes are my own, but also as a certain site owner has a habit of pinching the work of transcription by others - he did this a lot with mine - and giving no acknowledgement for the work that goes into that

This register was collated in book form by the writer (E.C. Cooper) contacting as many Old Victorians as he could and getting information as to their whereabouts, whether they had died (the book was published shortly after 1956), and their careers. Sometimes it is very sparse, sometimes, we have almost a "Who's Who" record of where they went and what they did.

ENTRANCES JANUARY 1853.

110. NORMAN, CHARLES. Brother of 82 and 264. Deceased.

111. WARRINGTON. ALBERT. Son of Captain Warrington, Woodburn House. Brother of 112 and. 254.

112. WARRINGTON, COURTLAND. Brother of 111 and 254.

113. LE JEUNE, ALFRED. Son of J. Le Jeune, Samarés Lane. Brother of 447. Deceased.

114. DE STE. CROIX, —. Son of Philip de St Croix, 9 Library Place.

115. LE MOIGNAN, J OSHUA. Son of —— Le Moignan, 40 Parade.

116. PIXLEY, HENRY. Son of Centenier Pixley, 14 Parade.

117. ROSE, GEORGE. Son of T. Rose, Marine Terrace. Deceased.

118. PAYN, PHILIP JOHN. Son of Philip Payn, Library Place.

119. PUGSLEY, JAMES. Son of J. Pugsley, Caledonia Place.

120. MANNING, JAMES NAPOLEON. Son of D. Manning, King Street. Left 1855. University of Sydney New South Wales, MA. 1885. L.L.D. 1892. Ordained 1870. Incumbent. Gundagai 1870-3 St Silas, Waterloo and St. Matthew’s Botany 1873—86, St Peter‘s, Cook River 1885—92. Rector St. Michael, Surrey Hills, Sydney 1892. Died at Sydney 1914.

121. INGOUVILLE, JOHN. Son of Mrs. Ingouville, 10 La. Motte Street.

122. DUHEAUME, GEORGE JANVRIN. Son of G. Duheaume, Hungerford House, Vauxhall.

123. FAUVEL, JOHN BURTON. Son of Captain Fauvel, Grosvenor Street.

124. BALLEINE, GEORGE ORANGE. Son of G. Balleine,60 New Street. Left 1861. Gained Classical, Mathematics and French Medals. Scholar Queen’s College Oxford. Taylorian Scholarship 1863. First in Mathematics Mods, Classic Mods., Lit. Hum., Mathematics Finals. Fellow Queen’s College 1866. Ordained 1867. Rector of Bletchingdou 1868-85, Weyhill 1835-8, St. Helier and Dean of Jersey 1888. Hon. Canon of Winchester 1891. Died 1896.

125. AMY, FREDERICK. Son of Philip Amy, St. Martin’s.

126. LE HUQUET, FREDERICK. Son of A. Le Huquet, St. Martin’s.

127. THOUME, FREDERICK J EUNE. Son of J. Thoume of Guernsey. Came from Elizabeth College. Died at Herm 1870.

128. MELVlLLE, ROBERT. Son of M. L. Melville, Terrace House. Gained Classical Medal and Queen‘s Exhibition. Magdalen College Oxford. 2nd. Class Classic Mods, 4th Lit. Hum. 1861.

ENTRANCES EASTER 1853.

129. PAYN, CHARLES.

130. EREAUT, HENRY. Brother of 14 and 235. Deceased.

131. ERAUT, PHILIP. Brother of 46.

132. MESSERVY, GEORGE. Son of Mrs. Messervy, Ville Brée, St. Martin

133. PHELPS, TURNER. Son of Mrs. Phelps, Egyptian House, Val Plaisant.

134. WHITE, GEORGE. Son of J. White, Library Place.

135. PINEL, PHILIP. Son of Mme. Pinel, St. Lawrence.

136. HALL, FRANK. Son of H. W. Hall, Bagot.

137. MAVINS, GEORGE IRELAND. Son of C. Mavins,13 Welton Terrace.

138. SCOREY, WILLIAM GEORGE. Son of G. Scorey.

139. LE FEUVRE, CHARLES. Son of G. Le Feuvre, 34 Bath Street. Deceased.

140. ALEXANDRE, WILLIAM JOHN. Son of J. Alexandre, St. Brelade’s.

141. VAN HOMERIGH. ALEXANDER PLUNKET. Son of Mrs. Van Homerigh, St. Martin’s. Entered the Army (2nd Foot). Lieutenant 36th Foot. 1862. Captain 61 St Foot; 1876. Present at. capture of Taku Forts in Chinese War 1860. Retired as Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel in 1881.

142. LE VESCONTE, JOHN. Son of J. Le Vesconte, St. Martin’s.

143. CALCRAFT, ANTHONY. Son of C. Calcraft, Belvoir, Georgetown. Brother of 144.

144. CALCRAFT, EDMUND. Brother of 143.

145. LANGLOIS, FRANCIS. Son of Mrs. Langlois, 21 La. MotteStreet

146. EVANS, HENRY JOHN. Son of G. Evans, 1 Winchester Place (Attorney-General), Brother of 179, 7, 281, 352. Entered the Army (2nd Foot). Lieutenant 1857. Lieutenant West lndia Regiment. 1861. Retired 1862.

ENTRANCES MICHAELMAS 1853.

147. BISHOP, ST. GEORGE MEADOWS. Son of Major Bishop. Brother of 148 and 152. Entered. the Army (Indian Cavalry). Killed in action at Shubkudur near Peshawar, 1863.

148. BISHOP, EDWARD BARRY. Brother of 147 and 152. Entered Sandhurst. Ensign 6th Foot. Exchanged to Bengal S.C. becoming Captain, Battalion Major, Major, Battalion Lieutenant -Colonel, Lieutenant-Colonel (commanding 3rd Q.O. Gurkhas) and Battalion Colonel. Served in Afghanistan 1878—80 (Ahmed Kheyl), and Burma. 1886—7. Four times mentioned in despatches. Retired in 1900. Lived in Douro Terrace. Died 1921.

149. DAVIS, THOMAS ARNOLL. Left in 1854. Brother of 27. Entered the Indian Army, Bengal Artillery. Transferred to R.A., becoming Colonel in 1888. Served on N.W. Frontier of India. 1863. Retired 1893. Settled near Bath.

150. BRETT, —. Brother of 42 (?)

151. BALLEINE, JAMES. Son of Captain Balleine, Beaumont.

152. BISHOP, LESLIE TREVOR. Brother of 147 and 148. Entered the Army (7th D.G.). Ensign 26th Foot 1868. Lieutenant Bengal SC. 1869. Bt. Major 1881, Lieutenant-Colonel 1892 (commanding 22nd Cavalry). Served in Dour Valley (’72) and Jowaki ('77). Expeditions, Afghanistan 1878—80 (Ahmed Khoyl). Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General to Ghazni Field Force. Mentioned in despatches

153. MARSHALL, EDWARD GLEADOWE. Son of J. Marshall, Queen’s Road. Brother of 134, 135. Gained Classical Medal. Went to Durham University Open Scholarship, 2nd Class 151: Public Exam., Gisborne Scholarship, 1st. Class 2nd Public Exam., Fellowship.

154. BUXTON, DICK. Son of Mrs. Buxton, 56, Colomberie.

155. LE GROS, AUGUSTUS. Deceased.

156. STEEN. ALEXANDER. Son of Dr. Steen, 66 St. Saviour’sRoad

157. HARTUNG, CARL. Son of Mrs. Hartung, Bath Street. Brother of 192. Deceased.

158. TROTTER, JOHN FREDERICK. Son of Mrs. Trotter, 20 Wellesley Terrace. Entered the Army (11th Foot]. Captain 1869. Retired 1873.

159. MORE, CHARLES JAMES. Son of Mrs. More, 9 The Crescent.

160. ROBY, JOHN. Son of J. Roby, 1 Mont Auban, St. Martin’s, Guernsey.

161. STIBY, CHARLES BROOK. Son of R. Stiby, Sherborne.

162. LEACOCK, CHARLES EDWARD BAKER. Son of T. M. Leacock, Oakhill, Ryde. Entered the Army (R.A.). Lieutenant-Colonel 1886. Served in the Abyssinian Expedition (1367-8) ; present at Fall of Magdala. Retired 1890.

163. WESTAWAY, CHARLES. Son of J. Westaway, 35 Belmont Road. Deceased.

164. DAVIS, HENRY CHARLES.

165. DE GRUCHY, PHILIP H. Son of WV. P. de Cruchy, 6 Windsor Crescent. Deceased.

166. CAMPBELL, ALLISTER. Son of A. Campbell, Elysée. Brother of 195.

167. BERTRAM, GEORGE CLEMENT. Son of G. Bertram, Don Terrace. Went. to Sherborne School in 1856, and Trinity College Cambridge 1860. B.A. 1863. Called to Jersey Bar 1863, and English Bar 1865. Practised in Jersey 1863—1877, and at the Chancery Bar 1877-9. Solicitor-General of Jersey 1879. Attorney-General 1880. Bailiff 1884. Knighted 1885. Retired 1898. Lived at. Rye, Sussex. Died at Weymouth l9!5.

I68. WHITLEY, JOHN J. Son of J. Whitley, St. Martin’s.

169. MECHAM, GEORGE. Son of Captain Mecham, Bagot House. Brother of 170 and 193.

170. MECHAM, AUGUSTUS. Brother of 169 and 193. Went; to Australia, and was living in Sydney, New South Wales.

171. HAGERMANN, FREDERICK. Son of W. Hagermann, David Place. Brother of 584 and 659.

The Art of Deception: Overdale Hospital Impressions

JEP letter well worth reading by S.R.. 

As a courtesy, unless approval is given, I will not give the writers name.

I WAS interested to see the artist’s impression drawings of the new hospital at Overdale published in the JEP, an impression taken from the submitted planning application now before the planners.

I sincerely hope that no one is deceived by the apparent subterfuge that these artistic impressions convey, and the somewhat delicate-coloured sketches with the buildings’ apparent relationship to the adjacent trees. These hulking, brooding, monstrous buildings are approximately 166 metres long by 100 metres wide and nearly 30 metres high, the average height of a ten-storey building set about by the arboreal tree growth making it look so delicate.

The trees, if genuinely drawn to the same scale as the building rendition, shall have to exceed 15 metres in height or be nearly 50ft high. They would need to be giant sequoias – as in the California Redwoods – to be in the same scale as the buildings shown.

Moreover, in an attempt to minimise the impact of this building, to put it into some local perspective (an overall size by the way, around six times the gross volume of Hue Court), the artist has drawn it from an angle and distance above the roof of around 20 metres, thus attempting to minimise the impact, a view incidentally that we shall never see unless we are in a drone.

I just hope that no one is fooled by this gimmick, least of all our planners and indeed the planning inspector.

Covid Blues

Covid Blues

A heavy head, a cough, an ache in bones
Covid positive, though I don’t feel that way
But like mid-winter, rain-washed stones
And cold earth on a damp overcast day

Isolation, and the words just come and go
Grey skies, cold winds, Jack Frost’s touch
Time drags by, hours, minutes, all so slow
Endurance: I hobble along with a crutch

An internal battle: inside cells battle out
The hundred years war, goes on and on
Until the day dawns of that great rout
The virus now within finally will be gone

Self pity, a little, but others are far worse
Better to light a.. no, I think I’ll curse!

Victoria College: The Register 1852 – Part 2

Victoria College: The Register 1852 – Part 2

Notes on Transcription

This is a transcript from the old Victoria College register book. It has been made using a combination of OCR and corrections by hand - a lot were needed as the print of the book is an old style which does not readily convert with good accuracy. I mention this process because any mistakes are my own, but also as a certain site owner has a habit of pinching the work of transcription by others - he did this a lot with mine - and giving no acknowledgement for the work that goes into that

51. PATRIARCHE, WILLIAM. Son of W Patriarche of St. Lawrence. Brother of 109. Deceased.

52. SMITH, ADAM. Grandson of Dr. Cohill of Five Oaks.

53. BARREAU, FRANCIS HAMPTON. Son of F. Barreau, Seale St.

54. GALLICHAN, PHILIP THOMAS. Son of N. Gallichan, Seaton Place.

55. KAINES, ORLANDO. Son of C. Kaines, Don St.

56. LE MASURIER, CHARLES. Son of A. Le Masurier, New St.

56. LE MASURIER, CHARLES. Son of A. Le Masurier, New at.

57. NEEL, EDMUND. Son of Elias Neel, Castle St. Gained Modern Languages Medal. Left 1858. Writer in India Office 1859. Rose to Secretaryship of Public Works Dept, India Office in 1897. C.I.E. in 1890. Lived at Guildford (Easteroft, Albury Rd.) after his retirement".

58. LE ROSSIGNOL, ALFRED. Son of P. Le Rossignol, St. Saviour’s Road. Brother of '73.

59. STEVENS, THOMAS. Son of T. Stevens, Shamrock Terrace. Brother of '75, 172, 356, 357, 667, 848. Gained Mathematics Medal and Queen’s Exhibition. Left; 1859. Foundation Scholar and Dowman Exhibitioner St. John’s College, Cambridge. 23rd Wrangler 1863. Master at St. Saviour’s School, Southwark 1864. Ordained 1874. Wakefield Grammar School and Curate, S. Ossett, Yorks 1874—5. K.Ed.Sch. Berkhamsted 1875—7. Curate St. Thomas Charterhouse 1877—9, Grange-over-Sands 1879—82. Second Master Q. Elizabeth’s, School Sevenoaks 1882. Chaplain Sevenoaks Union 1892

60. LE SUEUR, WALTER PAYNE. Son of P. Le Sueur, Le Bourg, Grouville. Brother of 445.

61. TRANCHARD, JOHN. Son of James Tranchamd, Roseville Streat.

62. VOISIN, FRANCIS. Son of F. Voisin, St. Lawrence. Left in 1853.

63. YOUNG, ROBERT. Son of Mrs. Young, St Clement. Brother of 183.

64. AMY, MOREAU. Son of M. Amy, Ronceville, St. Saviour’s. Deceased.

65. BROWNE, SAMUEL WILSON. Son of S. Browne, Val Plaisant.

66. BUTCHER, WILLIAM HENRY. Sun of H. Butcher, 2 Bristol Terrace. Left after 2 terms.

67. CHING, WILLIAM. Son of John Ching, Broad Street.

68. DESLANDES, GEORGE. Son of G. Deslandes. Brother of 108

69. GALLICHAN, ADOLPHUS. Son of T. Gallichan, Great Union Road. Brother of 79.

70. DE GRUCHY, JOHN. Son of T. de Gruchy. Left in 1853. Brother of 227.

71. MILLER, EDWARD John. Son of Capt. G. Miller, King’s Cliff. Entered the Army (50th Foot). Lieutenant in 1855. Resigned in 1857.

72. PHILLIPS, ALFRED. Son of Mrs. Phillips, 5 Peel Terrace.

73. LE ROSSIGNOL, AUGUSTIN. Son of Philippe Le Rossignol. - Brother of 58. Studied at Coutances and Ronnes. B.-és-Sc. 1862. London Hospital and Aberdeen Univ. M.D. 1868. M.R.C.S. 1866. L.R.C.P. 1867. Practised in Jersey. P.M.O., R.J. Militia. Jurat of the Royal Court. Member of the College Committee. Founded the A. C. Le Rossignol Medical Scholarship. Died 1910.

74. SMITH. HENRY. Son of Mrs. Smith, 3 Portland Place.

75. STEVENS, ALFRED JAMES. Brother of 59, 172, 356, 357, 667, 848. Gained Mathematics and Modern Language Medals. Exhibitioner, Scholar, and Fellow of St. John’s College, Cambridge. 4th Wrangler 1867. Ordained 1870.

76. VIBERT, THOMAS. Son of Capt. J. Vibert, Stopford Road.

77. DE CARTERET, WILLIAM. Son of Lt.-Col. de Carteret, 13, The Terrace.

78. BROWNE, ALFRED. Brother of 43 and 98.

79. GALLICHAN, ALFRED. Son of T. Gallichan, Great Union Road. Left 1853. Brother of 69.

80. GUITON, PHILIP HENRY. Son of P. P. Guiton, 41, Broad Street.

81. LAURENS, FREDERICK. Son of J. Laurens,1 Aquila. Road.

82. NORMAN, JAMES. Son of J. Norman, Davissonerie, St. Saviour’s. Brother of 110 and 264. Deceased.

83. PERCHARD, CLEMENT. Son of C. Perchard, Bath Street.

84. AMY, HENRY. Brother of 64.

85. ASPLETT, CHARLES. Son of C. Asplett, Beresford Street.

86. BRYANT, WILLIAM J OHN. Son of W. Bryant, Philip Street. Brother of 197.

87. CHING, ALFRED. Brother of 67.

88. GALLOWAY, THOMAS. Son of Mrs. Galloway, Stopford Road.

89. GODFRAY, GEORGE. Son of J. Godfray, Seaton Place.

90. JEPHSON, RICHARD MOUNTENEY. Son of Mrs. Jephson, Thornton Terrace. Entered the Army (9th Foot]. Lieutenant 1865. Succeeded to Baronetcy. Died 1870.

91. JOHNSON, COTTINGHAM. Son of J. C. Johnson, Almorah House.

92. MESSERVY, GEORGE FREDERICK. Son of G. Messervy, Beresford Street. Brother of 300, 332, 684, 685, 1082, 1083, 1469. Entered the Colonial Office. Deceased.

93. JOUAULT, LOUIS. Son of J. A. Jouault, 11 Broad Street. Deceased.

94. RANDALL, WILLIAM ALBERT. Son of R. Randall, Clare Street Brewery. Brother of 587, 806. Joined his father in business, ultimately Senior Partner. Deceased 1912.

95. LE ROUX, JOSEPH. Son of P. Le Roux.

96. WESTAWAY, NATHANIEL. Brother of 2. Won Halford Medal. Entered Woolwich. Lieutenant, Royal Engineers. Died at Colombo 1871.

97. TANDY, JOHN. Son of J. Tandy.

98. BROWNE, CONSTANTINE RICHARD. Brother of 43 and 78.

99. COLLENETTE, JOSEPH. Left 1853.

100. COLLENETTE, ADOLPHUS. Brother of 99.

101. DAVIS. SAMUEL. Son of S. Davis, R.N.

102. DE GRUCHY, PHILIP TOUZEL. Son of P. de Gruchy, Morier Lane.

103. MESSERVY, SAMUEL. Son of P. Messervy, Grouville.

104. NOTT, FREEMAN. Son of C. Nott, St. James' Street. Left 1853.

105. JEUNE, EDWARD. Son of Captain Jeune, Union Hotel. Left after 1 term.

106. SWIEGOLAWSKI, ZENO. Son of Z. Swiegolawski, 18, Dorset Street.

107. BENEST, STEPHEN. Son of Philippe Benest, St. Brelade.

108. DESLANDES, ALBERT. Brother of 68.

109. PATRIARCHE, HENRY. Brother of 51.

Throat Swap for Lateral Flow with Symptoms?

Reuters reported that PCR tests of the saliva from 29 people infected with Omicron test detected the virus on average three days before nose samples were positive in antigen, or so-called lateral flow, tests.

They comment that:

"In general, rapid tests have a lower sensitivity than lab-processed PCR tests, meaning they produce more false negatives. But if you test positive, you almost certainly have COVID-19, making antigen tests a powerful tool in tackling the pandemic as demand for PCR tests due to Omicron overwhelms laboratories."

"In Israel, a top health official has said people self-testing for COVID-19 should swab their throat as well as their nose when using rapid antigen tests, even if it goes against instructions issued by the manufacturer."

"Some other countries, including the United Kingdom, have approved rapid antigen tests that swab both the throat and nose, or just the nose."

What is really interesting is that my sister brought back some tests from a holiday in September 2022 and the Lateral Flow Kits are identical, but the instructions are different - and say to swab the throat.

It appears that what matters in instructions given by our government are to follow the nose swab only - because that is what the tests we have here are approved to do - regardless of whether in fact they were not tested but would work with throat samples.

Now scientists are beginning to question the efficacy of nose-only tests. Professor Irene Petersen, of University College London, said she had been “trying to get an understanding of what’s going on” after infected people picked up on the possible defect with LFTs" She said this could be because the virus “may replicate in your throat and then your nose”. Professor Petersen said: “To me, it seems as though some people may have an infection in their throat before they get an infection in their nose. It seems a question about how Omicron establishes itself in your body and that appears to be different than previous variants.”

Professor Tim Spector, lead scientist for the Zoe Covid study, agreed, saying: “As well as knowing about cold-like symptoms – always swab both your throat as well as your nose if you want an accurate LFT.

Professor Jennifer L. Rohn, a cellular biologist in London, has said a negative lateral flow test does not always mean you do not have Covid as she received an incorrect result. The doctor has advised people displaying symptoms to still add the throat swab as an extra precaution, regardless of the instructions.

She said in a tweet: "Today, with the 'wrong' (i.e. cold) symptoms and after a string of negative LFTs, I finally took Twitter advice and swabbed my throat as well as my nose (no mean feat with that diddly stick): "If you think you might have COVID, consider adding the throat sample. Just for the avoidance of doubt - the test I used was FlowFlex, one of the UK government-provided LFD kits. These instruct the user to perform nasal sampling only. Other kits are designed for dual tonsil/nasal sampling. My suggestion is to perform dual even for former."

Another report from South Africa similarly found that saliva swabs conducted via a PCR test were more accurate at detecting the Omicron variant than the nasal swabs. Where those nasal swabs caught all the Delta variant COVID infections, they missed 14 percent of the Omicron variant COVID infections — but the saliva swabs caught 100 percent of the Omicron COVID infections.

And now I can speak from personal experience. Despite developing a nasty cough and fatigue, and aches in my bones, my lateral flow tests persisted on Tuesday and Wednesday in showing negative results. On Thursday I took a small throat sample before the nose, and the lines showed up clearly as red. Evidently the symptoms which I suspected being Covid were - as a PCR test has shown - but the nose only samples did not pick up even the slightest trace.

Contrary to Government advice, I would heed Professor Jennifer Rohn's suggestion, and if you start showing symptoms of what may be Covid, swab the throat as well. Otherwise you may have a false sense of security.

My symptoms have not got worse, and after a day in bed, I feel still poorly but better for the rest. I have, incidentally, had two vaccines and the booster.

Let it Rip! The Undeclared Policy Change on Direct Contacts

Let it Rip! The Undeclared Policy Change on Direct Contacts

The Curious Case of the Falling Statistics

If you take the historic average ratio of Direct Contacts: Active cases it is roughly 3:1. Therefore if the current Active Case figure of 4,287 is accurate, then the Direct Contact figure should be somewhere in the region of 10,000 - 12,000..

But instead the number of direct contacts is rapidly falling. Over the past week, we’ve seen 5095, 5035, 3957, 3299. What is happening?

This is the policy for direct contacts:

“From Saturday 1 January, Islanders who are a Direct Contact of someone who is positive with COVID-19 will no longer be required to take a PCR test followed by 10 days of Lateral Flow Tests. Instead, Direct Contacts will only be required to undertake 10 days of Lateral Flow Tests.”

“Islanders who are identified as a Direct Contact will continue to be notified by the COVID Safe team by text message or email. Any Islander who tests positive on an LFT will need to attend for a confirmatory PCR test by booking online or calling the Coronavirus helpline.”

The Undeclared New Change in Policy

But Islanders are no longer being identified as a direct contact! I asked people to notify me what has happened when they have tested positive on a PCR – for instance, seeking healthcare, or getting a positive lateral flow, booking a PCR, and getting a positive PCR test.

They were contacted to be notified on procedures for self-isolating after a positive PCR test, and how they can test and come out of self-isolation. For example, no symptoms and clear on day 6 and 7 lateral flows 24 hours apart can leave self-isolation.

Yet none of them was asked for a list of direct contacts over the past 4 days – as has happened in the past. Some of them had anticipated this, and prepared lists. The contact tracing team were not interested!

Now this change of policy can’t have happened without some authorisation from Ministers backed by STAC. But we don’t know this, because the STAC minutes are not released on a timely basis, and no change of policy on collating direct contacts and notifying them has been released as a public statement either.

Instead, direct contacts are reliant on those testing positive on PCRs to notify them – if they are well enough to do so, of course. If not contacted, they will not be doing the required 10 days of lateral flow tests, and those statistics will also be missing. If they’ve caught Covid – and Omicron is much more infectious – they will have probably passed it on by the time they test positive on a lateral flow or though seeking healthcare because of symptoms. And remember the window of spread begins before any symptoms begin to show, which is why Covid is so hard to contain.

Deja Vu?

Remember when Covid began, back in 2020? Gary Burgess reported that Jersey was following the UK in “accepting it will continue to spread and that the majority of people will ‘need’” to get it to build herd immunity with a vaccine likely a year or so away.” (Gary Burgess, ITV News)

"To date, there is a view that the virus will have to go through the island in some shape or form, at some point", said John Le Fondre

“The aim has been to allow the virus to move through the island at a slow safe rate, without putting pressure on the health services” said Jersey Medical Director, Patrick Armstrong

And Gregory Guida, then an Assistant Minister, posted on Facebook (the post may have been removed, but I kept a copy):

“Less lockdown means more cases. We didn't have many cases to start with and we were too efficient in suppressing the spread, but the risk was very high as the vulnerable population was then completely exposed. Now that we can keep the most vulnerable protected, we need to open up and get more cases.”

The Unspoken Revival of Herd Immunity

It was clear back then that the strategy was to go for herd immunity. The rising number of hospital cases and deaths put paid to that, and like the UK, Jersey was forced to go to lockdown. Fast forward to 2022...

Omicron is very good at evading vaccines, but double vaccinated plus booster means the cases are not so likely to need hospitalisation or death among the general population, as we have seen with the numbers. The statistics and research on Long Covid is very basic, and what is emerging is very worrying, over all age groups over 20, but Long Covid is being largely ignored.

It seems likely that there is now a return to the statements made in 2020, and a desire to treat Covid as a common cold.. As readers may remember, last year it was mentioned that the situation would be re-assessed, and testing might well stop by May 2022 – that was before Omicron but the same desire would appear to be in place.

In other words, the policy has covertly shifted back to herd immunity, and treating Covid like any other illness. As it is significantly more deadly – affecting and damaging not just the lungs but other organs and having neurological impacts – and more mutations may be on the way – this is I think a foolish strategy.

A recent New Scientist noted that there is no selective pressure for Covid to become mild, and like smallpox, it could spread widely in more severe mutations. Policy is not best informed by wishful thinking, and “living with Covid” is a high risk strategy which overlooks factors like long covid, and the chances that a more severe mutation may well be on the way.

Taking Responsibility

The health Minister is urging us to take responsibility for our own response to Covid. But that should not mean, as seems to be the case, an abrogation of a government from doing its duty to safeguard its citizens, including the most vulnerable.

Moreover, we can only take responsibility if we can assess risk, and if the statistics are not there or are incomplete, and if tracing and notifying direct contacts is not done, we will be in the dark for assessing risk.

That might not matter if Covid were more like influenza, and some reported symptoms of a bad cough and cold. But to take that as representative of the whole is to ignore the medical data, and fail to heed the warning that the next mutations could well be more deadly. Covid is somewhere between influenza and smallpox, one is where we learn to accept a number of deaths, and the other is where there will be a serious health crisis, one which spreads relatively slowly, and one which spreads very fast indeed.

Given its rapid propensity to mutate, far more than strains of influenza, it is important for at least the next five years to maintain an infrastructure capable of holding Covid at bay. If anyone is in doubt of that, I suggest they watch the recent Royal Institute Christmas Lectures, which outlines some of the seriousness of the unprecedented situation we now find ourselves in.

Vaccines are part of the solution, but only one part. For now trace and track of direct contacts, and even if it is now a lateral flow regime, contacting them, is another part of the solution. It appears to be one that the government has now – without fanfare, without any public statement – decided to largely give up on that.

The Wall of Lies

Not all politicians are bad, but some end up there, despite the best intentions. Ah, the road to hell is paved with good intentions, as this poem tells us, in a homage to C.S. Lewis’s brilliant Screwtape letters, where an older Devil writes to a younger one, giving advice.

The Wall of Lies

Screwtape, some advice for this strange time:
Because this is the way to hide deceit and slime,
As the politicians, do, masters of their wicked art,
After we came along, seduced and stole their heart;
Narcissus, before the vote, was an ordinary man,
Or woman, let’s be fair, and they had no real plan:
Fuzzy felt they played with as children, fuzzy today,
Vagueness, generality, long winded: so they play
With the language, forging not a sword of steel,
But a stuck gramophone with the same old spiel;
Although of course it is now digital sounds to stream,
And they’ve long buried those words: I have a dream;
And that’s our doing, Screwtape, once voted in,
Power goes to them, and like a clone or evil twin
They fear failure, we can play tricks with their mind:
So that full of good intentions, and once so very kind,
They believe in their righteousness, they know best,
And somehow rule with beneficence, so blessed;
No one is good but God, but tempt them in that way,
And they won’t turn back, for fear, and so betray
All those good ideals, noble causes, great designs
We teach them well, the fine words, best lines;

And rejoice in Our Father Below, the Lord of Lies,

Where falsehood reigns, and noble truth dies;    
And that’s the snare, the bait, our secret trap:
Plain language is stolen from them, they spout crap!
Excuse the vulgar words, but you know it makes sense,
They don’t see it of course, they are so dense;

Vibrant, world class, iconic, a perfect storm:

Let empty cliché become their every norm;

A reversion to childhood, the land of fuzzy felt:

And detachment from the real world so slow,

That when coldness creeps in, they don't even know;

Remember the Snow Queen’s heart would never melt,

That’s what they become, detached, removed, apart:
That sliver of ice always buried in a beating heart;

There’s always an excuse, and scare them off

Don’t let them say sorry, that’s like a Covid cough;

Tell them it is weakness, tell them they must be strong,
And that their wall of lies is never, ever, wrong!

Victoria College: The Register 1852 – Part 1

Victoria College: The Register 1852 – Part 1

Notes on Transcription

This is a transcript from the old Victoria College register book. It has been made using a combination of OCR and corrections by hand - a lot were needed as the print of the book is an old style which does not readily convert with good accuracy. I mention this process because any mistakes are my own, but also as a certain site owner has a habit of pinching the work of transcription by others - he did this a lot with mine - and giving no acknowledgement for the work that goes into that.

Comments on entries

The 1852 intake was a complete school intake, hence over a hundred pupils all at once. Subsequent years are shorted. A lot of the students have parents with army backgrounds, and subsequently go on to a career in the army themselves, or work in colonial offices. 

There are also a number who were ordained as at the time being a clergyman - if you found a suitable "living", could be a secure and not badly paid occupation, and also had a certain societal kudos that it largely has lost in today's more secular society. This can be clearly seen in Anthony Trollope's Chronicles of Barsetshire, published between 1855 and 1867. (I'd recommend the BBC dramatisation with Alan Rickman which is excellent and available on DVD)

A number of the intake have "left at once", and I have no idea what that meant - perhaps the boy did not find the school suitable, perhaps the parent could not afford the fees, or perhaps the need for employment took priority. I would be interested if anyone knows reasons.

Interpreting the listing - an illustration

Dupre, EM, 1929. Entrance 1883
Edward Martin, son of E Dupre, ST Peter's. Capt. RJ Militia. Deceased.>

The listings give the name, parent, parent's address, then occupation of pupil after leaving college.

So:

If the parent has a prefix, e.g. Dr., this would be son of Dr xxx. etc. or son of Capt. xxx.
Otherwise it refers to the pupil's subsequent history. In this instance, Edward Dupre became a captain in the Royal Jersey Militia.

Deceased, where stated, means that the information filtered back to the register, and that they were known to have died before the publication date (around 1930), not that they necessarily died in the war.

ENTRANCES ON SEPTEMBER 29, 1852.

1. NICOLLE, SYDNEY JAMES, lived many years in London. Deceased 1920.

2. WESTAWAY, JOHN NATHANIEL, son of J. N. Westaway. Became Solicitor-General of Jersey. Deceased.

3. DE GRUCHY, JOHN WILLIAM, son of J. de Gruchy.

4. McREIGHT, FREDERICK ARCHIBALD,left April 1853. Son of Dr. McReight of Hauteville. Brother of 317. Entered the Army (17th Foot). Captain in 1859. Died at Quebec in 1863.

5. LE COCQ, GEORGE. Son of Dr. Le Cocq of Coie House.

6. LE COCQ, JAMES H. Brother of 5. Entered the Army (3rd. Foot). Adjutant and Captain in 1864. Retired in 1870.

7. EVANS, FREDERICK. Son of G. E. Evans. Brother of 148, 179, 281, 362.

8. LE FEUVRE, WILLIAM HENRY. Son of P. Le Feuvre of La Hocque, St. Peter’s. Became a. Civil Engineer. Deceased.

9. KEMM, WILLIAM HENRY. Son of General Kemm, 2 Douro Terrace. Corpus Christi Coll. Cambridge, BA. 1859. Ordained Priest 1864. Curate of Swainswick, 1862—4, Haydon 1865-6, St. Helier (Jersey) 1866-7, Beverstone 1868—73, Addingham 1873. Vicar East Kennett, Wilts 1873—83. P.C. of St. Mary's, Hatfield 1883—91. Deceased.

10. ROMERIL, PHILIP. Son of Mrs. Romeril of 18 Vine Street.

11. RYE, LOUIS, left at once.

12. LE SUEUR, PHILIP JOSHUA, left in 1857. Entered H.M. Customs and retired in 1899. Died 1909.

13. ARDING, CECIL WELLS. Son of Cecil Arding, Esq.

14. EREAUT, JOHN. Son of John Emaut. of 29 Bath St. Brother of 130, 235. Joined his father in his business of analytical chemist, and succeeded him. Major in R.J. Militia. Deceased 1908.

15. HAMMOND, VAVASOUR FITZHAMMOND, entered at age of 10. Son of John Hammond, Esq, Bailiff of Jersey. Went to Cheltenham College. Merke Scholar of Magdalen Hall, Oxford. BA. 1864. Classical Tutor of Queen’s College, Birmingham. Took orders. Curate of Dewsbury, Vicar of Drighlington, Yorks 1869-1895, Rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Greenock, 1895-7 Deceased. '

16. POINGDESTRE, EDWARD GIBBS, brother of 243. Son of Mrs. Poingdestre of Grainville Manor. Deceased.

17. LE QUESNE, JOHN CHARLES. Son of N. Le Quesne, Esq. Of Gloucester Terrace. Entered the Army (12th Lancers], becoming Lt.-Col. in 1875. Commanded Cavalry Depot, Canterbury 1882. Major-General in 1890. Served through the Indian Mutiny. Deceased.

18. RADFORD, GEORGE FREDERICK. Son of G. R. Radford, Esq. Deceased.

19. SIMMONS, GEORGE LE BRETON. Son of Major G. Simmons. Entered the Army (Royal Engineers). Died at- sea on his way home from India in 1869.

20. STE. CROIX, CHARLES. Son of A. Ste. Croix of St. Lawrence.

21. THOMSON, CHARLES LEMPRIERE. Son of Charles Thomson.

22. WADSWORTH, JOHN. Son of J. Wadsworth, Waterloo St.

23. YOUNGSON, THOMAS. .

24. KEMM, HENRY CAESAR. Brother of 9. Entered Army 1851. Highlanders. Lieutenant in 1861. Retired 1870. Deceased.

25. PEACOCKE, PONSONBY. Son of Capt. Peacooke.

26. CAMPBELL, ARCHIE. Son of Alexander Campbell of Lochgilphead,

27. DAVIS, ALFRED THORNTON. Son of Capt. Davis of Beauvoir, and brother of 149. Entered the Indian Army. Lt.-Col. in 1885. Served on N .W. Frontier in Umbey Campaign 1863, and Bhootan Expedition 1865.

28. SOREL, CHARLES. Son of Clement Sorel of David Place. Entered the English Civil Service.

29. BALDOCK, ALBERT. Son of Col. Baldock of St. Servan.

30. LE BRETON, FRANCIS. Son of the Dean of Jersey. Brother of 189, 239, 418, 674, 950. Deceased.

31. LE BRUN, WILLIAM THOMAS. Son of W. Le Brun, 1 Tamworth Place. Entered the Army (18th Foot). Lieutenant in 1858.

32. GIBAUT, CLIFFORD GABOUREL. Son of M. Gibaut, Vale House. Entered the Army (20th Foot). Capt. 1871. Paymaster 1879. Hon. Major 1883. Lived at 2, Hastings Terrace. Died 1920.

33. GUILLE, JAMES. Son of Rev. E. Guille, St. Luke’s Place. Entered Crown Lands Office, Victoria. Died in 1881 in Pretoria, when serving as an Artillery Volunteer.

34. SIMSON, ALBERT. Son of Capt. Simson, Colomberie House. Entered the Army (40th Foot). Lieutenant in 1863. Resigned in 1866.

35. ANLEY, BARNETT NETHERISTE. Son of Capt. Anley, St. Clement’s. Entered the Army (4lst Foot). Lt.-Col. 1886. Co]. 1890. Commanded 2nd Bn. R. Welsh Regt. 1888-1893. Retired 1893.

36. GOSSET, CHARLES HILGROVE ROBIN. Brother of Ph. Gosset, 2 Portland Place. Entered the Army (76th Foot). Ensign 1861. Retired 1865. Deceased.

37. RICHMOND, ERNEST. Son of Lt. Richmond, R.N.

38. LE TOUZEL, GILBERT MONEYPENNY. Son of F. J. Le Touzel, La. Motte St. Left. at once.

39. PAYNE, WILLIAM PERCY. Son of James Payne, New St, John ’s Rd. Joined H.Q. Staffof Midland Ry. Co. in 1870. Rating Surveyor till 1905. Secretary to Ways and Works Committee 1889—1905. Died in 1911.

40. PAYNE, CHARLES MARRIOTT. Brother of 39. Was living at 18 King’s Road, Sloane Square in 1899.

41. AUBIN, JOHN PHILIP. Son of J. Aubin of George Town. Left after 2 terms.

42. BRETT, ALFRED CORBYN, Son of Dr. F. Brett, 2 Clarence Villas. Gained the Mathematical, Modern Languages and Halford Medals. East India. Writership 1859. Bengal Revenue and Judicial Dept. Magistrate and Deputy Collector 1874. District and Session Judge 1878. Retired 1894.

43. BROWNE, TOMYNS GEORGE. Son of T. Browne, 2 Russell Place. Brother of 78 and 98.

44. LE BRUN, PHILIP. Son of P.J. Le Brun, St. Ouen’s.

45. DE CARTERET, ELIAS. Son of E. de Carteret, St. Lawrence.

46. ERAUT, ALFRED. Son of G. Eraut, Le Geyt St. Brother of 131. Was living at 7 Holly Rd, Fairfield, Liverpool.

47. FALLE, ELIAS PEQUIN. Son of E. J. Falle, 3 Winchester Place. For many years in business in Beresford Street. Died 1924.

48. GRAY. ALBERT. Son of T. Gray, Roseville St. Brother of 215.

49. HAYLEY, THOMAS ALBERT. Son of T. H. Hayley of Beaumont. Brother of 56. Died in 1896.

50. HASTON, DAVID. Son of T. Haston, Waterloo St.

Turning

A time to turn from the old year to the new, a time of reflection, and a time to rekindle hope. This was what prompted this poem.

Turning

Happy New Year, new hope, new start
Time of change, as Big Ben Chimes out
Embrace the change with open heart
Bring new hope where there is doubt.

Sad old year, farewell, time to part
Those lost, those loved, those going
Death and memory tears the heart
Taken away, time’s river flowing

Turning, turning, times of change
Look from old to new: Janus face
New world looks so very strange
But still is room for love and grace

Climate and Covid: darkness still
But dawns a new day for goodwill