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Entries of Burials in St. Martin's Parish Church Register of persons drowned off Jersey, 1665-1816.
"On the last Saturday of September 1665, Clement Journeaux, Jean d'Assigni and Nicolas Baudayns, all three natives of this Parish, and Jean Dolbel of St. Saviour, were drowned at low water ... They were drowned at the rock called La Conchiee in Grouville Bay."
"On Friday, February 9th, 1676, Edouard Mallet son of Jean, Jean Le Huquet, Abraham Le Huquet, Lorans Le Moigne, his son Jean Le Moigne, Nicollas Noel, Pierre Giffard, Jean Le Huquet, son of Jean, Phil Renouf, and George Germain, ten men in all, were gathering seaweed at a spot called Rousetain in a boat belonging to Jean Le Huquet and his partners when it struck a rock and sank between 4 and 5 p.m. All the ten bodies were found near a rock called Le Repasseur des pierces on the following day."
March 6th, 1682
An account of a catastrophe which occurred in St. Ouen's Bay on March 6th, 1682, found its way into St. Martin's Parish Register although there are two discrepancies in this version as compared with an almost contemporaneous account found among the D'Auvergnes - MS. and reproduced in B.S.J. Vol. VI p. 52.
I have attempted to translate the story of this tragedy in readable English; some words are not to be found in any French. English Dictionary so only the essential details of the narrative are given:
"The following persons left le Havre de l'Etacq in a sloop: Mr. Jean Dauverne, Constable, Captain and Deputy for Monsieur de St. Ouen. Dlle Rachel le Montay, wife of the said Dauverne. Mr. Francoise Ricard, Centenier and Deputy for Monsieur Vinchelez de Bas. Mr. Pierre Le Brocq, Churchwarden. Mr. Philippe Dauverne, Master of the sloop. Jean Hacquoil, Parish Clerk and Constable's Officer. Esther Bellee, wife to the Parish Clerk. Mr. Jean Vautier, son of Jean, son of Edward. Jean Hamon, son of Jean Robele, man-servant of Mr. Jean Dauverne.
"They embarked for Le Havre de L'Etacq in order to catch oysters around the coast, they left an area known as La Demie Retraite from whence blew a fresh north wind. Unfortunately for them, they had hoisted sail and kept to the coast all the day. In the evening they attempted to return but foundered about half an-hour to three-quarters-of-an-hour after sunset. It was high tide between Le Pulec and Le Hurel at the hour stated; they were all drowned without any one being able to come to their rescue." (The rest of the account deals with the burial of the bodies). This was the surmise of the writer of this MS. account of the shipwreck tragedy. It must have made a deep impression upon the whole Island at the time, and hence one reason for its having been recorded in the Register of St. Martin where the scene of the wreck is definitely given as Le Pulle, whereas in the D'Auvergne MS., the rendering is Le Pimar.
July 31st, 1704
"On July 31st, 1704, Jean du Fresne son of Jean, Jean Germain son of Noe, Hugh Noel, Elie Starcq son of Jean, natives of this parish were interred. They were drowned on Sunday July 30th, with Jean Le Sueur of La Godellerie who was then one of the Churchwardens of the Parish of Trinity. There were also drowned, Thomas Le Riche du Catel son of Jean; Philippe Le Riche, nigh to Bouley; Hugh Whiller, son of Richard who was Prevost of that Parish and a son of Philippe Le Maistre, miller. The five from Trinity were buried in that churchyard the same day." "There was also a woman from St. Lawrence named Elizabhet (sic) Le Gros, the widow of Rouge Remon who had gone to see her son who was serving in one of the frigates."
"All the above persons had gone together to see the frigates which were anchored in Bouley Bay and were drowned by the overturning of the boat."
This entry is important as it indicates an instance of the English fleet cruising along the north coast of the Island in 1704. The War of the Spanish Succession had broken out in that year, and Louis XIV King of France was supporting the claims of his grandson as King of Spain and had declared War on England. A squadron of the English fleet had distinguished itself in the capture of Gibraltar on July 24th, 1704, while this squadron at Bouley Bay was ready to attack any French warship lurking in the vicinity.
March 1816
The last entry of burials of shipwrecked persons is the account of the interment of some of the French people drowned as the result of the sinking of the Balance in March 1816.
"On March 27th, 1816, Josephine Doucet, Sophie Bonnevie, Pelagie Poirrier, Edmond Briard, Louise Doubet, Jules Vigneau and Marguerite Bourgeoise, wife of Jacques Poirrier were buried in the cemetery of this Parish. They were drowned, with many others, on the Dirouilles on the night of the 23rd inst."
By Philip Ahier
The Parish Registers of St. Martin contain mournful accounts of lives that, from time to time, have been lost within sight of land with no one to help them.
The following extracts, translated from the French, were reproduced in the Parish Magazine for that Parish between the years 1890-1898 by a former Rector, the Rev. Thomas Le Neveu, the grandfather of the present Rector, the Rev. E. C. Lempriere.
September 1665
The Parish Registers of St. Martin contain mournful accounts of lives that, from time to time, have been lost within sight of land with no one to help them.
The following extracts, translated from the French, were reproduced in the Parish Magazine for that Parish between the years 1890-1898 by a former Rector, the Rev. Thomas Le Neveu, the grandfather of the present Rector, the Rev. E. C. Lempriere.
September 1665
"On the last Saturday of September 1665, Clement Journeaux, Jean d'Assigni and Nicolas Baudayns, all three natives of this Parish, and Jean Dolbel of St. Saviour, were drowned at low water ... They were drowned at the rock called La Conchiee in Grouville Bay."
June 26th, 1667
"On June 26th, 1667, George Machon, son of Thomas, son of Helier left his house early in the morning to go trawling by la tour Perin at the north of Trinity Parish. He was drowned, no one knows how; his body was found twelve days after in Rozel Haven at the spot known as La Grasse Fosse."
February 9th, 1676
"On June 26th, 1667, George Machon, son of Thomas, son of Helier left his house early in the morning to go trawling by la tour Perin at the north of Trinity Parish. He was drowned, no one knows how; his body was found twelve days after in Rozel Haven at the spot known as La Grasse Fosse."
February 9th, 1676
"On Friday, February 9th, 1676, Edouard Mallet son of Jean, Jean Le Huquet, Abraham Le Huquet, Lorans Le Moigne, his son Jean Le Moigne, Nicollas Noel, Pierre Giffard, Jean Le Huquet, son of Jean, Phil Renouf, and George Germain, ten men in all, were gathering seaweed at a spot called Rousetain in a boat belonging to Jean Le Huquet and his partners when it struck a rock and sank between 4 and 5 p.m. All the ten bodies were found near a rock called Le Repasseur des pierces on the following day."
March 6th, 1682
An account of a catastrophe which occurred in St. Ouen's Bay on March 6th, 1682, found its way into St. Martin's Parish Register although there are two discrepancies in this version as compared with an almost contemporaneous account found among the D'Auvergnes - MS. and reproduced in B.S.J. Vol. VI p. 52.
I have attempted to translate the story of this tragedy in readable English; some words are not to be found in any French. English Dictionary so only the essential details of the narrative are given:
"The following persons left le Havre de l'Etacq in a sloop: Mr. Jean Dauverne, Constable, Captain and Deputy for Monsieur de St. Ouen. Dlle Rachel le Montay, wife of the said Dauverne. Mr. Francoise Ricard, Centenier and Deputy for Monsieur Vinchelez de Bas. Mr. Pierre Le Brocq, Churchwarden. Mr. Philippe Dauverne, Master of the sloop. Jean Hacquoil, Parish Clerk and Constable's Officer. Esther Bellee, wife to the Parish Clerk. Mr. Jean Vautier, son of Jean, son of Edward. Jean Hamon, son of Jean Robele, man-servant of Mr. Jean Dauverne.
"They embarked for Le Havre de L'Etacq in order to catch oysters around the coast, they left an area known as La Demie Retraite from whence blew a fresh north wind. Unfortunately for them, they had hoisted sail and kept to the coast all the day. In the evening they attempted to return but foundered about half an-hour to three-quarters-of-an-hour after sunset. It was high tide between Le Pulec and Le Hurel at the hour stated; they were all drowned without any one being able to come to their rescue." (The rest of the account deals with the burial of the bodies). This was the surmise of the writer of this MS. account of the shipwreck tragedy. It must have made a deep impression upon the whole Island at the time, and hence one reason for its having been recorded in the Register of St. Martin where the scene of the wreck is definitely given as Le Pulle, whereas in the D'Auvergne MS., the rendering is Le Pimar.
July 31st, 1704
"On July 31st, 1704, Jean du Fresne son of Jean, Jean Germain son of Noe, Hugh Noel, Elie Starcq son of Jean, natives of this parish were interred. They were drowned on Sunday July 30th, with Jean Le Sueur of La Godellerie who was then one of the Churchwardens of the Parish of Trinity. There were also drowned, Thomas Le Riche du Catel son of Jean; Philippe Le Riche, nigh to Bouley; Hugh Whiller, son of Richard who was Prevost of that Parish and a son of Philippe Le Maistre, miller. The five from Trinity were buried in that churchyard the same day." "There was also a woman from St. Lawrence named Elizabhet (sic) Le Gros, the widow of Rouge Remon who had gone to see her son who was serving in one of the frigates."
"All the above persons had gone together to see the frigates which were anchored in Bouley Bay and were drowned by the overturning of the boat."
This entry is important as it indicates an instance of the English fleet cruising along the north coast of the Island in 1704. The War of the Spanish Succession had broken out in that year, and Louis XIV King of France was supporting the claims of his grandson as King of Spain and had declared War on England. A squadron of the English fleet had distinguished itself in the capture of Gibraltar on July 24th, 1704, while this squadron at Bouley Bay was ready to attack any French warship lurking in the vicinity.
March 1816
The last entry of burials of shipwrecked persons is the account of the interment of some of the French people drowned as the result of the sinking of the Balance in March 1816.
"On March 27th, 1816, Josephine Doucet, Sophie Bonnevie, Pelagie Poirrier, Edmond Briard, Louise Doubet, Jules Vigneau and Marguerite Bourgeoise, wife of Jacques Poirrier were buried in the cemetery of this Parish. They were drowned, with many others, on the Dirouilles on the night of the 23rd inst."
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