List of tenants of Jethou


The following is a list of tenants of Jethou. Jethou is an island in the Channel Islands owned by the States of Guernsey. In 1416 AD, it became part of Henry V of England's estate, and remains a Crown lease.

List of tenants

DateNameNotesRef
1028-1055Restauld
1055-1414the Abbots of Mont Saint-Michel
1158-?Guillaume ChesneyReverting to the Abbots of Mont Saint-Michel on his death.
1270-?Sir William de ChesneyReverting to the Abbots of Mont Saint-Michel on his death.
1414-?Benedictine monksAccording to Jethou guide book, "other Benedictine Monks occupied the Island for another 100 years".
?–1717uninhabited
1717-1737Charles Nowall
1737-1758Charles MaugerDied 1758.
1758-1779Thomas Guille
Thomas Le Marchant
1779-1781Henry de JerseyDied 1781.
1781-1800Henry de Jersey II
1800-1821Phillip de Quesnel
1821-1822Edward Falla
Peter Le Cocq
Nicholas Le Feuvre
Peter de Lisle
1822-1846John Allaire
1846-1852Marie CollingsDied 1853.
1852-1856the States of GuernseyIsland used for quarrying.
1856-1863George Charles Gee
1863-1867Perry
Lindell
Giffard
1867-1877Montague Fielden
1877-1880caretakers
1880-1885W.H.B. Moullin
1885-1890caretakers
1890-1918-11-07Sir Henry Austin LeeDied 1918.
1899-1910F.J. GuySubtenant
1919-1920John DrillotCaretaker
1920-1934Sir Edward Montague Compton Mackenzie
1934-1944Harold FortingtonDied 1944.
1940-1945George MacDonaldSubtenant
1944-1948Fortington
1948-1955William Gill Withycombe
1955-1957Philip Steer Watkins
1957-1958Herman Stockey
1958-12-1964William Hedley Cliff
1964-09-29-1971-12-06Susan Faed
1971-12-1983-02-03Sir Charles HaywardDied 1983.
1984-1991Anthony Duckworth-Chad
1991-1995Peter Ogden
Philip Hulme
1995-The States of Guernsey
1995-:Subtenants
:Sir Peter Ogden
:Sir Philip Hulme