Local recruiting, January 1915
From The Star, January 6th 1915. The number of men enlisted in this Island since August 4th, 1914, is 338. Ninety-six have joined the Regular Army and 242 have enlisted in the New Army.
Enlistments: November 28th 1916
From The Star.The following have enlisted in the Guernsey Service Company:
Lost things: Laine's store, 1951
'Demolition and rebuilding of one of the oldest houses in St Peter Port is to take place shortly. The house is one belonging to the Guernsey Savings Bank and stands opposite the Berthelot Street Restaurant.' An article by (probably) Carel Toms published in the Guernsey Press November 15 1950; photographs of the demolition and rebuilding are in the Toms collection at the Library.
Les Paysans and Le Lorier
From Report and Transactions of the Societe Guernesiaise 1892; Report of the Archaeological Section, by J James Carey.
Laine's warehouse in Berthelot Street
'MSS belonging to Mr Laine of High Street, respecting his store in Berthelot Street (behind and touching the present Savings Bank), and the Savings Bank itself, formerly 'La Maison Briard.' Names and dates; the transcriptions of these interesting vues de justice, where the jurats visited properties about which there was a dispute and sought witnesses, may be consulted at the Library. The photograph is from the Carel Toms' Collection in the Library and accompanied an article he wrote about the demolition and rebuilding of this house in 1950-51.
Rental of Andre Monamy, Jurat, 25 January 1564
Notes taken by Edith Carey from the De Guérin MSS and the Lee MSS.
Old Guernsey: Origin of Contree Mansell
From The Star c. 1890.
Mariage encombre
A wife had a year and a day after the death of her husband to claim the Writ de Mariage Encombré, which enabled her to allege that her husband had sold or alienated all or part of her personal property, without her consent.
The will of Marie de Rozel, 1669
No. 48 in Edith Carey's collection of transcripts, Wills and Legacies; the will of Marie's son, Charles; and distribution of the estate of her grandson, Jacques Bouillon.
The will of Suzanne L'Homme, 1668
Transcribed by Edith Carey from the original (copy on film in the Library) into her Wills and Legacies notebook (41).
The will of Jean Moorhead, 1688/9
From the Ecclesiastical Court records, transcribed from the original (which can be seen on microfilm in the Library), by Edith Carey in her Wills and Legacies notebook.
Old house in Berthelot Street: legal documents
MSS of Dr Hoskins, notes on his old house in Berthelot Street, transcribed by Edith Carey.