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Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919), artist; spent summer of 1883 in Guernsey; Henry Watson Fowler (1858–1933), lexicographer, moved to Guernsey in 1903; Lilian Lyle (1867–1953), botanist and phycologist, studied the marine life of Guernsey during the 1920s [34] Francis George Fowler (1871–1918), lexicographer, moved to Guernsey in 1903
Guernsey people (13 C, 27 P) ... Pages in category "People from the Bailiwick of Guernsey" The following 67 pages are in this category, out of 67 total.
Around 1290, the Channel Islands' Governor, Otto de Grandson, split the archipelago into two bailiwicks, establishing those parts other than Jersey as a single Bailiwick of Guernsey. [8]: 21 The Bailiwick is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, comprising three separate jurisdictions: Alderney, Guernsey (incorporating Herm), and Sark.
Guernsey was part of the Duchy of Normandy until 1204, when the Channel Islands remained loyal to the English crown, splitting from mainland Normandy. In 1290, the Channel Islands were divided administratively and Guernsey became part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. During the Second World War, Guernsey was invaded and occupied by Nazi Germany.
The Guernsey Roll of Honour includes 1,343 who were Bailiwick of Guernsey individuals or who served in the Royal Guernsey Light Infantry. The economic depression in the 1930s also affected Guernsey. Unemployed labourers being given jobs such as building sea defences and constructing roads, including Le Val des Terres, opened in 1935 by Le ...
Guernsey people stubs (78 P) Pages in category "Guernsey people" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
People from the Bailiwick of Guernsey (4 C, 67 P) U. ... Pages in category "Bailiwick of Guernsey" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
People from the Bailiwick of Guernsey (4 C, 67 P) Jersey people (15 C, 49 P) P. People of Channel Islands descent (4 C) R. Channel Islands people by religion (4 C) W.