As part of our popular Timelines series, Rob Batiste leafs through the family tree of one of Guernsey’s most prominent figures – and discovers a strong Westcountry connection …
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Daily Archives: April 15, 2009
The Smith family
GEOFFREY’S grandmother, Elsie Smith, was one of the 11 children of Charles James Smith. He had been born in Guernsey in 1855, the son of Thomas Smith, originally from Farnham, Surrey, and Rhoda Druce from Somerset.
The Maunder family
GEOFF’S mother Muriel was born in 1921, the third of five children. The Bailiff’s Uncle Arthur is the only one of those children still alive.
Sport in the blood
HAD he not cracked it in law, you get a strong feeling Geoffrey Rowland would have dearly loved to enjoy the life of a top sportsman. A busy man he undoubtedly is, but our Bailiff wastes few chances to watch top sport and support the island’s teams everywhere and across all sports.
Meet the Marleys
THE Marley family roots can also be traced back to the Westcountry – in this case to the hamlet of Bampton, near Tiverton in north Devon. John Marley was born there in 1748 and on 20 July 1783 married Sarah Brewer, also from Bampton.
Family matters
RICHARD Samuel West Rowland, the Bailiff Geoffrey Rowland’s grandfather, was born in 1855 in Littleham, a parish forming part of Exmouth in south Devon.
Saltpans owner clearing way for eco-friendly development
CLEARANCE work at the 16-acre Saltpans industrial site is gathering pace.
Police saving grace for GVC
GUERNSEY cycling is avoiding the crisis affecting UK road racing and that’s down to our understanding police.
On notice
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown has warned Guernsey that it must continue to go above and beyond international standards of tax transparency or risk the issue coming back before the G20.
Minister relaxed on skatepark money
CULTURE and Leisure minister Mike O’Hara expects no problems in persuading generous locals to help fund the proposed skatepark.
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