Ernest le Pelley
Seigneur of Sark
About Ernest le Pelley
Lived 1801 – 1849 (aged 47–48). Ernest le Pelley was a British.
Ernest le Pelley, 16th Seigneur of Sark (1801–1849) was the Seigneur of Sark from 1839 to 1849. In 1844, desperate for funds to continue the operation of the silver mine on the island, he obtained crown permission to mortgage the Fief of Sark for £4,000 to John Allaire, a local privateer. In 1845, the ceiling of the mine's deepest gallery collapsed. The company was uninsured for this event, and it was finally closed in 1847. Le Pelley's heir, Pierre Carey le Pelley was unable to keep up his mortgage payments and was forced to sell the seigneurie of Sark to Marie Collings, John Allaire's daughter and heiress, for £6,000.
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Who was Ernest le Pelley?
Seigneur of Sark (1801-1849)
When was Ernest le Pelley born?
Ernest le Pelley was born on 6 December 1801.
When did Ernest le Pelley die?
Ernest le Pelley died in 1849.
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Ernest le Pelley was British.
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