George William de Carteret [SEP] date of death
George William de Carteret
George William de Carteret, (1869 St Peter, Jersey - 4 September 1940), was a Norman language journalist and writer from Jersey.
Working as a farmer in St Peter, George William de Carteret wrote, under the "nom de plume" Le Caouain ("the owl"), a great number of articles each Saturday for "Les Chroniques de Jersey". Le Caouain purportedly lived with his wife, "Marie Hibou" in the attic of the printshop and flew round the
Peter Carteret
Peter Carteret (born 1641, date of death unknown) was the Governor of the British colony of Albemarle (which would later become North Carolina) from 1670 to approximately 1672.
Early life and career.
Carteret was born on the British Islands of Jersey. His parents were Helier de Carteret and Rachel La Cloche Carteret.
Carteret was appointed assistant governor of the Albemarle colony by the Lords Proprietor in 1664. Proprietor Sir George Carteret was Peter Carteret's fourth cousin. Peter Cateret was the brother of