Ernest le Pelley

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.^[1]

References

^ F.Cohen and N. Bird Silver in the Channel Islands. Jersey Heritage Trust. pp. 85-86 Archived 2008-12-17 at the Wayback Machine

Preceded by Pierre le Pelley III	Seigneur of Sark 1839–1849	Succeeded by Pierre Carey le Pelley

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[1] F.Cohen and N. Bird Silver in the Channel Islands. Jersey Heritage Trust. pp. 85-86 Archived 2008-12-17 at the Wayback Machine

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