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Property name
Homestead
Location
Grande Route des Augerez, St Peter
Type of property
Five-bay 19th century former farmhouse
Homestead pictured on the cover of Nan Le Ruez's diary
Families associated with the property
- Le Brocq: The family was farming here from the 1830s. The farm was run in the second half of the 19th century by Francois Le Brocq He was a Constable`s Officer, Vingtenier, Centenier and then Deputy for St Peter, 1885-1888. He became Constable of St Peter, 1888-1907. A successful cattle breeder and agent, he was forced to sell the farm to settle family debts and it was bought by his son-in-law Henry Prouings Le Ruez
- Le Ruez: Home to Occupation diarist Nan Le Ruez. Her father, Henry Prouings Le Ruez, made two Agricultural War Claims relating to his farm in 1942 and 1945. In 1940 a successful application was made by him to defer his son Laurence Henry's (1918- ) call-up. In 1941 Henry Prouings Le Ruez (1884- ) was living at Homestead with his wife Adele Marie, nee Le Brocq (1884- ), his mother Annie, nee Le Brocq (1857- ) Laurence Henry, and his other children Thomas Francis (1914- ), Annie Margaret 'Nan' (1915- ) , Kathleen Esther (1916- ), Christina Mary (1919- ), John Prouings (1920- ) and Joyce Marie (1921- )
Datestones
- 18 FLB MMG 47 - For Francois Le Brocq and Marie Mauger who married in St Peter in 1837
- 1546 ELB ♥♥ MLD 1832 [1] François Le Brocq and Marie Le Dain of St Peter, who married there on 5 September 1801; lintel on a barn behind the house
Historic Environment Record entry
Listed building
Mid-19th century farm group. The house retains its historic proportions, character and features externally. With its associated outbuildings and boundary it contributes to the rural roadside, junction setting. The outbuildings are significant for their group value in association with the farm house.
Notes and references
- ↑ Datestone register shows stone as reading ELB, but notes that it should be FLB
