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Historic Jersey buildings
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Property name
Le Petit Catelet
Location
Rue des Landes, St John
Type of property
19th century farm
Valuations
Sold for £600,000 in 2004
Families associated with the property
- Romeril: In 1941 Philip Josue Romeril (1906- ) was living here with his wife Lily Ada, nee Cotillard (1908- ) and their children Hazel Lily (1931- ), Daphne Beatrice (1934- ) and Pamela Joan (1939- ), as well as Philip Josue snr (1877- )
Datestones
- IBN ♥ SPT 1753 - The 'N' is reversed. For Jean Benest and Sara Pithon, who married in St John in 1723
- PCS ♥ ARB 1716 - Previously read as ICS. Not deciphered and possibly brought from elsewhere
- PJR ♥ LAC 1931 - For Philippe Josué Romeril and Lily Ada Cotillard
- PRD 1831 - For Philippe Rondel
- PRR ♥♥ 1829 - For Philippe Romeril, who appears to have commissioned double hearts in anticipation of a forthcoming marriage
- PRR ♥ MMG 1806 For - Philippe Romeril and Marie Mauger, who married in St Lawrence in 1772 [1]
Historic Environment Record entry
Not a listed building, despite acknowledged 19th century construction and earlier datestones
Farmstead shown on the 1935 ordnance survey map. Loose courtyard.
Old Jersey Houses
A brief entry in Volume Two refers to the datestones, and indicates that there are two properties close to each other, both formerly Romeril homes
Notes and references
- ↑ This appears to be a different branch of the Romeril from the later owners of the property