Chapter 59.8
Moses and Esther Le Brun had Moses and Esther had four children in St Helier, Jersey. These are Elsie’s siblings.
59.2.1 – William [Willy] Moses Le Brun (1882-1960)
William Le Brun
- Married Adèle Vautier (1885). Her father was a farmer (employer) at “La Fantaisie”, St Peter, Jersey, and she had three sisters.
- In 1911, he was a shipping clerk, and they lived at Waldeck House
- Children:
- Estelle Le Brun (1910)
- Robin Le Brun (1911-1929)
- Lydie Le Brun (1911-1994)
William Moses was scholarly, knowledgeable regarding Jersey history, well-read, especially in French literature, and a skilled amateur artist. Adèle liked speaking Jèrriais but William, like many of his generation, did not want his children to speak it – only French. (Antoinette Herival)
59.2.2 – John (Jack) De Gruchy Le Brun (1883-1954)
- Took over the bakery
- Married Amy Florence Nicolle (1884-1968). Her father was a farmer, and she had six siblings.
- Children:
- Amy Roselle Le Brun (1906)
- Alan John Le Brun (1912)
- Maud Esther Fitch (1916)
Jack and Amy lived at Brooklyn behind the bakery shop opposite Waldeck. Amy was a seamstress and in all photos is wearing lovely dresses. My memory of her is that she had a great sense of humour, smoked a lot and loved to visit my grandmother Adèle across the road to gossip. Neither of them would heed the traffic, both being quite deaf. They spoke mostly Jèrriais. Amy kept her sewing machine in top order until she died in 1968. (Antoinette Herival)
59.2.3 – Isabel Jane Le Brun (1885-1942)
- Married Donald Albert Grainger Mills (1881-1951)
- He was a clerk who worked for British Rail in Jersey. He was brought up on the Isle of Wight; his father was a Scot.
- The family emigrated to Australia
- Children:
- Donald Ivas Grainger (1909-1945)
- Dorothy Mary Mackenzie Grainger (1911-2006)
- Margaret Isabel Mackenzie Grainger (1918-1998)
- Rosemary Mackenzie Grainger (1927-2018)
59.2.4 – Elsie Mary Le Brun (1888-1970)
- See Chapter 59
More on these individuals in Chapter 62.3.