Augusta De Gruchy
Augusta De Gruchy | |
|---|---|
 De Gruchy in 1883 | |
| Born | Augusta Chambers Smith 6 July 1841 Bedfordshire, England, UKGBI |
| Died | 3 March 1893 (aged 51) Beaumont Street, London, UKGBI |
Resting place | St Saviour's Church, Jersey |
| Occupations | |
| Spouse |
William Lawrence De Gruchy
(m. 1864) |
| Children | 4 |
Augusta Chambers De Gruchy (née Smith; 6 July 1841 – 3 March 1893) was a British novelist and poet active in Jersey.
Biography
De Gruchy was born Augusta Chambers Smith on 6 July 1841 in Bedfordshire to Jabez Smith and Charlotte Smith.[1][2] By 1861, De Gruchy was living with her parents in St Helier, Jersey.[3]
She married William Lawrence De Gruchy in 1864, a draper turned lawyer who served as a mayor and judge in Jersey.[4] They lived in a house called Rochebois with a view of the harbor of Saint Aubin, Jersey. In 1886, the collapse of the Jersey Banking Company forced the family to relocate to London.[5]
De Gruchy published two novels, Lalage (1875), a romance set in Italy, and Octavia's Lovers (1880). Her collection of poetry, Under the Hawthorn (1893) was published posthumously.[4][5]
In 1894, Gruchy's husband commissioned a stained glass memorial window to be installed in her memory at St Aubin on the Hill.[5] Designed by Edward Burne-Jones in a Pre-Raphaelite style, the window was constructed by the firm of William Morris.[5]
Personal life
De Gruchy had four children. Two died young, a son as a baby and her daughter Violet at age twelve. They also had a daughter, Maud, and a son, Guy, who became Seigneur of Noirmont.[5]
On 3 March 1893, De Gruchy died at a convalescent home on Beaumont Street, London aged 51.[6] De Gruchy was buried at St Saviour's Church, Jersey on 7 March 1893.[7]
Bibliography
References
- ↑ "Agusta Chambers Smith". England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538–1975 [database online]. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1841.
- ↑ "Augusta C. De Gruchy". 1881 British Isles Census Index [database online]; Jersey; St Brelade. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc: 6. 1881.
- ↑ "Augusta C. Smith". 1861 British Isles Census Index [database online]; Jersey; St Helier. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc: 7. 1861.
- 1 2 3 4 "Author: Augusta Chambers De Gruchy". www.victorianresearch.org. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hampton, Rosemary (1977). "Edward Burne-Jones and Augusta de Gruchy - a study of the Pre-Raphaelite window in St Aubin's Church". Société Jersiaise Annual Bulletin. 22: 301–309.
- ↑ "De Gruchy, Augusta Chambers". Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England. London: Principal Probate Registry: 242. 1893.
- ↑ "Augusta Chambers De Gruchy". Jersey Church of England Parish Registers; St Saviour; 1862–1896. St Helier, Jersey: Jersey Heritage. 1893.