ɐmˌʌŋ hɪz ˌʌndɚtˈɛnənts wɜː mˈɛmbɚz ʌv fˈæmɪliz bᵻlˈiːvd tə hæv kˈʌm fɹʌm vˈɪlɪdʒᵻz nˌɪɹ hɪz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl hˈoʊm æt fˌɛɹiˈɛɹzsˈeɪnthɪlˈɛɹ, sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə kˈɜːzɑːnz fɹʌm nˈɑːɾɚdˈeɪmdəkˈoːɹsən, ðə bˈæskɚvˌɪlz fɹʌm sˈeɪntmˈɑːɹtɪndəbˈɑːʃɚvˌɪl ænd ðə lˈɛvɪts fɹʌm dʒˈɑːŋkwɚɹətsdəlˈaɪvt.
Among his under-tenants were members of families believed to have come from villages near his original home at Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire, such as the Curzons from Notre-Dame-de-Courson, the Baskervilles from Saint-Martin-de-Boscherville and the Levetts from Jonquerets-de-Livet.