Dear Yvonne I know of Fleming settlement in Pembs but not Huguenots (although my father surname Mathias, claimed he was of Huguenot descent when in poetic mood, but I have never found any trace !) - but perhaps individuals fled from France and settled here. Possibly your ancestors could have been Flemings rather than Huguenots. The Huguenot Society link is here http://www.huguenotsociety.org.uk/ and their family history link is here http://www.huguenotsociety.org.uk/family.html Journal: Huguenot Families is a half yearly publication of the Huguenot Society which deals specifically with genealogy and family history - this has now ceased publication - but available on CD rom. List of Contents of the journals is here:- [with lists of family names] http://www.huguenotsociety.org.uk/uploads/docs/HuguenotFamilies_Contents.pdf Hope this is helpful Jen --- On Fri, 16/10/09, yvonne evans <a.y.evans@homecall.co.uk> wrote: From: yvonne evans <a.y.evans@homecall.co.uk> Subject: [Dyfed] French in South West Wales To: DYFED@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, 16 October, 2009, 10:34 AM Hello Listers, This is a long shot! I have heard tales of French people in small numbers inhibitating the Cardigan area(Ferwig area) in 1700's.Apparently there was a farm in that area with a French name. I have ancestors by surname Oliver originating from North Pembs and also ancestors with surname Peregrine from North Pembrokeshire including the Llandysilio area. My grandparents used to tell me we had continental connections going back to 18th century, but I have been unable to trace any! I am just wondering about a Hugenot connection fleeing from persecution in France. Has anyone any ideas ? It would be very much appreciated. Yvonne Evans ================================ Dyfed list http://home.clara.net/daibevan/DyfedML.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DYFED-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
Dear Yvonne, One of my g-g-g-grandfathers was Thomas Mendus (1755 - 1830) of St Dogmaels, Pembs. 'Yr Eurgrawn Wesleyaidd' was the Welsh language newspaper for Wesleyan Methodists. Starting in 1904, volume 96, E. Rees of Machynlleth began a multipart series to commemorate the death in 1855 of Edward Jones 3^rd . Edward Jones was a notable Wesleyan preacher and theologian and the son-in-law of Thomas Mendus (husband of Mendus' daughter, Diana). In part IV (1905) it is recorded that John Mendus Jones, son of Edward Jones, claimed that the Mendus family originated as Flemings from Flanders having come to Pembrokeshire several centuries earlier. The conventional explanation of the origin of the name is “*Mendus* — said to have come with the Spanish Armanda and the Spanish names Mendes and Mendoza. *Meands, Means, Menday, Mende, Mends, Mens.* “ However,religious turmoil in sixteenth century Flanders which was then under Spanish control, led to the expulsion or emigration of many protestants, especially the French speaking Hugenots. It is fully plausible that individuals of Spanish origin with named such as Mendes or Mendoza would also have become Protestants and would have also fled the Spanish Inquisition. (My lineage is from Diana's elder sister, Charlotte). Sincerely, Brian Davies Jennifer Cairns wrote: > Dear Yvonne > > I know of Fleming settlement in Pembs but not Huguenots (although my father surname Mathias, claimed he was of Huguenot descent when in poetic mood, but I have never found any trace !) - but perhaps individuals fled from France and settled here. Possibly your ancestors could have been Flemings rather than Huguenots. > > The Huguenot Society link is here > http://www.huguenotsociety.org.uk/ > and their family history link is here > http://www.huguenotsociety.org.uk/family.html > > Journal: Huguenot Families is a half yearly publication of the Huguenot Society which deals specifically with genealogy and family history - this has now ceased publication - but available on CD rom. > List of Contents of the journals is here:- [with lists of family names] > http://www.huguenotsociety.org.uk/uploads/docs/HuguenotFamilies_Contents.pdf > > Hope this is helpful > > Jen > > --- On Fri, 16/10/09, yvonne evans <a.y.evans@homecall.co.uk> wrote: > > > From: yvonne evans <a.y.evans@homecall.co.uk> > Subject: [Dyfed] French in South West Wales > To: DYFED@rootsweb.com > Date: Friday, 16 October, 2009, 10:34 AM > > > Hello Listers, > This is a long shot! I have heard tales of French people in small numbers inhibitating the Cardigan area(Ferwig area) in 1700's.Apparently there was a farm in that area with a French name. I have ancestors by surname Oliver originating from North Pembs and also ancestors with surname Peregrine from North Pembrokeshire including the Llandysilio area. My grandparents used to tell me we had continental connections going back to > 18th century, but I have been unable to trace any! I am just wondering about a Hugenot connection fleeing from persecution in France. Has anyone any ideas ? It would be very much appreciated. > Yvonne Evans > > ================================ > Dyfed list http://home.clara.net/daibevan/DyfedML.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DYFED-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ================================ > Dyfed list http://home.clara.net/daibevan/DyfedML.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DYFED-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >