You could contact the Huguenot Society http://www.huguenotsociety.org.uk/family/ HTH Anne On 18 Dec 2008, at 09:30, powell wrote: > Hello All, > I am looking for members of the LYS or LYES family in East Anglia in > the > 1700’s. My interest is for a certain ANN LYS married to a WIMPLE > POWELL > in Harwich, Essex sometime before 1784. Ann is mentioned in Wimple's > will.As LYS could well be a name of Huguenot origin, and we know that > there were settlements of Huguenots in Thorpe-le-Soken and other > villages near by, I would be interested to learn if somebody has > researched Huguenot ancestors in, and around Harwich at that time in > the > hope that their search could point me in the right direction. > Many thanks, > Colin. Alsace. >

My thanks to Ann and Michael for suggesting the Huguenot Society and yes it's on my list of things to do on my next visit to the UK next autumn. However, there may be somebody out there for whom the name LYS rings a bell, or has researched Huguenots in Harwich. Thanks. Colin Alsace. > You could contact the Huguenot Society > > http://www.huguenotsociety.org.uk/family/ > > HTH > Anne > On 18 Dec 2008, at 09:30, powell wrote: > >> Hello All, >> I am looking for members of the LYS or LYES family in East Anglia in the >> 1700’s. My interest is for a certain ANN LYS married to a WIMPLE POWELL >> in Harwich, Essex sometime before 1784. Ann is mentioned in Wimple's >> will.As LYS could well be a name of Huguenot origin, and we know that >> there were settlements of Huguenots in Thorpe-le-Soken and other >> villages near by, I would be interested to learn if somebody has >> researched Huguenot ancestors in, and around Harwich at that time in the >> hope that their search could point me in the right direction. >> Many thanks, >> Colin. Alsace. >> > >