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Subj: GEOFFROY, JEOFFROY, GEFFREY and other spellings 1568 to 1875 Date: 8/1/00 1:52:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time From: CGeoff8520 To: HUGUENOTS-WALLOONS-EUROPE-D-@ROOTSWEB.COM This is to post my interest in the GEOFFROY etc. family and update an earlier posting with new information from the IGI and the 1881 Census Any information relating to any of these families would be greatly appreciated. I am also interested in information on the CASSER family, who we believe was related (wife or mother) to LOUIS GEOFFROY of the 18th Century. Thanks in advance.GEOFFROY Jehan 1568 Jacques 1568 Aliens Resident in London Source; Vol. X, Quarto Series, Huguenot Society of GB and IRL GEFFREY Charles January 1568 Langegourne Ward, Parish St. Mary Fanchurch, London Referred to as “...Frenchman, cook to BENEDICT SPINOLA. denizen merchant of Jeane”. Source: Vol X, Quarto Series, Huguenot Society of GB and IRL GEOFFROY Elizabeth, married Nicolas BRABINS, 16 August 1699 Brailsford, Derby Source: IGI GEOFFROY Louis Recruited in England to be landsteward on estates of BOND family in countys of Longford and Westmeath in Ireland in 2nd half of the 18th Century CHILDREN: Sarah: married Thomas BOND, 16 August 1834 James: b. 1791, Co Longford, ,married Jane Anne KENNEDY, of Mount Kennedy, Grannard, Co. Longford in 1839-1840. He died 6 June 1846. There were four children:: Maria b. 1840, never married d. 22 May 1926 James b. 1841, m. Elizabeth COX d.1908 emigrated to the USA in 1888 George b. 1845, m Catherine COX d Sep 1918 Jane Anne b. 30 April 1846; m. Frank McCLEAN who ran off to Australia. She died 6 April 1922 SOURCES FOR LOUIS GEOFFROY AND ALL HIS DESCENDENTS ARE FAMILY RECORDS AND ORAL HISTORY GEOFFROY SOURCE FOR ALL THE FOLLOWING IS THE IGI AND 1881 CENSUS Francis m. Mary Ann PENFOLD on 21 October 1833, Sudbury on Thames, London Known children: Edward Francis JEOFFROY, christened 22 May 1836 at Saint James, Westminster, London. married LOUISA DURANT,b. 1845 Alton, Hampshire, on 2 March 1862 at St. James, Westminster,London. Lived at Peabody Square, 12 West Block in 1881 His occupation listed as Portmanteau Maker. Children: Fanny Isabel. christened, 15 May 1864, St James, Westminster Ellen F., b.1868 at Lambeth, Surrey. Occ. Scholar Edward W., b. 1874 at Westminster, Middlesex. Occ. Scholar Francis Louis GEOFFROY. christened 10 Feb 1838 at Saint James, Westminster JEOFFROY, Sarah, .b l835, London, Middlesex. Patient at St Bernards Hospital Norwood, Middlesex.. Characterized as lunatic. GEOFFROY, Louis, b. 1846 Avignon, France, occ. Jeweller, diamond mounter m. Mary, b. 1846, London, Middlesex They lived at 15 Draycott Terrace, Chelsea, London GEOFFROY Maria Louisa. christened 26 March l838, at Saint Peter, Liverpool father: Achelis. mother: Mary Ann JEOFFROY Louis Porchey, m. Jane ROBINSON, 17 Sep. 1865, Saint James, Westminster. Children: Elizabeth Anne GEOFFROY. christened 16 April 1874, Saint Luke Isabel Mary JEOFFROY, christened 16 April, 1874, at Saint Luke Westminster, London. (Father’s middlle name also spelled PORCHAM) JEOFFROY, William, married Louisa Elizabeth Amy. Children: Elizabeth Amy christened 26 Sep. 1869, Saint James, Westminster Martha Isabella christened 12 June 1872, St Paul, Deptford, Kent JEOFFROY Sarah Maria, christened 17 August l870, Saint Luke, Westminster; Father: Francis Lewis. Mother; Sarah GEOFFROY Cesar Louis married Catherine Anderson JOANNY, 22 June l873, at Saint James, Westminster. JEOFFROY Fanny, b. 1864. Westminster Occ. Housemaid at Baxter household, 41 Charlwood Street, London Charles H Geoffroy, USA

Hi -- this is Part 2 of the surname extracts from Canterbury St. Margaret, dating 1751-1812. Please see Part 1 of these extracts for comments, explantions, and alphabetical listing of surnames included here. Also, see footnote at the end of this post for details re: marriage by licence (lic.)Andrea 1751 Jly 16 Bapt Isaac, son of John & Susanna DUMBRAIN 1752 Mar 29 Burial Edward PETIT 1753 Oct 20 Burial Isaac, son of John & Susanna DUMBRAIN 1754 Mar 10 Burial Henry FERREAR 1754 Sep 8 Bapt Mary, dau of John & Susanna DUMBRAIN 1755 Mar 28 Burial Nicholas PILLON (Note: same entry as above but on another page has year 1756 and comment "from St. Mildred's".) 1756 Jan 28 Bapt William, son of William & Susanna LE NEVE 1758 Jly 11 Marriage William PILLON of St. Mildred & Elizabeth Stringer, otp 1758 Aug 17 Burial Elizabeth, dau of William & Leminge LEPINE 1758 Dec 8 Burial William, son of Peter & ------ DELASAUX 1759 Aug 7 Burial Lucy, wife of James FOSH 1760 Mar 3 Burial Ann SIX from St. Mary Bredin 1760 Aug 27 Bapt Peter, son of Henry & Mary DUTHOIT 1760 Dec 11 Burial Peter DUTHOIT 1761 Mar 16 Bapt Elizabeth, dau of John & Martha DISPAIN 1761 Apr 13 Marriage James FOSH & Elizabeth Boxer, botp, banns 1761 Aug 20 Burial Mary PRINGUIER 1761 Nov 11 Bapt James, son of Henry & Mary DUTHOIT 1762 Nov 17 Bapt Ann, dau of Charles & Mary DELMAR 1763 Jan 4 Bapt Anne, dau of Charles & Mary DELMAR 1763 Feb 14 Marriage James JUDEVIN of St. Mildred & Harriet Holt Cox, otp (Above surname also seen elsewhere as JEUDWINE.) 1764 Jan 22 Bapt Charles, son of Charles & Mary DELMAR 1765 Feb 14 Burial Mina LEPINE 1766 Feb 2 Bapt Peter, son of Henry & Mary DUTHOIT 1766 Jly 28 Marriage Mary DESPAIR & John FOR, botp 1766 Aug 17 Bapt George, son of Charles & Mary DELMAR 1767 Oct 19 Burial Anne PILON 1767 Nov 11 Bapt James, son of Charles & Mary DELMAR 1768 Mar 6 Burial Mary Anne PRINGUER c1767/8+ Peter DELASAUX named in records as churchwarden 1769 Aug 20 Bapt Mary, dau of Henry & Mary DUTHOIT 1769 Nov 13 Marriage James BRAZIER, wid. & Ann Barton of St. Mildred, spr. 1771 Jan 25 Burial Isaac PRINGUER 1773 Aug 21 Marriage Sarah LEPINE & Jacob GAFFEE, bac, botp 1773 Dec 2 Burial James BRAZIER 1774 May 24 Burial Elizabeth DELASAUX 1775 Jan 5 Burial John DESPAIN from the Workhouse 1775 Mar 29 Bapt Edward, son of Henry & Mary DUTHOIT 1775 Oct 15 Bapt John, son of Jane D'ESPAGNE 1775 Oct 18 Burial John D'ESPAGNE, an infant 1777 Feb 2 Burial Magdalen DETREE 1777 Mar 30 Burial John DETREE from the Workhouse 1777 Sep 29 Marriage James LE PELTEER & Elizabeth Hasley, botp 1777 Oct 5 Burial Martha D'ESPAGNE 1778 Jan 25 Bapt Elizabeth, dau of Henry & Mary DUTHOIT 1779 Feb 20 Burial Mary DURYEZ from the Workhouse 1779 Apr 2 Burial Mark DURYEZ from the Workhouse 1779 Oct 23 Burial Charles DELMAR from the Workhouse 1780 Apr 16 Bapt Hester, dau of William & Hester DEVINE 1780 Nov 5 Burial Susanna FERRIER 1781 Jly 8 Burial Elizabeth PILON 1783 Mar 15 Bapt Mary, dau of Thomas & Elizabeth DELASAUX 1783 Mar 19 Burial Mary DELASAUX, an infant 1783 Aug 21 Burial Isaac PRINGUER 1783 Sep 22 Burial Sarah BEAUCHAMP 1784 Mar 16 Burial Hugo VAN DE POLL, "here called John DARKEN" 1784 Oct 11 Marriage Ann GANBEIR, spr, otp & John Gillman of St Mary Bredin 1785 Mar 17 Marriage Ann VERREW, spr, otp & John Mead, bac, of St. Alphege 1785 Dec 4 Bapt Mary Ann, dau of Thomas & Elizabeth DELASAUX 1786 Feb 14 Bapt William, son of Charles & Harriet DELMAR 1785 Nov 18 Burial Elizabeth FAUSH c1785/6+ Thomas DELASAUX named in records as churchwarden 1786 Jne 4 Burial Henry FERRIER 1786 Jly 11 Marriage Henry GAZE of St. Mildred & Susannah Taylor, otp 1787 Feb 4 Bapt Thomas, son of William & Mary SPAINE of St. M.B. 1787 Jly 18 Bapt Mary Ann, dau of William & Mary PATERNOSTER 1787 Dec 11 Bapt Charles, son of Charles & Harriet DELMAR 1788 Mar 9 Burial Rebecca SPRINGUER 1788 May 25 Bapt Edmund, son of William & Mary SPAIN, St. M.B. 1788 Nov 2 Bapt Thomas Pesthill, son of Thomas & Elizabeth DELASAUX 1788 Nov 23 Bapt William, son of William & Mary PATERNOSTER 1789 Apr 5 Bapt Henry William, son of William & Elizabeth Ethelinda SPAINE, St. M.B. 1789 Jne 4 Marriage Anna Maria LEGRAND, otp & John Jacob, Esq. of Nackington 1790 Mar 10 Bapt John, son of Charles & Harriet DELMAR 1790 Mar 14 Bapt George, son of William & Mary SPAIN of St. M.B. 1790 Apr 11 Bapt Anne, dau of Silas & Elizabeth BUBBERS 1790 Sep 27 Bapt James, son of Thomas & Elizabeth DELASAUX c1790 Name of Charles DELMAR in records as churchwarden of the parish 1791 Jan 26 Bapt John, son of William & Mary PATERNOSTER 1791 Jne 19 Bapt Maria, dau of William & Elizabeth SPAINE, St. M. B. 1791 Sep 4 Bapt Ann, dau of William & Mary SPAINE, St. M.B. 1791 Nov 1 Marriage Elizabeth DELASAUX & ?Robt? Fenner, botp 1792 Jly 17 Marriage Russel LAVENDER, otp & Sarah Crutwell of St. Nicholas Thanet 1792 Dec 9 Bapt Betsy, dau of William & Elizabeth Ethelinda SPAIN, St. M.B. 1793 Jan 6 Bapt Sarah, dau of Thomas & Ann PETTIT, St. M.B. 1793 May 12 Bapt John, son of William & Mary SPAIN, St. M.B. 1793 Jne 2 Bapt Elizabeth, dau of William & Mary PATERNOSTER 1793 Jne 16 Burial Thomas Pestil DELASAUX, an infant 1793 Sep 1 Bapt Ann, dau of Russel & Sarah LAVENDER 1793 Nov 27 Burial Sarah LAVENDER and her child 1794 May 11 Marriage Russel LAVENDER & Ann ?Hast?, botp 1794 Oct 5 Burial William LAVENDER 1795 Aug 2 Bapt Mary Ann, dau of Isaac & Sarah PRINGUERE 1797 Feb 2 Marriage Elizabeth DEVINE & Job Symons, botp 1797 Apr 2 Bapt Thomas Thorp, son of Thomas & Elizabeth DELASAUX 1797Sep 13 Bapt John Halbet, son of Isaac & Sarah PRINGUERE 1798 Aug 22 Marriage Sarah DILLOW & William Wilcox, botp, banns 1798 Sep 23 Bapt John, son of Isaac & Sarah PRINGUERE 1798 Dec 28 Burial Mr. Charles DELMAR of St. Andrew's 1799 Nov 8 Burial Mrs. Sarah PULTIERE 1799 Nov 30 Burial Ann PRINGUIERE of St. Andrew's 1801 Jna 4 Bapt Thomas, son of Isaac & Sarah PRINGUERE 1803 Mar 31 Burial Mary Ann PRINGUER from St. Andrew's 1804 Dec 23 Marriage Elizabeth DOMBRAIN, spr, otp & John Lancefield of St. Mildred's, bac, lic. 1805 Jan 6 Burial Isaac PRINGUER from St. Andrew's 1806 Feb 4 Bapt Richard Boyer, son of Josias William & Maria DUPRÉ, born 28 Dec 1805 1805 Oct 6 Burial Henry DUTHOIT of St. Mildred's 1805 Nov 17 Burial Sarah PRINGUER of St. Alphage's c1809-1812 Abraham DOMBRAIN named in records as churchwarden 1811 Feb 24 Burial Louisa PRINGUER ** Footnote re: marriage by licence (lic.) Marriages could be by banns -- in which case, banns were read in the church on three consecutive Sundays and, if there were no objections raised, the marriage took place. Some marriages were by licence, though -- in this case, banns were bypassed, for a fee. Reasons for this varied. If you find a marriage by licence which interests you, please check the Canterbury Marriage Licence Records. These sometimes -- but not always -- give additional information such as ages of bride and groom, names of their fathers, groom's occupation. I know these Records are at the Cathedral Archives in Canterbury but, if you don't happen to be passing by that way, they have have been filmed by LDS. Look in the Family History Library Catalog (FHL) under Canterbury, Kent, ENG. END

Fellow listers -- These surname extracts from the BT's of Canterbury St. Margaret have been posted in two parts, because they are quite lengthy. What follows is Part 1 (up to 1750), with Part 2 (1751-1812) also posted today, with same subject line. This particular parish was searched 1662/3 to 1812. I started earlier than St. George's simply because the handwriting was manageable from that date. However, it's still tough going in the early time periods because some letters look nothing like the ones we write today. I will repeat what I said in the post re: extracts from St. George, ie. I am not saying that *all* these surnames were *definitely* Huguenot -- I know that some are but others *might be*. Notice that some of the same names occur both here and in St. George's. As with St. George, I also found surnames FEDARB, OLIVE, POUT, FREMOULT (FREMAULT) and TEVELIN here. All have connections to my own ancestry and I will post them at some future time. I also repeat my previous caution: anyone interested in this parish or any of these names, please check the original records themselves to verify. Hope this is helpful to somebody. If so, please post. Andrea Explanation of abbreviations below and in Part 2: bac = bachelor botp = both of the parish of/both of this parish lic. = licence (** See footnote, at end of Part 2) otp = of the parish of/of this parish spr = spinster St. M.B. = St. Mary Bredin (another Canterbury parish) Alphabetical listing of the surnames listed here or in Part 2: BEAUCHAMP, BEAUMONT, BOUVAR, BOYS, BRAZIER, BUBBERS (see previous posts re: Sandwich for this name, DELAPORT, DELASAUX, DELMAR, DELONE, DE SANTHUNS, D'ESPAGNE, DESPAIGN, DESPAIN, DESPAIR, DESWART, DETREE (ie. DU TRY?), DEVERT, DEVINE, DEZEART, DEZUART, DEZWART, DILLOW, DISORT, DISPAIGNE, DISPAIN, D'LAMAR, D'MORLIER, DOMBRAIN, DONBRAIN, DORDAIN, DUHAM, DUMBRAIN, DU PRE, DUREE, DURRAND, DURYEZ, DUTHOIT, FAUSH (ie. FOCHE?), FERREAR, FERRIER, FOR, FOSH, GAFFEE, GANBEIR (ie. GAMBIER), GAZE, GOMBIER, GOODCHILD (ie. anglicization of BONENFANT?), JAQUES, JOY (ie. anglicization of LAJOIE?), JUDEVIN, LAREW, LAROCHE, LASOE, LAVENDER, LECANDLE, LECOUPE, LEGATE, LE GRAND, LEHSEEX, LEKEUX, LEKUSH, LEMAUX, LEMONE, LE NEVE, LE PELTEER, LEPINE, LEZEE, MORILLION, PATERNOSTER, PELHIER, PELLEER, PELTEER, PE(T)TIT, PIC(C)OUR, PIL(L)ON, PILONE, POITUINE, POTAWINE, PRINGUER(E), PULTIERE, RAYTHO, SIX, SPAIN(E), SPRINGUER, VAN DE POLL (aka DARKEN), VANEER, VERREW, VERRIER, VERRY, VILLERS. 1664 May 22 Bapt Elizabeth, dau of Abraham & Elizabeth SIX 1665 May 14 Bapt James, son of Abraham & Elizabeth SIX 1667 Apr 18 Bapt Abraham, son of Abraham & Elizabeth SIX 1667 Apr 21 Bapt Susan, dau of Thomas & Anne SPAINE 1667 May 16 Bapt Elizabeth, dau of John & Anne SIX 1667 Jne 11 Marriage Lawrence LEGATE & Jane Gorman of Wye 1667 Aug 25 Bapt William, son of Thomas & Dorothy PETTIT 1668/9 Mar 21 Bapt Elizabeth, dau of Thomas & Ann SPAINE 1669 Apr 30 Burial Wife of Thomas SPAINE 1669 May 2 Bapt Isaac, son of Abraham & Elizabeth SIX 1669 Dec 5 Bapt Jane, dau of John & Ann SIX 1670 Sep 12 Burial Peter LEZEE 1670 Sep 29 Burial Abraham SIX 1671 Apr 6 Burial Jane, wife of Abraham DEZUART 1671 Apr 8 Burial Ann, wife of Peter DUHAM 1671 Jne 18 Bapt John, son of Thomas & Katherine SPAINE 1671 Aug 22 Burial Katherine, wife of Thomas SPAINE 1671 Oct 27 Burial Peter, son of Mr. DELONE 1672 Sep 5 Burial Judith, wife of Claude LEMONE 1672 Dec 8 Bapt William, son of Thomas & Jane SPAINE 1672 Dec 26 Marriage William ?SIX? (may be Hix or Dix?) & Sarah Browning, botp Milton 1673 Aug 17 Marriage John ?SIX? (may be Hix or Dix?) of St. Alphege & Kathleen Martin, otp 1675 Apr 1 Burial Bartholomew SIX 1675 Jne 6 Burial Abraham DEZWART 1675 Sep 1 Burial Ann, wife of John SIX 1675 Oct 27 Burial A son of Abraham DEZWART, unbaptised 1702/3 Feb 2 Burial Abram DEVERT from St. Alphege 1703 Jne 22 Bapt Elizabeth, dau of Gideon DESPAIGN 1703 Nov 4 Marriage Elizabeth VERRIER & Richard Hayward, botp Birchington in Thanet, lic. 1704 Apr 20 Burial Phillip GOMBIER 1704 Sep 7 Burial Daniel PELTEER, an infant 1706 Oct 14 Marriage Mary SPAINE of Littlebourne & George JOY of Ash, lic. 1706 Aug 7 Burial Daniel DORDAIN, an infant 1707 ------- Bapt Martha, dau of Gideon & Elizabeth DESPAIGN (pg torn) 1707/8 Jan 29 Marriage Peter D'LAMAR of St. Peter's & Hester LAREW, otp, lic. 1708 Apr 30 Burial Abraham DESWART 1708 Dec 9 Burial James DORDAIN 1708/9 Mar 24 Burial Rachell DORDAIN 1709 May 10 Burial Ann PELLEER 1709 Oct 4 Marriage Edward DURRAND & Mary Andrews, botp St. John Thanet 1710 Sep 1 Burial Elizabeth POTAWINE 1710 Sep 20 Elizabeth SIX from St. Alphege 1711 May 3 Mary SIX from St. Alphege 1711 Aug 17 Bapt Enoch, son of Enoch & Susanna D'MORLIER 1711 Nov 26 Burial Peeler PELTEER, an infant 1712 Oct 2 Marriage Mary MORILLION, otp & Thomas Cullin of St. Mary Bredin, banns 1713 Apr 28 Burial Daniel, son of Alderman BEAUMONT 1713 Aug 19 Marriage John GOODCHILD & Sarah Meredith, lic. 1713 Oct 7 Burial Elizabeth LEKEUX from All Saints 1713/4 Jan 1 Burial Ann, wife of Alderman BEAUMONT 1714 Nov 1 Burial Mr. John BEAUMONT, Alderman of this City 1715 Oct 12 Marriage Mary SPAIN of Elmsted & John Philpott of Wye, lic. 1716 Apr 11 Marriage Lewis GOODCHILD & Elizabeth Rood, botp Ospringe, lic. 1716/7 Mar 16 Marriage Matthew BEAUMONT of St. Mary Magdalene & Mary ?RAYTHO?, botp, lic. 1716 Sep 17 Marriage Elizabeth VANEER & Clement Well, botp St. Clement at Sandwich, lic. 1718/9 Mar 8 Bapt James, son of Samuel POITUINE 1718 Oct 16 Marraige Jane DESPAIGN, otp & Francis VILLERS of St. Alphege, lic. 1719 Jly 6 Burial Peter LEKEUX 1720 May 24 Burial Ann, wife of Mr. PILONE 1720 Jly 3 Mr. John SIX, "an Ancient parishoner" 1721 Jne 6 Burial Mrs. PILONE 1721 Aug 25 Burial James BOUVAR, a youth 1722 Sep 19 Burial James DORDAIN from St. Mildred's 1722 Nov 25 Burial James PELTEER 1723 Sep 24 Burial The widow DESPAIGN from All Saints 1725 Apr 15 Marriage Anthony PICCOUR of St. Mildred & Mary Wilmot, otp 1725 Jne 6 Marriage Ludovicus LAROCHE & Margaret DELAPORT, lic. 1726 May 24 Burial Hester LECOUPE 1726 Sep 28 Burial Peter ?LEHSEEX? from All Saints 1730 Oct 1 Marriage Margaret JAQUES of Wye & James Bates 1730/1 Feb 19 Burial Rebecca, wife of Mr. James DE SANTHUNS 1730/1 Mar 14 Burial Ann LEKEUX from All Saints 1732 Oct 27 Burial Mary, wife of Anthony PICOUR 1732 Oct 29 Burial Mary DISPAIGNE from St. Alphege 1733 Jne 27 Burial Mary BEAUMONT from St. Mildred 1734 Jly 16 Marriage of Ann SPAINE of Bilsington & James Jordan 1734 Sep 22 Bapt Peter, son of John & Catherine DETREE 1734/5 Mar 3 Burial Peter DETREE, an infant 1735 Oct 2 Burial Anthony PICOUR 1735/6 Jan 26 Marriage Thomas LECANDLE & Sarah Slaughter of Northbourne 1739 Apr 15 Burial Elias, son of Henry & Susanna FERRIER 1739 Aug 2 Burial Elizabeth SIX from St. Mary Bredman 1740 Oct 2 Burial The widow ?DISORT? from All Saints 1740 Nov 4 Burial Isaac DORDAIN from the Workhouse 1741 Sep 10 Marriage Smythyt SPAIN of Ewell, bac. & Ann BOYS of Betteshanger 1741 Nov 25 Bapt Elizabeth, dau of James & Elizabeth DUREE 1742 Jne 24 Burial Edward LEKUSH from All Saints 1742/3 Mar 6 Burial Abraham DEZEART from All Saints 1744 Apr 29 Bapt James, son of James & Elizabeth DUREE 1745 Nov 2 Bapt Richard, son of James & Elizabeth DUREE 1745 Dec 19 Burial Susanna FERRIER 1746 Mar 27 Burial Hants LEMAUX from the Workhouse 1746/7 Jan 21 Bapt David, son of William & Mina LEPINE 1747 Aug 1 Bapt Isaac & Lucy, son/dau of James & Lucy FOSH 1747/8 Feb 3 Bapt John, son of Isaac & Martha FLEVIL 1747 Aug 15 Burial Isaac & Lucy, children of James & Lucy FOSH 1748 Jne 10 Burial Lucy, dau of James & Luch FOSH 1748 Jne 16 Marriage Thomas SPAIN, bac. & Ann Atwood, spr, botp Elmsted 1748 Nov 9 Bapt John, son of John & Susanna DONBRAIN 1748/9 Feb 7 Marriage Abraham PELHIER & Sarah Smith, botp, banns 1750 Sep 29 Burial Elizabeth, dau of Peter & Elizabeth LASOE See surname extracts for 1751-1812 continued in Part 2, also posted today. Subject line is the same as this one. Andrea

On searching a Victorian periodical now on the internet (Notes and Queries Vol 11 (285) Apr 14 1855 page 287) I came across an interesting list of the "first participants" in the drainage of the Isle of Axholme divided into a French and Dutch list. On the French list was MARRILION which is one of my names. The web site is at http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/ilej/ The list has apparently been extracted from "A Brief Account of the drainage of the level of Hatfield Chase and patrs adjacent in the Counties of York, Lincoln and Nottingham" said to be by Abraham de la Pryme. The names of the first participants were FRENCH DUTCH Laflour Beharrell Sterpin Lebrand Vandebro Dubertlat Porce Lera Taffin (Taffinder) Legrain Brounyee (Brounyou) Damulir Massingall Marrillion Baw (Bay) Rebon Grebolt Davertion Marquecheir Clate Kierby There are additionally other names mentioned.

Hi, all -- Here are the surname extracts from the BT's of Canterbury St. George. This parish was searched 1685/6 to 1812. The records begin c1600 but I chose 1685/6 as the place to start simply because the handwriting got to be what I considered readable at that point! I hope everyone understands that I am not saying that *all* these surnames were *definitely* Huguenot -- some are but all I can say about others is that they *might be*. Also, a lot of them have been mangled by the spelling of the English-speaking person who wrote them so one has to imagine what they might have been in the original French. Some of these surnames we have seen before on this list. For example, VALDER, WALRAVEN, and CRICKETT were all mentioned in connection with the Walloon settlement at Sandwich. Others have been mentioned in previous posts and can be found in the archives (although this is sometimes a tricky business with all the spelling variants). Re: surnames SPAIN and DESPAIGNE -- it is interesting how some families apparently anglicized to SPAIN and others did not. I also found surnames FEDARB, OLIVE, POUT, FREMOULT AND TEVELIN here -- they are the ones that particularly interest me and I will post details about them at another time. And I caution anyone interested in this parish or any of these names to check the original records themselves to verify. Enjoy! Andrea Alphabetical listing of surnames in these extracts -- AGACE, BUSH, CARDON, CHAROSIN, CHOUER, CRICKETT, CRINGYO, DEBOO, DE CURE, DEMOLIN, DEMOLINE, DERRANT, DESPAIGNE, DETREE, DUMER, DUMEZ, DURAND, DURANT, DURRANT, DUTHOIT, DUZYEZ, GAIZE, GAZE, LE CANDLE, GAIZE, GAMBEER, GAMBIER, GAZE, GINNAY, GIRAUD, LEAFEVER, LE CERF, LEFEVER, LEFROY, LE GEYT, LEGRAND, LE GUET, LEIB, LEIBE, LEPINE, MALAQUIN, MONEL, MOUAL, PALO, PATTO, PERNO, PETIT, PETTIT, PETTOO, PIKOT, PILLOW, PORTVAIN, POTTO, POTTOO, POTTOOW, POTTVINE, POTWINE, PREE, PROO, REW, ROASEL, ROCH, RONDEAU, ROO, ROW, SEA, SEGUIN, SPAIN, TALL, VALDER, VERRE, VERRIER, VERRO, WALRAVEN. Explanation of abbreviations below: bac = bachelor botp = both of the parish of/both of this parish lic. = licence otp = of the parish of/of this parish spr = spinster 1689/90 Feb 19 Burial of "A french woman" 1690 May 26 Burial of Mrs. MOUAL (?or MONEL?), "a french woman" 1691 Mar 31 Burial of "A french woman" 1691 Aug 4 Burial Robert DURRANT, a child 1701 Mar 25 Marriage William VERRIER & Elizabeth Moore, botp Sandwich 1701 Apr 25 Burial Solomon, "a french man" (no surname) 1701 Nov 20 Marriage Charles CRICKETT & Mary Hutton, botp Sandwich 1701/2 Mar 1 Burial Mr. George CHOUER 1702 Sep 30 Marriage John ROO & Jane SEA, botp Chislet 1702/3 Feb 11 Burial Mr. Thomas DURRANT 1702/3 Mar 10 Burial Mrs. CHOUER 1703 Apr 4 Marriage Daniel ROASEL of St. Margaret's, Canterbury & Elizabeth ?Wirzins?, otp 1703 Aug 25 Bapt Ann, dau of James PATTO 1703 Oct 21 Burial Francis ?CRINGYO?, "a french Man" 1705 Aug 7 Burial of A child of Mr. DURANT of St. Andrew's 1705/6 Feb 11 Burial Thomas LEFROY, a Child 1706 May 17 Marriage David DEBOO & Sarah Templar, botp Selling 1707 Mar 25 Marriage Thomas LE CANDLE & Hester Jemmet, botp Dover 1706 Jne 30 Burial James VERRE (or VERRO?) 1707 May 13 Marriage Henry PREE (or PROO?) of St. John in Thanet & Margaret Carlson, otp 1707/8 Feb 3 Burial Francis LEFROY, a Child 1708 Sep 27 Burial A child of Mr. DURANT 1708 Nov 14 John BUSH "A Duchman" 1708/9 Mar 8 Burial John PALO 1709 Dec 17 Burial John ?PERNO?, "a frenchman" 1712 Apr 16 Burial "An ould french woman" 1712 Oct 6 Bapt William, son of William PIKOT 1713 Jly 18 Marriage Elizabeth DUTHOIT of Bishop's Palace & Webb Ramsden of Canterbury 1719/20 Jan 16 Marriage Catherine CARDON & Thomas Hobday 1719 Apr 10 Burial George, son of Mr. Stephen DURAND 1720 Dec 4 Marriage Catherine DE CURE from Sandwich & John Gooker 1720 Dec 9 Marriage William ROW (?or REW?) & Elizabeth Chittenden 1721 Aug 31 Marriage Susanna VERRIER of Folkestone & John Beeching of Dymchurch 1721 Sep 27 Bapt Joseph, son of Mr. Stephen DURANT & wife Anne 1722 Dec 27 Bapt Sarah, dau of John & Hester GINNAY 1723 Oct 13 Burial James PETTOO 1724 Sep 10 Marriage James VALDER of Sandwich & Elizabeth Wood of Ash 1724 Sep 30 Marriage Peter TALL of Herne & Mary Stephens of Chislet (Note: possible that surname TALL is anglicization of LE GRAND?) 1725/6 Feb 13 Bapt Susanna, dau of John & Hester GINNAY 1727/8 Feb 6 Burial Mr. DERRANT of St. Andrew's 1728/9 Jan 21 Marriage Gideon DESPAIGNE of All Saints Canterbury & Sarah Burish, otp, banns 1730 May 24 Burial Elizabeth POTTOO 1746 Dec 11 Burial Sarah POTTOOW 1747 Aug 21 Bapt John Gould, son of Robert & Mary LE GEYT 1748/9 Mar 11 Marriage Andrew LEFEVER of St. Mary Bredin, bac. & Mary LEFEVER of Holy Cross Westgate, spr, lic. 1749 May 11 Burial Mary LE GEYT 1750 Jly 22 Bapt Robert, son of Robert & Mary LE GUET 1750 Aug -- Burial Robert LE GUET, infant, "in ye church" 1751 Jly 2 Marriage Jacob WALRAVEN of ?Wood?, bac. & Elizabeth Willard of Biddenden, spr, lic. 1755 May 21 Marriage Jacob AGACE & Esther Forester, lic. 1756 Jly 14 Marriage David ?DUZYEZ? & Mary Bean, banns (Baptised on same day as above marriage: Charles, son of Mary Bean.) 1757 Feb 4 Bapt Robert, son of Robert & Mary LE GEYT 1758 Feb 22 Bapt Sarah, dau of Job & Elizabeth GAMBEER c1758/9+ Thomas ROCH named in the records as churchwarden 1760 Apr 6 Burial Mr. Stephen DURANT from St. Andrew's, "buried in the church" 1762 Jne 1 Burial Martha LE CERF, an infant 1762 Jly 4 Bapt Sarah, dau of Richard & Sarah PETIT 1762 Aug 1 Burial Kezia GAMBIER, an infant 1764 Jly 1 Bapt Frances, dau of Richard & Sarah PETIT 1766 Jne 12 Burial Mary, wife of Robert LE GEYT 1766 Sep 11 Bapt Richard, son of Richard & Sarah PETTIT 1766 Nov 23 Burial Mrs. Ann POTTO 1768 Jan 31 Bapt John, son of Richard & Sarah PETTIT 1768 Feb 10 Bapt John, son of John & Alice LEPINE 1769 May 5 Bapt Anne, dau of John & Alice LEPINE 1769 Sep 26 Burial Jane DETREE 1769 Oct 9 Bapt John, son of George & Anne LE GRAND 1770 Jne 7 Burial Richard PETTIT 1770 Nov 30 Bapt William, son of George & Anne LE GRAND 1771 May 10 Burial James PETTIT, a child, from All Saints 1772 Feb 2 Marriage Mary Magdalene DUMER, otp, spr & William Richie of the White Friars, wid., banns 1772 Jne 16 Bapt Edwin, son of George & Anne LEGRAND 1779 Apr 21 Bapt John, son of Cyprian RONDEAU Bunce & wife Catherine 1781 Nov 21 Burial Grace PORTVAIN 1782 May 19 Burial John CHAROSIN 1783 Nov 16 Bapt James Railston, son of Job & Sarah GAMBIER 1785 Feb 23 Bapt Hannah, dau of Job & Sarah GAMBIER 1785 Nov 28 Marriage Sarah PETTIT & Richard Gardner, botp, banns 1786 Feb 5 Bapt William, son of Job & Sarah GAMBIER 1786 Feb 26 Burial William GAMBIER 1786 Mar 26 Bapt Mary Anne, dau of John & Frances POTWINE 1790 Nov 14 Bapt Anne, dau of James & Mary LEAFEVER 1791 Jan 20 Marriage Richard Herve GIRAUD of St. Andrews & Frances Ann Byng, otp, lic. 1792 Jan 16 Burial James DUMEZ from the Workhouse 1794 Sep 21 Burial John POTTVINE 1795 Jne 28 Marriage John SEGUIN & Sarah Abbott, lic. 1795 Sep 10 Burial William Reynold GIRAUD from St. Andrews 1796 Feb 17 Bapt Sarah Ann, dau of Edwin & Sarah Ann LE GRAND 1796 Mar 25 Bapt Thomas, son of Edward & Maria PILLOW 1797 Jan 4 Bapt Edwina, dau of Edwin & Sarah Ann LEGRAND 1797 Feb 22 Burial Edwin LEGRAND "carried to ye Cathedral" 1798 Apr 29 Bapt Frances, dau of Edward & Maria PILLOW 1798 May 3 Burial Job GAMBIER, age 70 1799 Feb 24 Marriage Susannah LEIBE & Thomas Filmer 1799 Jne 28 Burial Jane "Have"(?) GIRAUD, age 17 months 1800 Feb 9 Burial Charlotte DEMOLIN, age 7 weeks 1800 Oct 15 Bapt William Henry, son of Edward & Maria PILLOW 1801 Jne 14 Bapt Martha, dau of Thomas & Elizabeth DEMOLINE 1801 Nov 9 Burial Elizabeth GAMBIER, age 70 1801 Dec 21 Marriage Sarah PILLOW & Edward Dane 1802 May 15 Marriage Elizabeth PETTIT & David Gand 1803 May 4 Bapt John, son of Edward & Maria PILLOW 1805 Nov 14 Burial T.F. GIRAUD, age 11 days 1806 Apr 23 Bapt Eliza, dau of Edward & Maria PILLOW 1807 Oct 27 Burial Frances Ann GIRAUD, age 2 weeks 1808 Apr 5 Burial John SPAIN, age 5 weeks 1808 Dec 25 Burial Jean Baptiste MALAQUIN, age 43 1809 Jan 29 Marriage Sarah PETTIT & Richard Moss 1809 Mar 5 Burial William PETTIT, age 64 1810 Apr 15 Burial Frances Ann GIRAUD, age 42 1811 Aug 25 Bapt Mary Ann, dau of Edward & Mary Ann PILLOW 1811 Sep 20 Burial Mary Ann PILLOW, age 1 month 1812 Mar 19 Burial Ann GAIZE, age 23 1812 May 10 Burial Mary LEIB, age 78 1812 Nov 1 Marriage Sophia GAZE & John Wilson END

Hello Kaye and Others: May I add a comment - the handwritten registers I would think are as basically accurate as we can get but we should be careful of the handwritten transcripts (i.e. Bishop's Transcripts and Archdeacon's Transcripts) of the Church of England's parish registers - because of the early handwriting etc. I have found a number of errors in spelling in the transcripts, which may have been as early as the original registers, or nearly so - just a caution. Regards - Carol California At 07:24 PM 7/31/00 +1000, you wrote: >Hello Listers, > >I'd like to add my twopenneth to Andrea's comments on primary and secondary >sources if I may. While I agree with her cautions about copies (BTs vs. original >registers for example) I have a nagging question: does a filmed copy of a parish >register lose its primary status because its a copy ? I'd argue not. snip, snip>

Hello Listers, I'd like to add my twopenneth to Andrea's comments on primary and secondary sources if I may. While I agree with her cautions about copies (BTs vs. original registers for example) I have a nagging question: does a filmed copy of a parish register lose its primary status because its a copy ? I'd argue not. It seems to me the major distinction between a primary and a secondary source is the time frame within which it is written and from which the information in it is drawn. Thus a birth certificate contains both contemporary (primary) information (the birth date of the child) and secondary information (eg. the marriage date/place/age etc. of the parents, occasionally, but not usually, contemporaneous with the birth). This distinction is further illustrated by the difference between a collection of documents as used by history students, contemporary with, and illustrating the life of say, the18th century in London, and a book ABOUT the same subject and period written in the 20th century. On this basis a primary source consists of material written at the time of the events described, by people who took part in, observed or were in charge of these events, while a secondary source is someone else's second hand and later account of what (they think) went on. On that basis I wouldn't say that a hand transcription of a parish register lost its primary status, only that it was a few degrees less "pure" or reliable than the original, whereas a history of the parish written in the 20th century would certainly be a secondary source. I'll refrain from further pedantry, and direct you to a very good article on Cyndi's List about this issue. Regards, Kaye Cole in Melbourne > Hi, fellow listers -- > Before I post the info from the Canterbury parishes of St. George and

The Quarto Series — Volumes 1—40 has been indexed by the Society of Australian Genealogists, Richmond Villa, 129 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia. It is on microfiche and it is available for purchase. The Quarto Series themselves — Volumes 1—47 are also on microfiche and can be purchased individually from The Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland, c/o The Huguenot Library, University College, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, England. They are also available for viewing on microfilm at any of the LDS Family History Centres. There is a Master Index to the Proceedings Volumes 1—26, a large book of 300 pages, which is also available for purchase from the Huguenot Library. It contains many thousands of names. The Wagner Collection has also been Microfiched recently and is available for purchase individually from the Huguenot Library as well as being available on microfilm at the LDS Family History Centres. Brian Walker

You haven't mentioned where or when. There was a very prominent Parke(s) family in Wilkes Co NC in the 1800s that i see mentioned a lot on the regional lists.....don't know if that helps or not. malinda "E. Tasker" wrote: > I received some interesting history on my Parks family lately. It informed > me that the earliest known Parks (my line) were Huguenots who lived in > France, where the name was spelled Parc. Later they fled to the British > Isles in order to avoid persecution by Roman Catholics. The earliest known > individual named Parks was John, who, tradition says, was brought as a young > child to America by his father. > > I am hoping that there is someone who is familiar with this. Any Parks > maybe? > > Sincerely, > Elaine > > ==== HUGUENOTS-WALLOONS-EUROPE Mailing List ==== > Be a participating subscriber! Post your surname interests often. > Once a month is about right, or more often if you have new details. > Address your post to HUGUENOTS-WALLOONS-EUROPE-L@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Ancestry.com now has more than 200,000 subscribers! To celebrate, > access to ALL of Ancestry.com will be free from July 18 to July 31! > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/freepromo.asp?sourcecode=A11AM

Hi, fellow listers -- Before I post the info from the Canterbury parishes of St. George and St. Margaret, I wanted to make some comments, offer some cautions and state some opinions. If any of you have anything to add, for or against, please post to the list. Remember, these are my opinions but they are widely held among genealogists. (The following remarks are an adaptation of a post first sent to the list on 22 April in regard to my look-ups in the records of "Naturalizations and Denizations for Aliens in England". However, this touches on a subject I think we should always keep in mind as we do our research so I think it's worth repeating.) First, it is generally recognized that a genealogist's standard of research should be, first and foremost, to obtain info from primary sources for authenticity (if at all possible). By primary sources, I mean original records. Anything else is a secondary source which should be checked against the primary source. By secondary sources I mean any of the following:-- copies or transcripts of originals, extracts from originals, any material sent to you by someone else, anything you read in a book, on a mailing list, on a web site or elsewhere on the internet, etc. Please understand -- I am not saying info in these sources is always wrong. But it could be. I am just saying this -- you need to authenticate the truth of the info by verifying it yourself in primary (ie. original) sources. Sometimes, of course, it's not possible to see the primary sources. In this case, you go with the best you've got, cross your fingers and hope it's correct. And mention your source (with a caution) in any material you compile and/or pass on to others. Now, sometimes even primary sources are wrong. An example is my own parents' marriage certificate which contains no less than seven errors! But, the primary sources are all we have, short of inventing a time machine and going back into the past. Here are some comments specifically about the Canterbury surname extractions I will post soon. In the first place, the filmed records I took these from are a copy of the original records. This copy is called the Bishop's Transcripts (BT's). Once a year, each parish was required to make a copy of all the baptisms, marriages and burials which had occurred in that parish over the previous year. Therefore, the vicar or the curate (or possibly his clerk or one of his churchwardens) made a copy, from info he had written in his original parish registers (PR's), then sent this copy in to the Bishop. Obviously, errors could have occurred when making this copy. As a result, there can be differences between the BT's and the PR's (and also in a second copy which was made, called the AT's or Archdeacon's Transcripts). You might find details in one which are not in the other. Or particular entries may be missing altogether. So, when I researched the BT's on film at my local FHC, what I was researching was a copy of the original. When I extracted surnames, I made a (partial) copy of that copy. First, I hand-wrote extracts from the BT's. Then, I used those handwritten notes to type the info into my computer. This chain of events can lead to errors even though I made every effort, of course, to be accurate. But I'm only human so mistakes or omissions could have occurred. This is also not a secondary source anymore -- this is a copy of a copy of a copy. So, please verify for yourself, at some point, any info which I post, by going back to the originals. Do not rely only on what I have sent to the list. This advice applies to any info I post, past and future. As I mentioned earlier, I welcome any comments on this issue from other listers. Andrea

Concerning index of names found in Hug Soc Quarto series. There is an index of surnames available on microfiche. I think that it was produced in Australia. Members of the NZ Soc of Genealogists can access it through the Greater London Interest Group who hold the Huguenot material. Shirley Arabin. Mount Maunganui, NEW ZEALAND "If at first I don't succeed there is always next year"

Listers -- Here is something which may be of interest to those of you researching in Germany. However, it also looks like there may be something in here to interest most of us, seeing as the description of the material states that it is a "series on Huguenot leaders, churches and settlements throughout the world". It's "Geschichtsblätter des Deutschen Hugenotten-Vereins. Verlegungsort ändert sich" (it's written in German). This is an historical series which has been published by the German Huguenot Society. A further description states that: "entries in the series are filed separately by author and title in the catalog, and may be traced by subject." I found this on the LDS site (www.familysearch.org) via a Place Search for France and under sub-heading: Emigration and Immigration. It is on microfiche # 6000819, a total of 62 fiche in all, so it's obviously a huge amount of material. The ISBN/ISSN is 03442934. This listing is cross referenced to other related info under the following locations and sub-headings -- Germany - Minorities Germany - Church history Germany - Emigration and immigration France - Minorities France - Church history Huguenots If anyone has any further info about this series, I hope they will post to the list. Andrea

I received some interesting history on my Parks family lately. It informed me that the earliest known Parks (my line) were Huguenots who lived in France, where the name was spelled Parc. Later they fled to the British Isles in order to avoid persecution by Roman Catholics. The earliest known individual named Parks was John, who, tradition says, was brought as a young child to America by his father. I am hoping that there is someone who is familiar with this. Any Parks maybe? Sincerely, Elaine

Restating interestin the CAIL family who fled the town of Melle,Deux Sevres France 16/12/1674.Any information on this family or their settlement in Hampshire/Dorset/Wiltshire will be much appreciated. Len Cail Newcastle upon Tyne

The story in my family has been that there were two brothers who were Flemish weavers and they settled in Lisburn, Northern Ireland. They were Protestants and the name was Prasha or Presho or Prasher. I am trying to make a link to Europe and wondered if someone on this list recognised this name. Is is a Huguenot name? Alison Jackson

Hi everyone, Within the next day or so, I hope to post some surname extractions from two Canterbury (Kent, ENG) parishes -- that of St. George and also St. Margaret. Before I do that, though, I had some comments so thought I would do that separately. I will also be sending a second post to the list, with subject line: Primary vs secondary sources. This is an edited version of info first posted on 22 April but I think it bears repeating. So be on the look-out for that one. It's information which I think is important to keep in mind. First, about Canterbury. If you think or know that you have ancestors who attended the Walloon or Strangers Church there, it's a good idea to check the records of the Canterbury parishes (ie. Church of England records) as well. The problem is that there were 17 parishes within the city of Canterbury itself. And because they were populous, they take *a lot of time* to go through. It might be best to start with the parishes most heavily attended by the refugees (ie. St. Alphege, St. Mary Northgate, St. Peter, Holy Cross Westgate, and St. Mildred). But even in other parishes such as St. George and St. Margaret, some of their names still pop up. If you can't get to the original records in England, the LDS church has filmed them. If you'd like to make a virtual visit to Canterbury, there is The Canterbury Tour web site at http://www.hillside.co.uk/tour/tour.html. This URL and other info re: city of Canterbury and the Walloon Church was first posted to this list on 2 May with subject line: Canterbury, Kent, ENG: Walloon Church & community. It should be accessible in the list archives using those keywords. Next, a few details about the churches of St. George and St. Margaret. Both are in the busy central area of the city which is usually bustling with tourists and shoppers, and not far from the Cathedral. So, they still are in existence -- sort of -- well, really only their outer shells. Let me explain. First, about St. George's. By the way, the English dramatist Christopher Marlowe was baptised in this church in 1564. But, sadly, only a portion of the outer walls are still standing. The inside is empty and the floor has been paved with ashphalt. On one wall is a plaque, explaining that this church, and the surrounding area, was destroyed during a single bombing raid in World War II (1942, I seem to remember). Because of the destruction in this area of the city, most of the the surrounding buildings are new. For some photographic views of St. George's as it is today, go to: http://www.hillside.co.uk/tour/c41.html and/or http://www.hillside.co.uk/tour/d9.html and/or http://www.hillside.co.uk/tour/c35.html. I would be interested to know if there are any online photos of St. George's before it was destroyed -- if anyone knows of one, please post to the list. St. Margaret's is a few minutes' walk away from St. George's, also in a busy shopping and pedestrian area. From the outside, the building probably looks much the same as it always has but that is just its outer shell -- inside it has been completely changed into a tourist attraction called The Canterbury Tales. When I first saw this building in 1986, the entire inner core of the church was being removed and excavated. Gravestones were leaning against the walls and around the perimeter of the churchyard. In 1994, the last time I was in Canterbury, I paid for a ticket and went inside with my daughter where we experienced, through visual and auditory displays in dark little nooks & crannies & corridors, the "sights, sounds and smells" of Canterbury as it supposedly was at the time of Chaucer. For views of this church as it looks today, go to: http://www.hillside.co.uk/tour/c66.html and/or http://www.hillside.co.uk/tour/c69.html . So, that's my "lead in" for the surname extracts from these parishes. I hope this was of interest, even to those of you not researching in this area. Andrea

> >The Proceedings are the record of the quarterly meetings of the society and > >include the very scholarly reports which are presented at these meetings. > >The research done is extremely thorough and accuracy is highly valued. > >Reports of activities, finances, etc., are included. > >I did some research in the library in 1992 and I believe they have an index > >of topics included in the Proceedings, though my memory is fuzzy on this > and > >I don't recall whether it was published or just a type script. > >Gwen Woirhaye >

YIMMINY!........enjoy, malinda jones http://members.mint.net/frenchcx/origins4.htm

Sorry, everyone, in my post re: DU PREE, etc on 26 July, I mentioned the GRD without explaining what it was -- for new subscribers who may be unaware of it or others on the list who missed the information. The GRD stands for the Genealogical Research Directory. This resource is fully explained in the list archives. There was a post on 19 Jne with subject line: GRD = Genealogical Research Directory. That can be accessed through the Searchable archives at: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl , typing in the above subject line as your keywords. Also, the threaded archives contains the first post on this topic, with subject line: GRD=valuable resource -- what is it? You should be able to view that one, posted 17 March at: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/Huguenots-Walloons-Europe-L/ . All for now. Andrea