Hello ... This post has some very interesting items...for instance, variants of the Douthit name appearing in Kent, Eng... one of the first places of refuge for Huguenot weavers. Also.....the TOUZET and DOWSETT names show definite promise of being a possible linkage between Douthit and Doucette. Perhaps it might be a good time to remember that a lisp (both in France and later in England) was an affectation considered the dernier cri among the fashionable elite at various periods. These folks would have been the clientele of Huguenot silkweavers and tailors. Just a thought. Thanks again Andrea.....malinda Andrea Vogel wrote: > On 13 & 14 Sept, Malinda <mthiesse@swbell.net> requested a look-up in > the 2000 edition of the GRD for any of the following surname spellings -- > DOWTHWAITE, DOUTHWAIT(E), DOUTHART. DOUTHERT, DOUTHIRT, DOUTHITT, DOUTHAT, > DOUTHET, DOUTHAL, DOWTHIT, TOUDETH, TOUDITH, DOUTHID, also DOUTHITT, > DOWTHAT, DOWTHWATE, DAWETHWAIT, DOWTHATE, DOUTHOUT. > > I didn't find any mention of most of these surnames but I did find the > following. > There was a listing for DOUTHETT, the researcher being interested in > pre-1850 Woolwich, Kent, ENG. He is Mr. L.J. Hadley, 7 Mordaunt Gardens, > Dagenham, Essex RM9 6ER, ENG. Sorry he has no e-mail listed. (I had thought > this edition of the GRD would be better in this regard but there are still > lots of people who do not appear to have entered the computer age as yet.) > Then there is also a listing for DOUTHWAITE for time period 1840 Whitby, > NRY (ie. North Riding Yorkshire), ENG. The researcher is Bryan Hudson, also > living in England, and his e-mail is bryanfamily@tinyonline.co.uk. > There is also a listing for DUTHOIT. This researcher is interested in > two locations and time periods, ie.1600-1777 Canterbury and 1750-1850 > London, ENG (this looks promising). She is Shirley Hughes, 14 Criss Grove, > Chalfont St. Peter, Buckinghamshire SL9 9HG (yes, another non e-mailer). > I didn't find any of the other spellings but how about TOUZET (location: > France)? Or there is also DOWSETT in Essex and Kent. Let me know if you are > interested in these two. > > Malinda, I think I've sent you listings from previous GRD's sometime in > the past, off list, haven't I? If this was a figment of my imagination, > however, please let me know. Great job for your persistence at researching > this surname. Keep at it -- it sounds like you're learning a lot! Good luck, > Andrea > P.S. Re; those surnames you found in the GRD. If any look promising, it > might be a good idea to search the original parish records to see if any > other info is in there. the GRD is merely an index and is by no means > complete. There may be other names which have not been entered into the IGI > (ie. just extracts from the registers have been included, rather than the > entire parish records). Each entry on the IGI does tell you where that > particular record came from, eg. a film number, a book, etc. That will tell > you exactly what the source was. > > ==== HUGUENOTS-WALLOONS-EUROPE Mailing List ==== > Have you explored The Huguenot Ring? Access it at: > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Valley/8140/webring/htm > Lots of interesting links and information! > > ============================== > Genealogy calendars, guestbooks and more: > Visit RootsWeb's Resource Center at > http://resources.rootsweb.com/