Mary MERILION was christened 4 Jun 1814 at Deeping St James("DSJ"), Lincolnshire to parents John MERILION and mother Elizabeth. John MERILLION was christened 28 March 1785 also at DSJ to parents Abraham MERILLION and Mary. It seems quite likely to me that this (rare in England )name derives from the name MEURILLON, which based on the IGI is encountered from the early 1600s at the Strangers Canterbury Church and later the Threadneedle Street Huguenot Church. Also various Christian names e.g Isaac and Abraham, etc occur in both places and in Lincs. I have also heard that quite a few Huguenots settled in the Fens e.g. parts of Lincs, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire at the time these areas were drained in the late1600s/ early 1700s and brought into agricultural production. I would be interested to know if there are any books anyone knows of relating to the Huguenots settling in the fens and if anyone knows more about the MERILION/MEURILLON family, especially their possible Huguenot /Walloon origins, or can give me some pointers on this. Regards Robert Adair Derbyshire