Tony, Interesting that you include wine merchants in Huguenot occupations. Were these people part of the Vintners Company? I have found that the VC had some control over innkeeping. And have found some references to non-English innkeepers in London. FWIW. regards, Shane > From: "fuller.tony" <fuller.tony@wanadoo.fr> > Date: 2006/10/27 Fri AM 11:40:57 EDT > To: <huguenots-walloons-europe@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [HWE] Occupations > > Hi Chloe > > Don't get too hung up about what Huguenots did for a living. When you look > through the analysis of the Quarto series volumes by place and occupations > there are dozens - my ancestors were wig makers, wine merchants, > haberdashers all sorts of things. And as with French names, the Huguenots > came from all walks of life so being a cooper, especially so long after the > Refuge, isn't at all odd. > > Regards > > Tony Fuller > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HUGUENOTS-WALLOONS-EUROPE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Shane Lots of Huguenots went into the wine trade and many had links with the East India Company, the French and Irish brandy firms etc, as well as working as wine merchants in the major cities. A good example of this sort of family is the Delamain family, who had links with Hine and Martell in Ireland and France (all intermarried) and for what it's worth, Delamain brandy is still one of the finest made - it ain't cheap but like many of the Delamains, it is very fine. Many would have been members of the Vintners Company but may have had links with the inn keepers through familial ties or trade ties as the Companies became more a social thing than a trade thing as there were several Inn/Victuallers Associations around. Regards Tony Fuller Huguenot Trails 24220 Berbiguieres France