Hi list I have traced the Cambies back to Ireland in the 1700's when the family arrived with Cromwell's army. I have reason to believe they were Walloons from the east of England. Would any kind soul please help me what my next step might be to find this out for sure? Any help gratefully received, Janet

Hi Janet Just a small correction first if I may - Cromwell died in 1658. His major offensive was against James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond in 1649 when the Battle of Drogheda took place. So if your family were with Cromwell you're a hundred years back - if they went in the 1700s it wasn't with Cromwell though it may have been to fight for William III. There's very little in the majority of the Hug Soc of GB and Ireland's publications on the name CAMBIE though the name does appear quite extensively in the Society's records of the Norwich Walloon/Huguenot church (along with CAMBIER and CAMBIEU and others) some of which appear on familysearch.com. I've also checked through everything else from the Hug Soc and other sources that I have and there is little else on CAMBIE per se, even in the French sources. However, there is also the well known French/Huguenot name of CAMBIER and I would have thought that this is likely to be the origin of the name - CAMBIERs are well known in the Huguenot world and have been well researched, there are still Cambiers active in the Society today. Regards Tony Fuller