Hey Tony, I have several records of TARRYs involved in the Vintners Company in the mid 1600s. As an aside, I also have an ancestor who was a doctor in Aleepo, Syria in the early 1700s. He worked for a trading company referred to as the "English Factory" that was involved in the silk trade. But I don't recall the exact name of the company. Just more of my circumstantial evidence. regards, Shane > From: "fuller.tony" <fuller.tony@wanadoo.fr> > Date: 2006/10/28 Sat PM 12:14:24 EDT > To: <huguenots-walloons-europe@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [HWE] Occupations > > 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 > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >