It seems to me that I might have a few ancestors who happened to be French that came to England to help drain the fens. #1. I wondered if any one out there can tell me when the first group of Huguenots came into England? #2. Is there a record of the people coming into England? #3. Did anyone keep records of the people that came into England to help drain the fens? #4. How can I find these records? #5. Has anyone done any kind of comparison on French, German, Dutch names and how they have been Anglicized? #6 Did these earlier Huguenots all come into England through Dover or did some come in through Norfolk? I would appreciate any help. Phyl

> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 01 February 2004 21:26 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [HWE] Time Line > > It seems to me that I might have a few ancestors who happened to be French > that came to England to help drain the fens. > #1. I wondered if any one out there can tell me when the first group of > Huguenots came into England? > #2. Is there a record of the people coming into England? > #3. Did anyone keep records of the people that came into England to help > drain the fens? > #4. How can I find these records? > #5. Has anyone done any kind of comparison on French, German, Dutch names > and > how they have been Anglicized? > #6 Did these earlier Huguenots all come into England through Dover or did > some come in through Norfolk? > I would appreciate any help. > Phyl 'The Genealogical Magazine' published at the end of the 19th century a series of lists of foreigners living in London that was compiled in 1567. The information was extracted from the Lansdowne MSS in the British Museum and detailed nationalities, families and where resident in the City. In 1862, the Camden Society published extracts from the then 'State Paper Office' of foreigners in England granted asylum 1618-1688. The records are available in major public & academic libraries and on CD. Regarding Anglicization of foreign names, some years ago I came across the surname of 'Houselander' in Hull. As the German word for foreigner is 'auslander', one may surmise that the immigrant who came to these shores was unable to speak English and so was named with the word with which he answered questions of his name. Mike. Mike Gallafent - Publisher of Family History CDs: Published Wills of Kent Published Wills of Surrey Published Wills of London 1358 - 1688 Strangers, Aliens & Foreigners -- --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.567 / Virus Database: 358 - Release Date: 24/01/2004