Hi Phyl #1. I wondered if any one out there can tell me when the first group of Huguenots came into England? Depends on what you mean by Huguenot Phyl. There was a substantial French community in London at least 100 years before the Revocation, the original French Church being founded then. The Huguenots (however defined) were a later addition to that community BUT, it was the Walloons, the people from the north of France, Spanish Netherlands (what we now call Belgium) and Holland that were really the first major group of Calvinist/Protestant immigrants. It was in fact that group which founded the earliest French etc churches in Canterbury, Norwich and Southampton. The Sandtoft and Thorney colonies were predominantly Walloon. #2. Is there a record of the people coming into England? Plenty of records. Not only as Mike described but there are other sources also of a similar nature, also taken from Rolls of Strangers. Plus there are the other sources of published books, Smiles et al and the Hug Soc Library of course. #3. Did anyone keep records of the people that came into England to help drain the fens? From what I understand, no, although there are some informal, that is non-governmental lists around. There are so many references to this group in the archives here that it may be possible to piece something together. And I understand Jean Toshima's research group are still looking at this subject. Probably the best source would have been the Church Registers but so many of them are missing, that avenue is more or less closed. #4. How can I find these records? See above #5. Has anyone done any kind of comparison on French, German, Dutch names and how they have been Anglicised? Pass, no ideas, if they have not Phyl, feel like taking it on? #6 Did these earlier Huguenots all come into England through Dover or did some come in through Norfolk? As far as I am aware, the majority of Walloons, Dutch and Huguenots came into England through Dover and Southampton, with a more limited number arriving through Ipswich in Suffolk and then toddled off to their respective domiciles. From what I understand, the Norfolk ports would not have been able to support immigrants and most of the boats/ships bringing them over came the shortest route. And there were` also the internal migrations, from Sandtoft to the fens, from Norwich to Sandtoft, just to confuse matters even more. An interesting and wouldn't you know it, even more confusing point, is that Dutch prisoners from the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the 17th Century were also used to drain the fens and it appears that the majority of them stayed in the area after the war was over!!!!! Hope this helps Regards Tony Fuller