Hi Barry I think that is likely that you have either two Elizabeths and one Balthasar of vice versa, or two of each. I would totally discount the divorce idea because in those bygone days the only way of obtaining a divorce in En gland was through an Act of Parliament, which was very expensive and usually the prerogative of people with strong links to Parliament or the Royal Court. There is only one VERHULST in the Returns of Strangers in the Metropolis for 1593, Jacob, a servant and none recorded for 1627, 1635 or 1639. There are no instances of DESTAILLEUR at all. Neither family name appears in Durrant Cooper or Agnew which is unusual because they both cover non-London sources, unless of course there were variations in spelling which the Acrobat search would not pick up. Similarly, there are matches in the 16 Huguenot volumes in the Family Tree Maker disc 600 on Huguenot history. Similar caveat applies regarding spelling and searches. I'm wondering whether this family were related in some way to the 18th century Verelst family which was prominent in the East India Company? Hope this helps in some little way, Regards Tony Fuller