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From: "Roy Day" <>
Subject: Re: [HWE] Huguenot occupation?
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 16:57:32 +0100
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Bev wrote on Friday, October 19, 2001 3:54 PM
Subject: [HWE] Huguenot occupation?


| Dear List,
| I'm still trying to find out if my ancestors were Huguenots -
| there is strong oral tradition but no evidence. Just obtained a will and
| inventory of a possible ancestor dated 1680. snip

Other than an emphasis on weaving they took up the same occupations as
everybody else.

What I did find, and its a little odd is a Naturalization Bill that did not
become Acts and dated, I think, early 1673. In it it states

"George HENSHAW, a boy of 14, who had not been sworn or received the
sacrament."

This was a Naturalisation Bill whereas at that time most, if not all,
Huguenots applied for a Denization. By taking the later they did not loose
their nationality as they were convinced their stay out of France would not
be a long one.

There is a mention of a Charles HENSHOW, spelling/transcription error? in
the register of the French Church of Threadneedle Street in 1699. He was a
godfather at a christening.

Bear in mind that to prove one or more of your ancestors were Huguenots you
will have to find that they attended a Protestant Temple whether this be by
way of the temple records or a tesmoignage.

Roy.

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