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From: Christiane Ramier <>
Subject: [HWE] RAMIER & ESNOUF
Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2002 20:26:04 -0400

Hi everybody,

I started genealogy about 2 years ago, because I wanted to know more about
my ancestors mostly the RAMIERs. I knew that they were coming from Jersey
C.I. and I was fascinated by that. I also knew that they were not Catholic.
I got some information about somebody who told me that they were Huguenots.
They were originated from probably Normandy. They left France because of
the religions'war. I don't have much information though. They are my main
brick wall. I'm stock in Jersey with my 2nd great grandfather, John
RAMIE(R) s/o Jean (John) RAMIER, b. circa 1825 in St. Lawrence or St.
Saviour Jersey C.I. married to Elisabeth ESNOUF d/o of Matthieu ESNOUF and
Elizabeth ?) b. in 1831 in St. Peter's Jersey C.I. (the ESNOUFs left France
in the same conditions that the RAMIERs did). They had 7 children all born
in St. Helier Jersey C.
RAMIER is not a common name.

TABLE III contains the names of the Refugees who were Naturalized by
Letters Patent. The reader, who desires full information under each of
these headings will find it in Agnew's elaborate works on the subject.

TABLE III
This Table contains the names of Huguenot families Naturalized in Great
Britain and Ireland; commencing A.D., 1681, in the reign of King Charles
II., and ending in 1712, in the reign of Queen Anne. But in the reign of
William and Mary, the largest numbers of foreign refugees were naturalized
in these countries, from 1689 to the 3rd July 1701. In Queen Anne's reign
we do not find any long lists of "Naturalized Foreign Protestants";
because, during the prosecution by England of the war with France, they
were recognized as British subjects. At length, how- ever, on the 23rd
March, 1709, an Act was passed for their Naturalization; but on the 9th of
February, 1712, that Act was repealed. In England the refugee might obtain
his Naturalization Certificate on taking the oaths prescribed for that
purpose, in the Court of Queen's Bench, or in the Court of Common Pleas, or
in the Court of Exchequer; but in Ireland, on taking the prescribed oaths
before the Lord Chancellor, the refugee immediately obtained his
Certificate of Naturalization. So far as we have yet ascertained, the
following are the names of the refugee families, which were naturalized in
Great Britain and Ireland:

RainelRambaudRame
RamierRamoudonRanaule
RandRandeauRane

I would like to get more information about them if possible.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thank You!

Christiane RAMIER

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