tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post2843279635710538350..comments2024-03-28T22:50:02.315+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Huguenots and the South African CapeHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-37352339190130221092010-03-27T19:22:48.540+11:002010-03-27T19:22:48.540+11:00Good to hear from you, Jacqueline.
When I was do...Good to hear from you, Jacqueline. <br /><br />When I was doing all my reading on Huguenot history in the early 1990s, I was concentrating on Britain, Ireland, Holland, Germany, Switzerland and the countries very close to France. I didn't even think of Huguenots going to Russia or the Baltic States, much less to countries outside Europe. Now we have to be a bit more sophisticated in history writing.<br /><br />I knew about Peter Carl Fabergé being of French origin of course, but his family arrived in Russia in the early 19th century. <br /><br />One book that you might find interesting, at least in part, is "War, Religion and Service: Huguenot Soldiering, 1685-1713" by Matthew Glozier and David Onnekink. Matthew Glozier, who wrote the Russian chapter, is at Sydney University. <br /><br />I can absolutely understand why Czar Peter the Great would have been well pleased in having skilled Frenchmen arriving in his nation - skilled in language, professions, trades, goldsmithing and military life.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-52519386457076732972010-03-27T18:10:39.668+11:002010-03-27T18:10:39.668+11:00Hullo Hels... I am curious about a section of our ...Hullo Hels... I am curious about a section of our du Fresne forebears that went to Russia from Germany and thence, my direct descendants at least, to Denmark. I am pretty tied up with Russia, even as a child, lived there engaged to a Jewish writer in 1974, returned 1988, have an MA in the language... would love to know what you know of the Huguenots in Russia. This is my first foray into it... I live in Wellington NZ to where my grandpa Abraham Heinrich du Fresne came at end of 19th century. JacquelineUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10849292775200498902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-78526560374251894172009-07-12T21:24:28.099+10:002009-07-12T21:24:28.099+10:00Hels,
Thank you very much for referring me to the ...Hels,<br />Thank you very much for referring me to the Huguenot Society. I will certainly look it up.<br /><br />I have been a bit lazy as far as blogging is concerned lately for various reasons. When things settle down a bit I hope to get back to it!Violahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046603677301666579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-70554898015247412682009-07-04T21:51:19.043+10:002009-07-04T21:51:19.043+10:00Viola, The Huguenot Society of Great Britain and I...Viola, The Huguenot Society of Great Britain and Ireland has been excellent for any research questions I have had. For family genealogy research in particular, go to http://www.huguenotsociety.org.uk/family.html<br /><br />Of course you will find all the normal problems facing genealogical researchers: women lose their surnames, on marriage; records aren't always complete etc.<br /><br />But Huguenot refugees had a couple of specific issues, as well. French spelling of names could be changed by the family members themselves or by lazy-deaf customs officers. And French names could be Anglicised as well. So the family may have been called de la Blanche, which became Blank, which became White.<br /><br />You are fortunate your ancestors went to Britain where the parish and civil records are excellent. My family came from Russia where there were no civil records and parish records were only for Christians.<br /> <br />I love Huguenot history :)Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-50003849708196473482009-07-04T16:17:00.056+10:002009-07-04T16:17:00.056+10:00The Huguenots certainly settled in many places. I...The Huguenots certainly settled in many places. I am interested in them because some of my ancestors were Huguenots. I've found it quite difficult to research my family tree that far back even though they went to England!<br /><br />Thank you for this interesting post.Violahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046603677301666579noreply@blogger.com