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The King Family - "Huguenot" or just "not"
« on: Thursday 16 April 09 20:23 UTC (UK) »
I have been researching all my family lines and have really struck hurdles in two of my lines.
One that puzzles me is my King family of London and there may have been a big clue in a reply I received a while ago on another question I put up on  Rootschat.
My King family only goes back as far as John King baptised on 8th February 1739 at Old Church, St. Pancras, in London, he was a son of John and Elizabeth King.
I know 1739 is a fair way to go back but I thought there may have been more recorded of them as they were a wealthy family who lived in Tavistock Place and I have records of some bonds that were sold by his son in 1818 and 1820 worth in today's money a million or so. My other main line of Bush who were equally wealthy is recorded for many more centuries back in wills and baptisms etc.
Recently on a question I had about my King family, someone replied to me that the Kings had Huguenot ancestry and that the name was originally le Roi.
Can anyone enlighten me any more about this and how can I find out whether my particular King family are descended from this heritage.
I am in New Zealand so cannot visit any of the archives where this history may be kept.
King William
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Wiltshire, Somerset, Gloucestershire - Bush, Strange, Whittington, Gunning, Browning, Maltravers, Rodborough, Balle
Shropshire - le Strange
Wales - Deulwyn, Dalwyn, Rede, Wirriott,
East Sussex - Catt, Ashdown, Barham, Henley, Lawrence, Hepden, Elliott, Phillips
London - Bush, King
Suffolk - Sewell, Knight, Baxter, Martin
Norfolk  - Sewell, Larter, Howlett, Bacon:
Tasmania, Australia - Bossward, Harriet Wellman -  (she is a huge puzzle)
Worcestershire - Lloyd, Beach, Shepherd, Hemming
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