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London and Middlesex / Eighteenth century coffee houses
« on: Thursday 11 November 10 19:51 GMT (UK)  »
Would anyone be familiar with eighteenth century coffee houses in London?
  I have found that an "ancestor?" Samuel Coppock was master of the Grecian coffee house . In his 1778 will he mentions the wife of Henry Timbrell of Old Slaughters coffee house.
  I need to confirm I have the right Samuel Coppock.
My questions are - would Samuel Coppock have been described as a gentleman after he sold the Grecian coffee house?
Would a coffee house master be known as a vintner?
Mary

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New Zealand Completed Requests / Duvauchelle
« on: Saturday 20 October 07 09:58 BST (UK)  »
Hello,
I am interested in the brothers Duvauchelle. I understand there were three brothers, all born in France between 1810 and 1820. I am confused as to their names - I think they were Jules , Louis and Edouard. I am not certain of their occupation, though Jules is described as a surveyor, who went to New Zealand from New South Wales as a surveyor. I found a reference which indicated Louis joined him at the French settlement at Akaroa. It  seems that Edouard may have also joined his brother off a whaling ship. It seems that the Duvauchelles did not settle in New Zealand, leaving about 1845.
Can anyone help me identify the movements of these men? Or give me any further information on them, please?
Mary

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