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London and Middlesex / Re: Bethnal Green Huguenots - Jacob Ferry
« on: Tuesday 28 February 23 15:45 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you all, again, for your input. Sorry for my tardiness in replying, but, for varying pressing personal reasons, I stepped away from my research.

Yes, I agree, that the Huguenot link might be erroneous. I have discovered that, apparently, it was fashionable for the Victorians to claim Huguenot ancestry. This may or may not be the case here. Jacob Ferry, however, is listed as a Huguenot on the Huguenots of Spitalfields website, so, even though the link might be tenuous, the link might just possibly be there. However, having done my DNA I do not have a French connection. This might mean that, if I do have a connection then it may have come via the Low Countries, which is indicated in my results. Equally, the name Ferry may have Irish links, too, just to add to the confusion. Perhaps I may just never find out, unless, at some point, a get a DNA hit with someone from a confirmed Huguenot Ferry descent.

I will continue to search from Robert Ferry and see if I can push back any further if only to push the line back and the Huguenot link aside. Anyway, thank you all again.

Rich

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London and Middlesex / Re: Bethnal Green Huguenots - Jacob Ferry
« on: Friday 18 March 16 12:38 GMT (UK)  »
Interesting, thank you

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London and Middlesex / Re: Bethnal Green Huguenots - Jacob Ferry
« on: Thursday 17 March 16 21:29 GMT (UK)  »
That particular Robert Ferry was born 1858 and the son of Robert Ferry born c.1833

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London and Middlesex / Re: Bethnal Green Huguenots - Jacob Ferry
« on: Wednesday 16 March 16 20:28 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you, my friend. I feel like Hercule Poirot at the moment, as I have so many family mysteries to solve. As soon as I solve one another dozen seem to appear. At the moment I am trying to find out why I was always led to believe that my Grandad was Catholic, as his mother was... supposedly... being from Ireland. Well, research shows that she wasn't from Ireland, but Poplar! She was married in a C of E church, as was my Grandad. He did, however, list his religion as Roman Catholic when he joined the army, so he must have believed he was RC... Odd, eh? I love it really. As Poirot says: "One must use the little grey cells"  ;D

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London and Middlesex / Re: Elizabeth Joungauy b.1799
« on: Wednesday 16 March 16 17:19 GMT (UK)  »
Elizabeth isn't a direct ancestor, by the way. She was married to George Cecil 1795-1871 and they had a daughter, Sarah Ann Cecil b. c.1830. She married William (?) Must b. c.1825 and they had a daughter Sarah Ann Must, 1857-1897, who married Thomas Jarvis, 1859-1897. They were my great, great, great aunt and uncle.

Rich

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London and Middlesex / Re: Elizabeth Joungauy b.1799
« on: Wednesday 16 March 16 17:10 GMT (UK)  »
Wow! Thank you so much for the wealth of information. Sounds like I have another possible Huguenot connection. This would also add a little more weight to my suspicion that my Ferry family link could also be Huguenots, as this and the Ferry link are from the same family links... Joungauy's grandaughter married a Jarvis. My great grandmother was a Ferry and her mother was a Jarvis. Tenuous as it all may be, there seems to be a good circumstantial case for my having Huguenot ancestry.

For the person that asked... This was Elizabeth's maiden name.

Regards
Rich

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London and Middlesex / Re: Bethnal Green Huguenots - Jacob Ferry
« on: Wednesday 16 March 16 16:56 GMT (UK)  »
Not so far, Pinefamily.

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London and Middlesex / Elizabeth Joungauy b.1799
« on: Tuesday 15 March 16 17:57 GMT (UK)  »
Here's a puzzler. I have an ancestor by the name of Elizabeth Joungauy, b.1799. She is the grandmother of Sarah Must (1857-1897), wife of Thomas Jarvis (1859-1897), who perished in the Dixie Street fire.

Here's my query. Does anyone know the origins of the name Joungauy?

Thanks
Rich

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London and Middlesex / Re: Bethnal Green Huguenots - Jacob Ferry
« on: Tuesday 15 March 16 17:16 GMT (UK)  »
Thank you all, again for your responses, which I will try and answer.

Firstly, Stan, you are absolutely right. No idea why I put 1834. I think I may have read 1834 whilst looking at something and had it in mind when I wrote my response.

I have a date for 1833 for Robert Ferry from another family member.

The original document came from a distant relative but I can't remember who. I did punt around but had no luck. Yes, I now back everything up several times lol

Yes, perhaps going forward is a bad idea... clutching at straws I guess.

Well, thanks again.

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