« Reply #30 on: Sunday 24 June 18 00:18 BST (UK) »
Check table one of Chaplin family, not sure if it will help thou, not finding a clear connection.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01m8x/ near the beginning of book
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I stopped reading when it said they were descended from Huguenots.
There are a considerable number of Chaplins in West Suffolk from the 1500s onwards, particularly two "families" associated with Monks Eleigh / Chelsworth and Acton / Semer. There are also a number of published pedigrees on the various families with the usual number of errors unfortunately. We've been researching the Acton/Semer family for some years.
From what I've seen its believed that Charlie Chaplin's line links into the Chelsworth/Monks Eleigh family but I've not been through the "tree" with a fine tooth comb as not my particular line and there's no obvious connection between the two lines in the 1500s in spite of their proximity. If there is a connection its further back. Some members of each of these lines coincidentally resided in the same parishes at the same times which I think has caused some confusion with some researchers.
(KENT) Lingwell, Rayment (BUCKS) Read, Hutchins (SRY) Costin, Westbrook (DOR) Gibbs, Goreing (DUR) Green (ESX) Rudland, Malden, Rouse, Boosey (FIFE) Foulis, Russell (NFK) Johnson, Farthing, Purdy, Barsham (GLOS) Collett, Morris, Freebury, May, Kirkman (HERTS) Winchester, Linford (NORTHANTS) Bird, Brimley, Chater, Wilford, Read, Chapman, Jeys, Marston, Lumley (WILTS) Arden, Whatley, Batson, Gleed, Greenhill (SOM) Coombs, Watkins (RUT) Stafford (BERKS) Sansom, Angel, Young, Stratton, Weeks, Day