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Northamptonshire Lookup Requests / Re: 1851 Lookup for French
« on: Wednesday 06 May 15 00:47 BST (UK) »
Hi, I note your thread is about 10 years ago, but I'm new to the site. 
I'm not sure if you have finished your family tree but I'm a French who's roots are in Aldwincle. There is more than one French family there, and not all related, mainly because a lot of their ancestors came from the big prison camp for French Navy/Soldiers based at Yaxley soon renamed Norman Cross. Many settled after the Napoleonic War ended and as Locals could not pronounce their French names they were known as 'them Frenchy's' - hence the name stuck! You will find a big pocket of them along from the A1 area right through the main road to the A43, they followed the road in those days.
I'm from Robert and Margaret French [nee Robinson]lineage. [my great grandparents] My father is 87 [Dennis French] and still alive. I think he is the last remaining French from that era and who remembers it like it was. I'm not sure if you're a relative but any help on family trees would help I'm stuck so any help appreciated - Jan French
I'm not sure if you have finished your family tree but I'm a French who's roots are in Aldwincle. There is more than one French family there, and not all related, mainly because a lot of their ancestors came from the big prison camp for French Navy/Soldiers based at Yaxley soon renamed Norman Cross. Many settled after the Napoleonic War ended and as Locals could not pronounce their French names they were known as 'them Frenchy's' - hence the name stuck! You will find a big pocket of them along from the A1 area right through the main road to the A43, they followed the road in those days.
I'm from Robert and Margaret French [nee Robinson]lineage. [my great grandparents] My father is 87 [Dennis French] and still alive. I think he is the last remaining French from that era and who remembers it like it was. I'm not sure if you're a relative but any help on family trees would help
I'm stuck so any help appreciated - Jan French