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Scotland / Re: QUESTION: Did 'Huguenots' settle in Scotland?
« on: Tuesday 13 September 11 19:40 BST (UK) »
Re (Huguenot) Francies / Frances / Francis family in Ayr and Wigtownshire Scotland, who may have been Huguenots. The Scotland part is established, but I have not yet found records linking them to France (possibly Alsace region).
For Scottish records, I have a marriage record, 6 Jan 1798 of John Frances and Katharine McKissock in Ayr, Scotland. (From family oral history, he was captain of a merchant vessel and died at sea.) Other parts of family oral history turned out to be true, e.g., I heard the family was from Ayr, which I was able to prove. I'm thinking about how to verify that the Francies family originally came from France and were Huguenots.
I have birth records for some of John Frances' children, who were born in Irvine parish Ayr
John K. Francies 1798,
William McKessock Frances 1800,
Hugh McKessock 1802,
Mary Francis 1805,
and James Francies born in Wigtownshire 1807.
Other leads, we have references to John's father, Sir Samuel Francies, and a crest drawing. The crest includes a bird that to me looks like a dove, which I gather is the bird on the Huguenot cross. Am looking for independent records for Sir Samuel, and trying to gather more information on the crest and to see if an heraldic expert can pull some facts from it, e.g., if originally from France or Scotland. Suggestions / insights appreciated!
For Scottish records, I have a marriage record, 6 Jan 1798 of John Frances and Katharine McKissock in Ayr, Scotland. (From family oral history, he was captain of a merchant vessel and died at sea.) Other parts of family oral history turned out to be true, e.g., I heard the family was from Ayr, which I was able to prove. I'm thinking about how to verify that the Francies family originally came from France and were Huguenots.
I have birth records for some of John Frances' children, who were born in Irvine parish Ayr
John K. Francies 1798,
William McKessock Frances 1800,
Hugh McKessock 1802,
Mary Francis 1805,
and James Francies born in Wigtownshire 1807.
Other leads, we have references to John's father, Sir Samuel Francies, and a crest drawing. The crest includes a bird that to me looks like a dove, which I gather is the bird on the Huguenot cross. Am looking for independent records for Sir Samuel, and trying to gather more information on the crest and to see if an heraldic expert can pull some facts from it, e.g., if originally from France or Scotland. Suggestions / insights appreciated!