« Reply #4 on: Sunday 16 April 17 12:04 BST (UK) »
Not sure why the Natural History Museum could help with old French?
Could you post a scan of one page so that we can see the handwriting, please? There may be someone on this forum who can help - ie can interpret old handwiting AND understand old French

. There are many linguists on RootsChat.
Josey
SNAP BumbleB
Seeking: RC baptism Philip Murray Feb ish 1814 ? nr Chatham Kent.
IRE: Kik DRAY[EA], PURCELL, WHITE: Mea LYNCH: Tip MURRAY, SHEEDY: Wem ALLEN, ENGLISHBY; Dub PENROSE: Lim DUNN[E], FRAWLEY, WILLIAMS.
87th Regiment RIF: MURRAY
ENG; Marylebone HAYTER, TROU[W]SDALE, WILLIAMS,DUNEVAN Con HAMPTON, TREMELLING Wry CLEGG, HOLLAND, HORSEFIELD Coventry McGINTY
CAN; Halifax & Pictou: HOLLAND, WHITE, WILLIAMSON