Immigrant & Refugees CD Books
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| The History of Prince Lee Boo: a Native of the Pelew Islands, Brought to England by Captain Wilson. CD-ROM. A facsimile reproduction of the 13th edition (1814) of a popular account of the life of Prince Lee Boo, who was brought to England and treated as a curiosity. He died of smallpox in 1784 and his grave can still be found in the churchyard of St. Mary's, Rotherhithe in south-east London. View on a computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Price including postage to UK addresses: £12.95 | |
| Protestant Refugees in England. A facsimile reproduction of a book that was first published in 1846. Written by John Southerden Burn, its original full title was: The History of the French, Walloon, Dutch, and Other Foreign Protestant Refugees Settled in England, from the Reign of Henry VIII to the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. A comprehensive account of Protestant refugees from all over Europe and their settlements in a large number of English towns. Contains short extracts from various parish registers. View on a computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader.Price: £12.95 | |
| Twelve Huguenot Genealogies. CD-ROM. Facsimile reproductions of various articles taken from three 19th & early 20th century periodicals: Miscellanea Genealogica et Heraldica, The Ancestor and Archaeologia Cantiana. Twelve family histories, including family trees, some wills and extracts from parish registers: Pedigree of the Huguenot Family of Comarque (the descendants of Renauld de Comarque, ca. 1645); Pedigree of the Family of De La Chaumette (descent of Rev. Louis de la Chaumette, d. 1803); Pedigree of De L'Angle (descent of Rene Bochart, ca. 1590; Extinct Huguenot Refugee Family of De St Leu (descent of Peter De St Leu of Paris); Pedigree of the Huguenot Refugee Family of Delamare (came to England ca. 1700); A Contributions Towards the Pedigree of Du Moulin (descent of Joachim Du Moulin, d. 1615); Pedigree of the Family of Dutens (descent of Jean Dutens, 1667-1751); Pedigree of the Huguenot Refugee Family of Ferard (descent of Jean & James Ferard of Spitalfields, ca. 1770); Pedigree of the Huguenot Refugee Family of Galabin (ca. 1750); Huguenot Family of Gouyquet de St Eloy (descent of Isaac Gouyquet of Plumy in Brittany; Pedigree of the Huguenot Family of Le Heup (also relates to the Montolieu, Cocksedge, Lowndes-Stone families); Pedigree of the Huguenot Family of Reneu; Pedigree of the Huguenot Refugee Family of Teulon (descent of Jean Teulon of Vallerauges in the Cevennes; The Tryons (descendants of Pieter Tryon of Wulverghem in Flanders. View on a computer using Adobe Acrobat Reader.Price: £8.95 | |
| The Walloons & Their Church at Norwich, 1565-1832 by W. J. C. Moens. This is a facsimile reproduction on CD of a book that was first published in 1888 by W. J. C. Moens, an authority on the history of the Huguenots and other Protestant refugees to England. The Dutch and Flemish immigrants to Norwich were known as "the Strangers" and many became prominent in the life and work of that city. The book mentions many families and individuals by name and is therefore also of interest to family historians. View using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Price: £9.95 |