Villett and similar (Villet, Vilette etc.) as a variation of Willett were excluded from my ongoing “Willetts in Essex” analysis. Villett and variants does often appear in discussion of Huguenot Families, and given the suggestion that the Willetts may be of Huguenot origin, it is accepted that research may have to be expanded. This post looks at the distribution of “Villett” and similar in Essex.
(more…)10 January, 2025
30 August, 2020
27 October, 2016
The Willetts of Colchester, Essex (and Daylight Saving) 2 of 2
I have split my current discussion of the Willetts of Colchester into two posts:
- (Previous Post) How I am related (through an adoptive line) to the William Willett of Daylight saving fame. He is my Great Great Uncle, so I need to trace back to his father (also William Willett) and thence to him.
- (This Post) Checking out the structure of the family at the beginning of the 19th Century (William Willett, the elder’s ancestors). Hopefully this will provide a few hooks for those who think they are related to the Colchester Willetts.
This article is fairly long and detailed – a briefer post about Willett Antecedents summarises some of the relationships.
(more…)16 October, 2016
15 April, 2014
Faulder Family – England and Wales Distribution
Although I have been concentrating on my own line of Faulders (who I can trace back to North Cumberland in 1754), I am taking an interest in other lines because they may eventually give a clue to my line further back.
I have also been working with GenMap UK an application that will map Genealogical Data. This has helped me get a view of where there are major groups of Faulders. (more…)
