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From: malinda <>
Subject: Re: [Scotch-Irish] Fugard/Feugarde
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 22:48:23 -0600
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There's a relatively new Huguenot list expressly for Huguenots that fled to
N Ireland and England and other places at
< >
and it's run by Andrea Vogel < >who happens to be the
Linda Merle equivalent in the Huguenot world...lucky you, Andrea swa the
same
gap that you did and created a list for folks in that predicament....best of
luck,
malinda

wrote:

> Since the list is rather quiet for the moment with no arguing going
> on<g>I would like to post my surname interests from Counties Armagh and
> Down. My grandfather was born William John Fugard in 1870 and changed
> the family name to Feugarde when he came to the US in 1890 from Co.
> Armagh. Since I was always told he was a French Huguenot(sorry, not
> Scotch-Irish), I inquired on a couple of French lists, and was told
> Fugards and Feugards were found in France between 1531 and 1891, but not
> after that time. I have no idea where and I am unfamiliar with French
> so have no more information. Fugards were found in County Down, but I
> have no idea of the relationship.
> Any suggestions would be appreciated. I have checked the Griffith's
> records and found only 1 there and no tithe records of them. I have my
> grandfather's place of birth(Bessbrook,Armagh) and birth record, but
> would like to locate other Fugards. Louise

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