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Key work: Memoirs of a Huguenot Family. [336] François Guizot (1787–1874), French historian, statesman. Key work: History of France. [337] Auguste Himly (1823–1906), French historian and geographer. [338] Francis Labilliere (1840–1895), Australian historian and imperialist, son of Huguenot-descended Charles Edgar de Labilliere. He was ...
Surnames of Huguenot Families on the Huguenot Memorial in the Johannesburg Botanical Garden. There are many families, today mostly Afrikaans-speaking, whose surnames bear witness to their Huguenot ancestry. A comprehensive list of these surnames can be seen on the Huguenot Memorial in the Johannesburg Botanical Garden.
The Huguenot cemetery, or the "Huguenot Burial Ground", has since been recognised as a historic cemetery that is the final resting place for a wide range of the Huguenot founders, early settlers and prominent citizens dating back more than three centuries.
Pages in category "Huguenot families" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Bedoire family; C.
Durant (The French surname of the town's founding French/Choctaw family) El Reno (Named after Civil War officer Jesse L. Reno, of Huguenot descent) Guymon; Lucien (A common French given name) Poteau ("Stake," named by French explorers) Remy; Sans Bois Mountains ("Without forest") Verdigris "Green Gray"
Pages in category "Huguenots" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 286 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
The museum displays cover two major topics. In the main building, the history of the French Huguenots is discussed in detail. Topics include: Why they came, who brought them, where they settled and a list of surnames of Huguenot origin. Displays in the annex convey the history of the town of Franschhoek, and have a broader scope. Topics in this ...
Viljoen is an Afrikaans surname, derived from the French Villion. [1] It was brought to South Africa in 1671 by French Huguenots who subsequently intermarried with the local Dutch population. [2] The progenitors of the extended Viljoen clan are François Villion (born in Clermont, France) and Cornelia Campenaar (born in Middelburg, Netherlands).