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I am trying to trace whether my great great grandfather's grandparents (?) came to England at the time of the French Revolution (as my paternal grandmother born Lily Catherine Peppiatt 1890-1961 always maintained).

Joseph wasn't very aristocratic, as he moved to London and lived in Bethnal Green - working as a bricklayer. My initial thought was that his ancestors might have been persecuted Hugeunots and driven out of France during the Revolution. Alternatively, his family might have been servants of a French family.

Any suggestions as to how I proceed - apart from going to Buckinghamshire County Record Office where, I know, copies can be found of Great Brickhill's parish registers.

is this him in 1851?

Name: Joseph Peppiatt
Age: 33
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1818
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Peppiatt
Gender: M (Male)
Where born: Bricker Linars, Middlesex, England
[Little Brickhill, Bucks]

Civil parish: Bethnal Green
Ecclesiastical parish: St Andrew
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation: Bricklayer

Registration district: Bethnal Green
Sub-registration district: Church
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 16
Piece: 1541
Folio: 62
Page Number: 3
Household Members:
Name Age
Joseph Peppiatt 33
Elizabeth Peppiatt 33

others:-
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Allen Peppiatt 9
Joseph Peppiatt 4
Pearcy Peppiatt 1


Name: Joseph Peppiatt
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1843
Registration district: Lewisham
Inferred County: London
Volume Number: 5
Page Number: 287
Spouse:-
Elizabeth Allen
or
Elizabeth Gurney

marriage cert. will give you his father's name. This may help to trace his ancestors until you find an eventual connection with France.

Having just helped with a Huguenot family, you need to tread very carefully through the actual records its very easy to get sidetracked .

There is a tree on Ancestry that goes back to Thomas 1650 but you need to check all the facts

also
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/j/o/r/Brian-Jordan-5/GENE9-0010.html

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This surname PEPPIATT was introduced into England from the Old French personal name PEPIS, brought into England by the Normans, probably during the Invasion of 1066. It is of uncertain origin, perhaps, originally a byname meaning 'Terrible, Awe-inspiring, from a root BIB, to tremble. Surnames having a derivation from nicknames form the broadest and most miscellaneous class of surnames, encompassing many different types of origin. The most typical classes refer adjectivally to the general physical aspect of the person concerned, or to his character. Many nicknames refer to a man's size or height, while others make reference to a favoured article of clothing or style of dress. Many surnames derived from the names of animals and birds. In the Middle Ages ideas were held about the characters of other living creatures, based on observation, and these associations were reflected and reinforced by large bodies of folk tales featuring animals behaving as humans.The name was borne by several Frankish kings, most notably Pepin le Bref, father of Charlemagne, and remained popular throughout the Middle Ages. The name has numerous variant spellings. Early records of the name mention Ralph Henry Pipin, who was documented in the Domesday Book of 1086, and John Pepin was recorded in London in 1160. William Peppet appears in 1279 in Bedfordshire, and Richard Pepis occurs in a record in 1377. Widow Peaps of Yorkshire, was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379. Surnames before the Norman Conquest of 1066 were rare in England having been brought by the Normans when William the Conqueror invaded the shores. The practice spread to Scotland and Ireland by the 12th century, and in Wales they appeared as late as the 16th century. Most surnames can be traced to one of four sources, locational, from the occupation of the original bearer, nicknames or simply font names based on the first name of the parent being given as the second name to their child. Pepys is the family name of the Earls of Cottenham, which title was granted in 1850. Records of the manor of Cottenham in Cambridgeshire show bearers of the name living there as early as 1290. The diarist Samuel Pepys was a member of this family.


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