Marland Family Forum

Huguenot Marlands

posted by Neil Marland, 30.08.2008, 16:07

» Hello Cathy and anyone else interested.
»
» I was in Dublin last week and walked past a Huguenot Cemetery. On the
» memorial plaque was a list of names of those buried there including
» Marlande.
» Does anybody know whether there is a connection? Maybe the original
» Marlands of Rochdale were Norman and left behind French relatives. Hence
» Maurice Marland the resistance hero.
»
» Look forward to any replies.
»
» Jean


Hello Jean

I don't know if there is a connection but seems there may be a trend appearing (see my post of 20/10/07).

If you search on Roger de Poitevin (an Anglo Norman), that will give you a big clue as to how much French influence there was in the Rochdale area. The Poitevin is a marshland area in Brittany, just north of La Rochelle (which uncannily sounds like Rochdale)and South of the French place called Marland.

Roger (the 3rd son of the Earl of Montgomery)married a French lady from Poitiers, I think, and his / ancestors (can't remember which)were good mates with William The Conqueror. Roger seems to have done well out of this by receiving vast large land tracts in Lancashire (including Rochdale)

Like I said, I don't know but there could be a bigger picture.

Complete thread:

• Huguenot Marlands - Jean, 29.08.2008, 17:30
  • Huguenot Marlands - Neil Marland, 30.08.2008, 16:07
    • Huguenot Marlands - Neil Marland, 30.08.2008, 22:09
      • Huguenot Marlands - Neil Marland, 31.08.2008, 08:50
        • Huguenot Marlands - Neil Marland, 07.09.2008, 22:31
          • Huguenot Marlands - Neil Marland, 07.09.2008, 22:45
            • Huguenot Marlands - Neil Marland, 15.10.2008, 23:12
              • Huguenot Marlands - Brian Marland, 11.04.2009, 13:38