Resources

As well as the Huguenot Library, Huguenot records may be found at the institutions listed below.

The Huguenot Society is not responsible for content or for any errors occurring on linked websites.

England

Civil registration of births, marriages and deaths run from 1837 and are deposited at The National Archives, as are many original wills and the original Huguenot church registers.
The National Archives
Ruskin Avenue
Kew
Richmond
TW9 4DU
Tel: 020 8876 3444

London Metropolitan Archives, (formerly Greater London Records) houses London Parish and Electoral registers, Land Tax assessments, Parish Poor Relief and Boards of Guardians records, also rate books of the Commissioners of Sewers.
London Metropolitan Archives
40 Northampton Road
London
EC1R 0HB

The Guildhall Library contains Apprenticeship records, Boyd's marriage index, census returns and early London directories, Sun Insurance Office policies, records of the Weaver's Company, and the London Gazette.
The Guildhall Library
Guildhall
London
EC2 2EJ

The Society of Genealogists houses Boyd's marriage index (non-members may search for a daily fee).
The Society of Genealogists
14 Charterhouse Buildings
London
EC1M 7BA

The French Protestant Church of London Library is open by appointment with the Hon. Archivist. For information on its holdings see Vol.L, Quarto Series.
The French Protestant Church of London Library,
9-11 Soho Square
London
W1

The Minet Library contains much Huguenot material and the Society's publications.
Lambeth Archives Department
The Minet Library
52 Knatchbull Road
London
SE5 9QY

Australia

For information about Huguenots who went to Australia contact The Huguenot Society of Australia.
The Huguenot Society of Australia
P.O. Box 184
Newtown NSW 2042
Australia

France

Information on Protestant ancestors can be obtained from La Société de l'Histoire du Protestantisme Français.
La Société de L'Histoire du Protestantisme Français et Service de Généalogie
54 rue des Saints-Pères
Paris 75007

There is also a useful website for French Protestant genealogy: Huguenots de France,

Many records are deposited with the various Departmental Archive offices.

Germany

For information on Huguenots who went to Germany contact the Genealogy section of the Deutsche Hugenotten-Gesellschaft.
Deutsche Hugenotten-Gesellschaft
Deutsches Huguenotten-Zentrum
Hafenplatz 9a
D-34385 Bad Karlshafen
Germany

Holland

Information on Walloon ancestors can be obtained from the Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie, where a useful brochure on tracing ancestors in the Netherlands can be found in English.
Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie
Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 22
NL-2595 BE DEN HAAG
The Netherlands

The Wallon Library (Archives Wallonnes) is housed within the Special Collections of Leiden University Library, and contains correspondence of important personalities in Huguenot history including Jurieu and Bayle.
University Library
Witte Singel 27
2311 BG Leiden
The Netherlands

Postal address:
Archives Wallonnes
c/o University Library Leiden
PO Box 9501
2300 RA Leiden
The Netherlands

Ireland

The Representative Church Body Library in Dublin holds The Huguenot Archive, which includes the publications of the Society and a miscellaneous collection of manuscripts and printed material related to the Huguenot presence in Ireland.
Representative Church Body Library
Braemor Park
Churchtown
Dublin 14
Ireland

South Africa

For information on Huguenots who went to South Africa contact The Huguenot Society of South Africa.
The Huguenot Society of South Africa
PO Box 293
Franschhoek 7690
South Africa

United States

For information on Huguenots who went to America contact The Huguenot Society of America.
The Huguenot Society of America
20, West 44th Street
Suite 510
New York
NY 10036
USA

The Huguenot Society of South Carolina
138 Logan Street
Charleston
South Carolina 29401-1941
USA

News and Events

Bursary for Huguenot Research
The Huguenot Society is launching a new annual bursary to support and encourage research into Huguenot individuals and communities. The deadline for 2024 is 30 April. Further details are available from the 2024 bursary notice and the application form here.

2023-24 Lecture Series
The 2023-4 lecture series will conclude on 14 May 2024 with the Annual General Meeting, followed by a paper by Dr John Gallagher on 'The Reformation of Salad: Eating and Drinking with Immigrants in Elizabethan London'. The AGM and presentation will begin at 6.00 pm at the French Protestant Church of London, 8-9 Soho Square, London W1D 3QD. For further details on the meeting, and general information on attending the Society's lectures, please contact [email protected]. Full details on all the papers in the lecture series can be found on the downloadable programme here.

Huguenot Library Workshops, Tuesday 21 May 2024 at 11am and 2pm
Come and discover a selections of manuscripts from our collection focusing on the charities and organisations set up to help Huguenot refugees. This event is a re-run of the workshops held in December 2023 and is available to both Fellows and members of the public. Training sessions on how to use the Society's electronic resources will also be organised throughout the day. As places are limited, please make sure to book well in advance by emailing the Librarian at [email protected]. More information can be found here.