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Elusive RUBENS ancestor, possible Huguenot

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Greetings,

My family history is mostly Irish. There are many "Catholic" surnames, and some Anglo-Irish ones. There's one particular line, however, that I'd really like to find out more about. It starts with Paul RUBENS (I've seen several spelling variations, sometimes without an 's' ), who died in 1849 in Blessington, Co. Wicklow. He married in Galway in 1800. His wife, Elizabeth GILES, converted to Protestantism and married him on the same day. He served in the Wicklow Militia for a few years, starting in 1800. He converted to Catholicism later in life.

It's his origin that most interests me. I'm told he probably wasn't a Palatine or a Quaker, so I'm wondering whether he was a Huguenot. I see the Huguenot Society has some pricey CDs which might be useful:

http://www.huguenotsociety.org.uk/publi ... cdrom.html

Or maybe some of the lovely people who read this forum can help me!
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Hi strangeloop, welcome to the forum
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Re: Elusive RUBENS ancestor, possible Huguenot

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Hi strangeloop
I hope you enjoy the forum and our company.
May be try posting what info you know in the general section see if anyone may help.
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Welcome to the forum.
Currently investigating the Hillmans of Sussex.
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Hi Strangeloop

Welcome to the forum :-)
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Welcome to the forum :grin:
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Hi Strangeloop and welcome to the forum.

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Re: Elusive RUBENS ancestor, possible Huguenot

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Thank you all. I just posted the message in the General section
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