Claude Fonnereau

Claude Fonnereau (22 March 1677, He was the founding father of the Fonnereau family in England.

Early life Fonnereau was born on 22 March 1677 at La Rochelle.

Personal life He married Elizabeth Bureau, also a Huguenot, the daughter of Anne Bureau, and had several children:

Thomas Fonnereau (1699–1779), a merchant and politician, who inherited his father's estates, including Christchurch Mansion. Claudius "Claude" Fonnereau (1701–1785), a doctor who inherited Christchurch Mansion on his elder brother's death. Elizabeth Frances Fonnereau (b. 1702), who married Jacques "James" Benezet, also from a Huguenot family, who had settled in London. also from a Huguenot family, who had settled in Camberwell. Zachary Philip Fonnereau (1706–1778), a merchant and politician who married Margaret Martyn. Peter Fonnereau (1709–1743) Marie Anne Fonnereau (b. 1711), who married John Martyn. Elizabeth Fonnereau (b. 1712), who married Mr. De Hauteville