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- Most famous for playing the third incarnation of the eccentric Dr Who on television, actor Jon Pertwee was descended from an aristocratic French family. Jon Pertwee (1919 – 1996) The original Huguenot family name, Perthuis de Laillevault was changed to Pertwee.
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Nov 9, 2022 · Jon Pertwee, a Dr Who, was of Huguenot descent. Today, countless high-profile individuals can claim Huguenot ancestry. Examples include: Simon Le Bon - the lead singer of Duran Duran is the...
- Theo Bosanquet
Sean Pertwee (1964–), English actor, son of Jon Pertwee, descended from the Perthuis de Laillevault family of Provence. [ 221 ] Joaquin Phoenix (1974–), American actor, distant French Huguenot ancestry on his father's side.
Jun 19, 2015 · Refugee Week: The Huguenots count among the most successful of Britain's immigrants. Fleeing oppression after 1685, tens of thousands of French Protestants came here to start again. Now, with...
- Boyd Tonkin
John Devon Roland Pertwee (Pertwee is a modification of the original French Huguenot family name Perthuis de Laillevault), was born 7 July 1919 in Chelsea, London.
The name Pertwee is of Huguenot extraction and was originally Perthuis. After the French purge of Huguenots in 1685, many refugees fled to Protestant countries such as England. In England, the Perthuis settled in Essex.
Mar 16, 2020 · Jon Pertwee – the first Doctor Who is a member of a noted theatrical family who are said to come from Pertuis in Provence. Eddie Izzard – the comedian and marathon man is descended from a Huguenot family thought to originate from the Pyrenees (the name ‘Izard’ means mountain goat).
