The earliest known ancestors of this branch of the family were natives of Fecamp in Normandy. No birth or marriage records have been located in France but Anne's age is listed in a subsequent record giving a birth date of 1636.

Details on their arrival in England have not been located as yet but Anne and her children had settled in London by 1700 - on 23 February 1700, Pierre Malandain and his wife Marie were admitted to the French Huguenot Church on Threadneedle Street on the testimony of Pierre's mother, Anne.

Pierre does not appear in any of the initial English records but in 1703, Anne is listed as a widow for the first time. She appears in her grandson's baptismal record on 14 November 1703 as his godmother and is listed as a “veufe” or widow. It is not known if Pierre accompanied his family to England or if he died prior to their departure.

Anne most likely travelled to England with her adult children, Pierre and Madelaine, and her daughter in law, Marie. The family settled in the existing Huguenot community in Spitalfields and joined the French Church on Threadneedle Street.

In 1705, Anne Malandin received assistance in the amount of £3 from the Huguenot support scheme started by King James in 1685. She was 69 years old, a resident of Spitalfields and listed as the widow of Pierre. Another entry in 1707 shows she received a further £5. The financial assistance to Huguenot refugees continued but the list of recipients was only published for the years 1705, 1707 and 1721–24. It is possible that Anne continued to receive assistance after 1707. Considering her age, she most likely died before 1720 but no death or burial record has been found.

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