The mystery of the cast-off Castorffs We recently had a breakthrough with the Morton family of Essex after 30 years, but as soon as you solve one family mystery another takes its place. The details are on our family history blog at http://su.pr/2TDbaI but what happened was that Emma Morton married George David Julius Casdorff at Colchester, Essex in Oct 1856. They sailed to south Africa on the "Stamboul" a fortnight later and landed at East London on 2 Feb 1857. George took his discharge from the British German Legion in February 1860. In October 1861 George and Emma Castorff were godparents to Emma's sister's child in King William's Town and that seems to be the last record of them in South Africa. So where did they go? Australia? New Zealand? India? USA? Canada? Brazil? Rhodesia? Back to the UK or Germany? News of any sightings will be gratefully received. Other spellings: Kasdorf, Kastorf, Casdorf, Castorf -- Steve Hayes Web: http://hayesgreene.wordpress.com/ http://hayesgreene.blogspot.com http://groups.yahoo.com/group/afgen/

On 06/12/2010 07:13, Steve Hayes wrote: > The mystery of the cast-off Castorffs > > We recently had a breakthrough with the Morton family of Essex after 30 years, > but as soon as you solve one family mystery another takes its place. > > The details are on our family history blog at > > http://su.pr/2TDbaI > > but what happened was that Emma Morton married George David Julius Casdorff at > Colchester, Essex in Oct 1856. They sailed to south Africa on the "Stamboul" a > fortnight later and landed at East London on 2 Feb 1857. George took his > discharge from the British German Legion in February 1860. > > In October 1861 George and Emma Castorff were godparents to Emma's sister's > child in King William's Town and that seems to be the last record of them in > South Africa. > > So where did they go? > > Australia? New Zealand? India? USA? Canada? Brazil? Rhodesia? Back to the UK > or Germany? > > News of any sightings will be gratefully received. > > Other spellings: Kasdorf, Kastorf, Casdorf, Castorf > There are several Ca*s*or*f and Ka*s*or*f on Ancestry UK which may be of interest.

On 06/12/2010 07:13, Steve Hayes wrote: > The mystery of the cast-off Castorffs > > We recently had a breakthrough with the Morton family of Essex after 30 years, > but as soon as you solve one family mystery another takes its place. > > The details are on our family history blog at > > http://su.pr/2TDbaI > > but what happened was that Emma Morton married George David Julius Casdorff at > Colchester, Essex in Oct 1856. They sailed to south Africa on the "Stamboul" a > fortnight later and landed at East London on 2 Feb 1857. George took his > discharge from the British German Legion in February 1860. > > In October 1861 George and Emma Castorff were godparents to Emma's sister's > child in King William's Town and that seems to be the last record of them in > South Africa. > > So where did they go? > > Australia? New Zealand? India? USA? Canada? Brazil? Rhodesia? Back to the UK > or Germany? > > News of any sightings will be gratefully received. > > Other spellings: Kasdorf, Kastorf, Casdorf, Castorf > Marriage Emma Castorf and Henry Jockel Apr-Jun 1884 Mile End Old Town, Middlesex Volume: 1c Page: 943

On Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:24:47 +0100, john <john1@s145802280.onlinehome.fr> wrote: >> but what happened was that Emma Morton married George David Julius Casdorff at >> Colchester, Essex in Oct 1856. They sailed to south Africa on the "Stamboul" a >> fortnight later and landed at East London on 2 Feb 1857. George took his >> discharge from the British German Legion in February 1860. >> >> In October 1861 George and Emma Castorff were godparents to Emma's sister's >> child in King William's Town and that seems to be the last record of them in >> South Africa. >Marriage >Emma Castorf and Henry Jockel Apr-Jun 1884 Mile End Old Town, Middlesex >Volume: 1c Page: 943 Thanks, that looks very interesting. -- Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/stevesig.htm Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk