Sharron, Intriguing but I wonder are you sure it is Grulke and not GAULKE. There are only four Grulke families recorded in Victoria and they are myself and my three children. There are no Grulke family in South Australia recorded on any documents. There are however several families of GAULKE in both states. Sorry to be argumentative on this but I am convinced that your information is incorrect and that the family is GAULKE. There are no GRILKE or GRILK recorded in Victoria either. If however you can find evidence to support what you have been told I would love to see it. Albert Grulke -----Original Message----- From: Chenelle [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, 5 April 2002 1:31 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AUS-GERMAN] German names Hello Albert, This isn't an "idea" This is what happened in my family. There are some Grulke's living in Victoria and also South Australia. Perhaps those are the people they I need to be in contact with? Thanks for your help anyway, Sharron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Albert Grulke" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 9:33 AM Subject: RE: [AUS-GERMAN] German names Sharron, I find this a most amazing story. Now did anybody come up with this idea? The Grulke family are a very old Volhynian family. It appears that they migrated from Volhynia to Pomerania around the 17th century but that is only guess. I have traced the family back to 1810 in Pomerania and my ancestors came to Queensland in 1870. To my knowledge there are no other Grulke family members in Australia beyond those living in Queensland and me. If you name change was reversed I might be able to through some light on it all but this really intrigues me. I might mention that there are family GAULKE and GRUNKE. Albert Grulke -----Original Message----- From: Chenelle [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, 1 April 2002 9:55 To: [email protected] Subject: [AUS-GERMAN] German names Hi Albert, My "Grilk's" came to Australia from Germany,arriving in Tasmania in the early 1800's. As far as my research can tell,there were several members of the same family,but only one kept their name unchanged. The others changed one,two and sometimes three letters to form a similar sounding name.I was told by a relative that lives in Sydney they changed the surname to "Grill" so it would seem they were from the Netherlands,not Germany.Others were changed to "Grulke" and "Grilke" That's basically all I have for now.But I am waiting to hear from a lady in Tasmania to confirm where the "Grulke's" and "Grill's" are now residing. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Kind regards, Sharron ==== AUS-GERMAN Mailing List ==== For your Aus-German resources go to http://www.ainsleehooper.com/germlinks.htm ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ==== AUS-GERMAN Mailing List ==== For your Aus-German resources go to http://www.ainsleehooper.com/germlinks.htm ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ==== AUS-GERMAN Mailing List ==== For your Aus-German resources go to http://www.ainsleehooper.com/germlinks.htm ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237