Hello everyone, Last October Faye requested a lookup for the surname KOCH and Peter answered(see below). Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 11:30 PM > Subject: Re: [AVNE] Koch Look-up Please >> Hi Faye, >> Charlotte Pauline died at St James in 1891 (Reg No 18062), aged 68, >> daughter >> of Rudolph John and Elizabeth GRUHN. >> Johann Wilhelm died at "Cashel" (probably Castlemaine?) in1909 (Reg. 903) >> aged 89, parents unknown. >> There was also a Wilhelm died at Barnawartha in 1912 (Reg 4319) aged 71, >> parents unknown. >> Peter I have a connection to a KOCH, at least family lore says so. Amelia POTZSCH (various spellings) married Ernst Heinrich THIES on 10 Sep 1854 in Melbourne. He died, and in 1859, also in Melbourne, she married John SPRIGGS. They moved to Devenish where they became quite well known. Family lore has it that Willie KOCH (which one?) was Amelia's cousin. Amelia's parents were Johann POTZSCH and Christiane KOCH from Grosshatmannsdorf in Saxony. Does anyone know of the KOCHs in NE Victoria and where they came from?? Best wishes, Cathy