Hello Helene, I pulled all the given name matches that had a possibility when combined with the individual's age. I hope they are of some use. Sandra in Oregon Passenger's Name: Cath. Theis Age: 3 Gender: Female Occupation: Child Last Residence: Germany Date of Arrival: Sep 30, 1881 Final Destination: USA Ship's Name: Rhynland Manifest ID Number: 36256 Port of Embarkation: Antwerp Passenger's Name: Catha. Theis Age: 6 Gender: Female Occupation: Child Last Residence: Germany Date of Arrival: May 20, 1884 Final Destination: USA Ship's Name: Hohenzollern Manifest ID Number: 39703 Port of Embarkation: Bremen Passenger's Name: G. Theis Age: 33 Gender: Male Occupation: Carpenter Last Residence: Germany Date of Arrival: Nov 19, 1886 Final Destination: Pittsburgh Ship's Name: Belgenland Manifest ID Number: 80932 Port of Embarkation: Antwerp Passenger's Name: Marie Theis Age: 24 Gender: Female Occupation: Unknown Last Residence: Germany Date of Arrival: Oct 7, 1882 Final Destination: USA Ship's Name: Elbe Manifest ID Number: 36923 Port of Embarkation: Bremen & Southampton ----- Original Message ----- From: "MikenHelene" <carsonmh@volfirst.net> To: <CASTLE-GARDEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 12:56 PM Hi everyone, new to this list and was wondering if there would be anyone out there who might be able to help. I am searching for my great grandparents and family's arrival from Germany to Castle Garden between they years of 1886-90. According to my great grandfather's naturalization information, he George Theis b circa 1853 arrived in the US via the port of NY in November of 1886. The actual date on the petition is 20 November 1886. I have searched ship passanger records for about this time, and have not been able to find him. Family lore says that his eldest son John Theis who would have been around 10-12 yrs old traveled with him. According to the 1900 Census, my great grandmother and children arrived later, it says she had been in the US for 10 yrs. Mary/Marie Breit-Theis b circa 1856, Catharine Theis b circa 1877 Max Theis b circa 1878 George Theis Jr b circa 1882 Hannah Theis b circa 1885 My Theis family supposedly came from Alsace-Lorraine Strasbourg. My ggrandfather was said to have ran an ironworks there. He was also a bricklayer, mason in the United States. The family settled in NYC where they had the rest of their children. Any help would be greatly appreciated Helene carsonmh@volfirst.net