I made a google search for Hipwegen netherlands but couldn't find that name at all so I changed my search to Hopwegen Netherlands and found Hofwegen Netherlands, Try googling for this and see what you get. This link takes you to a Google map of the area around Hofwegen http://www.maplandia.com/netherlands/zuid-holland/hofwegen/ The text on the page is in English. http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ This link will take you to a page of the Rootsweb system where you can search for a suitable mailing list. I found one list for the Netherlands, in general, which when I searched the archives of it for the word Hofwegen I got 9 results. Give it a try the language of all rootsweb lists is mainly English. You might eventually find someone else looking for the same family from the Dutch end of things. regards Jenny DeAngelis Spain. <<I have got a William Meyer family, who were living in Jesmond, Newcastle, at the time of the 1861 census. William Meyer said he was born in Amsterdam, and his wife, Maria, who is misstranscribed as Marid, said she was born in what was written down as Hipwegen, with a question mark after it. Probably Maria had a heavy accent, and the census taker wrote down the place as he heard it. Does anyone know of a Dutch city of village that sounds anything like Hipwegen? I have looked at many websites, with no success. Since William was from Amsterdam, Hipwegen could have been near there. Does anyone have any suggestions >>