As researching the surname Odijk (in the Netherlands) I lost one Odijk. Name: Theodorus (Dirk) Odijk born 27th febr 1835 Vlaardingen Netherlands. In 1984 somebody in the USA suspected his ancestor (Henry King) was the same person as Theodorus Odijk. ( last year I found out she was right, I found a notarial act in the Netherlands which said Theodorus Odijk = Henry King) According the USA researcher: "The family story on Theodore is as follows. Theodore was a seaman on a British merchant ship, the crew mutenied because of poor conditions and were charged when they returned to England. While waiting trial he escaped and left England on a ship to the US. On the ship a man called Henry King died, Theodore assumed his papers and identity, Thus Theodore Odijk became Henry King." I have the following questions, does anybody know in which direction I'll have to search ? He came in the USA as Henry King, but he was registered in the 1870 census as a Dutch born? (If he assumed the identity of the Irish or Englishmen born, how can he registered in the census as Dutch?) Under which name I'll have to search for his marriage King or Odijk/Odyk. He married the widdow Ellen Blain (Irish R.C.),she had been married to James Conway who died in the Civil War. The marriage would have taken place somewhere around 1860-1864 (In 1870 he lived in New York Kings Brooklyn cityward 14) If I have this info I can go on finding the ship he entered USA and which ship the muteny took place. see also HTTP://home.wxs.nl/~odijk002/