Hi, Relative! I am related to Albrecht and Giebelhaus of Norka. I saw your inquiry on Ger-Volga and I can help. I have all of the Norka records from 1857 back to 1766 and Albrecht is easy. I have him in my database. Georg Albrecht was born 1811 in Norka and died 1851. He married Elisabeth Giebelhaaus also born 1811 in Norka. They had six children by the 1857 census, sons Konrad (1833), Johannes (1935), Georg (1846), Heinrich (b.1846-d.1851), Philipp (1850) and one daughter Elisabeth (1843). Georg Albrecht's (b1811) father was Johannes Albrecht (b1788 and died 1822). His mother is unknown because they were married after the 1798 census and she died before the 1834 census. The parents of Johannes (1788) were Martin Albrecht (1748) and Anna Margaretha Ulrich (1749). Martin Albrecht (1748) was single when he arrived from the port of Lübeck to Orienbaum, Russia (near St. Petersburg) on 10 August 1766 aboard the Russian Pink "Vologda" skippered by Lieutenant Sergey Bartenyev, Document #4847. After porocessing and travel, he finally arrived in Norka on 15 August 1767. He had married Anna Margaretha enroute so she is included. Her family was traveling on the same ship as Martin Albrecht at Document #4868. He was listed as a farmer and of the Reformed faith from Pferdsbach, Isenburg. The village of Pferdsbach is just north of Büdingen, Isenburg, Hessen. The Giebelhaus is more of a problem. The 1811 census would not help because it was a male only census used for division of property. Elisabeth (1911) was born after the 1798 census which would show her parents, and she was married by the 1834 census so naturally her parents are not shown. I have the same type of information for Giebelhaus as I have for Albrecht, but until we can connect her to her parents, I don't know which line to follow. There are six families of Giebelhaus in Norka by 1834. Usually they married at 20 and often had children for up to 40 years, so using that 40 year period, there would be nine possible fathers. Until we can figure who Elisabeth's father is, I cannot make a positive connection. Once we do, I can take you back to Johannes Giebelhaus (1724) and wife Anna Margaretha (1725) from Marienberg, Isenburg. The Giebelhaus family arrived in Oranienbaum on 22 July 1766 (document #2327) and arrived in Norka on 5 August 1767. They had four children, Johann Jakob (1755), Johann Adam (1761), Johann Georg (1769) and daughter Magdalena (1767). I hope this helps you, and if you need more data let me know. Jerry Goertzen P.S. There is a Pleve Family Chart on Giebelhaus of Norka but I don't have it. It is available at AHSGR headquarters in Lincoln, NEB. ( AHSGR.com ) . That chart should show the connection of Elizabeth (1811) and her parents. I also found some data on Family Search but no reference was given so I can't verify it.