Lauren Brockman wrote: > Hello All > I'm new to this list and stabbing in the dark a > bit. > All I know from the 1881 UK Census is that > Margaret & John STEFFENS and > their eldest daughter Annie were born in > "Germany". Based on reported ages, John & > Margaret were born in the mid-1830s. Annie around > 1864. > The family emigrated to E London around 1865. > My question to the list is: > Can the surname STEFFEN(S) be narrowed down (based > on occurences of the surname) to certain "states" > or kingdoms in the area of now-Germany? It is a north German name, that's all you can say, rather from northwest than northeast. * Dieter