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? Since I've not been able to find anything more than a reference to Germany as to their birhtplace, I'm hoping to narrow down my search area! Any ideas? TIA -- Kind Regards, Lauren Fearncombe Brockman Click here to email me - mailto:mslauren@bellsouth.net Surnames I'm researching: BARLEY - Northamptonshire, East London, Canada STEFFENS / STEVENS - Germany, East London FEARNCOMBE - Somerset, Portsmouth, India, Wolverhampton MARRIS - Worcester HARLEY - Midlands WILLIAMS - Breinton, Midlands PATCHETT - England, Canada TURPEL / TURPLE - Nova Scotia, Ontario HYDE - Antrim N. Ireland, Ontario MENARY - N. Ireland, Canada