Hi Mark; I found some stuff that matches but I don't like any of the immigration records that I found. I'll try to do some more looking, given time. Cheers, Masugu New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Name: August Hoffmann Arrival Date: 1 Dec 1864 Estimated birth year: abt 1862 Age: 2 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Hamburg, Germany Place of Origin: Germany Ethnicity/Race/Nationality: German Ship Name: Electric Port of Arrival: New York Line: 34 Microfilm Serial: M237 Microfilm Roll: M237_247 List Number: 1183 Port Arrival State: New York Port Arrival Country: United States Source Citation: Year: 1864; Arrival: NY, US; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_247; Line: 34; List number: 1183. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Name: August Hoffmann Arrival Date: 18 Jun 1864 Estimated birth year: abt 1861 Age: 2 6/12 Gender: Male Port of Departure: Bremen, Germany Destination: Pittburg Place of Origin: Hannover Ship Name: Schiller Port of Arrival: New York Line: 44 Microfilm Serial: M237 Microfilm Roll: M237_242 List Number: 559 Port Arrival State: New York Port Arrival Country: United States Source Citation: Year: 1864; Arrival: NY, US; Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_242; Line: 44; List number: 559. New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Name: August Hoffmann Arrival Date: 27 Jun 1864 Estimated birth year: abt 1858 Age: 6 Port of Departure: Antwerp, Belgium Ship Name: Bark J R Young Port of Arrival: New York Line: 100 Microfilm Serial: M237 Microfilm Roll: M237_242 List Number: 611 Port Arrival State: New York Port Arrival Country: United States Source Citation: Year: 1864; Arrival: NY, US Microfilm serial: M237; Microfilm roll: M237_242; Line: 100; List number: 611. 1901 Census of Canada, 19-22 Apr 1901 Name: William Hoffman Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Age: 61 Birth Date: 25 Sep 1839 Birthplace: Germany Relation to Head of House: Farmer Immigration year: 1864 Racial or Tribal Origin: German Nationality: Canadian Religion: Lutheran Province: Ontario DISTRICT: Renfrew (North/Nord) District Number: 110 Sub-District: Alice and Fraser Sub-District Number: B-1 Family Number: 66 Page: 8 Neighbors: Name Spouse DoB PoB Relation Charles Hoffman Minnie 1834 Germany Head Minnie Hoffman Charles 1834 Germany Wife Household Members: Name Sex Age Relation Mar._Stat. DoB PoB Imm. Nat. Race Nation. Religion Trade William Hoffman M 61 Head Md 25 Sep 1839 Germany 1864 1874 German German Lutheran Farmer Carrie Hoffman F 61 Wife Md 8 Jan 1840 Germany 1864 ---- German German Lutheran ---- 1901 Census of Canada, 25-26 Apr 1901 Name: August Hoffman Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Age: 41 Birth Date: 4 Mar 1860 Birthplace: Germany Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Minnie Racial or Tribal Origin: German Nationality: Canadian Religion: Lutheran Occupation: Farmer Province: Ontario DISTRICT: Renfrew (North/Nord) District Number: 110 Sub-District: Alice and Fraser Sub-District Number: B-1 Family Number: 90 Page: 12 Household Members: Name Age August Hoffman 41 Minnie Hoffman 32 Ameilal Hoffman 12 Adolf Hoffman 10 Mary Hoffman 7 William Hoffman 5 August Hoffman 3 Henery Hoffman 3 Minnie Hoffman 11/12 1911 Census of Canada, 2 June 1911 Name: William Hoffman Gender: Male Marital Status: Widowed Age: 71 Birth Date: Sep 1839 Birthplace: Germany Family Number: 16 Relation to Head of House: Father Immigration year: 1864 Tribal: German Province: Ontario DISTRICT: Renfrew North District Number: 116 Sub-District: Alice Sub-District Number: 3 Address: Con 5, Lot 22 Census Year: 1911 Page: 2 Household Members: Name Sex Relation Mar._Stat. DoB Age PoB Imm. Nat. Race Nation. Religion Trade Ben Hoffman M Head Md. Jun 1879 31 Ont. -- -- German Canada Lutheran Farmer Lidya Hoffman F Wife Md. Dec 1881 29 Ont. -- -- German Canada Lutheran none Mabel Hoffman F Dau S Feb 1901 10 Ont -- -- German Canada Lutheran Emmerson Hoffman M Son S Nov 1903 8 Ont -- -- German Canada Lutheran Gordon Hoffman M Son S Nov 1905 5 Ont -- -- German Canada Lutheran Allan Hoffman M Son S Jul 1907 3 Ont -- -- German Canada Lutheran William Hoffman M Father Wd. Sep 1839 71 Ger 1864 1867 German Canada Lutheran Retired Farmer 1911 Census of Canada Name: August Hoffman Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Age: 52 Birth Date: Mar 1859 Birthplace: Germany Family Number: 38 Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Wilhelmina Immigration year: 1883 Tribal: German Province: Ontario DISTRICT: Renfrew North District Number: 116 Sub-District: Alice Sub-District Number: 3 Census Year: 1911 Page: 5 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age August Hoffman 52 Wilhelmina Hoffman 40 Adolf Hoffman 20 Mary Hoffman 18 William Hoffman 15 Henry Hoffman 13 August Hoffman 13 Minnie Hoffman 11 Ida Hoffman 8 Frida Hoffman 6