> > > >> >>> Hello Cherryl, >>> Can you elaborate a bit more on George and Nastunia, i.e. DOBs or year >>> of birth and also >> >> *****George Kotzer b14 Oct 1844 Galicia Austria >> Nastunia (maiden name unknown) b1843 Kalush Poland >> Daughter Barbara b 14 Oct 1871 Vienna Austria >> Son Peter B13 Feb 1875 Bersolof Russia >> >>> where they settled in the US? >> ***** Settled in Canada Saskatchewan >> >> With such a range of possible spellings its virtually >>> impossible to locate them on a census not to mention a passenger ship >>> list. >>> Where did the family reside in 1900? >> >> ***They are listed in Saskatchewan census in 1891 >> on the census there is some variance as to where they immigrated from >> Austria Galicia >> >> That's a very important census year as it gives month >>> and year of birth plus country of origin and year of immigration. >> ****1906 Census Barbara immigrated from Russia in 1887 she was married >> and lived >> in a differerent household >> Peter George and Nastunia immigrated in 1885 >> >> Later records indicated the date of immigration would have been 1888. >> >> Nov 1889 Augusta Victoria ship lists a passenger arriving in New York >> Grim Kotzur 48 >> Anastastia 49 >> Warstae 17 >> Peter 7 >> Is that them ? there are several other families who imigrated at the same >> time, and settled in the area. Nastunia was 1 year older than her husband >> George, they had a son Peter! >> >>> How did Nastunia spell her name in the US? *******Nastunia and on one >>> census she is refered to as Nettie >> >> >> Thanks for you help, I am not sure where to go next in my search..... >> >> c >>> >>> Ursula from Michigan >>> >>> Cherryl Kotzer wrote: >>>> We are researching the Kotzer family who immigrated in 1888? >>>> We have spent hours manually searching through ship lists to find >>>> nothing! >> >