Hello Dorothy, With the information you have given us there is little chance of finding any of the persons you have mentioned in your email. Tips for writing an effective query: 1. Enter the SURNAME you are researching in the SUBJECT line ["Ancestors" is too general]. 2. Provide as much information of the person as possible: 2a First Name, Surname, date of birth, and any other data e.g. immigration date, country of origin etc. ["my grandfather TITZE" is not enough, please give us his first name]. 3. Depending on whether you are searching your ancestors in the US or Canada, your grandmother at this point is only of interest if she immigrated. If she remained in Germany, you will have to search for her in Germany. 4. You wrote "My mother Martha DELLNER immigrated to Canada 'around' 1924 to marry my father". When was your mother born and what is your father's name and date of birth? If your father immigrated with his parents, what were their names and DOBs? After you have provided us with this information, perhaps we can help. Ursula dorothy ward wrote: > Hello Thank you for the welcome to your site. I am presently searching for both my > grandparents who immigrated from Germany to Canada. My grandfather ((TITZE) immigrated > in the year 1911 or 1912 from Bremen. His home had been in KASSEL.The ship he sailed on > was called the "Manford" or "Mantfort" He and his wife,Marie, had 5 children who came > with them. I have also been trying to find my maternal grandparents. The grandmother was

Hello Ursula: Thanks for letting me know the correct way to tell you about my ancestors who immigrated to Canada.My Grandfather whose name was FRANZ TITZE was born on November 9, 1870 in Waldhof, Germany. When he grew up he worked in a knitting mill in Kassel as a weaver. In going back to his ancestors, they were at one time named TITZE WEBER. (WEBER meaning "weaver". ) He married and his wife's name was MARIE (she was my grandmother ) She was born in Minden on April 29,1872.I don't know her maiden name, it could have been SCHULTZ. They immigrated to Canada in the early months of 1911 from BREMEN on a ship called the MANFORD. Their 5 children immigrated with them, namely my father ARTHUR ERICH TITZE, born Feb 19, 1899 in KASSEL, also 3 more sons, ALFRED, CARL AND GEORGE and one daughter MARTHA. They landed in St. John, New Brunswick and travelled by train to Northwestern Ontario, where they took up a homestead. My mother MARTHA OLGA DELLNER was born on March 28, 1901 in Dresden, Germany. After corresponding with my father, ARTHUR ERICH TITZE for some time, he invited her to Canada to become his bride. All I know is that she arrived sometime in August 1924, I do not know on which ship, or where she landed. The DELLER name was originally know as DELLNER GENNANDT SUSSEMILCH, but was later changed to just DELLNER. They were married in October 1924. As a note of interest, once my grandparents were settled in a make shift log cabin, my grandfather wrote back to his relatives in Germany, telling them how much they enjoyed the country here, but the living was hard. Apparently the relatives kept these letters for many years, and about 20 years ago, another relative went to visit Germany and found these letters in a bombed out home of one of his relatives. That is where most of my information has come from. If you need any further clarification, please let me know. Thank you so much Dorothy Ward