This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RobertJerin Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.washington/4009.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: VICH is not a Polish name ending .... but WICZ is... and it sounds like vich. Also instead of V try W..... here ya go this man was going to California PA Stankowicz root would be the male given name Stanko, a diminutive of Stanislaws (Stanley in Eng) Name: Antoni Wolkowicz Arrival Date: 10 Nov 1910 Age: 19 Years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1891 Gender: Male Race: Polish Port of Departure: Hamburg, Germany Ship Name: Graf Waldersee Port of Arrival: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Friend's Name: his uncle Julian Kuprovicz Last Residence: Russia Birthplace: Dolowicz, Russia His nearest relative in the old country was his father Iwan which is John in Eng. FYI at the end of the 1700s the great Polish Kingdom was split into 3 parts with the west going to Prussia, the south to Austria and the east to Russia See 2 page manifest attached Robert Jerin Croatian Heritage Museum Cleveland Ohio Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.