Did she live her whole life in Rostock?  I would start looking to see if you can find the marriage certificates or death certificates of her children.  Usually the mother's maiden name is listed.  Deborah Frontczak _____________________________________________________ Researching Genealogy (Detroit, MI and Poland) for: Frontczak, Owczarek, Fuerst, Wrosch, Langa, Endert, Stefanski, Mrozowski, Sobieski, Tomaszewski, Kowalski, Ksiazkiewicz, Bukowski. ________________________________ From: Diane Worth <diane.worth@live.co.uk> To: PRUSSIA-ROOTS@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, June 15, 2011 2:27:22 PM Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Emma 'Abrahams' Rostock Emma, the wife of Carl Abrahams (1836-) was born in Rostock on 19 November 1853. Can anyone please give me any idea how to trace her maiden name please? thank you, Diane Worth ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRUSSIA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message