Can I suggest the ship may be called the SEA LION? Could help - S and L look very similar in old handwriting Chris in Hahndorf South Australia _____ From: prussia-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prussia-roots-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ann Luth Sent: Thursday, 28 April 2011 5:53 AM To: prussia-roots@rootsweb.com Subject: [PRUSSIA-ROOTS] Suggestions on how to search please Hello All This is a very basic request, so apologies if it seems too simple to anyone well versed in researching family history. I know the names, year of departure, ship name, departure port (Hamburg) & arrival port (New York) for ancestors of mine from Germany in 1853. Johann Wilhelm Christoph Jenssen (DOB 21.12.1812 & spelt with the german double s), wife Dorothea Sophia Christine (born Guhlstorff - with an umlaut) no DOB or death known. Travelled from Hamburg to New York on the ship 'Lea Lion' in 1853. No further details known. I would be very grateful for any tips on where/how to search for them. Have no knowledge/experience yet of American records or sites etc. and all advice would be well received - nothing would be too basic or obvious !! Best wishes Ann LuthLondon UK ------------------------------- 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 _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1321 / Virus Database: 1500/3599 - Release Date: 04/26/11