I have been researching my family history for a number of years. My great grandparents, Wilhelm Adolph and Pauline Gottliebe (Sprotte) Gallus married in Sommerfeld, Prussia in October 1845. They left Hamburg, under the name of Padel for some reason, aboard the Dockenhuden in December 1848, arrived Melbourne, Australia in April 1849. While I can find records of Gallus' in Sommerfeld through the 19th century I cannot find any record of my family nor any link with any other family of Gallus'. Recently, in Familysearch, I came across Wilhelm Gallus, b. 1825, Sommerfeld, married Louise Balske, b. 1827, Sommerfeld. Wilhelm & Louise had a son Wilhelm, b. 1851 Sommerfeld who married Caroline Ronning, b. 1868, Sommerfeld. Her parents were Gottfried and Marie (Kramke). It would seem very likely that these Gallus families would be related and I wonder if anyone has done any research into any of these families. With all fingers crossed, Geoff Gallus