Hi Ann, I was searching and found this site from Hamburg. Don't know if the Koch's came from this area. I know that the earliest Bartholomuesz came originally from Hamburg, and apparently so did a number of DB families. (BTW, I studied with a Jûrgen Koch at Tuebingen University in Germany some years ago. It's a fairly common name and I doubt there's a connection, but it's fun to speculate.) We are probably distanly related as well, as my aunt is a Brohier, another is a Toussant. It's a small DB world ;-) Best regards, Beth http://www.beyond-history.com/beyond-history-english/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Ann Koch To: Dr Beth Leembruggen-Kallberg Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 1:07 PM Subject: Re: Koch family Thank you Beth I remember 'Bramble Court' so well. FHB was my grandfather's brother. Thanks. Regards Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: Dr Beth Leembruggen-Kallberg To: ann_koch@bigpond.net.au Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 8:54 PM Subject: Koch family "The walls of the house were covered with ivy, neatly clipped in a line about a metre lower from roof level. F.H.B.Koch also owned a countryseat in Talahena called Blue Lagoon, which was later to become a tourist hotel. H.T.Roslyn Koch Managing Director of Colombo Apothecaries Co lived in "Glenrose" next door..." excerpted from Article 2: Havelock Rd in The Homes of Havelock Road Fifty Years Ago found at http://users.bigpond.net.au/ceylondatabase/Articles.htm Don't know if this is useful or not. It might give you so starting info on the Koch family (although you may have this info already). Beth Leembruggen-Kallberg