At 10:45 PM 2006-04-29 -0700, JOHN & CAROL KOCH wrote: >I am looking for my Grandfather. His Name is Johann/John Koch, he came to >Ellis Island, NY on the SS Molkie from Hamburg, Gr. He was about 17 Years >old, He lived in Hungry, but spoke German. He arrived in NY either Jan., >or Feb., 1903 or 1905 the paperwork I have is not very clear on the dates. >I have looked at all the SS Molkie ship manifest that I could find on the net. >Any and all help would be great. Hi John, Might this be him? I don't really see an i in his last name, it's just a bit of a line . . no dot. Janos is spelled János. He is a tinsmith. He was going to a friend in Philadelphia. First Name: Janos Last Name: Koich Ethnicity: Hungarian, German Last Place of Residence: Gr. Jecsia Date of Arrival: Feb 25, 1904 Age at Arrival: 18y Gender: M Marital Status: S Ship of Travel: Moltke Port of Departure: Hamburg Manifest Line Number: 0005 Naturalization papers for those who arrived prior to September 1906 often contain errors, and the most misremembered part of the date is the actual year. Sue -- TheShipsList Website http://www.theshipslist.com/