I am doing research on my gggrandfather Peter White who came from Elvange, Belgium in the 1830-40's. I understand that Elvange lies in the Grand Duchy now. It is my understanding from family legend that the name White is the translation of his European name which I am guessing is Weis. In some family records his name is given as Peter (Vice) White. Vice probably being the pronunciation of Weis. He was born in 1832, and worked for a village shoemaker before running away from home due to abuse from his stepfather, so the story goes. It was supposed that Elvange was a port town so we were unable to find it until learning that Luxembourg was part of Belgium in the 1830s. I need direction as to how to pinpoint where Peter was from such as addresses for local historian, or local parish priest that might have birth records. Now that I have a town and date of birth, the biggest jump is the Belgian surname. Many thanks, Robert White