I am searching for traces of my Great Grandfather Daniel Althoff (born around 1860-1870 in Holland). We have many photos of his family, mostly taken in Enschede and one from Voorstadt. Daniel came to England from Holland, we believe as a young man with his father and brother. We have had a large Dutch community here since the 1600's when a Cornelious Vermoyden brought maen over to drain the land in Thorne, East Yorkshire. I know little about him except that he rescued my Grandmother from a workhouse and looked after her, very well until she married. He was the centre of the family. My Grandmothers own Mother left and never returned. Daniel never married.
My Father gave me half of a watch chain, and it was believed that the other half stayed in Holland. I have an old Photo of a gentleman wearing the full chain. I have no idea about my Dutch ancestors. Daniel didn't talk about his past. He died around 1945 in a beautiful lock-keepers cottage on the egde of the moors.
Can anyone help me?
If anyone has ancestors who came to North Lincolnshire/ east Yorkshire I am happy to search anything for them at this end.
Zara