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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 28 Jul 2009 11:09 |
No sorry, not until I go to Kew. |
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RStar | Report | 28 Jul 2009 11:07 |
Brinsley, thats brilliant thanks. I dont suppose you know how much information is held? |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 28 Jul 2009 09:39 |
You can apply to see naturalisation papers under the Freedom of Information Act. There is a page for doing this via email on the National Archives website.I did it recently for my father, although I haven't had time as yet to go and inspect them. |
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was plain ann now annielaurie | Report | 27 Jul 2009 22:22 |
Have a look at the Research Guide that I mentioned. It tells you how to apply to look at more recent records. |
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RStar | Report | 27 Jul 2009 22:11 |
It would have been in the late 1940s, or 50s. I'd travel to Kew if it meant finding something but I dont know if I'd be allowed to view them, ie if enough time has passed. How long do you have to be in the UK for before you can become a citizen? |
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was plain ann now annielaurie | Report | 27 Jul 2009 21:59 |
You haven't said when he was naturalised - only records up to around 1930 are searchable on TNA's catalogue, I think. Later ones are indexed but you would have to go there to find them. You can apply to see the more "recent" ones. Have a look at their Research guide to Naturalisations which explains the procedure. |
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RStar | Report | 27 Jul 2009 21:47 |
Ann, no I havent. I know he took on British (or should that be English?) nationality when he came over, so presumed Kew would have the records. He had no paperwork at all in the house when he died, save the marriage cert. |
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was plain ann now annielaurie | Report | 27 Jul 2009 21:42 |
Have you found his naturalisation record in the National Archives catalogue? I can't see it. |
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RStar | Report | 27 Jul 2009 21:27 |
Hello Lesley :-) Ive sent off a couple of emails just now, and applied to join a Swedish genealogy message board so fingers crossed. Its not the largest country but its like searching for a needle in a haystack. Thank the Lord that foreigners do speak our language so well, not many of us are fluent in their languages lol. |
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was plain ann now annielaurie | Report | 27 Jul 2009 21:03 |
Agree with Lesley! Swedes generally speak very good English. What was his name? |
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LesleyB | Report | 27 Jul 2009 21:02 |
Romany my love, many Swedes speak better English than we do! So don't be put off with the language as it should not be a barrier. |
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RStar | Report | 27 Jul 2009 20:49 |
Thanks Michael, I do have Ancestry, and do know his name and birth date. I've done a general search on him, but cant recall clicking on the card catalogue so I'll do that now. Thanks. |
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Mick in the Sticks | Report | 27 Jul 2009 20:39 |
If you subscribe to Ancestry, click on the Ancestry Card Catalogue link and enter Sweden and Birth as keys words. Ensure the "Only records from the UK and Ireland" filter is unchecked ad do a search. |
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RStar | Report | 27 Jul 2009 20:26 |
Thanks Karen, it seems like mission impossible but I'll venture out there now. |
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Karen in the desert | Report | 27 Jul 2009 20:23 |
Not sure about the naturalisation papers but as for obtaining his birth cert, well, it may not be impossible. Don't think you always have to speak the language to search in foreign countries! |
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RStar | Report | 27 Jul 2009 19:53 |
My grandfathers passport, birth cert and naturilazation papers were destroyed before he died, he was so secretive about his life and although I have copies of his marriage and death certs, thats all I know. Would there be a 100-year rule on the naturalisation papers being viewed at Kew? I cant obtain his birth cert as he was born in Sweden and not only do I not speak the language, but we dont know WHERE in Sweden. :-(( |