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Help Needed - Canada to England
« on: Saturday 03 May 08 18:18 BST (UK) »
Hi All,

My grandfather was born in Canada in 1915, he joined the British merchant Navy in 1939 and married my grandmother (A British subject) in 1943. I am needing to find out when/how he became a British subject. I have a Britsh passport for him from the 70's and his service records which also say born canada but a british subject. I am hoping he stayed Canadian until after 1951? Any help about how to find out would be appreciated

Thanks

Paula
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Clancey - NS, Canada + Ireland
Wood - Croydon/Norwood
Cunningham - Middlesbrough/Pickering/Lealholm
Richarsdon - Middlesbrough, Hutton Rugby
Helman - Middlesbrough
Gray - Middlesbrough
Thomas - Whitby
Pigott - Norfolk
Moy - Norfolk
Spence - Norfolk
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Re: Help Needed - Candad to England
« Reply #1 on: Saturday 03 May 08 18:22 BST (UK) »
If he was born in Canada he would have been a British subject himself.
Canadian records are by Province- any idea where he lived in Canada?
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Re: Help Needed - Canada to England
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 03 May 08 22:13 BST (UK) »
Hi aghadowey,

Thanks for replying. My grandpa was from Halifax, NS. I am in regular contact with my family out there and he didnt have a birth certificate. Complicated story but in essance during WW1 two different government agencies each thought the other were keeping records so no one did. Through family history I have managed to get back quite a ways with this line. Since my earlier post I actually found out from an older relative that he was natauralised in the early 1970's in order to get a british passport so he could visit home, so now i just need to find out where these records are kept and how to go about gettin hold of them.

Any advice would be appreciated

Paula
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Helman - Middlesbrough
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Moy - Norfolk
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Re: Help Needed - Canada to England
« Reply #3 on: Saturday 03 May 08 23:19 BST (UK) »
If you post his full name and date of birth here we might be able to help.
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Re: Help Needed - Canada to England
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 04 May 08 01:01 BST (UK) »
Hi aghadowey,

My grandad was John Edmund Clancey Aka Jack born 15 October 1915, Prospect, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Kind Regards

Paula
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Richarsdon - Middlesbrough, Hutton Rugby
Helman - Middlesbrough
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Re: Help Needed - Canada to England
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 04 May 08 01:01 BST (UK) »
oops 2nd of October!
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Wood - Croydon/Norwood
Cunningham - Middlesbrough/Pickering/Lealholm
Richarsdon - Middlesbrough, Hutton Rugby
Helman - Middlesbrough
Gray - Middlesbrough
Thomas - Whitby
Pigott - Norfolk
Moy - Norfolk
Spence - Norfolk
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Re: Help Needed - Canada to England
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 04 May 08 10:50 BST (UK) »
Couldn't find him in lists of Merchant Seamen in National Archives but found a few other bits:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_subject
www.british-genealogy.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-10071.html
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070708214621AAqqMbW

There are/were lots of Clancys in Halifax County but that information is much easier to find.
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