British subject

[Ditsy]

1851 census:-

Where born:-   B Subject, Germany

Does this mean the person was British but born in Germany??


Thanks, Ditsy

[Mean_genie]

Almost certainly. If they were foreign-born, and natutalised, it would say 'Naturalised British Subject'

Mean_genie

[Les de B]

Confirm "mean_genie's" reply.

My ggg aunt's birthplace in the 1851 Census is shown as "France. British Subject". Her father and mother were English, and had a boarding school in Le Havre, France, where she born. The parents were actually married in the British Embassy Chapel, Paris.

Les

[Ditsy]

Thanks for the replies.  I have managed to dig a bit further and found the family on the 1871 census w :)hich states: Naturalizee, Germany.  Sorry to sound thick but what does this actually mean and will there be further records I could trace with this.

Ditsy

[Mean_genie]

If someone was naturalised the records are in The National Archives, and can be searched by name in the Catalogue. You can find details in the Research Guide:

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/rdleaflet.asp?sLeafletID=242

Mean_genie

PS Glad I said almost certainly in my earlier post 

[Ditsy]

thanks for the info.  will certainly give it a try.

Ditsy