Hi Derek,
Not the person you are searching for, but about the same family so a little more info. in Antwerp exist one old alienfile (date 14or16-07-1874) from a son Nathaniel, from this parents Nathaniel Griffin & Louise Smith. So the son was once in Antwerp with his family. File info:
Nathaniel (occup.:Clerk)
b. 7 oct. 1828, Birmingham.
m. in Aston on 29 jul. 1854 with,
Ryland Margaret Crawford
b. 9 nov. 1832, Birmingham
2 children:
Emilie Blanche b. 9 nov. 1858 Aston
Howard b. 22 sep. 1861 Aston
Last official address abroad: Handsworth,Brimingham Queensheadlane, Brougham House
Parents from Nathaniel:
Nathaniel, age 78, b. Coaley (filedate1874 =+- b.1796)
Louise Smith, age 76, b. Coaley (filedate1874 =+- b.1798)
They arrived in Belgium, Antwerp: 9 nov. 1873.
No more info than this.
There are also files on names:
Griffin Allen Josiah b. +-1843 Lyme
Griffin Harriet Louise age 4.5 in 1882 b. London
Griffin Anne b. 15/10/1814 Bristol
Griffin Bridget b. 16/01/1894 Tubbert
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Source to database in Antwerp
(cityarchive of Antwerp 'Felixarchief'):
📌 Source 1
cityarchive FELIXARCHIVE in Antwerp:
http://zoeken.felixarchief.be/zHome/Home.aspx?f=100&inv=2962(look at the long blue bar)
1st select in the first column: 'FAMILIENAAM' (Surname)
2nd 'BEVAT' (contains) and
3rd type a piece of a surname + Enter
*Example 'HLIN' instead of McLaughlin so you get variants
**Also 'Y' or 'IJ' gives gives a difference, try out both (!) Example: Zwijsen / Zwysen
***If a file is Not public via the above link, it's an option to try out familysearch, it is possible the file is publicly published there (files up to number nr. 214920-214980, 1925-1930 are published on Familysearch)
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📌 Source 2 via familysearch:
(look at the filenumbers fist, some are the same as in the above database via Felixarchive(!))
► Step 1 INDEX; only remember the filenumber
www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1477769?collectionNameFilter=false ► Step 2 FILENUMBERS;
look for the link where your needed filenumber in fits and browse through the microfilm
*notice that filenumbers are written in the top-left-corner so you can follow where you are on the microfilm between files.
www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/2023926/waypoints-----
Guide and more info about the archive in Antwerp, look at the geni project (in Dutch and English - select language button below the title/ left from the project photo)
www.geni.com/projects/Belgium-Antwerp-Police-Immigration-files/43538
I advise to try out other familynames in the database, files after 1918 contain photos, never know...
Good luck
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With kind regards,
Veronique
Belgian
