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From: "Lorine McGinnis Schulze" <>
Subject: Re: [CAN-Nat] Caldwells naturalized about 1830 - 1850
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:43:51 -0500
In-Reply-To: <20050118220105.97683.qmail@web30901.mail.mud.yahoo.com>


On 18 Jan 2005 at 14:01, Doug Caldwell wrote:

> I am looking for possible naturalization papers for my
> great great grandparents; John Caldwell and Jane Thompson.
> John was born in Ireland about 1805 and Jane about 1819.
> They may have married in Ireland, but more suspect in Canada
> or New York. I would guess that John immigrated to Canada
> from Ireland about 1820 - 1840. Jane perhaps immigrated
> separately about 1834 - 1840. Believe they both naturalized
> in Canada however it could just be John.

From 1763 to 1 January 1947, people born in the provinces and
colonies of British North America were all British
subjects.

Thus immigrants from Great Britain and the Commonwealth
(England, Ireland, Wales or Scotland) did not have to be
naturalized.

I'm afraid you won't find a naturalization record or oath of
allegiance for your family - taking the oath meant
becoming a British subject -- and they already were.

You can read more about Naturalization Records in Canada,
who
had to naturalize, when records began, what records exist
and
where to find them, at
http://naturalizationrecords.com/canada/

Lorine
-- Lorine McGinnis Schulze

* Olive Tree Genealogy (Ships Passenger Lists)
http://olivetreegenealogy.com/
* Naturalization Records
http://naturalizationrecords.com/
* Images of Ships Lists
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/

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