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From: Malcolm Hulme <>
Subject: Re: [LAN] BRITISH PASSPORTS
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 00:46:54 +0000


At 16:24 17/01/00 -0800, you wrote:
>I hope I haven't misunderstood, but does this mean
>then that since 1794 every and all persons leaving
>Great Britain left a record behind that could
>hopefully be accessed by the general public?
>Bill Galovitch

As I understand it - this is the case.
Confirmation of this is drawn from a letter to my grandmother from the
Passport Office in 1968 as she was leaving for Australia.
I have never checked this out for any of my earlier ancestors because they
were all 'stay-at-homes'.
I am sure that there are people on this list who can provide more accurate
information.

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Malcolm Hulme
Shetland Islands

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