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Tracing English Immigrants From Abroad (view source)
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==== Step 3: Search Indexes: Key to Finding Immigrants' Specific Place of Birth ==== | ==== Step 3: Search Indexes: Key to Finding Immigrants' Specific Place of Birth ==== | ||
Proceed to find compiled indexes to primary sources in the host-country of settlement to step no. 4 (researching in the national and city records of England),be certain to search the records of the country of settlement. If you are researching strictly in England and if your ancestor came from outside an English city or large township, or from England’s countryside into a city, be sure to search the following records for further clues about your ancestor's birthplace. | Proceed to find compiled indexes to primary sources in the host-country of settlement to step no. 4 (researching in the national and city records of England),be certain to search the records of the country of settlement. If you are researching strictly in England and if your ancestor came from outside an English city or large township, or from England’s countryside into a city, be sure to search the following records for further clues about your ancestor's birthplace. | ||
a. census records, | a. census records, | ||
b. church registers | b. church registers | ||
c. civil registration certificates (marriages and births especially), | c. civil registration certificates (marriages and births especially), | ||
d. | d. parish poorlaw records such as settlement, examination or removal records, | ||
e. apprenticeships, | e. apprenticeships, | ||
f. directories, etc. for further clues about your ancestor’s birthplace. | |||