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Tracing English Immigrants From Abroad (view source)
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f. directories, etc. for further clues about your ancestor’s birthplace. | f. directories, etc. for further clues about your ancestor’s birthplace. | ||
<br>Here are some ways to access extant surname indexes to various and important genealogical records for England’s large cities: | |||
Here are some ways to access extant surname indexes to various and important genealogical records for England’s large cities: | |||
a. Vital records of births, marriages and deaths located in state health and vital statistics offices around the USA have indexes to their vital records available to in-house patrons; some will conduct index searches over the telephone; contact them via www.vitalrec.com | a. Vital records of births, marriages and deaths located in state health and vital statistics offices around the USA have indexes to their vital records available to in-house patrons; some will conduct index searches over the telephone; contact them via www.vitalrec.com | ||
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After having successfully searched indexes to record sources, the researcher normally is led to actual entry found in the original records, which usually provides the precise place of former residence or place of birth in the mother country. Research in the records of the country of settlement is a critical step and usually an essential one at that. If the previous steps haven’t produced the critical place or locale of birth or residence in the city, then original records of the country of settlement must next be consulted. The following original records are the most helpful with i.e. birth data of a big-city emigrant from the mother country: | After having successfully searched indexes to record sources, the researcher normally is led to actual entry found in the original records, which usually provides the precise place of former residence or place of birth in the mother country. Research in the records of the country of settlement is a critical step and usually an essential one at that. If the previous steps haven’t produced the critical place or locale of birth or residence in the city, then original records of the country of settlement must next be consulted. The following original records are the most helpful with i.e. birth data of a big-city emigrant from the mother country: | ||
* Certificates of marriage, death &amp; births: standard format of statutory certificates often request for and often give parents’ names, specific place and date of birth | |||
* Obituaries: may provide helpful and clarifying place name information | |||
* Tombstones: may provide clarifying information on specific place of birth | |||
* Newspaper articles: may give information on business, accounts of tragedy, and stories of interest on your immigrant ancestor | |||
* Funeral home records, where available, may be helpful | |||
* Biographies (when documented) | |||
* Naturalization | |||
• Merchant marine | • Merchant marine | ||