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Tracing English Immigrants From Abroad (view source)
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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 & births: standard format of statutory certificates often request for and often give parents’ names, specific place and date of birth | *Certificates of marriage, death & 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 | *Obituaries: may provide helpful and clarifying place name information | ||
* Tombstones: may provide clarifying information on specific place of birth | *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 | *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 | *Funeral home records, where available, may be helpful | ||
* Biographies (when documented) | *Biographies (when documented) | ||
* Naturalization | *Naturalization | ||
* Merchant marine | |||
* Assisted/unassisted ship passenger lists | |||
* Social Security Death Index – Form SS-5—“Social Security Number Record Third Party Request for Photocopy” | |||
* Military U.S. and Canadian (“C” series) records may give birthplace/parentage | |||
* Consulate records of births, baptisms, marriages & deaths in countries | |||
It should be emphasized that death and marriage (and even birth certificates of the children of immigrants) in Australia, New Zealand, United States, and to some extent, Canada, provide (potentially) some of the most crucial birth information to be found anywhere! | It should be emphasized that death and marriage (and even birth certificates of the children of immigrants) in Australia, New Zealand, United States, and to some extent, Canada, provide (potentially) some of the most crucial birth information to be found anywhere! | ||