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| *'''1828-1850''' [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/citizenship-naturalization-records/naturalization-upper-western-1828-1850/Pages/introduction.aspx '''Naturalization Records, 1828-1850 - Upper Canada and Canada West'''] (Library and Archives Canada database) | | *'''1828-1850''' [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/citizenship-naturalization-records/naturalization-upper-western-1828-1850/Pages/introduction.aspx '''Naturalization Records, 1828-1850 - Upper Canada and Canada West'''] (Library and Archives Canada database) |
| **[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/citizenship-naturalization-records/naturalization-upper-western-1828-1850/Pages/search.aspx Search Engine] | | **[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/citizenship-naturalization-records/naturalization-upper-western-1828-1850/Pages/search.aspx Search Engine] |
| *'''1828-1850''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/512984?availability=Family%20History%20Library '''Naturalization returns, 1828-1850'''], images. | | *'''1828-1850''' {{FSC|512984|item|disp='''Naturalization returns, 1828-1850'''}}, images |
| *'''1915-1951''' [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/citizenship-naturalization-records/naturalized-records-1915-1951/Pages/introduction.aspx '''Naturalization Records, 1915–1951'''] (Library and Archives Canada database) | | *'''1915-1951''' [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/citizenship-naturalization-records/naturalized-records-1915-1951/Pages/introduction.aspx '''Naturalization Records, 1915–1951'''] (Library and Archives Canada database) |
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| ==1828-1850== | | ==1828-1850== |
| Ontario did not have a naturalization process until 1828. The Act to Secure and Confer Upon Certain Inhabitants of this Province (Upper Canada) the Civil and Political Rights of Natural Born British Subjects (1828) mandated that a naturalization register be kept for '''each county''' in Upper Canada; this practice continued until 1850. The surviving naturalization registers are available on self-service microfilm reels C15692 and C-15693 in the Reading Room of the Archives of Ontario online at [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/citizenship-naturalization-records/naturalization-upper-western-1828-1850/Pages/introduction.aspx '''Naturalization Records, 1828-1850 - Upper Canada and Canada West'''] (Library and Archives Canada database) | | Ontario did not have a naturalization process until 1828. The Act to Secure and Confer Upon Certain Inhabitants of this Province (Upper Canada) the Civil and Political Rights of Natural Born British Subjects (1828) mandated that a naturalization register be kept for '''each county''' in Upper Canada; this practice continued until 1850. The surviving naturalization registers are available on self-service microfilm reels C15692 and C-15693 in the Reading Room of the Archives of Ontario online at [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/citizenship-naturalization-records/naturalization-upper-western-1828-1850/Pages/introduction.aspx '''Naturalization Records, 1828-1850 - Upper Canada and Canada West'''] (Library and Archives Canada database) |
| *These registers are indexed in Donald A. McKenzie’s series of articles entitled '''Upper Canada naturalization records 1828-1850''' (published in Families, vol. 18, no. 3 to vol. 20, no. 1; 1979-1981). This index lists about 3,000 names. A copy can be consulted in the Archives of Ontario’s Reading Room or at {{FHL|533199|title-id|disp=the Family History Library}} or at other libraries listed in [https://www.worldcat.org/title/upper-canada-naturalization-records-1828-1850/oclc/25549827 WorldCat]. | | *These registers are indexed in Donald A. McKenzie’s series of articles entitled '''Upper Canada naturalization records 1828-1850''' (published in Families, vol. 18, no. 3 to vol. 20, no. 1; 1979-1981). This index lists about 3,000 names. A copy can be consulted in the Archives of Ontario’s Reading Room or at {{FSC|533199|title-id|disp=the FamilySearch Library}} or at other libraries listed in [https://www.worldcat.org/title/upper-canada-naturalization-records-1828-1850/oclc/25549827 WorldCat]. |
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| ==Court Records, ca. 1850-ca. 1975== | | ==Court Records, ca. 1850-ca. 1975== |
| For the court records found in the following two collections, records can be [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/about/prepare.aspx#location '''searched at the Archives of Ontario''',] [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/microfilm/index.aspx '''requested in interlibrary loan'''] for use in your local library, or you can '''hire a researcher''' from the provided list of individuals who are certified by the Board for Certification of Genealogists or who are members of the Association of Professional Genealogists. | | For the court records found in the following two collections, records can be searched at the [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/about/prepare.aspx#location '''Archives of Ontario'''], [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/microfilm/index.aspx '''requested in interlibrary loan'''] for use in your local library, or you can '''hire a researcher''' from the provided list of individuals who are certified by the Board for Certification of Genealogists or who are members of the Association of Professional Genealogists. |
| *[http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/about/prepare.aspx '''Prepare for Your Visit to the Archives of Ontario'''.] | | *[http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/about/prepare.aspx '''Prepare for Your Visit to the Archives of Ontario'''.] |
| *For information and request forms for interlibrary loans, see [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/microfilm/index.aspx '''What is the Microfilm Interloan Service?'''] | | *For information and request forms for interlibrary loans, see [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/microfilm/index.aspx '''What is the Microfilm Interloan Service?'''] |
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| Naturalization could occur by swearing an oath of allegiance before a judge, usually at the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in each county or district. Records include registers, oaths, case files, correspondence and copies of certificates for some counties and districts. | | Naturalization could occur by swearing an oath of allegiance before a judge, usually at the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in each county or district. Records include registers, oaths, case files, correspondence and copies of certificates for some counties and districts. |
| *To identify a series of court records documenting naturalization, click [http://ao.minisisinc.com/scripts/mwimain.dll?get&file=%5bARCHON%5dsearch.htm the '''Archives Descriptive Database.''']
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| *Click on '''"Search for Groups of Archival Records".'''
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| *Enter the keywords '''"naturalization"''', the name of the '''"district or county''' (as a keyword). Click Search.<br>
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| A record of appearance before the court can sometimes be found in the '''minute books of the court'''. To identify series of minute books from '''the Court of General Sessions of the Peace''':
| | *[https://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/tracing/the_records.aspx Immigration Records] at Archives of Ontario, includes: |
| click [http://ao.minisisinc.com/scripts/mwimain.dll?get&file=%5bARCHON%5dsearch.htm the '''Archives Descriptive Database.''']
| | **[https://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/access/documents/research_guide_228_immigration_citizenship.pdf Research Guide 228 - Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship Records] (PDF) |
| *Click on '''"Advanced Search Options".''' | | **[https://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/microfilm/i_immigration_t.aspx Records of the Department of Immigration] |
| *Click on '''"Search for Groups of Archival Records".''' | | **[https://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/db/hawke.aspx Toronto Emigrant Office assisted immigration registers database] |
| *Enter the keywords '''"minute", '''"Peace"''', and the name of the '''"county or district"'''.
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| ==Naturalization Records, 1915–1951 Database== | | ==Naturalization Records, 1915–1951 Database== |
| *[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/citizenship-naturalization-records/naturalized-records-1915-1951/Pages/introduction.aspx '''Naturalization Records, 1915–1951'''] (Library and Archives Canada database) | | *[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/immigration/citizenship-naturalization-records/naturalized-records-1915-1951/Pages/introduction.aspx '''Naturalization Records, 1915–1951'''] (Library and Archives Canada database) |