English Emigrants - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

emigration from uk to nigeria

ushade — 24 Oct 2008 1:07:09 GMT

mr feyus was an employee/contractor of johnholt plc.he was posted to john holt plc nigeria onitsha branch in 1939/1940.he had a daughter my mother while he was there.they lost contact when he went back home.every effort to locate him since then has proved abbortive.pls help!

WILLINGHAM return to England from New Zealand around 1940

wayne_ae — 16 Feb 2008 9:58:38 GMT

Hi, Is anyone able to help me I am trying to find when William Henry Willingham and his wife Florence Kate and their five children returned to England from New Zealand.
They originally left England in 1920 for New Zealand and I can place them back in England around 1940.
Please if anyone is able to help that would be appreciated
Regards Amanda

UK Incoming passenger lists 1878-1960 lookup

philsmith24 — 16 Nov 2008 4:35:04 GMT

Would it be possible for someone to look up the following family for me please on the UK Incoming passenger lists 1878-1960?
James Elder b 1844 Ireland
Mary Elder b 1841 South Shields, Durham
Robert Elder b 1863 Newcastle upon Tyne
James Elder b 1871 Pennsylvania
William Elder b 1873 Pennsylvania

I believe they may have come in to Liverpool.

Thank you

Phil

Immigration from Riga to England

justinakeller1 — 5 Aug 2007 12:25:50 GMT

Can anyone tell me what ship line(s) would carry passengers from Riga to England? Or where to find immigration information from Riga? (If the records even exist?)

Thanks,
Justin

The Irish that came to England

Theresa Hindle — 23 Jul 2005 3:45:37 GMT

Does anyone know about the Irish that came to England during the 1840s. Did they all sail to Liverpool or where there other ports that were used? If there were other ports can someone tell me which they were.

UK Immigration Lists

skamp1a — 30 Sep 2008 8:20:18 GMT

Hi, I'm new here but have been lurking for a while.
I am trying to research my husbands grandfather Tom Bennett who was born in the USA but returned to the UK in the first 1/4 of the 1900's. I am unsure of the year but am having trouble finding passenger lists for ships leaving the USA and arriving in the UK.
Any help would be appreciated.
Cheers Marilyn White

Charles Anatole De Vit c1827

deborahbroun — 26 Aug 2008 2:50:42 GMT

Hi

I am trying to establish when Charles arrived in England, he was born in the Alsace region of France and was here in 1859 cos he married that year in Oxfordshire. He was a Professor of Languagues at Oxford University, eventually settling at Oak Farm, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire.

Does anyone have any idea how I can get a birth certificate or find out when he entered this country?

Many thanks
Debbie

Emmigration Records from England surname GLISTER

blueize1 — 12 Aug 2008 7:56:42 GMT

I am looking for any information on Albert Glister and family that emmigrated from England to possibly USA or Canada not sure around the year 1910. I have been unsuccessful in my search so far, as I do not know for sure the port of Entry. His wife would have been Agnes Violet Glister, and he would have had 3 or 4 children including Caroline Barbara Glister, Sydney Glister, Charlie Glister, Olive Glister. If anyone has any information on this I would sure appreciate your help. Thanks, Grant

James DOUGLAS born 1892 Camberwell > Wellington, New Zealand

hazeleigh24 — 10 Mar 2008 12:48:36 GMT

i am looking for any info on james douglasborn 1892 believed to have imagratedto wellington newzealand abt 1913james born in camberwell surry london his parents were james douglas. and ann alice ellen douglas [nee ott]there were seven children alice helen.b/1890fredrick b/1900. james b/1857.john w/v/ douglas b/1892 and lillian b/1889. and william s/b.when i do not known.james may have sailrd on the arawa thesteamship line was the shaw savill and the albion co ltd.please help.

John ENOCH born 1845 Germany > England

jayneebradley — 6 Jan 2008 11:46:41 GMT

Hi can anyone help me ?

I have an ancestor who, according to the UK census, was born in Germany - about 1845 - but states he was a British Subject....

I have asked at the British International Births section of the Register Office, and there is no record of his birth.

His father is named as James ENOCH, according to his marriage certificate, in 1870, when he marries in Yorkshire, England.

Could he be a child born to British parents living abroad and if so :-

1. Would he have had to be registered in Germany and if so, why was he not registered in Engalnd when he came here ?

I am assuming is parents brought him back to the UK but can't be sure of this as I have no way of knowing when ?

2. Could he be German and taken British Citizenship when he came here ???

ANYONE WITH ANY THEORIES .... please post, here... I would be eternally grateful.....

Immigration Records Liverpool 1890s

jama21 — 4 Feb 2008 3:38:11 GMT

I am trying to obtain information on several Swedish ancestors who emigrated to US via Liverpool. Are there any web sites that would have that information? This is my first attempt at researching in the UK so any help or hints would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance, Marigene

English immigration

penni001 — 6 Oct 2006 9:54:16 GMT

I would like to find part of my family tree and I don't know how or where to look for migrants who left England. I don't know any further information - did they or didn't they?

SARTOR immigration from Northern Italy to England

gillianbuckley2 — 11 Apr 2008 4:51:02 GMT

Hi, I amtrying to find out if my grandfather & his 4 brothers & 1 sister immigrated from Udine in NW Italy to England by land or by sea.
My grandfathers name was FIORE SARTOR & he came to England about 1920, his sister Ida was already in England when he arrived. If anyone can advise. Thanks, Gill

England to New Zealand John William REED (Magistrate or Court Justice)

JDuggan6734 — 22 May 2008 8:07:41 GMT

Hi there. Trying to locate a departure record if at all possible for a John William REED, born before 1845 in England. He was a Law Writer in 1885 and at some point later left the UK for New Zealand as a Supreme Court Justice or something similar.

Any assistance in locating such a record would be great.

Many thanks.

Kind REgards,

Jim

Ships from England to America - 1915+

PatriciaBuckley49 — 22 May 2008 1:07:44 GMT

I'm researching my paternal side of my tree. My grandaddy Lionel was born (2nd child of William and Jane Buckley) on 24 Jun 1901 in Yorkshire England.

I've been told that he left home as young as he could and traveled around the world on ships. My aunt tells me that he was a purser on a ship called "The Atlantida".

I have found that he immigrated from Calcutta India to Ellis Island, New York on one of his trips.

My aunt has said that he ended up on a ship in New Orleans Louisiana and went to work and became an American Citizen. Married my grandmother 02 Nov 1929 in New Orleans.

If anyone could suggest online sites that I could search, or any leads to trace where my grandfather traveled in his young life, I would greatly appreciate.

OXLEY, England to Nelson .nz.

peterwendy_1 — 31 Mar 2008 10:33:50 GMT

looking for the ship that thomas j r oxley with wife sophia left england between 1855 and 1860

Ebenezer HOLLAND, England to New Zealand

lauralindsay2002 — 10 Mar 2008 6:23:55 GMT

Hello,

I am looking for a great "x" uncle - Ebenezer Holland who was a printer. He married a Sarah Jane Chant in Yeovil in 1876 and they were both 21 years of age.
He had been living in St. Albans Oxford as a printer. He came back to Somerset for the marriage.

After the 1876 marriage they seem to disappear off the radar. Folks in the family think that Ebenezer and Sarah Jane HOLLAND went to New Zealand. (Perhaps, Australia). There is one Ebenezer Holland whose probate I secured - but he is the wrong one - his wife was Norah (I think) and this man was a harbour signalman.

Thank you for your help.

ciao bene for now,

Laura

Bernardo FRANCESCHI, Carrara Italy > England

rubytuesday2510 — 12 Oct 2007 4:23:22 GMT

I am looking to trace my Gt Gt GT GT Grandfather, Bernardo Franceschi, we think he came to England from Italy around 1830-1841, he appears on the 1841 Census living in, London St, St Pancras, he was born around 1801, it is documented that he was from Carrara, Tuscany, he was a Sculptor. The last census he appears on is 1851 with his English wife Mary & his 3 children

Many Thanks

Josiah HARRIS with spouse emigrated to Sweden abt 1834

martin_bergstrom — 15 Oct 2008 1:31:25 GMT

Im searching for Josiah Harris, who emigrated to Sweden in 1834. He appears in Undenäs parish in late 1834, but with no other notice than "place of origin: England".
However, it has been said in the family that he was of Scotish origin.
He and his wife, Mary, are one of the last families to arrive in Undenäs that year, and in the parish book of births there is a notice of a dauther born in 1834. However it is more likely that she is born in the UK or on their way to Undenäs - perhaps in some other Swedish parish. How and when the emigrated I have no record of, and I have no knowledge of the most common ways of emigration from the UK to Sweden was, but perhaps they emigrated via Göteborg (Gothenburg)?

Josiah is, in the immigration book, to be born in 1808 and Mary in 1809, but where?
In the death certificate/"book of death" of Undenäs, he is said to died on 5 of November in 1859 at the age of 51 years 5 months and 27 days, which means that he should be born 1808-05-09 (May fifth).

If anyone has ANY information on the family of Josiah and Mary Harris, I am open to ANY suggestion!

with regards // Martin Bergström

FREDERIC, Mauritius to England

sheppeyescapee — 24 May 2007 3:18:32 GMT

Hi there I'm trying to find some information about my grandad who was born in Mauritius. His name was Luc Franc Andre Frederic sometimes appears as Andre Frederic. He was born in 26th October 1923 in Centre de Flacq. Later on he came over to the UK and married my Nan in 1953, I'm not sure when he came over to the UK though.

I'm not quite sure where to start looking really. Any help would be great,

Many thanks in advance,

Jack

Help please - Spain to England?

fionacandlish70 — 13 Nov 2007 2:09:25 GMT

I am looking for Elizabeth Kerry (lizzie) born abt 1875 in Spain (British Subject) who married at Lytham, Lancashire in 1900 to William Candlish.

I don't know how or when she got from Spain to England.

Any suggestions or assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
Fiona Candlish

SLOMAN, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

dunlopdm — 30 Oct 2007 1:00:18 GMT

William SLOMAN emigrated to Hamburg Germany from Great Yarmouth Norfolk, with his wife Margareta Maria MILES and their 8 children, in 1791. Seeking connection of this family with those descended from James SLOMAN (c1710 - ?1758) and Susan RANNEY (C1710 - ?) remaining in Great Yarmouth. Unable to find links in available Great Yarmouth PRs. Grateful for any assistance or suggestions. Many thanks. Doreen.

British Citizen Application

yohyohy — 9 Oct 2007 8:57:48 GMT

MORNING ALL. DONT KNOW IF IM AT THE RIGHT BOARD BUT CAN SOMEONE HELP WITH THIS AS I HAVE IN MY POSSESION A DUPLICATE BRISTISH CITIZEN APPLICATION FORM BELONGING TO MY DADA IN 1958.IF I CONTACT THE HOME OFFICE DO YOU THINK I WILL BE ABLE TO GET INFO ON HIS PARENTS. AS HE PUT HIS MOTHER ON THE DUPLICATE.IF YOU CAN HELP IT GREAT. THNX JACKI B

Emigration from Russia mid to late 1800's

virginiap196 — 26 Jan 2007 1:44:21 GMT

Im researching a branch of the family that emigrated from Russia to England circa 1880's. Im after Jacob Rosenblum whos birthdate is circa 1876 - 1878. I have found 2 entries for Jacob Rosenblum in the 1901 England census - both state that he was born in Russia but I have two differing birthdates - 1876 and 1878.
I guess Im after passenger lists but I cant seem to locate a site or records.
Anyone have any tips?

Possible Illegal immigration?

charmed_2003uk — 22 Sep 2007 6:55:49 GMT

Hi there need a bit of advice.

I'm tracing back the family name 'Hemmerman'. In the 1901 census my family come up, but before then they don't appear on any census, even though they were all born England.

Now this surname is very very unusual and we think it could be from Germany, could it be that the family immigrated illegally and thats why theres no trace of their parents?

I wouldn't of thought that illegal immigrants would appear on census because of their status.

Can anyone shed any light on this? Thanks very much!!

passport applications 1848

MHead63 — 18 Jul 2007 8:54:15 GMT

Hi
Does anyone know of any lists of passport applications for the years 1847/8. There are plenty online from 1852.
Anyone know of any online for these years.
I am looking for a man with the strange name of Morenzy. He was born 1832 in Durham, or so he said.
His name may be corruption of De Montmorency. That is why I need to look through a list to see if any name is a possibility. He went to USA to study to be a surgeon in 1848.
Cheers
M Head

STREVETT Lisbon > England Immigration Information Needed

paul_moxham — 12 May 2007 7:52:02 GMT

Ok all, this is the thing; according to the 1841 census my g-g-g-g-grandmother (Mary Strevett) was born in "Foreign Parts" and according to the 1851 census is listed as being born as "Lisbon, British Subject"

Anyone able to tell me how I can find information relating to her immigration (presumably from Portugal and not Ireland as her daughter was named Maria) will be on my Christmas card list for a long time!

But now the problem: she was listed as married (to George)in the '41 census and I can't find the marriage in the BMD lists so I'm assuming they were married pre 1837 or overseas pre 1841.

Any thoughts, anyone......

Paul

England to Ireland emigration

ulster3_1 — 18 Mar 2007 3:16:42 GMT

Are there passenger records for emigration from England to Northern Ireland -- around the early 1900's? Or was there no record because NI was part of the UK? Looking for a link to show Halifax family moving to Belfast around 1901.

help

judemason74 — 25 Feb 2007 4:30:46 GMT

how can i find out if my uncle left England??

Emigration from New York

sparks1950 — 25 Feb 2007 1:54:11 GMT

Would anyone know if there are records of people who left New York ports in the 1900's? I know of my relatives leaving New York to go to England and Ireland in the early 1900's and then again in 1930's. Is there a way I can find out exactly when they left?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Mary

Knebler/Berger familys,from Germany to England

dianerowe30 — 23 Feb 2007 11:15:00 GMT

Hello,
I am looking for a connection to the above familys,they came to England in the early 1800s,
I need to find info on Christian Berger,and Ferdinand Knebler.The 1901 English census states that theire offspring.was of German decent,the family settled in the
east end of london.

Reverse Immigration - USA (NY) to Liverpool

kevinrlacy — 21 Aug 2006 4:45:01 GMT

Does anyone have any idea where I can file records (ship manifests, etc) of passangers who travelled from NYC to Liverpool between 1907 and 1939?

I have found 3 of the 4 times my g-father entered NYC from Liverpool but don't know how to research his trips back to LIverpool. I even have two of the dates of three trips he made back to Liverpool which are included in his passports, so I have a good idea of the dates of arrival in Liverpool.

Any ideas? Anyone?

Emigration to England from Canada 1800's

ariesgirl586 — 29 Dec 2006 8:28:53 GMT

Please can any one help me find out where to search records of people emigrating to England in 1860 from Canada im searching for Eliza Ann Purdon born 1860 in Quebec but was in England in 1891 although she was 31 by then so Purdon may be her married name

Many Thanks

Reverse Immigration - USA (NY) to Liverpool

kevinrlacy — 21 Aug 2006 4:54:07 GMT

Irish emigrants to England

richardoverthrow — 29 Dec 2004 6:17:34 GMT

Does anyone know of such a register? I am looking for a John Murphy who was born in Ireland around 1830, and married in Bristol (Emma, no maiden name yet) around 1850-60 ish, I'm presuming around the time of, and due to the famine/removals.

Immigrant Ships

Wayne Moore — 2 Dec 2008 6:38:30 GMT

Does anyone know if there are records of the people involved in the selection progress of persons that were chosen to immigrate, and where to fine these records. Do they include peoples' names and reason they were selected and or where they originated and parents or siblings details if they exist?
Imy ancestors sailed as assisted passengers and were selected in part by a Marton.

Was Permission Needed to Emigrate from England? (1854)

YvonneFritz909 — 25 Jun 2004 3:33:47 GMT

Was permission needed from the government, etc. to leave England for another country or did all one have to do was buy a ticket and sail. I'm interested in the year 1854. Thanks for any help offered.

British in Southern Patagonia

Roberto Cardenas — 4 Jun 2003 3:33:39 GMT

There is a new web site related to the emigration of brits to the Southern Patagonia (Chile & Argentina). The URL of this web site is http://www.patbrit.com.

Regards
Roberto

British government assistance for migration

JaniceYoung962 — 25 Feb 2005 6:40:22 GMT

Does anyone know if the British government had a program assisting people who wanted to leave the country in 1885?