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Title: Finding a person (born Netherlands in 1918) who lived in Canada
Post by: AusCal on Monday 28 January 13 12:32 GMT (UK)

Hi,

I am searching for a person I know who lived in Canada, she was born in Friesland, the Netherlands in 1918 (so won't put her name).

I know she was alive in Canada in 1984, and that she travelled to the Netherlands in 1979. There is also another relative (a cousin of this lady) who I know went to Canada and I know has died.

I know in the US there is the SSDI and in the UK there are registration details available online. What avenues exist to try and find out what happened to this individual?

Thank you for any help.

Title: Re: Finding a person (born Netherlands in 1918) who lived in Canada
Post by: MargP on Monday 28 January 13 12:49 GMT (UK)

Hi

There are some passenger lists for the Netherlands on this site

https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&region=EUROPE

Margp

Title: Re: Finding a person (born Netherlands in 1918) who lived in Canada
Post by: AusCal on Monday 28 January 13 13:49 GMT (UK)

Hi Margp,

Thank you for the link. Unfortunately I didn't find the people there.

Title: Re: Finding a person (born Netherlands in 1918) who lived in Canada
Post by: MargP on Monday 28 January 13 13:59 GMT (UK)

Hi

I would contact this link, the years you are looking for is not on there, but they may be able to point you in the right direction

http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/genealogy/022-908.003-e.html

Margp

Oh and welcome to Roots

Title: Re: Finding a person (born Netherlands in 1918) who lived in Canada
Post by: AusCal on Monday 28 January 13 14:03 GMT (UK)

Thank you, that looks like a good avenue to take.
Thanks for the welcome, it's great so far!

Title: Re: Finding a person (born Netherlands in 1918) who lived in Canada
Post by: MargP on Monday 28 January 13 14:22 GMT (UK)

It's my pleasure, if you are stuck on anything, there are lots of people on here, with a vast array of experience on most subjects, who are only too willing to help.

Margp

Title: Re: Finding a person (born Netherlands in 1918) who lived in Canada
Post by: RunKitty on Monday 28 January 13 15:20 GMT (UK)

Hi,

We don't have anything comparable to the US SSDI or the Free BMD.  Our Provinces deal with BMD registrations and each has its own privacy laws.  As a rule, you won't be able to find any publicly available death registrations for anyone who died as recently as the 1980s.  The exception is British Columbia. 
http://search.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/sn-435742C/gbsearch/Deaths   

I understand that Ancestry has recently added Canadian voters lists up to 1980... If your local library has the free Ancestry Library Edition, you can check that database.  This could help to pinpoint the person's location.

If you know the town or province where this person lived, that can help us point you to resources like cemetery transcripts (if they exist), newspapers (for obits), city directories, local libraries etc.   

Welcome to Rootschat  :),
RK

Title: Re: Finding a person (born Netherlands in 1918) who lived in Canada
Post by: dutchwouter on Friday 10 January 14 08:19 GMT (UK)

if a person is born in Friesland, you find all the records on www.allefriezen.nl (also available in english)