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Research in Other Countries => Immigrants & Emigrants - General => Immigrant and Emigrant Resources & Offers => Topic started by: Libby56 on Friday 08 September 23 12:50 BST (UK)
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My gggrandmother was born in Prague, Bohemia in 1858 and emmigrrated with her parents to London, in 1860 ish. Thanks to Fiddlerslass last year I found the records in the Prague city archives. I'm still working on translating it all but I'm getting close. What I can't find is any record of their journey, their change of status, eg naturalisation. If I could find out where to look I'd be happy..... :)
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Naturalisation might show up in a search of the London Gazette. It's search engine isn't the best, however.
There's some advice on the National Archives website.
As I understand the law at the time, if she married a British citizen she would automatically acquire British nationality and that wouldn't leave a paper trail.
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Hi GrahamSimons! my gggrandmother was only a small child when the family landed, I don't know how the system worked back then. Their name was Fochnrich and changed to Fendrick, I assume that was after they'd arrived. The only document I have is a smallpox certificate for the child maybe proving she was safe to travel. She was a British subject by the time she married in 1879.
Thanks for your suggestion :)
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https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/immigration/
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/naturalisation-british-citizenship/
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/passengers/
You say that she was a British subject by the time she married in 1879 - I'm wondering how you know that (and for that matter whether she really was British - as there wouldn't have been much checking of paperwork at that period)?
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On the census' 1881 and after they all declare Bohemia, or Austria, British subject that's why I'm trying to find the records. I'm also trying to locate a copy of the book Immigration and Aliens that BerlinBob has mentioned previously.