Record of British Passports issued

[prince2010]

After weeks or even months of getting the run around from a Consulate office, maybe somebody here can help......

Is there any record, either online or at an office/department, that would have a record of a British passport that was issued in 1949 or 1950.

The story behind this is...my dad was born in India to British parents. They returned to England in 1935 when he was just over a year old.

In 1950 he moved to South Africa traveling alone on a British passport. He now wants to visit the UK and made application for a new passport. This has already dragged on for 4 months and the latest "proof" the Consulate want is proof of how he got into the UK (76 years ago at the age of 1 year). Thanks to the help of a Rootschat member we got a picture of the passenger list from Ancestry.com, apparently they now want the document to come from the Archives.

If there is a record somewhere that he can reference the Consulate's office back to the original passport number or date of issue, it may just stop all this nonsense.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[t mo]

hi
the online records for passport applications have a cut off year of 1903 they are online at find my past , just as a matter of interest was your dads  dad in the army or some other official capacity only if so that may be another avenue to explore !.
regards
trevor

[prince2010]

Thanks Trevor.

No his dad went over to run a papermill there. It wasn't an official post.

[MargP]

Hi

The passenger list are held at the National Archives, I think that if you e-mail then with all the information they may be able to help

Margp

[prince2010]

Thank you MargP, I have sent them a request this evening, apparently they will send a quote and then I can place the order.,

[MargP]

Hi

Let us know if you are successful

Good luck

Marg

Edit Have you thought of contacting the Passport Office in the UK, I would have thought that they would have a record of the original Passport?

[prince2010]

Thanks.

[carol8353]

Edit Have you thought of contacting the Passport Office in the UK, I would have thought that they would have a record of the original Passport?

An American friend of mine,who was born here in 1944,and flown out to USA (on her own!) in 1949 emailed the passport office as she too needed info off her 1949 passport.

They said they no longer kept any records that far back.

I wonder if the airline kept records...............probably not?

Carol

[prince2010]

My dad left by ship, I have the reference number for the Archives document to show when he left.

If I can get some proof that he left on a British passport, that should satisfy the consulate.