FindmyPast adds incoming UK passenger lists and naturalisation records

FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk) has added two new databases that may assist those with ancestors who came to Scotland and Ireland, as well as the wider UK.

Britain and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists 1878-1960
https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/britain-and-ireland-incoming-passenger-lists-1878-1960

These records were digitised from the original series held at The National Archives as BT 26, Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successor: Inwards Passenger Lists.
 

Britain & Ireland Naturalisations
https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/britain-and-ireland-naturalisations-1603-1700

The blurb notes that this second dataset will cover the years 1844-1990, with 413,558 new records, although the dataset actually linked to still states the coverage to be 1603-1700, with no sign of the records from 1844-1990 - perhaps someone has still to press a button somewhere! 

For further details visit https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/incoming-passenger-lists

Chris 

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Records of Scots seeking naturalisation and denization under England 1603-1700

This may be of interest to those who may wish to seek Scottish colonists who went to Ulster in the early 17th century Plantations, and the Hamilton-Montgomery settlements in Antrim and Down just prior, as well as those settling in England, or for those pursuing Hugueonot ancestry. 

FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk) has added a new collection, Britain and Ireland, Naturalisations 1603-1700. The following is the blub from its site at https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/britain-and-ireland-naturalisations-1603-1700:

The records within this collection are taken from the volume “Letters of Denization and Acts of Naturalization for Aliens in England and Ireland, 1603-1700”, edited by William A Shaw and published by The Huguenot Society of London in 1911.  

The processes of denization and naturalisation essentially serve to treat aliens (foreigners, or strangers in the language of the time) as if they were English subjects. They would acquire all the rights enjoyed by a native-born English subject, including the right to acquire, own, sell and bequeath real estate, plus of course the duties incumbent upon a natural-born English subject; and at the same time lose the inconveniences of being an alien.

There's more on the site - and coincidentally, my article in the July 2023 odf the UK's Family Tree magazine also looks at these and other records concerning immigrant ancestors to Britain (https://www.family-tree.co.uk/store/back-issues/family-tree-magazine/family-tree-magazine-july-2023-issue-212-1/). 

Specific to Ulster, as Scotland was not in a political union with England during the Plantations, many of the Scottish settlers sought denization to protect their property rights under English law when they arrived in Ireland. 

Typing Scotland into the keyword box in the FindmyPast database shows 294 results alone, with 3 hits for Edinburgh, 1 from Galloway, and potentially more from other areas. Some of the entries provide additional source information to allow you to pusue further details about them. 

Have fun searching!

Chris

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FindmyPast adds Caribbean parish records and UK naturalisation records

Amongst the records released by FindmyPast (www.findmypast.co.uk) this week:

St Vincent, St George's baptisms 1765-1820

These are records from St Vincent's most populous parish, St George, dating from 1765, offering date of baptism, name of the person baptised, and parents' names. In some cases you may also find information on parents' occupations, race, and social status (free or enslaved). The original register is now fragile and partially damaged, so the information varies record to record. The records also include the names of many enslaved people on the island, including those of mixed race.


St Vincent, St George's marriages 1765-1820

1,534 marriage records.


Britain, Naturalisations 1844-1990

Almost 100,000 records, of naturalisations granted by the British Home Office.


For further details, and relevant links, visit https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/st-vincent-naturalisations.

Chris 

My new book Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Through Land Records is now available to buy at https://bit.ly/IrishLandRecords. Also available - Sharing Your Family History Online, Tracing Your Scottish Family History on the Internet, Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), and Tracing Your Scottish Ancestry Through Church and State Records - to purchase, please visit https://bit.ly/ChrisPatonPSbooks. Further news published daily on The Scottish GENES Facebook page, and on Twitter @genesblog.