In a message dated 04/07/2004 11:00:49 GMT Daylight Time, Annathamble@aol.com writes: Would he have had to obtain a passport or were these only for the gentry? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Ann, See Passport Records Domestic Records Information 60 http://www.catalogue.nationalarchives.gov.uk/RdLeaflet.asp?sLeafletID=109 Before the First World War it was rare for someone travelling abroad to apply for a passport. Information held in The National Archives on individual passport-holders is scanty; the Office does not hold completed application forms, except for a small sample illustrating the treatment accorded to applications of various types. Regards Stan Mapstone