In Canada, if you want particular information that is not yours you have to show proof that you are related AND proof that the person you are requesting information about has been dead for at least 20 years. Otherwise, you must obtain their signature and approval to do so With regard to my father's military records, they insist the oldest child of the family request them. However, the oldest child in our family is NOT my father's child so he has absolutely no interest in obtaining them. The second method is to get the signtures of ALL the siblings saying it is ok for you to obtain them. With there being 7 siblings in my family, spread all over the country, obtaining permission from each and every one would be fruitless - I am still waiting for my brother (who handled my father's burial after he died) to send me a copy of his death certificate (my father died in 1986 - so you can see my dilemma) This is no easy "hobby" sometimes, that's for sure Judy BC Canada _________________________________________________________________ If you like crossword puzzles, then you'll love Flexicon, a game which combines four overlapping crossword puzzles into one! http://g.msn.ca/ca55/208

I ran across the same issue while trying to obtain British home child records about my grandmother, who was sent to Canada from Liverpool in 1907. I had to fill out an application and have her next of kin  (my mom or aunt) give signed permission for me to obtain the records. Then it took 3 months to finally get the copies.   Jan Ontario --- On Fri, 7/18/08, hey wyre <[email protected]> wrote: From: hey wyre <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [HRT] HRT Heir Hunters To: [email protected] Date: Friday, July 18, 2008, 9:48 AM In Canada, if you want particular information that is not yours you have to show proof that you are related AND proof that the person you are requesting information about has been dead for at least 20 years. Otherwise, you must obtain their signature and approval to do so With regard to my father's military records, they insist the oldest child of the family request them. However, the oldest child in our family is NOT my father's child so he has absolutely no interest in obtaining them. The second method is to get the signtures of ALL the siblings saying it is ok for you to obtain them. With there being 7 siblings in my family, spread all over the country, obtaining permission from each and every one would be fruitless - I am still waiting for my brother (who handled my father's burial after he died) to send me a copy of his death certificate (my father died in 1986 - so you can see my dilemma) This is no easy "hobby" sometimes, that's for sure Judy BC Canada _________________________________________________________________ If you like crossword puzzles, then you'll love Flexicon, a game which combines four overlapping crossword puzzles into one! http://g.msn.ca/ca55/208 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Judy Your comments about Canadian military records leads me to ask for advice. My Great Uncle - Henry Thomas STAPLETON born 5 Oct 1879 Leighton Buzzard, Beds Was in Royal Engineers in 1901 census of Gillingham, Kent. Parents in Watford, Herts. Don't have him on immigration lists. Might be him on 1906 Saskatchewan census, not located yet in 1911 Enlisted in CEF in 1914 - I have attestation paper that says 12 years previous service in R.E.s and next of kin still in Watford. Died and buried 1924 in Vancouver - I have short death cert, and burial was Mountain View cemetery I think he was still British and don't think he married. Would his military records be in Canada or UK? If Canada how do I get hold of them? If UK I know I'll have to live in hope that they are in the surviving burnt records not yet loaded on Ancestry. I do have a photo in CEF uniform with what appear to be Queens and Kings South Africa medals (5 bars and 2 bars) Advice on locating his service records would be appreciated. Bill Deverell