Hello all, I am (still) trying to get a definite trace for the origin of my great grandfather, Harold Gustavus Carlsson in Sweden. I have found a likely birth record in Sweden, but as the surname is so common, I am trying to confirm it via an independent route. Harold (or Harald) was born in Sweden circa 1868 and married in Cornwall, England in 1894. In 1901 he was listed as still being a Swedish national and there is no record of him being naturalised in the UK. About 1910 he moved to Roscrea, Ireland and lived in that area for the rest of his life, dying there in 1948. According to the family, he made several return visits to Sweden to see his family. We dont have any dates for these trips, but he was believed to be planning a trip when World War 2 broke out, so it seems reasonable to assume that he was making trips occasionally in the 1920s or 1930s. So, assuming that he remained a Swedish citizen, would he have needed a passport to visit Sweden (and return to Ireland!) in the 1920s and 1930s? Are records of Swedish passports available anywhere? If so, are there any name indexes? Would the fact that he was resident in Ireland complicate matters - for example, would he have needed to apply to an embassy or consulate locally? Regards, Andy Carlson