My gt uncle Thomas Charrinton ASH b.1850 Long Sutton, Lincs. UK went to the USA with wife. They are on 1880 census in Philadelphia, Pe with GLASS family A son was born in 1886 in USA, of T.C.ASH & second wife, Mary Jane HABICH. Would they have taken out Naturalisation Papers automatically? If so where would I look for them? Was it compulsory, or maybe they never did? Perhaps sks could enlighten me about this. My brick wall is his wife, the only thing known about her is her initials E.E. b.1852 in England? TIA All the best Margaret
Hi, Margaret, Not everyone took out naturalization papers or became citizens, but the way to find out is to check with the county. The later censuses ask questions about citizenship. 1900 asks about year of immigration to US, number of years in US, and whether or not naturalized. The 1910 census asked the first and the last one. The 1920 goes so far as to ask what year you were naturalized, etc. Do you have your family in those years? I could look for you if you don't. You can then check with the county they were living in during the year you suspect naturalization. Keep in mind that in those times wives automatically became naturalized when their husbands did, so no relevant information would be given on the wife you're trying to figure out. Do you have this couple in the 1871 census in the UK? This may give more info on E.E. I can check 1871 for you also if you need it. Regards, Elysia ----- Original Message ----- From: "B. Andrew" <mdandrew@shaw.ca> To: <PENNSYLVANIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 10:13 PM Subject: [PA] Thomas C ASH > My gt uncle Thomas Charrinton ASH b.1850 Long Sutton, Lincs. UK > went to the USA with wife. > They are on 1880 census in Philadelphia, Pe with GLASS family > A son was born in 1886 in USA, of T.C.ASH & second wife, Mary Jane HABICH. > > Would they have taken out Naturalisation Papers automatically? > If so where would I look for them? > > Was it compulsory, or maybe they never did? > > Perhaps sks could enlighten me about this. > > My brick wall is his wife, the only thing known about her is > her initials E.E. b.1852 in England? > > TIA > > All the best > Margaret > > > ==== PENNSYLVANIA Mailing List ==== > Help your fellow researcher out when you can... You may be surprised > by how they may help you. > > ============================== > New! OneWorldTree. Building Trees. Connecting Families. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13970/rd.ashx > >