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Marraige Certificate's when emigrating.

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Jean

Jean Report 6 May 2009 17:37

Does anyone know if you needed to show your marraige certificate when emigrating to Canada in the 1900's.

Thank you
jean

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 6 May 2009 17:57

Highly unlikely.

What is behind your question?

Jean

Jean Report 6 May 2009 18:02

Thank you for replying,
I have a couple on 1911 Canadian Census living as man and wife, just needed to clarify the womans christian name.

jean

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 6 May 2009 20:39

We recently contacted the Passport Office about a couple travelling on board a ship and shown as husband and wife on the passenger list..
We were told that they travelled on a joint passport ( as many did until at least mid 1900s ) and that to obtain one, a marriage certificate would have to have been shown.

Gwyn

Jean

Jean Report 6 May 2009 23:08

Thank you Gwyn in Kent,
I would have thought that some formal identification re marraige would have to be shown.

jean

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 7 May 2009 03:39

BUT passports weren't in use until about 1915

People such as diplomats would have had a passport as that was part of their official documentation under which they travelled..

Check the Home Office website for passport history, and see whether it would have been likely for someone to have had one before 1911.

http://www.ips.gov.uk/passport/about-history.asp


Also don't forget that Canada was a colony at that point!




sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Geraldine

Geraldine Report 7 May 2009 06:00

In the early years of migration, people were issued with just travel documents.

Your couple may have emigrated independently but at the same time.

Have you checked the BMD's for her birth and marriage ?.

Gerry

Jean

Jean Report 7 May 2009 10:06

Hi Sylvia in Canada,
Didn't know about passports not being issued until 1915, just found family migrating to Canada so never really had the need to look into passports .
Thank you for the information about the website I will take a look.
jean

Jean

Jean Report 7 May 2009 10:13

Gerry,
thank you for replying, I have looked on BMD but nothing coming up for a marraige between Charles and Jenny , also looked on Scotlands people as it shows on the Canadian census she was born in Scotland. As I don't know much about either of them it's proving quite difficult .

The name Charles Knuckey came through Poor Relief Records in Glasgow stating that he was married to my gr.aunt Janet Moore but she was already married to someone else, on the 1911 census I have Charles and Jenny Knuckey also living with Janet's sister and her family, so it is another mystery for me to try and solve.

regards
jean