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List of Passengers from Switzerland to London?

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Stevendeg

Stevendeg Report 9 Apr 2007 05:25

I am trying to find my ggg grandfather Ambrose (or Ambrogie) de Grussa who moved to London before 1851 census from Switzerland. Where do I find a list of passengers from Switzerland to UK? Thanks, Steven from Australia.

Paul Barton, Special Agent

Paul Barton, Special Agent Report 9 Apr 2007 07:40

In 1836, the Aliens Act (6&7 Will IV, cap 11) required that masters of vessels make a declaration on arrival of all aliens. HO 3 in the National Archives consists of returns of alien passengers made by masters of ships under section 2 of the Act of 1836. The lists survive for the period July 1836 to December 1869 but no lists survive for the period January 1861 to December 1866. The lists are arranged chronologically and there are four lists per year. There are no name indexes though the Anglo-German Family History Society has extracted some 36,000 names from the period 1853-69.

Paul Barton, Special Agent

Paul Barton, Special Agent Report 9 Apr 2007 08:05

Was your ancestor naturalised? If so you may find the papers in the National Archives including the date of arrival. Given that, you may be able to find the record of his arrival in the papers above.

Stevendeg

Stevendeg Report 10 Apr 2007 03:20

Hi Paul, Thanks for your reply. Yes, I did check for his naturalisation in the National Archives website so there is nothing for de Grussa. He was British Subject in 1881. So I don't think he applied for it. Cheers, Steven.

Stevendeg

Stevendeg Report 12 Apr 2007 03:19

I hope some one could help me about this.

Paul Barton, Special Agent

Paul Barton, Special Agent Report 12 Apr 2007 06:12

Stephen, if he was a British subject in 1881 surely that means he was naturalised. Have you tried alternative spellings? Grusse? Groussa?

Stevendeg

Stevendeg Report 12 Apr 2007 09:12

Paul, yes I did with various spellings of de Grussa. Also I put Switzerland in 'Search the Catalogue' box with HO in Department or Series code and there were 218 for Naturalisation. So I looked up all 218 and there is nothing. I was told that someone have similar with German grt grt grandparents who arrived in Britain between 1880 and 1889. Have them on the 1891 and 1901 and says German British Subject on each census. However a trip to Kew failed to find any naturalization or denizition records and on enquiring for help was told that it often happened!! a census enumerator would say’ do you have the right to be here' or something similar, and would get the answer 'Yes' so they would put British Subject. Didn’t always follow that they had taken naturalization though.