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Meryl

Meryl Report 10 Jun 2006 23:01

How can I find out about where Polish people who came here after the war came from in Poland? and also is the a public record of people who became naturalised? Hoping for some guidance.Thanks

Suzanne

Suzanne Report 10 Jun 2006 23:37

Early naturalisation documents are held at Kew but I would think that any naturalisation records for after WW2 are closed to public access anyway, unless someone knows differently of course. Suzanne

Heather

Heather Report 10 Jun 2006 23:43

Dont know - but National Archives website has a section called 'Coming Here' about immigrants?

Roger in Sussex

Roger in Sussex Report 11 Jun 2006 10:15

After the war, many of the Polish men who fought from the UK stayed here. Near where I lived there was a temporary camp in Nissen huts where a lot of them lived for a while, and a local Anglo-Polish Society was formed to promote friendship between them and the locals. I have looked in Google, and it seems that many other places did much the same thing, and that some of the societies seem to be still in existence. Perhaps there is still one in the area you are interested in which could help your research? As far as I know, this was a local thing, not a UK wide one.

Unknown

Unknown Report 11 Jun 2006 10:33

If you have specific Polish people in mind, then I guess you need any official records which would have their birthplace - maybe a passport, or a death cert after 1969 (no birthplace given before then). If you know WHEN they came, you might find records either here (when they arrived) or in Poland (when they left). I expect if you google 'Anglo-Polish' and genealogy you will find some useful sites. nell