Naturalisation

deedee2006 · Post by **deedee2006** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:12 pm

Hello all

Wee bit stuck again, just for a change.....

My grandfather was the first (and last) child born in this country - his parents 'stopping' here permanently on their way to the USA from Lithuania because my great-granny took ill. A coal miner, my g grandfather went to Ayrshire to work in a pit there and was 'given' the name of one of the Gaffers - and so Logan became my mother's family name. I can't get the usual certs as with the info that I DO have, they're all just outside the windows for searching. Is there anywhere I can find naturalisation records for around the turn of the last century?

Forever grateful

Dionne

DavidWW · Post by **DavidWW** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:24 pm

Hi Dionne

See http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/naturalization/

David

deedee2006 · Post by **deedee2006** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:40 pm

Thanks very much David

Regards

Dionne

deedee2006 · Post by **deedee2006** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 3:46 pm

Hi again

Sorry, if it's just me being daft here....

My family never made it to the States, they were Lithuanians who came here with loads of other Lithuanians and Poles (that's my understanding anyway) and settled in mining villages throughout Central Scotland.

Is there any way of tracing the info around this?

Regards always

Dionne

Montrose Budie · Post by **Montrose Budie** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 5:23 pm

Dionne

See http://www.bbc.co.uk/legacies/immig_emi ... rathclyde/ and
http://www.onescotland.com/onescotland/ ... ntent.show& .

The major 20th century influx of Poles to Scotland was during and after WWII, -
see http://www.friendsofscotland.gov.uk/culture/1576.html , but there's a long and fascinating history of links.

David (masquerading as MB!)