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Question On Becoming A Citizen in 1920s Canada #canada
Paul Silverstone
Some of my relatives obtained their Canadian citizenship years after
arriving. Many of their records were destroyed, especially those that became citizens before 1900. On the reverse side, a Canadian woman marrying a citizen of another country lost her Canadian citizenship. My mother married in 1930 to a US citizen for instance. Since they were not living in the US, but in Britain, she eventually received a British passport (Canada being British), until she was naturalized in the US in 1942, three years after arriving in NY. When they wanted to travel together in 1930 she received a paper from the US consulate in London identifying her as married to an American citizen. -- Paul Silverstone West Vancouver, BC see: www.paulsilverstone.com
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Molly Staub
Feldafing was a Displaced Person’s’ Camp after World War II liberation. My adopted sister, a Holocaust survivor, was there after Dachau and before coming to the U.S.
Molly Arost Staub 📱
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Alan Greenberg
You are sort of correct, but not quite.
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First, there was no concept of Citizenship in Canada. If you naturalized, you because a British Subject (citizenship in Canada did not come about until 1947). But that does not alter your basic question. The Naturalization Act of 1914 required an applicant to have been resident in Canada for at least 1 year, and resident in some British territory for at least 5 years. So residence in England for 4 years followed by just 1 year in Canada would suffice. That probably does not address your case. Census data is notoriously unreliable. The naturalization file would likely give the data of arrival as well as the ship. Sadly with the pandemic, as Jeri knows, it is taking many months to get naturalization records. Alan Greenberg JGS-Montreal
At 2021-01-03 03:47 PM, Teewinot via groups.jewishgen.org wrote: Happy New Year Cousins!
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Teewinot
Hi Tema,
They could be "naturalized" as Canadians after 3 years.Thank you! I thought it was five years. Three years fits perfectly (along with the other info), so this must be the correct person. BTW, my great great grandmother's name was Tema. Stay safe, Jeri Friedman Port Saint Lucie, Florida -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
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Sharon E Siegel
We have relatives named Friedman, who derived from Rzezak. They came from Poland hometown via Feldafing,Germany, I believe. What that be your family?
-- Sharon E. Siegel Port Jervis, NY USA
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Teewinot
Hi Avrum,
My grandfather became a Canadian citizen in Nov 1906 after residing 3Interesting. I had no idea that my cousin had come to live in the USA first and naturalized there. I was under the impression he went right to Montreal. It all fits now. Maybe I'll be able to find him at Ellis Island, unless he did arrive in Montreal first like his uncle. I have no idea. Thanks for this information. Take care, Jeri Friedman Port Saint Lucie, Florida -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
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temafrank1@...
They could be "naturalized" as Canadians after 3 years.
-- Tema Frank Edmonton, Canada Project: https://temafrank.com/tema-frank-history-detective/
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Avrum Lapin
My grandfather became a Canadian citizen in Nov 1906 after residing 3 1/2 years in Canada (per his naturalization Certificate)
At some time in 1905 (per the St Albans list) he travelled by train to New York where he was introduced to my Grandmother. He returned to Montreal and after an approximately one year correspond returned to Brooklyn, married my Grandmother. and then they both took up residence in Canada. My grandmother did not become a Canadian citizen until 1941. (possibly a wartime need for a passport to visit cousins in New York The Canadian Naturalization Act that was inforce in 1906 governed the length of residence needed for citizen ship Avrum Lapin avrum223@... Searching LUBELSKI of Bialystok and LAPUNSKI of Grodno
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Teewinot
Hi Janette,
The other information that doesn't fit your narrative is that person'sYes, I'm aware of the rules for citizenship in the U.S. I know he (Sam) probably came early, because his uncle arrived in Montreal in 1899 (according to his U.S. naturalization papers) and then boarded a train to NYC and settled there, although, so far, I haven't found the uncle on a manifest (ship did not arrive on the date and year listed on the papers). I suspect the brothers traveled together with Sam, but I have yet to prove that. So, the U.S. citizenship doesn't concern me, since it would fit. What I don't get is how Sam could have gained Canadian citizenship so fast - immigrating to Montreal in 1920 and taking the Oath of Allegiance in 1923. How was he able to cut out two years of the process? That's what puzzles me. This side of the family has always been a huge mystery, and this is just one small part of that! On a side note, by any chance would you happen to be related to an Abraham Silverman of NYC, who died in 1970? He was the owner of Lenox Wallpaper. The original family name was Krasnopolsky. Thanks! Jeri Friedman Port Saint Lucie, Florida -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
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Janette Silverman
Hi Jeri:
The other information that doesn't fit your narrative is that person's nationality as U.S. when applying for Canadian citizenship. That person would have had to been in the U.S. for 5 years to gain U.S. citizenship. That means, if he arrived in Canada in 1920, and say he left Canada immediately upon receiving U.S. citizenship, he would have been in the U.S. from at least 1915. Janette Silverman Phoenx, AZ and Salt Lake City, UT
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Teewinot
Happy New Year Cousins!
I'm trying to figure out a possible puzzle. I say possible, because I'm not even sure I have the right people (same common name). According to one index I found, it has my cousin (definitely him) taking the Oath of Allegiance in Montreal in June 1923. I found a person of the same name in the 1921 Canada census for Montreal. Some of the information fits and makes sense (occupation and marital status), some of it doesn't. It says this person's nationality was "United States" and that he arrived in Canada in 1920. It was my understanding that my cousin went right from Grodno Gubernia to Montreal (date unknown), but I suppose that could be wrong. How long did a person have to live in Canada before they could apply for and obtain citizenship? I thought it was five years. This seems like too short a time if these two people are one and the same. Thank you, Jeri Friedman Port Saint Lucie, Florida -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
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