[hamiltonguyo]

Father came to Canada in 1967 came from England(all over the place) where he was born by his welsh mother and French father and raised by his mother and his english step father(his father died before he was born as he was flying for the free French forces in WW2)

Mother was born in Canada

Her Father's Parents and Older Siblings emigrated to Canada from Kelso Scotland inbetween 1910 and 1914 I believe.

Her mother was a warbride from London(walthamstow), England.

[Knoss]

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canadian1971 wrote:
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It's just a matter of confusion for me because Newfoundlanders pre 1949 are entitled to British passports, as are their immediate children (If they so apply for the title)



Now I've just learned something......Both my parents were born BEFORE confederation...therefore I could apply for British Citizenship? Hmmm....I've never been to England

Maybe Nfld is an exception to that rule because they were an Ind. Nation for a bit......remember Britan was helping us out from 1932 on with the full intent on us being Ind. again.


Could be! We discovered that when my friend was trying to get her work visa extended. She found out she could apply to stay as a dual had one of her parents been born before Newfoundland joined Canada. Sadly, her mom was born 5 years after it.

Britain used to have a policy where if your grandparents were British ancestry, you could apply for a British passport, but so many people were getting into the country that way lol that they cut it to Parents and immediate children.

Newfoundland did not have citizenship, nor did Canada prior to 1947, i wonder if Canadains who's parents were born before 1947 would be included in that?

[Thematic-Device]

The canadian side of my family manages to go back all the way to the loyalists who left america after the Revolutionary war. Of course thats only a tiny branch of it all, but its one of the few that I know.

[dunker]

Both sides of the family came from France and were on the first boats to land on quebec shores on the Plains of Abraham and were given small parcels of land to live..they left the Plains and "walked" to the HawkesburyVancleek region and settled there.
Off topic; I have sat down with my parents and recorded both their life stories on digital audio and video, so I have my parents version of what they know of their past ancestors

[Numure]

Tman1 Tman1:

Mustang1 Mustang1:

Arctic_Menace Arctic_Menace:

Mom's side: since 1535 (no joke)

Dad's side: since 1973
Before that, they we're Native Ecuadorians( Incan Pride!)

My ethnic background is so mixed it's freaky!

“1535”?!?!? Holy Crap – that’s only 38 years after Cabot reached Newfoundland! Wow! Not only that, but by 1535, Cartier’s 2nd voyage was approaching Hochelaga! Do you have any other information – this is actually quite remarkable. Cool.

Err got a question Arctic menace, the topic is how long your family was in Canada, how is 1535 possible when nobody has colonized Canada until 1608 by Cartier?

Cartier Discovered Canada in 1534. And when he left, he foundé Gaspé.

[Numure]

Tman1 Tman1:

Damien Damien:

My father's ancestor came here in 1534 with Jacques Cartier, as for my mother's one I don't know.

1534? There were no colonies in Canada in 1534. Do you mean Samuel de Champlain in 1608?

Yes there was. Jaques Cartier Founded Gaspé after his first voyage in 1534. It wasnt a Colonie, just a Trade Outpost.

[Tory_canuck]

I do not know for sure but I do have a relative idea.My grandma is a descendant of the Campbell clan in Scotland.Our crest is the boar with the translation of the slogan-"never forget".My grandparents married in Canada.My grandfather grew up in Canada.He was born in Nova Scotia.I remember my Grandmother telling me about he lied about his age and joined the military at the age of 16 a little while after the second World War ended.He was in the Electrical Engineers regiment based in Winnepeg.I was born in Nanaimo BC and my dad was born in Winnepeg MB.

[Mustang1]

Numure Numure:

Tman1 Tman1:

Damien Damien:

My father's ancestor came here in 1534 with Jacques Cartier, as for my mother's one I don't know.

1534? There were no colonies in Canada in 1534. Do you mean Samuel de Champlain in 1608?

Yes there was. Jaques Cartier Founded Gaspé after his first voyage in 1534. It wasnt a Colonie, just a Trade Outpost.

Tman is correct. There were no “colonies” until de Monts and Champlain in the early 1600s (1604 saw Port Royal and 1608, Quebec). Cartier’s settlements were not formal colonies.

[NorthCelt]

I'm descended from a man named deHoldein, who fought in a little battle called Hastings a while back. We're an old family but new Canadians.

[Wada]

Great thread!

My family all came from Scotland in the late 1700's except for my mum's mother's family who came over on the Mayflower and moved to Nova Scotia as Loyalists.

[Virgil]

I'm Metis... I've been here a while...

[Tricks]

I am everything....so take your pick. I know I am not russian/irish/german. But I am british, metis, scottish, uh, I think one of my ancestors was muslim, I am basically a mut, so you choose a time frame

[Numure]

Mustang1 Mustang1:

Numure Numure:

Tman1 Tman1:

Damien Damien:

My father's ancestor came here in 1534 with Jacques Cartier, as for my mother's one I don't know.

1534? There were no colonies in Canada in 1534. Do you mean Samuel de Champlain in 1608?

Yes there was. Jaques Cartier Founded Gaspé after his first voyage in 1534. It wasnt a Colonie, just a Trade Outpost.

Tman is correct. There were no “colonies” until de Monts and Champlain in the early 1600s (1604 saw Port Royal and 1608, Quebec). Cartier’s settlements were not formal colonies.

Like I said, just a trade outpost.

[Mustang1]

Numure Numure:

Mustang1 Mustang1:

Numure Numure:

Tman1 Tman1:

Damien Damien:

My father's ancestor came here in 1534 with Jacques Cartier, as for my mother's one I don't know.

1534? There were no colonies in Canada in 1534. Do you mean Samuel de Champlain in 1608?

Yes there was. Jaques Cartier Founded Gaspé after his first voyage in 1534. It wasnt a Colonie, just a Trade Outpost.

Tman is correct. There were no “colonies” until de Monts and Champlain in the early 1600s (1604 saw Port Royal and 1608, Quebec). Cartier’s settlements were not formal colonies.

Like I said, just a trade outpost.

Actually, you initially dissented in reference to Tman, but then affirmed it later in your last sentence. It was unclear as to which direction you were heading, so I reaffirmed Tman’s correct history.

[Knoss]

My familiy on my dad's side came from Missouri and Minniasota between 1910 and 1917. On my mom's side they came from Hungary.

The one thing they had in common was that they went to Montana only to find there wasn't any land left to homested, so they crossed the border.