Thread: Canada birth

I have a problem, getting past the birth overseas of an ancestor born 1859 in Canada. His name was Charles Smith (I know, it would be Smith, wouldn't it?) but the thing I really think would help would be, if anyone can think why his parents left Newbattle in Scotland, and travelled to Canada in the first place. I know they did not emigrate, as later I have census records for Scotland. But why would a grocer go to Canada, in the middle of the 19th century, and is it ever possible to get birth records so early abroad?

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Hi Balph70,



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Nanna

Hi Balph70, and a really warm welcome to the site.



Sally

Hi Balph;

Do you have any idea where in Canada, Charles SMITH was born? Records are available in Canada for quite far back, depending on where. Québec has records back into the 1600's. Birth registration followed the British model, we were part of the British Empire, registration was required after 1837.

Anything I can help with, I'll try.

Al

Duncan, British Columbia, Canada

Hi Balph70, Welcome to Ancestry Aid, good luck with your research.



Billy