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Home Office: Aliens Act 1836: Certificates of Arrival of Aliens

Catalogue reference: HO 2

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HO 2

Original certificates of arrival of individual aliens arranged under ports of arrival, each certificate giving the alien's nationality, profession, date of arrival and last country visited, with his signature, and occasionally other particulars....

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HO 2

Title
Home Office: Aliens Act 1836: Certificates of Arrival of Aliens
Date

1836-1852

Description

Original certificates of arrival of individual aliens arranged under ports of arrival, each certificate giving the alien's nationality, profession, date of arrival and last country visited, with his signature, and occasionally other particulars.

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Separated material

Earlier certificates under the Aliens Act 1826 were destroyed in 1836, but an index of certificates from 1826 to 1849 (when registration in the Home Office was discontinued) is to be found in HO 5/25-32.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

236 volume(s)

Access conditions

Available in digital format unless otherwise stated

Unpublished finding aids
An alphabetical index of alien certificates of some German, Polish and Prussian persons, 1847-1852, is available at the Reference Desk.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C8866/

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Home Office: Aliens Act 1836: Certificates of Arrival of Aliens