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List of immigrant Londoners from 1483
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Series
Home Office: Registered Papers, Supplementary
Catalogue reference: HO 144
What's it about?
HO 144
This series comprises files on criminal and certain other subjects, separated and extracted from the main series of Home Office registered papers in HO 45 because of their sensitivity at the time of transfer. The files in HO 144 are policy files...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 144
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office: Registered Papers, Supplementary
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1868-1959
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series comprises files on criminal and certain other subjects, separated and extracted from the main series of Home Office registered papers in HO 45 because of their sensitivity at the time of transfer. The files in HO 144 are policy files and case files relating to a particular individuals, including nationality and naturalisation.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Naturalisation catalogue descriptions for this series were enhanced as part of a project supported by the Friends of The National Archives, 2002-2005.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
The catalogue for HO 144 is arranged in subject order within blocks of years. The subject headings used are those used by the Home Office in its registers: HO 46
The catalogue for earlier years and the Index to Naturalisations cite the original Home Office file number only. When ordering these files catalogue reference comprises a box number as well as the file number; from HO 144/1771 onwards the file number is not required. The box number can be found in the packing list shelved with the subject lists (the file should be sought in the appropriate block of years).
The full document reference will be in the following form: HO 144/box number/file number, eg. HO 144/917/180423.
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For registers see HO 46
Duplicates of certificates of naturalisation are in HO 334
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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For papers too large to place on these files see
For other registered papers see
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 23516 boxes and files
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to closure for periods up to 100 years
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Nationality
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Unpublished finding aids (A note of unpublished indexes, lists or guides to the record)
- Naturalisation files relating to certificates of naturalisation do not feature in the catalogue, but in the separate index to naturalisations available on open access. The indexes do not cover individuals who became British citizens by registration under the provisions of the British Nationality Act 1948.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9008/
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