Recent Ancestry Updates

Two Ancestry databases were updated on 10 June.

UK and Allied Countries, World War II Liberated Prisoner of War Questionnaires, 1945-1946
129,525 entries

Records in this collection may include: Name, Rank, Service number, Ship name, Unit name, Birth date, Enlistment date, Capture date and place, Escape attempt details.

The information in the questionnaires can be used to verify where and when captured during the Second World War. You also may discover information on serious illnesses during captivity, and any courageous acts by fellow prisoners of war. Authorities were interested in attempted escapes, evasive activities and any people who helped them during an escape attempt.

Canada, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1865-1935
8,306,700 entries

Despite the “About” information showing the collection containing records for Quebec Ports (May 1865–Jun 1908, Jun 1919–Jul 1921, Apr 1925–Nov 1935), there are entries from 1908 to 1919 as well as the seperate database Canada, Ocean Arrivals (Form 30A), 1919-1924.

 

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