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Looking for Pennsylvania birth records for 3 brothers born, but as British subjects

juliaannwoodall1
juliaannwoodall1 ✭
February 13 in Social Groups

My Scottish great-great grandparents had 4 sons; the first was born in Scotland, but the next 3 were born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania between the years of 1872 and 1877. It appears the family moved back to Scotland by 1881 because the family is recorded in the 1881 Scotland Census. Those 3 sons are listed in the Census as being born in Pennsylvania as British subjects.

So far, I cannot find any of those 3 sons in Pennsylvania birth records. Would they show up in U.S. records if the family was retaining their British citizenship?

Thank you,

Julia Woodall

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  • Áine Ní Donnghaile
    Áine Ní Donnghaile ✭✭✭✭✭
    February 14 edited February 14

    The records would show up as US records IF Pennsylvania kept birth records at that time. Statewide registration of births in Pennsylvania began in 1906.

    What is available in the 1870s will vary by county and by religion. Some counties/towns/cities were keeping earlier records - Philadelphia for example has quite good earlier birth records.

    The FamilySearch Wiki is a good place to check what records were kept and where to find them.

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  • EdwardLowitz
    EdwardLowitz ✭
    February 28

    Interesting - the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution ratified in 1868 granted US citizenship to anyone born in the US. Those 3 kids being born after that are US citizens whether their parents want it or not. They could renounce it but I do not know if their parents could do that for them.

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