In fairly general terms, does anyone know from when you had to have a passport (or similar Travel ID document) to either leave Australia, and/or enter the UK – by ship or plane?
We are doing some family history research and are trying to track down what happened to our mum’s mum – who was from Nthn Ireland. We are having trouble locating a Death record in Australia for her, and thus she MAY HAVE gone back to the UK after 1951. She would have been in her early 50’s at this stage, and presumably travelled as a tourist or returning expat, or similar.
We were advised by the UK Passport Office that they do not have any record of her getting a UK passport after 1922 when she came to Australia. SO, IF she left Australia we presume she may have left under an Australian passport.
Before we launch ourselves off into the National Archives to look at passport issuance and passenger movement records, we would like to have some idea where we should start from if passports weren’t compulsory to have to leave and enter.
Any ideas please?
We are doing some family history research and are trying to track down what happened to our mum’s mum – who was from Nthn Ireland. We are having trouble locating a Death record in Australia for her, and thus she MAY HAVE gone back to the UK after 1951. She would have been in her early 50’s at this stage, and presumably travelled as a tourist or returning expat, or similar.
We were advised by the UK Passport Office that they do not have any record of her getting a UK passport after 1922 when she came to Australia. SO, IF she left Australia we presume she may have left under an Australian passport.
Before we launch ourselves off into the National Archives to look at passport issuance and passenger movement records, we would like to have some idea where we should start from if passports weren’t compulsory to have to leave and enter.
Any ideas please?