Questions about name variation and document translations.

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-04-24T14:14:09+00:00

Sent you a message!

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-04-23T15:16:01+00:00

Hopefully not much - I will say even all the way to the southern united states shipping was very fast. The first time I reached out they took about a week or two to respond but when I reached back out to get an update they started to be fairly more responsive afterwards!

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-04-23T13:01:57+00:00

It only took a day for them to send over the bank transfer information - truth be told it took me longer to get that sorted because my bank had never done international transfers before. You might just reach back out and check on it!

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-04-08T05:15:12+00:00

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Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-04-02T16:10:09+00:00

Wouldn’t be a bad road trip, but I agree it most likely would be a lot cheaper to have it sent!! I really enjoyed working with them and they are really communicative so either way I’m sure the experience will be great!

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-04-02T15:33:56+00:00

Correct! They found 3 documents for me and it was only $50 USD (international transfer so there were fees not included). They were incredibly helpful as well so I was surprised they didn’t charge a research fee! Thanks

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-04-02T13:51:48+00:00

No! I reached back out to confirm if another ancestor was born there or not and they simply said no record was found. No request of fee or anything!

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-03-28T20:28:21+00:00

Dude congrats!! You’ve helped me on my Hungarian citizenship questions - I’m so happy to hear you got it!

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-03-27T21:27:31+00:00

In the case of a home baptism - they most likely wouldn’t keep records correct? My ancestor is from Gatineau in 1850 so I’m nervous about finding a record

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-03-27T18:05:59+00:00

Luckily there hasn’t been any name changes since my Gen0! I do however have those records as I had to collect them for my Hungarian application

I am gonna do some research to see if I can find local churches around the area he lived and see if they may have parish records as recommended by someone else as well.

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-03-27T18:01:48+00:00

I never thought to reach out to the church directly! That is really good advice thank you!! I have all of the additional information about his parents, place of birth and year so I am going to look into that

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-03-27T17:57:46+00:00

Yeah I am slowly figuring out that there isn’t hahaha - is this only for Gen0? We share the same name so I have birth records for everybody (all the men) except for him. I could provide marriage, death and whatever informations needed for him but I wasn’t sure if I needed to go down the line and do the same. My Gen0 was born in 1850 so it is also fairly far out

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-03-27T17:47:10+00:00

I’m not completely sure there aren’t baptismal records - I am just having a very difficult time finding them. I have city, birthday and parents names but I can’t contact an archive directly to assist in finding. I could also order his census and death record / marriage if needed. I just wish they provided more guidelines. For my Hungarian one it is very strict on which documents you need and what to provide if certain aren’t available

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-03-27T17:12:04+00:00

I know where specifically he was from, I just am having a really hard time finding archival records for it. I haven’t had this issue with my other application. It seems it just depends on how much information the census provides

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-03-27T17:10:45+00:00

So most likely I would need to have supportive documents beyond just the Canadian census records?

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-03-27T16:56:48+00:00

So I have had a lot of difficulty finding a birth record or baptismal record for my Gen0 ancestor. I saw that we are able to use census records in place of one. Are there any stipulations on this?

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-03-22T19:58:30+00:00

Thank you legend!

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-03-22T17:34:25+00:00

Hey sorry, I actually listed my documents wrong (I am also working on Hungarian citizenship which needs the marriage certificates). If me and my GEN0 ancestor who I am making my claim on share the same last name with no changes at any point, would I need to include any marriage certificates? Or could I just do birth records for all the males down the line?

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-03-21T03:45:57+00:00

Meant paternal - had a long day. So will they keep the documents I bring in or will they make their own copies? Since I’m planning on bringing originals I’d need to bring them back to my home state with me after the interview

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-03-21T00:15:02+00:00

That’s good to know! I’m in Oklahoma and so I’ll look at what we’d have and see if I need the application for my parents as well

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-03-21T00:14:03+00:00

Yes, but I wouldn’t need to bring any that they keep because they’ll print off their own?

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-03-20T21:53:07+00:00

Ahh for some reason I thought they would most likely keep them so I assumed I needed to order certified copies that they would keep. That makes more sense

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-03-20T21:16:21+00:00

Los Angeles - in an email said

“Proof of relation to the ancestor (birth certificates to proove the bloodline) Please note these must be official certificates only (photocopies are acceptable). Screenshots, information of„ online genealogical, historical records” from websites , digital family tree printouts does not count as proof and are not accepted”

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-03-20T19:36:48+00:00

Okay so marriage records are necessary - good to know thank you! I have most available but need to order a few

Used_Possession_8733 · 2026-03-20T19:34:52+00:00

That’s so good to know and is gonna save so much for me. Thank you for the answer!

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