[b112]

You know, that's another interesting data point.

My grandfather was a "home child", basically a war orphan indentured, his contract sold to a farmer in Canada, while his brother went to Australia, never to be seen again.

But at the time, even for normal moves to Canada or other places, people were worried that their children would not be Subjects of The Empire.

So promises were made, that if subjects moved to a colony, their Grandchildren would be British". This was still a pledge in the 20s when my grandfather arrived in Canada, and thus I am eligible for a UK "Ancestry VISA".

This only works if your grandfather was born in the UK, amd went to a colony, and my point?

Well, eventually the last person capable of exercising this right will be gone. Maybe 30 years?

It is another point in the end of empire.

[defrost]

> while his brother went to Australia, never to be seen again.

There's a tale that likely ended in tears.

British war orphans sent to Australia largely fell into the clutches of the Christian Brothers . . .

* https://kelsolawyers.com/au/paedophile_offenders/brother-kea...

* https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/02/child-migran...

* https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-39078652

[b112]

Oh I know, sadly.

We've never been able to track him down, or their sister down (she was still at the orphanage, too young to ship off when they were broken up).

My grandfather was lucky in Canada. He worked dawn to dusk, but was fed well, sheltered from the elements, and learned how to manage a farm. He came out of it reasonably well.

People often say there is a history of treating Natives poorly in Canada, colonies. Yet we did it to ourselves, too.

Especially the churches.

[nineteen999]

Likewise in Australia, I am eligible for a UK passport since my father was born there, even though he emigrated in 1949 and I wasn't born until 1975. Was a lot of fun back in the 2000's when England was still part of the Eurozone since the passport allowed me to live/work anywhere in the EU.

[DEADMINCE]

> This only works if your grandfather was born in the UK, amd went to a colony

Anyone with any grandparent born in the UK is eligible, whether that grandparent went to a colony or not.

[b112]

Good to know, thanks