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Citizenship

Posted by David Murrian on 9/10/2024, 7:47 am

An Austrian woman married an English man by Licence at St. Thomas Register Office in August 1911. Would this marriage have automatically given her UK citizenship? If not, when World War 1 started, what would have been her position as an apparent "alien" of a country we were at war with in 1914. (incidentally by which time the couple had already had 2 children - one born in Devon and one born in Somerset)?.

Thanks, David

Re: Citizenship

Posted by Joan Smith on 13/10/2024, 7:00 pm, in reply to "Citizenship"

https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/acts/aliens-restriction-act-1914
This website may help I admit to reading all of it!

Re: Citizenship

Posted by David Murrian on 14/10/2024, 10:35 am, in reply to "Re: Citizenship"

Thank you for your input, I will read it all when I have a few spare hours!!

David

Re: Citizenship

Posted by Tim Treeby on 14/10/2024, 7:00 pm, in reply to "Re: Citizenship"

Simple answer is yes would be deemed to be a British Subject.

See Subject to Empire: Married Women and the British Nationality and Statu

also see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/historical-background-information-on-nationality/historical-background-information-on-nationality-accessible

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