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Search for my Polish father - Wladyslaw Nowak


teresa14  1 | 2  
23 Mar 2008 /  #1
Hi, My name is Terry ( short for teresa) and I've been trying to locate my father Walter / Wladek/ Wladislaw Nowak who left the u.k for Canada in 1957 to work as a miner. Sadly we lost contact not long after and for years I have tried to find him...in vain, can any one out there help...thanx
szkotja2007  27 | 1497  
23 Mar 2008 /  #2
Hi Teresa and welcome to the forums. Good luck with your search.
I imagine there will be a few Walter Nowaks in Canada.
I don't know much about this sort of thing but if he left over 50 years ago is there a Deaths register or something you could search ?
Wroclaw  44 | 5359  
23 Mar 2008 /  #3
I have tried to find him...in vain, can any one out there help...thanx

Check: Naturalization Records

After this length of time, check death records.

It's possible that he moved to the USA.

He must be at least 70 years old. yes/no

Check with all other, known, living relatives.
OP teresa14  1 | 2  
11 Aug 2008 /  #4
Hi thanks and sorry for late reply...no luck so far but have at least found his name on a passenger list leaving liverpool england for montreal in 1957...so a start at least....thank you again
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12 Aug 2008 /  #5
teresa, you are in luck perhaps. My name is jozef borowski, I met your father in the UK before he left in 1957 and he and I were good friends. your father is living in Vancouver BC, on the west coast Canada. I do not know how he is doing though since we lost contact for about 7 years now. He lived most of his life in Toronto though, so mabye you can find something in that area. Good Luck with your search.
OP teresa14  1 | 2  
12 Aug 2008 /  #6
dear Jozef thank you so much for that information, you have made me so happy,would you be kind enough to email me on tab-1406@hotmail co.uk and tell me anything else that you can remember or know about him, we lost contact when I was only about 9 years old and my mother sadly died in 1992.

Thank you again, my best wishes to you
Teresa

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