I would like to know who may be considered a British Subject. Any information will be greatly appreciated.

It should be noted that up until 1949, nearly everyone with a close connection to the United Kingdom was called a ‘British subject’. Further, all citizens of Commonwealth countries were collectively referred to as ‘British subjects’ up until January 1983 but this was not an official status for most of them. However, since 1983, very few people have qualified as British subjects.

Persons became a British subject on January 1, 1983 if, until then, they were either a British subject without citizenship, which means they were a British subject on December 31, 1948 who did not become a citizen of the United Kingdom (UK) and Colonies, a Commonwealth country, Pakistan or Ireland. In the alternative, they were a person who had been a citizen of Ireland on December 31, 1948 and had made a claim to remain a British subject.