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''[[Ireland Genealogy|Ireland]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Emigration and Immigration''' {{Ireland-sidebar}} | |||
Emigration records are about people leaving a country. Immigration records are about people entering a country. Records of emigration and immigration include passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, records of passports issued, lists of transported prisoners, and registers of assistance to emigrate. These records may contain the name, age, occupation, destination, place of origin or birthplace, date of departure, and date and ship of arrival of the person immigrating or emigrating. Names of fellow passengers may suggest familial relationships or provide hints about a passenger's place of origin or destination. | Emigration records are about people leaving a country. Immigration records are about people entering a country. Records of emigration and immigration include passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, records of passports issued, lists of transported prisoners, and registers of assistance to emigrate. These records may contain the name, age, occupation, destination, place of origin or birthplace, date of departure, and date and ship of arrival of the person immigrating or emigrating. Names of fellow passengers may suggest familial relationships or provide hints about a passenger's place of origin or destination. | ||
No records are required for movements within the British Isles countries (England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Isle of Man, and Channel Islands). Records were not required for free emigrants to the United States until 1773, to Canada until 1865, or to Australia, New Zealand, the British West Indies, or South Africa until the twentieth century. No countrywide, official record | No records are required for movements within the British Isles countries (England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Isle of Man, and Channel Islands). Records were not required for free emigrants to the United States until 1773, to Canada until 1865, or to Australia, New Zealand, the British West Indies, or South Africa until the twentieth century. No countrywide, official record was kept for people leaving Ireland.[[Image:Voyage of the Catalpa.jpg|thumb|right|278x234px]]<br><br> | ||
== Where Did My Ancestors Come From? == | == Where Did My Ancestors Come From? == | ||
Are you looking for an ancestor who came from Ireland? Do you know a specific place, or only a county? | Are you looking for an ancestor who came from Ireland? Do you know a specific place, or only a county? Many people have information that one or more of their ancestors came from Ireland but they don't know where. Start with step 1. Click on a locality to learn more. | ||
=== Step 1: Search records in the country where your ancestors settled | === Step 1: Search records in the country where your ancestors settled === | ||
Here are reasons why you should search records in the country where your ancestors settled: | Here are reasons why you should search records in the country where your ancestors settled: | ||
*There are 32 counties and more than a thousand parishes in Ireland. It is possible to find dozens of people by the same name and in the same time period as your ancestor. Which one will you choose? | *There are 32 counties and more than a thousand parishes in Ireland. It is possible to find dozens of people by the same name and in the same time period as your ancestor. Which one will you choose? | ||
*Country-wide vital records of the population of Ireland were not kept for the whole population until 1864. If you are looking for an ancestor before then, you may | *Country-wide vital records of the population of Ireland were not kept for the whole population until 1864. If you are looking for an ancestor before then, you may have to look in every county and parish. | ||
Records in the country to where your ancestors immigrated | Records in the country to where your ancestors immigrated can provide clues about where they lived in Ireland. To learn about these records, click on a country where they settled. | ||
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=== Step 2: Search the records in Ireland | === Step 2: Search the records in Ireland === | ||
==== '''Post-1864''' ==== | ==== '''Post-1864''' ==== | ||