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::'''NEW ZEALAND, [PROVINCE] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION''' | ::'''NEW ZEALAND, [PROVINCE] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION''' | ||
== Immigration into Scotland == | |||
'''Groups immigrating:''' Immigration into Scotland has included people from elsewhere in the British Isles and from Continental Europe. Specific immigrant groups include: | '''Groups immigrating:''' Immigration into Scotland has included people from elsewhere in the British Isles and from Continental Europe. Specific immigrant groups include: | ||
::refugees from wars (such as the French Revolution) | ::*refugees from wars (such as the French Revolution) | ||
::refugees from religious persecution (such as Huguenots and Jews). Throughout the nineteenth century in particular, | ::*refugees from religious persecution (such as Huguenots and Jews). Throughout the nineteenth century in particular, | ||
::job seekers influenced of industrial development | ::*job seekers influenced of industrial development | ||
::refugees from the Irish Potato Famine.<br. | ::*refugees from the Irish Potato Famine.<br. | ||
'''Available records:'''No regular series of arrival records survives prior to 1836. The few surviving pre-1836 immigration records are not indexed. The following types of records may help you find information about an ancestor who immigrated into Scotland: | '''Available records:'''No regular series of arrival records survives prior to 1836. The few surviving pre-1836 immigration records are not indexed. The following types of records may help you find information about an ancestor who immigrated into Scotland: | ||