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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. There was no systematic, official method of emigration from Ireland.<br>


== Where Did My Ancestors Come From?  ==
== Where Did My Ancestors Come From?  ==
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Records in the country to where your ancestors emigrated&nbsp;can&nbsp;provide clues about where they lived in Ireland. To learn about these records, click on a country where they settled.  
Records in the country to where your ancestors emigrated&nbsp;can&nbsp;provide clues about where they lived in Ireland. To learn about these records, click on a country where they settled.  


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*[[Ireland Taxation|Tithe Applotment records, 1825-1835]]  
*[[Ireland Taxation|Tithe Applotment records, 1825-1835]]  
*[[Ireland Land and Property|Registry of Deeds, 1708-present]]<br>
*[[Ireland Land and Property|Registry of Deeds, 1708-present]]<br>
A good place to start if your ancestor was born or married after 1864 is by searching [[Ireland Civil Registration|civil registration records]]. These are indexed on [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;c=1408347 FamilySearch Record Search Pilot].


== Reasons Irish Emigrated  ==
== Reasons Irish Emigrated  ==
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== Emigration from Ireland  ==
== Emigration from Ireland  ==
No records are required for movements within the British Isles&nbsp;countries (England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Isle of Man,&nbsp;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. There was no systematic, official method of emigration from Ireland. As a result, you may not find emigration records for your Irish ancestor.


Emigration from Ireland began as early as 1603, when people immigrated to areas such as continental Europe, the islands of the Caribbean, the British colonies, and other parts of the British Isles. Emigration increased during periods of civil or religious unrest or famine in Ireland as well as during various gold rushes in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States. The period of greatest emigration began around 1780 and reached its peak from 1845 to 1855, when between one and&nbsp;two million people left Ireland because of the potato famine. The following categories of emigrants account for most people who emigrated from Ireland:  
Emigration from Ireland began as early as 1603, when people immigrated to areas such as continental Europe, the islands of the Caribbean, the British colonies, and other parts of the British Isles. Emigration increased during periods of civil or religious unrest or famine in Ireland as well as during various gold rushes in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United States. The period of greatest emigration began around 1780 and reached its peak from 1845 to 1855, when between one and&nbsp;two million people left Ireland because of the potato famine. The following categories of emigrants account for most people who emigrated from Ireland:  
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*'''Military personnel'''. Soldiers serving overseas were offered land or other inducements to settle in the colony where they were serving when they were discharged. This settlement practice was common for soldiers in Australia from 1791, Canada from 1815, and New Zealand from 1844.
*'''Military personnel'''. Soldiers serving overseas were offered land or other inducements to settle in the colony where they were serving when they were discharged. This settlement practice was common for soldiers in Australia from 1791, Canada from 1815, and New Zealand from 1844.


=== Finding the Emigrant's Place of Origin  ===
== Records of Irish Emigrants in Their Destination Countries ==
 
Once you have traced your family back to an Irish emigrant ancestor, you must determine the place in Ireland from which that ancestor came. For ancestors who were born, married, or died after 1863 (1845 for some marriages), you may be able to find the place of origin by using the government indexes to birth, marriage, and death registrations.
 
You may also learn your ancestor's place of origin by talking to family members or through documents (in an archive or library or in the possession of a relative), such as birth, marriage, and death certificates, obituaries, gravestone inscriptions, journals, photographs, letters, family Bibles, military records, society and lodge records, land petitions and deeds, church records, naturalization applications and petitions, passenger lists, newspaper announcements or articles, passports, and family heirlooms.
 
=== Records of Irish Emigrants in Their Destination Countries ===


Immigration records of the country to which your ancestor immigrated may help you determine your ancestor's place of origin, occupation, and age. Knowing an approximate date and port of arrival or the name of the ship on which your ancestor sailed will help you search immigration records. Many immigration records are held in repositories, usually in the destination country. The immigration records that are available at the Family History Library are generally listed in the&nbsp;Place Search of the catalog under: [DESTINATION COUNTRY] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION <br>  
Immigration records of the country to which your ancestor immigrated may help you determine your ancestor's place of origin, occupation, and age. Knowing an approximate date and port of arrival or the name of the ship on which your ancestor sailed will help you search immigration records. Many immigration records are held in repositories, usually in the destination country. The immigration records that are available at the Family History Library are generally listed in the&nbsp;Place Search of the catalog under: [DESTINATION COUNTRY] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION <br>  
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In 1840 the British began colonizing New Zealand. Most immigrants to New Zealand received some form of assistance either from the New Zealand Company or from a government or church association set up to encourage immigration. Besides the age, origin, and occupation, New Zealand immigration records usually include additional details such as the wife's and children's names and ages and details of settlement. Many New Zealand immigration records are available at the Family History Library and are listed in the Locality Search of the catalog under:&nbsp;  
In 1840 the British began colonizing New Zealand. Most immigrants to New Zealand received some form of assistance either from the New Zealand Company or from a government or church association set up to encourage immigration. Besides the age, origin, and occupation, New Zealand immigration records usually include additional details such as the wife's and children's names and ages and details of settlement. Many New Zealand immigration records are available at the Family History Library and are listed in the Locality Search of the catalog under:&nbsp;  


NEW ZEALAND, [PROVINCE] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION RECORDS  
NEW ZEALAND, [PROVINCE] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION RECORDS<br>  
 
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