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== Records of Irish Emigrants in Their Destination Countries == | == 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 Place Search of the catalog under: | 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. Naturalization records in the destination country can be more helpful than immigration records in determining your ancestor's place of origin. To learn more about naturalization records, read [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] or the articles about ''Naturalization and Citizenship'' for each destination country. | ||
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 Place Search of the catalog under: | |||
[DESTINATION COUNTRY] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION <br> | [DESTINATION COUNTRY] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION <br> | ||
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NEW ZEALAND, [PROVINCE] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION RECORDS<br> | NEW ZEALAND, [PROVINCE] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION RECORDS<br> | ||
== British Records of Irish Emigration == | == British Records of Irish Emigration == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
The following will help you learn more about emigration and immigration. | |||
==== | *[[The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society|The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society]] | ||
*[[The Scotch-Irish in America: Proceedings and Addresses of the Scotch-Irish Congress|The Scotch-Irish in America: Proceedings and Addresses of the Scotch-Irish Congress]] Falley, Margaret Dickson. ''Irish and Scotch-Irish Ancestral Research.'' 2 vols. Evanston, Illinois: Margaret Dickson Falley, 1961-62. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=941.5+D27f+ book Ref 941.5 D27f 2 vols].) | |||
*Smith, Frank''. Smith's Inventory of Genealogical Sources: Ireland''. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=941.5+D23s book Ref 941.5 D23s].) | |||
The National Archives (England) emigration collections include registers of births, 1847-1854, and deaths of emigrants at sea, 1847-1869. See the CO class series no. 386, pieces 170-172. These may include many among the Irish "Famine" immigrants who died journeying across the Atlantic to North America. | |||
== Immigration into Ireland == | == Immigration into Ireland == | ||