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==Immigration Records== | ==Immigration Records== | ||
'''Immigration''' refers to people coming into a country. '''Emigration''' refers to people leaving a country to go to another. Immigration records usually take the form of ship's '''passenger lists''' collected at the port of entry. See [[ | '''Immigration''' refers to people coming into a country. '''Emigration''' refers to people leaving a country to go to another. Immigration records usually take the form of ship's '''passenger lists''' collected at the port of entry. See [[South Carolina Emigration and Immigration#Online Resources|'''Online Resources'''.]] | ||
===What can I find in them?=== | ===What can I find in them?=== | ||
====[[ | ====[[South Carolina Emigration and Immigration #Online Resources|Information in Passenger Lists]]==== | ||
*'''Before 1820''' - Passenger lists before 1820 included '''name, departure information and arrival details'''. The names of wives and children were often not included. | *'''Before 1820''' - Passenger lists before 1820 included '''name, departure information and arrival details'''. The names of wives and children were often not included. | ||
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*'''1906--''' - In 1906, the '''physical description and place of birth''' were included, and a year later, the '''name and address of the passenger’s closest living relative in the country of origin''' was included. | *'''1906--''' - In 1906, the '''physical description and place of birth''' were included, and a year later, the '''name and address of the passenger’s closest living relative in the country of origin''' was included. | ||
====[[ | ====[[South Carolina Emigration and Immigration#Passport Records Online|Information in Passports]] ==== | ||
Over the years, passports and passport applications contained different amounts of information about the passport applicant. The first passports that are available begin in 1795. These usually contained the individual's name, description of individual, and age. More information was required on later passport applications, such as: | Over the years, passports and passport applications contained different amounts of information about the passport applicant. The first passports that are available begin in 1795. These usually contained the individual's name, description of individual, and age. More information was required on later passport applications, such as: | ||
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*Naturalization information | *Naturalization information | ||
*Arrival information, if foreign born | *Arrival information, if foreign born | ||
== American Immigration == | == American Immigration == | ||