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<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br> | <span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br> | ||
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | ||
=== Immigration=== | === Immigration=== | ||
*In the 17th century, the southernmost point of Africa where the Atlantic and Indian oceans meet became a desirable half-way haven for the Dutch East India Company which was trading with India. By order of that company in 1652, Jan van Riebeeck arrived with a few other Dutch settlers at the Cape of Good Hope to establish this half-way station so that fresh vegetables and fruits could be provided to prevent scurvy among the Company’s sailors. Emigrants from Holland were then encouraged to settle and colonize, but they were soon joined by settlers from other countries, as the following list shows: | *In the 17th century, the southernmost point of Africa where the Atlantic and Indian oceans meet became a desirable half-way haven for the Dutch East India Company which was trading with India. By order of that company in 1652, Jan van Riebeeck arrived with a few other Dutch settlers at the Cape of Good Hope to establish this half-way station so that fresh vegetables and fruits could be provided to prevent scurvy among the Company’s sailors. Emigrants from Holland were then encouraged to settle and colonize, but they were soon joined by settlers from other countries, as the following list shows: | ||
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::9. Canada (3.0%) | ::9. Canada (3.0%) | ||
::10. China (2.0%) | ::10. China (2.0%) | ||
==Records of South Africa Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | |||
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|<span style="color:DarkViolet">One option is to look for records about the ancestor in the '''country of destination, the country they immigrated into'''. See links to immigration records for major destination countries below.</span> | |||
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*[[Australia Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[England Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[United States Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[New Zealand Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[Germany Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
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*[[American Samoa Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[United Arab Emirates Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[Cuba Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[China Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
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==For Further Reading== | |||
There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog: | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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