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==Finding the Town of Origin in | ==Finding the Town of Origin in Tanzania== | ||
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in | If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Tanzania, see [[Tanzania Finding Town of Origin|'''Tanzania Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies. | ||
== | ==Tanzania Emigration and Immigration== | ||
<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. | ||
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*Claiming the coastal strip, Omani Sultan Said bin Sultan moved his capital to Zanzibar City in 1840. During this time, '''Zanzibar became the centre for the east African slave trade'''. Between 65 and 90 per cent of the Arab-Swahili population of Zanzibar was enslaved. Figures record the exporting of 718,000 slaves from the Swahili coast during the 19th century, and the retention of 769,000 on the coast.mIn the 1890s, slavery was abolished. | *Claiming the coastal strip, Omani Sultan Said bin Sultan moved his capital to Zanzibar City in 1840. During this time, '''Zanzibar became the centre for the east African slave trade'''. Between 65 and 90 per cent of the Arab-Swahili population of Zanzibar was enslaved. Figures record the exporting of 718,000 slaves from the Swahili coast during the 19th century, and the retention of 769,000 on the coast.mIn the 1890s, slavery was abolished. | ||
==Emigration From | ==Emigration From Tanzania== | ||
==Records of Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ==Records of Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Tanzania]] [[Category: Emigration and Immigration Records]] | ||
[[Category:Tanzania]] | [[Category:Tanzania]] | ||