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Emigration and immigration records are records of people leaving (emigrating) or coming into (immigrating) Wales. Records include passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, records of passports issued, lists of transported prisoners, or registers of assistance to emigrate. These records may contain the name, age, occupation, destination, place of origin or birthplace, the ship, and date of arrival. Names of fellow passengers may help construct family groups or provide hints on place of origin or destination. | |||
Welshmen began emigrating to other countries including the United States, India, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and South America as early as the 1600s. One of the earliest groups of Welsh emigrants was the John Miles congregation of Baptists who settled in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. The most significant early Welsh emigrants to America settled in the "Welsh Tract" of Pennsylvania. They came at the invitation of William Penn, and the first group arrived in the early 1680s. For several decades after this, many Welsh nonconformists emigrated to Pennsylvania. | Welshmen began emigrating to other countries including the United States, India, Canada, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, and South America as early as the 1600s. One of the earliest groups of Welsh emigrants was the John Miles congregation of Baptists who settled in Rehoboth, Massachusetts. The most significant early Welsh emigrants to America settled in the "Welsh Tract" of Pennsylvania. They came at the invitation of William Penn, and the first group arrived in the early 1680s. For several decades after this, many Welsh nonconformists emigrated to Pennsylvania. | ||
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Movements within the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales) and also the Isle of Man and Channel Islands, to the colonies required no documents. Records were not required for free emigrants to the United States until 1776; Canada before 1865; or Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa until the twentieth century. | Movements within the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales) and also the Isle of Man and Channel Islands, to the colonies required no documents. Records were not required for free emigrants to the United States until 1776; Canada before 1865; or Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa until the twentieth century. | ||
=== Finding the Emigrant’s Place of Origin === | === Finding the Emigrant’s Place of Origin === | ||
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If the individual emigrated after 1 July 1837, you may find the place of origin by using the nationwide indexes to births, marriages, and deaths (see the "[[Wales Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]]" section of this outline). There is no complete nationwide index to birth, marriage, or death records before 1837. The International Genealogical Index and local marriage indexes are partial indexes that you may try before searching emigration records. | If the individual emigrated after 1 July 1837, you may find the place of origin by using the nationwide indexes to births, marriages, and deaths (see the "[[Wales Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]]" section of this outline). There is no complete nationwide index to birth, marriage, or death records before 1837. The International Genealogical Index and local marriage indexes are partial indexes that you may try before searching emigration records. | ||
For further information about finding the origins of immigrant ancestors, see the [[Portal:Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] Wiki article. | For further information about finding the origins of immigrant ancestors, see the [[Portal:Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] Wiki article. | ||
=== Emigration From Wales === | === Emigration From Wales === | ||
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ARGENTINA, PATAGONIA - COLONIZATION | ARGENTINA, PATAGONIA - COLONIZATION | ||
=== British Records of Emigration === | === British Records of Emigration === | ||
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There are other lists of emigrants by authors such as Peter W. Coldham, Michael Tepper, and P. William Filby. See the Author/Title Search of the Family History Library Catalog for works by these authors. | There are other lists of emigrants by authors such as Peter W. Coldham, Michael Tepper, and P. William Filby. See the Author/Title Search of the Family History Library Catalog for works by these authors. | ||
=== Immigration into the British Isles === | === Immigration into the British Isles === | ||
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As there are few English immigration sources, you may need to search the emigration records for your ancestor’s country of origin. | As there are few English immigration sources, you may need to search the emigration records for your ancestor’s country of origin. | ||
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*http://home.clara.net/tirbach/HelpPageemigration.html | *http://home.clara.net/tirbach/HelpPageemigration.html | ||
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