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Virginia Emigration and Immigration (view source)
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Beginning in the late 18th century, Virginia lost many residents as families moved westward to new states and territories. There was very little foreign immigration to Virginia after 1800. | Beginning in the late 18th century, Virginia lost many residents as families moved westward to new states and territories. There was very little foreign immigration to Virginia after 1800. | ||
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Most surviving lists of colonial Virginia immigrants have been published in various sources. Almost all names of colonial immigrants listed in published sources are indexed in P. William Filby, ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index'', described in the United States Research Outline (30972) "Emigration and Immigration" section. The outline lists several other important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Virginia. The ''Tracing Immigrant Origins Research Outline ''(34111) introduces the principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor's original hometown. | Most surviving lists of colonial Virginia immigrants have been published in various sources. Almost all names of colonial immigrants listed in published sources are indexed in P. William Filby, ''Passenger and Immigration Lists Index'', described in the United States Research Outline (30972) "Emigration and Immigration" section. The outline lists several other important sources for finding information about immigrants. These nationwide sources include many references to people who settled in Virginia. The ''Tracing Immigrant Origins Research Outline''(34111) introduces the principles, search strategies, and additional record types you can use to identify an immigrant ancestor's original hometown. | ||
''The Biographical Dictionary of Early Virginia, 1607- 1660'' lists many immigrants. See the “Biography” section of this outline. | ''The Biographical Dictionary of Early Virginia, 1607- 1660'' lists many immigrants. See the “Biography” section of this outline. | ||
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* Norfolk and Portsmouth, 1820-1857 (FHL film 830236) | * Norfolk and Portsmouth, 1820-1857 (FHL film 830236) | ||
* Petersburg, 1820-1821 (FHL film 830238) | * Petersburg, 1820-1821 (FHL film 830238) | ||
* Richmond, 1820-1844 (FHL film 830246) | * Richmond, 1820-1844 (FHL film 830246) | ||
The above lists are included in ''Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts'' . . . (in the Family History Library Catalog Locality Search under UNITED STATES - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FHL films 830231-46). These lists are indexed in ''Supplemental Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports'' . . . (in the Family History Library Catalog Locality Search under UNITED STATES - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION - INDEXES; FHL films 418161-348). | The above lists are included in ''Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts'' . . . (in the Family History Library Catalog Locality Search under UNITED STATES - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FHL films 830231-46). These lists are indexed in ''Supplemental Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports'' . . . (in the Family History Library Catalog Locality Search under UNITED STATES - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION - INDEXES; FHL films 418161-348). | ||
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'''http://www.alexandria.lib.va.us/lhsc_genealogy_resources/citizen/citizen.html''' | '''http://www.alexandria.lib.va.us/lhsc_genealogy_resources/citizen/citizen.html''' | ||
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