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==How to Find Records==
===Online Records===
*'''1817-1834''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1129/ Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834 (1817-1834 for Grenada)], at Ancestry.com, index and images. ($)
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel+%26+migration&sid=101&destinationcountry=india Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/british-civil-service-evidence-of-age?sourceID=13&utm_source=affiliate&utm_content=Forebears&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=%20fmp_us&awc=5927_1504556704_d81f7994f510d95e3a906e2b23e30a1f&dclid=CIyRsL-ujNYCFQMQPwodqFkOmQ British Civil Service Evidence Of Age], index ($)


British Naval Office Shipping Lists, 1678-1825, have been digitized by [http://www.britishonlinearchives.co.uk/collection.php?cid=9781851173181&pid=&did=&cat=&sid=BOABRAW&date_option=equal British Online Archives] (site requires subscription). Names of passengers are not included.
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms], index and images, ($)


*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages,], index and images, ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials], index and images, ($)
==Finding the Town of Origin in Grenada==
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Grenada, see [[Grenada Finding Town of Origin|'''Grenada Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies.
==Grenada Emigration and Immigration==
<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.
==Immigration to Grenada==
As a colony of the British Empire, Grenada was the destination of British government administrators, shipping and trading merchants, and community settlers, and their families.
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How to Find Records[edit | edit source]

Online Records[edit | edit source]

Finding the Town of Origin in Grenada[edit | edit source]

If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Grenada, see Grenada Finding Town of Origin for additional research strategies.

Grenada Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

"Emigration" means moving out of a country. "Immigration" means moving into a country.
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 to Grenada[edit | edit source]

As a colony of the British Empire, Grenada was the destination of British government administrators, shipping and trading merchants, and community settlers, and their families.