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==How to Find the Records== | |||
==Online Sources== | ==Online Sources== | ||
*'''1946-1971''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61704/ Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971] Ancestry, free. Index and images. Passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. The majority of the immigrants listed in this collection are displaced persons - Holocaust survivors, former concentration camp inmates and Nazi forced laborers, as well as refugees from Central and Eastern European countries and some non-European countries. | *'''1946-1971''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61704/ Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971] Ancestry, free. Index and images. Passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. The majority of the immigrants listed in this collection are displaced persons - Holocaust survivors, former concentration camp inmates and Nazi forced laborers, as well as refugees from Central and Eastern European countries and some non-European countries. | ||
*'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/ UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960] at Ancestry | *'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/ UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960], at Ancestry.com, index and images. ($) | ||
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at | *'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at FindMyPast; index & images ($) | ||
===British Overseas Subjects=== | ===British Overseas Subjects=== | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=tanzania%2czanzibar British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Tanzania], index | *[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=tanzania%2czanzibar British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Tanzania], index and images, ($) | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Africa] | *[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Africa], index and images, ($) | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=zanzibar British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Tanzania ], index | *[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=zanzibar British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Tanzania ], index and images, ($) | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Africa] | *[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Africa], index and images, ($) | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials] | *[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 Tanzania== | ==Finding the Town of Origin in Tanzania== | ||
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[[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]] | [[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]] | ||
===Immigration | ==Tanzania Emigration and Immigration<ref>"Tanzania", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania, accessed 18 July 2021.</ref>== | ||
*German rule began in mainland Tanzania during the late 19th century when '''Germany formed German East Africa'''. | ===Immigration=== | ||
*German rule began in mainland Tanzania during the late 19th century when '''Germany formed German East Africa'''. This was followed by '''British rule after World War I'''. | |||
*The mainland was governed as Tanganyika, with the Zanzibar Archipelago remaining a separate colonial jurisdiction. Following their respective independence in 1961 and 1963, the two entities merged in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. The countries had joined the British Commonwealth in 1961 and Tanzania is still a member of the Commonwealth as one republic. | *The mainland was governed as Tanganyika, with the Zanzibar Archipelago remaining a separate colonial jurisdiction. Following their respective independence in 1961 and 1963, the two entities merged in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. The countries had joined the British Commonwealth in 1961 and Tanzania is still a member of the Commonwealth as one republic. | ||
*The population includes people of '''Arab and Indian origin, and small European and Chinese communities'''. Thousands of Arabs and Indians were massacred during the Zanzibar Revolution of 1964. As of 1994, the Asian community numbered 50,000 on the mainland and 4,000 on Zanzibar. An estimated 70,000 Arabs and 10,000 Europeans lived in Tanzania. | *The population includes people of '''Arab and Indian origin, and small European and Chinese communities'''. Thousands of Arabs and Indians were massacred during the Zanzibar Revolution of 1964. As of 1994, the Asian community numbered 50,000 on the mainland and 4,000 on Zanzibar. An estimated 70,000 Arabs and 10,000 Europeans lived in Tanzania. | ||
===Emigration=== | |||
===Emigration | |||
*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. | ||
'''Regions with significant populations'''<br> | '''Regions with significant populations'''<br> | ||
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*India 300 | *India 300 | ||
==Records of | ==Emigration From Tanzania== | ||
==Records of 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 | |<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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*[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Canada 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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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Online Sources[edit | edit source]
- 1946-1971 Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971 Ancestry, free. Index and images. Passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. The majority of the immigrants listed in this collection are displaced persons - Holocaust survivors, former concentration camp inmates and Nazi forced laborers, as well as refugees from Central and Eastern European countries and some non-European countries.
- 1878-1960 UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, at Ancestry.com, index and images. ($)
- 1890-1960 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
British Overseas Subjects[edit | edit source]
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Tanzania, index and images, ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Africa, index and images, ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Tanzania , index and images, ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Africa, index and images, ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, index and images, ($)
Finding the Town of Origin in Tanzania[edit | edit source]
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Tanzania, see Tanzania Finding Town of Origin for additional research strategies.
Tanzania Emigration and Immigration[1][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.
Tanzania Emigration and Immigration[2][edit | edit source]
Immigration[edit | edit source]
- German rule began in mainland Tanzania during the late 19th century when Germany formed German East Africa. This was followed by British rule after World War I.
- The mainland was governed as Tanganyika, with the Zanzibar Archipelago remaining a separate colonial jurisdiction. Following their respective independence in 1961 and 1963, the two entities merged in 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanzania. The countries had joined the British Commonwealth in 1961 and Tanzania is still a member of the Commonwealth as one republic.
- The population includes people of Arab and Indian origin, and small European and Chinese communities. Thousands of Arabs and Indians were massacred during the Zanzibar Revolution of 1964. As of 1994, the Asian community numbered 50,000 on the mainland and 4,000 on Zanzibar. An estimated 70,000 Arabs and 10,000 Europeans lived in Tanzania.
Emigration[edit | edit source]
- 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.
Regions with significant populations
- United Kingdom 35,000
- United States 20,308
- Canada 19,500
- Australia 1,500
- Sweden 900
- Italy 900
- Denmark 700
- Brazil 500
- Portugal 500
- India 300
Emigration From Tanzania[edit | edit source]
Records of Emigrants in Their Destination Nations[edit | edit source]
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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. |
For Further Reading[edit | edit source]
There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog:
- {{FHL||subject_id|disp=
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Tanzania", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania, accessed 18 July 2021.
- ↑ "Tanzania", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania, accessed 18 July 2021.