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Online Sources[edit | edit source]

1878-1960 UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, at Ancestry.com, index and images. ($)
1890-1960 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
1892-1924 New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924 Search results for New Zealand
1895-1912 French Overseas Laos Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1895-1912, index and images.
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.

British Overseas Subjects[edit | edit source]

British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Laos, index and images, ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages,, index and images, ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Laos, index and images, ($)

Laos 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.

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

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

Immigration into Laos[edit | edit source]

Emigration From Laos[edit | edit source]

KNOMAD Statistics: <ref>"Laos", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development

Records of Laos Emigrants in Their Destination Nations[edit | edit source]

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.

References[edit | edit source]

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 ==Online Sources==
-*'''1895-1912''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=LAOS French Overseas Laos Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1895-1912], index & images.
+*'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/ UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960], at Ancestry.com, index and images. ($)
+*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
+*'''1892-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=new%20zealand&q.anyPlace.exact=on&f.collectionId=1368704&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924] Search results for New Zealand
+*'''1895-1912''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=LAOS French Overseas Laos Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1895-1912], index and images.
+*'''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.
 ===British Overseas Subjects===
-*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=laos British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Laos], index & images ($)
+*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=laos British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Laos], index and images, ($)
-*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+banns+and+marriages&sid=103&country=laos British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Laos], index & images ($)
+*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages,], index and images, ($)
-*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=laos British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Laos], index & images ($)
+*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=laos British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Laos], index and images, ($)
 ==Laos 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.
+==Finding the Town of Origin in Laos==
+If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Laos, see [[Laos Finding Town of Origin|'''Laos Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies.
 ==Immigration into Laos==
-*Present-day Laos traces its historic and cultural identity to '''Lan Xang''', which existed from the 14th century to the 18th century as '''one of the largest kingdoms in Southeast Asia'''.
-*Because of its central geographical location in Southeast Asia, the kingdom '''became a hub for overland trade and became wealthy economically and culturally'''.
-*After a period of internal conflict, '''Lan Xang broke into three separate kingdoms—Luang Phrabang, Vientiane, and Champasak'''.
-*In 1893, the three territories came under a '''French protectorate and were united to form what is now known as Laos'''.
-*It briefly gained independence in 1945 after Japanese occupation but was '''re-colonized by France until it won autonomy in 1949'''.
-*Laos '''became independent''' in 1953. A post-independence civil war began ending in 1975. Laos was then dependent on military and economic aid from the Soviet Union until its dissolution in 1991.<ref name="la">"Laos", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos#Demographics, accessed 3 August 2021.</ref>
 ==Emigration From Laos==
-*Some '''Vietnamese, Laotian Chinese and Thai minorities remain''', particularly in the towns, but many left after independence in the late 1940s, many of whom '''relocated either to Vietnam, Hong Kong, or to France.'''
+'''KNOMAD Statistics:'''
-*From 1975 to 1996, the '''United States''' resettled some 250,000 Lao refugees from Thailand, including 130,000 Hmong.<ref name="la"/>
+<ref>"Laos", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development
-*'''KNOMAD Statistics:''' Emigrants: 1,294,200. Top destination countries: '''Thailand, the United States, Bangladesh, France, Canada, Australia, Vietnam, China, Germany, Switzerland''' <ref>"Laos", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=13, accessed 3 August 2021.</ref>
 ==Records of Laos 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 Wiki articles about immigration records for '''major''' destination countries below. Additional Wiki articles for other destinations can be found at [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Emigration_and_Immigration_Records '''Category:Emigration and Immigration Records'''.]   </span>
+|<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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-*[[Vietnam Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[China Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[France Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[Thailand Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
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-*[[Bangladesh Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[Australia Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[Germany Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[Switzerland Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
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