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==Online Sources==  
==Online Sources==  
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&keywordsplace=mauritania&keywordsplace_proximity=5&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*'''1813-1834''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1129/ Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834] at Ancestry, ($), index and images.
*'''1895-1917''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=MAURITANIE '''France National Overseas Archives, Mauritania''']
*'''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
*'''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.


==Mauritania Emigration and Immigration==
===British Overseas Subjects===
==COUNTRY Emigration and Immigration==
<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br>
<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.
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 into Mauritania==
==Finding the Town of Origin in COUNTRY==
*In the late 19th century, during the European Scramble for Africa, Mauritania became a French colony. Mauritania became independent from French West Africa in 1960.
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in COUNTRY, see [[COUNTRY Finding Town of Origin|'''COUNTRY Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies.
*After Mauritanian independence, larger numbers of indigenous Sub-Saharan African peoples (Haalpulaar, Soninke, and Wolof) migrated into it, most of them settling in the area north of the Senegal River. Many of these new arrivals had been educated in the French language and French customs, and became clerks, soldiers, and administrators in the new state.<ref>"Mauritania", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritania, accessed 4 August 2021.</ref>


==Emigration From Mauritania==
==Immigration into COUNTRY==
'''KNOMAD Statistics:'''  Emigrants: 136,300. Top destination countries: '''Senegal, Nigeria, France, Mali, Spain, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, the Republic of Congo, Belgium, Italy'''
==Emigration From COUNTRY==
<ref>"Mauritania", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=15, accessed 4 August 2021.</ref>
'''KNOMAD Statistics:'''
<ref>"COUNTRY", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development


==Records of Mauritania Emigrants in Their Destination Nations==
==Records of COUNTRY 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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*[[Senegal Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[United States Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Nigeria Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[France Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Mali Emigration and Immigration]]
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*[[Spain Emigration and Immigration]]
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*[[Côte d'Ivoire Emigration and Immigration]]
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*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[The Gambia Emigration and Immigration]]
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*[[Republic of the Congo Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Belgium Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Italy Emigration and Immigration]]
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==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 10:26, 4 August 2021

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Online Sources[edit | edit source]

British Overseas Subjects[edit | edit source]

COUNTRY 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 COUNTRY[edit | edit source]

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

Immigration into COUNTRY[edit | edit source]

Emigration From COUNTRY[edit | edit source]

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

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

Dark thin font green pin Version 4.png 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]