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Emigration and Immigration

Online Sources[edit | edit source]

1813-1834 Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834 at Ancestry, ($), index and images.
1878-1960 UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, at Ancestry.com, index and images. ($)
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
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]

Benin 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 Benin[edit | edit source]

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

Immigration into Benin[edit | edit source]

Emigration From Benin[edit | edit source]

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

Records of Benin 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.

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 ==Online Sources==
-*'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/?event=_benin_5037 UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
+*'''1813-1834''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1129/ Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834] at Ancestry, ($), index and images.
-*'''1889-1912''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=DAHOMEY Dahomey (Benin) Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1889-1912], 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. ($)
-*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&keywordsplace=benin&keywordsplace_proximity=5&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
+*'''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 ($)
+*'''1892-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=new%20zealand&q.anyPlace.exact=on&f.collectionId=1368704&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924] Search results for New Zealand
+*'''1946-1971''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61704/ Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971] Ancestry, free. Index and images. Passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. The majority of the immigrants listed in this collection are displaced persons - Holocaust survivors, former concentration camp inmates and Nazi forced laborers, as well as refugees from Central and Eastern European countries and some non-European countries.
 ===British Overseas Subjects===
-*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=benin British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Benin], index & images ($)
-*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20banns%20and%20marriages&country=benin&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Benin], index & images ($)
 ==Benin 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 Benin==
+If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Benin, see [[Benin Finding Town of Origin|'''Benin Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies.
 ==Immigration into Benin==
-*Little is known of Benin's early history. From the 17th to the 19th century, the main political entities in the area were the '''Kingdom of Dahomey, along with the city-state of Porto-Novo, and a large area with many different nations to the north'''. This region was referred to as the '''Slave Coast''' from as early as the 17th century due to the large number of people who were kidnapped and trafficked to the New World during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade.
-*After enslavement was abolished, '''France''' took over the country and renamed it '''French Dahomey'''. In 1960, Dahomey gained full independence from France.
-*Recent migrations have brought other '''African nationals to Benin that include Nigerians, Togolese, and Malians'''.
-*The foreign community also includes many '''Lebanese and Indians''' involved in trade and commerce.
-*The '''personnel of the many European embassies and foreign aid missions and of nongovernmental organizations and various missionary groups''' account for a large part of the 5,500 European population.
-*A small part of the European population consists of '''Beninese citizens of French ancestry.'''<ref>"Benin", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin, accessed 4 August 2021.</ref>
 ==Emigration From Benin==
-'''KNOMAD Statistics:''' Emigrants: 657,594. Top destination countries: '''Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Gabon, France, Ghana, Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Mali'''<ref>"Benin", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=2, accessed 4 August 2021.</ref>
+'''KNOMAD Statistics:'''
+<ref>"Benin", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development
 ==Records of Benin 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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-Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Gabon, France, Ghana, Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Mali
+*[[United States Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[Nigeria Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[Côte d'Ivoire Emigration and Immigration]]
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-*[[Togo Emigration and Immigration]]
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-*[[Gabon Emigration and Immigration]]
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-*[[France Emigration and Immigration]]
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-*[[Ghana Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[Republic of the Congo Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[Burkina Faso Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[Mali Emigration and Immigration]]
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 ==References==