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==Online Sources== | ==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 | *'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/?event=_benin_5037 UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960], at Ancestry.com, index and images. ($) | ||
*'''1889-1912''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=DAHOMEY Dahomey (Benin) Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1889-1912], index | *'''1889-1912''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=DAHOMEY Dahomey (Benin) Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1889-1912], index and images. | ||
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&keywordsplace=benin&keywordsplace_proximity=5&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at | *'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&keywordsplace=benin&keywordsplace_proximity=5&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at FindMyPast; index & images ($) | ||
===British Overseas Subjects=== | ===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 | *[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 and images, ($) | ||
*[ | *[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=africa British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Africa], index and images, ($) | ||
*[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], index and images, ($) | |||
==Benin Emigration and Immigration== | ==Benin Emigration and Immigration== | ||
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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 Benin== | ==Immigration into Benin== | ||
==Emigration From Benin== | ==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:''' 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> | ||
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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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Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Gabon, France, Ghana, Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Mali | Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Gabon, France, Ghana, Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Mali | ||
*[[Nigeria Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Nigeria Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Ivory Coast Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[Togo Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Togo Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
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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. ($)
- 1889-1912 Dahomey (Benin) Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1889-1912, index and images.
- 1890-1960 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
British Overseas Subjects[edit | edit source]
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Benin, index and images, ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Africa, index and images, ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Africa, index and images, ($)
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.
Immigration into Benin[edit | edit source]
Emigration From Benin[edit | edit source]
KNOMAD Statistics: Emigrants: 657,594. Top destination countries: Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Gabon, France, Ghana, Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Mali[1]
Records of Benin 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. |
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Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, Gabon, France, Ghana, Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Mali |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Benin", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=2, accessed 4 August 2021.