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==Online Sources==  
==Online Sources==  
*'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/?event=_namibia_5160 UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960] at Ancestry - 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=namibia&keywordsplace_proximity=5&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at FindMyPast; index & images ($)


===British Overseas Subjects===
===British Overseas Subjects===
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20births%20and%20baptisms&country=namibia&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Namibia], index & images ($)
==COUNTRY Emigration and Immigration==
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=namibia British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Namibia], index & images ($)<br><br>
 
==Namibia 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 Namibia==
==Immigration into COUNTRY==
*In 1878, the Cape of Good Hope, then a British colony, '''annexed the port of Walvis Bay and the offshore Penguin Islands'''; these became an integral part of the new Union of South Africa at its creation in 1910.
<ref>"COUNTRY", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COUNTRY, accessed August 2021.</ref>
*In 1884 the '''German Empire''' established rule over most of the territory, '''forming a colony known as German South West Africa'''. It developed farming and infrastructure.  
==Emigration From COUNTRY==
*German rule ended in 1915 with a '''defeat by South African forces'''.  
'''KNOMAD Statistics:'''
*In 1920, after the end of World War I, '''the League of Nations mandated administration of the colony to South Africa'''. As Mandatory power, South Africa imposed its laws, including racial classifications and rules. From 1948, with the National Party elected to power, this included South Africa applying apartheid to what was then known as '''South West Africa.'''
<ref>"COUNTRY", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, ,accessed August 2021</ref>
*In the later 20th century, uprisings and demands for political representation by native African political activists seeking independence resulted in the UN assuming direct responsibility over the territory in 1966, but South Africa maintained de facto rule.
*In 1973 '''the UN recognized the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) as the official representative of the Namibian people'''.
*Following continued guerrilla warfare, '''South Africa installed an interim administration in Namibia in 1985'''.
*Namibia obtained full independence from South Africa in 1990. '''However, Walvis Bay and the Penguin Islands remained under South African control until 1994.'''<ref>"Namibia", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia, accessed August 2021.</ref>


==Emigration From Namibia==
==Records of COUNTRY Emigrants in Their Destination Nations==
'''KNOMAD Statistics:''' Emigrants: 138,600. Top destination countries: '''South Africa, Tanzania, Botswana, Australia, the United States, Angola, Canada, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Austria''' <ref>"Namibia", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=16, accessed August 2021</ref>
 
==Records of Namibia 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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*[[South Africa Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Tanzania Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Botswana Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Australia Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[United States Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[United States Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
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*[[Angola Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Switzerland Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Netherlands Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Austria Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
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==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 20:31, 8 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.

Immigration into COUNTRY[edit | edit source]

[1]

Emigration From COUNTRY[edit | edit source]

KNOMAD Statistics: [2]

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]

  1. ↑ "COUNTRY", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COUNTRY, accessed August 2021.
  2. ↑ "COUNTRY", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, ,accessed August 2021

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