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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 Belize

British Overseas Subjects[edit | edit source]

British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Belize, index and images, ($)
British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Libya, index and images, ($)

Offices and Archives to Contact[edit | edit source]

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

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

Belize 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 Belize[edit | edit source]

Emigration From Belize[edit | edit source]

<ref> at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development

Records of 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 Wiki articles about immigration records for major destination countries below. Additional Wiki articles for other destinations can be found at Category:Emigration and Immigration Records.

For Further Reading[edit | edit source]

There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog:

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References[edit | edit source]

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 ==Online Sources==
-*'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/?event=_belize_5036 UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
+*'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/?event=_belize_5036 UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960], at Ancestry.com, index and images. ($)
-*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&keywordsplace=belize&keywordsplace_proximity=5&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
+*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&keywordsplace=belize&keywordsplace_proximity=5&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
 *'''1892-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=belize&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 Belize
 ===British Overseas Subjects===
-*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20births%20and%20baptisms&country=belize&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Belize], index & images ($)
+*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20banns%20and%20marriages&country=belize&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Belize], index and images, ($)
-*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20banns%20and%20marriages&country=belize&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Belize], index & images ($)
+*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20deaths%20and%20burials&country=libya&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Libya], index and images, ($)
-*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20deaths%20and%20burials&country=belize&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Belize], index & images ($)
+==Offices and Archives to Contact==
+==Finding the Town of Origin in Belize==
+If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Belize, see [[Belize Finding Town of Origin|'''Belize Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies.
 ==Belize Emigration and Immigration==
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 ==Immigration into Belize==
-*European exploration was begun by '''English settlers''' in 1638. This period was also marked by '''Spain and Britain both laying claim''' to the land until Britain defeated the Spanish in the Battle of St. George's Caye (1798).
-*It became a British colony in 1840, known as '''British Honduras''', and a Crown colony in 1862.
-*Independence was achieved from the United Kingdom on 21 September 1981.<ref>"Belize", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize, accessed August 2021.</ref>
 ==Emigration From Belize==
-'''KNOMAD Statistics:''' Emigrants: 58,687, Top destination countries: '''United States, Mexico, Canada, Guatemala, United Kingdom, Bolivia, Cayman Islands, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica'''
+<ref> at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development
-<ref>"Belize." at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=2, accessed 9 August 2021.</ref>
-==Records of Belize Emigrants in Their Destination Nations==
+==Records of       Emigrants in Their Destination Nations==
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-*[[Guatemala Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[England Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[Bolivia Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[El Salvador Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
-*[[Honduras Emigration and Immigration]]
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-*[[Costa Rica Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
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+==For Further Reading==
+There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog:
+*{{FHL||subject_id|disp=
 ==References==
 <references/>
 [[Category: Emigration and Immigration Records]]