(Corrected subject vs. keywords lookups for FSC.) |
|||
| (26 intermediate revisions by 6 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Malta | {{CountrySidebar | ||
|Country=Malta | |||
|Name=Malta | |||
|Type=Topic | |||
|Topic Type=Records | |||
|Records=Emigration and Immigration | |||
|Rating=Standardized | |||
}}{{breadcrumb | |||
| link1=[[Malta Genealogy|Malta]] | | link1=[[Malta Genealogy|Malta]] | ||
| link2= | | link2= | ||
| Line 8: | Line 15: | ||
== Online Resources == | == Online Resources == | ||
*'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/?departure=_malta_5145&departure_x=_1-0/ UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960] | *'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/?departure=_malta_5145&departure_x=_1-0/ UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel+%26+migration&sid=101&destinationcountry=malta Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at | *'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel+%26+migration&sid=101&destinationcountry=malta Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at Findmypast - index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Malta | ||
*'''1892-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=malta&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 Malta | *'''1892-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=malta&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 Malta | ||
*[https://maltamigration.com/settlement/personalities/index.html "Emigrants' Personalities"]. Biographies of emigrants. Index. | |||
*[http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=ALGERIE A French-based ancestry site which has a lot of Maltese that migrated to Algeria and surrounding countries] | |||
===Passports and Visas=== | ===Passports and Visas=== | ||
*[http://arkivji.org.mt/atom2/index.php/informationobject/browse?collection=59426&view=card&onlyMedia=1&topLod=0&sort=alphabetic&sortDir=asc Digital passport applications, National Archives of Malta] | *[http://arkivji.org.mt/atom2/index.php/informationobject/browse?collection=59426&view=card&onlyMedia=1&topLod=0&sort=alphabetic&sortDir=asc Digital passport applications, National Archives of Malta] | ||
*'''1535-1967''' | *'''1535-1967''' {{FSC|1396895|item|disp=Malta, Customs Department, registers, passports and other documents, 1535-1967}} at FamilySearch Catalog; images only | ||
*'''1815-1934''' | *'''1815-1934''' {{FSC|1135602|item|disp=Passport applications, 1815-1934}} at FamilySearch Catalog; images only | ||
*'''1870-1940''' [ | *'''1865-1943''' {{RecordSearch|4376672|Malta, Passport Applications, 1865-1943}} at FamilySearch - [[Malta, Passport Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1907-1988''' | *'''1870-1940''' [https://en.geneanum.com/malta/databases/passports.html Passports in Malta], index. | ||
*'''1916-1990''' | *'''1907-1988''' {{FSC|2822599|item|disp=Passport application indexes, 1907-1988}} at FamilySearch Catalog; images only | ||
*'''1946-1957''' | *'''1916-1990''' {{FSC|2822601|item|disp=Passport records, 1916-1990}} at FamilySearch Catalog; images only | ||
*'''1970-1977''' | *'''1946-1957''' {{FSC|2822602|item|disp=Arrivals by aircraft, 1946-1957}} at FamilySearch Catalog; images only | ||
*'''1970-1977''' {{FSC|2822600|item|disp=Visa indexes, 1970-1977}} at FamilySearch Catalog; images only | |||
*[http://en.geneanum.com/malta/databases.html Malta genealogy] Databases of passports | |||
===British Overseas Subjects=== | ===British Overseas Subjects=== | ||
*'''1800-1900''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20180722215126/http://website.lineone.net/~remosliema/residents4.htm Index of British Residents, 1800-1900], incomplete, includes all nationalities | *'''1800-1900''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20180722215126/http://website.lineone.net/~remosliema/residents4.htm Index of British Residents, 1800-1900], incomplete, includes all nationalities | ||
*'''1900-1979''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20180722042824/http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/BritishResidents1900-1979.htm Index of British Residents, 1900-1979], incomplete, includes all nationalities | *'''1900-1979''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20180722042824/http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/BritishResidents1900-1979.htm Index of British Residents, 1900-1979], incomplete, includes all nationalities | ||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20births%20and%20baptisms&country=malta&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Malta], index | *[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20births%20and%20baptisms&country=malta&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Malta], index & images ($) | ||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+banns+and+marriages&sid=103&country=malta British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Malta], index | *[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+banns+and+marriages&sid=103&country=malta British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Malta], index & images ($) | ||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=malta British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Malta], index | *[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=malta British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Malta], index & images ($) | ||
*'''-1925''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20180430161222/http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/british_forces_church_baptisms.htm Malta British Forces Church Baptisms to 1925], index, incomplete | *'''-1925''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20180430161222/http://website.lineone.net/~stephaniebidmead/british_forces_church_baptisms.htm Malta British Forces Church Baptisms to 1925], index, incomplete | ||
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180722215124/http://website.lineone.net/~remosliema/churches_used_by_british_forces.htm British Forces Church Marriages], index, incomplete | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20180722215124/http://website.lineone.net/~remosliema/churches_used_by_british_forces.htm British Forces Church Marriages], index, incomplete | ||
==Finding the Town of Origin in Malta== | ==Finding the Town of Origin in Malta== | ||
| Line 54: | Line 64: | ||
*Over 10,000 Maltese settled in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States between 1918 and 1920, followed by another 90,000 – or 30 percent of the population of Malta – between 1948 and 1967.mBy 1996, the net emigration from Malta during the 20th century exceeded 120,000, or 33.5% of the population of Malta. | *Over 10,000 Maltese settled in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States between 1918 and 1920, followed by another 90,000 – or 30 percent of the population of Malta – between 1948 and 1967.mBy 1996, the net emigration from Malta during the 20th century exceeded 120,000, or 33.5% of the population of Malta. | ||
*After World War II, Malta's Emigration Department would assist emigrants with the cost of their travel. Between 1948 and 1967, 30 per cent of the population emigrated. Between 1946 and the late 1970s, over 140,000 people left Malta on the assisted passage scheme, with 57.6 per cent migrating to Australia, 22 per cent to the United Kingdom, 13 per cent to Canada and 7 per cent to the United States. | *After World War II, Malta's Emigration Department would assist emigrants with the cost of their travel. Between 1948 and 1967, 30 per cent of the population emigrated. Between 1946 and the late 1970s, over 140,000 people left Malta on the assisted passage scheme, with 57.6 per cent migrating to Australia, 22 per cent to the United Kingdom, 13 per cent to Canada and 7 per cent to the United States. | ||
*Since Malta joined the EU in 2004 expatriate communities emerged in a number of European countries particularly in '''Belgium and Luxembourg.'''<ref>"Emigration from Malta", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emigration_from_Malta, accessed 28 July 2021.</ref> | *Since Malta joined the EU in 2004 expatriate communities emerged in a number of European countries particularly in '''Belgium and Luxembourg.'''<ref>"Emigration from Malta", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emigration_from_Malta, accessed 28 July 2021.</ref><br> | ||
*[https://maltamigration.com/about/mec.html#:~:text=The%20Emigrants%20Commission%20came%20into,including%20immigrants%2C%20refugees%20and%20tourists. Malta Emigrants Commission] The Emigrants Commission was established in 1950 due to the large exodus of Maltese to foreign lands because of overpopulation and unemployment. The purpose of the commission was to offer help to those who intended to settle abroad. Now its services cover all those affected by migration including immigrants, refugees, and tourists. | |||
==Records of | ==Records of Maltese Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ||
{| | {| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[File:Dark thin font green pin Version 4.png|150px]] | |[[File:Dark thin font green pin Version 4.png|150px]] | ||
|<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> | |<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> | ||
|} | |} | ||
{| | {| | ||
| Line 67: | Line 78: | ||
*[[United States Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[United States Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Australia Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[England Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[France Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Tunisia Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Egypt Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
| | | | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Algeria Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Cyprus Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Greece Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Italy Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Belgium Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Luxembourg Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Libya Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
==For Further Reading== | ==For Further Reading== | ||
There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog: | There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog: | ||
*{{ | *{{FSC|Malta - Emigration and immigration|subject|subject-id=427272664|disp=Malta - Emigration and immigration}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
edits