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==Online Sources== | |||
*'''1891-1918[http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=OUBANGUI-CHARI '''France National Overseas Archives, Oubangui-Chari'''] | |||
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==Finding the Town of Origin in Central African Republic== | |||
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Central African Republic, see [[Central African Republic Finding Town of Origin|'''Central African Republic Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies. | |||
==Central African Republic Emigration and Immigration== | |||
==Finding the Town of Origin in | |||
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in | |||
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<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. | ||
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==Immigration into | ==Immigration into Central African Republic== | ||
==Emigration From | *During the 16th and 17th centuries slave traders began to raid the region as part of the expansion of the Saharan and Nile River slave routes. Their captives were enslaved and shipped to the Mediterranean coast, Europe, Arabia, the Western Hemisphere, or to the slave ports and factories along the West and North Africa or South along the Ubanqui and Congo rivers. | ||
*In the mid 19th century, the Bobangi people became major slave traders and sold their captives to the Americas using the Ubangi river to reach the coast. | |||
*The European invasion of Central African territory began in the late 19th century during the "Scramble for Africa". Europeans, primarily the '''French, Germans, and Belgians''', arrived in the area in 1885. | |||
*Between 1890, a year after the French first arrived, and 1940, the population declined by half due to diseases, famine and exploitation by private companies. | |||
*There are many missionary groups operating in the country. While these missionaries are predominantly from the '''United States, France, Italy, and Spain''', many are also from '''Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and other African countries'''. Large numbers of missionaries left the country when fighting broke out between rebel and government forces in 2002–3, but many of them have now returned to continue their work. | |||
<ref>"Central African Republic", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Republic, accessed 24 July 2021.</ref> | |||
==Emigration From Central African Republic== | |||
*Stock of emigrants:728,216 | |||
*Stock of emigrants as pct of population:16 percent | |||
*Top destination countries: '''Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, France, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, United States, Mali'''<ref>"Knomad: Central African Republic", https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=4, accessed 24 July 2021.</ref> | |||
==Records of Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ==Records of 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 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> | ||
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*[[United States Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[United States Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Cameroon Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[Chad Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[Democratic Republic of the Congo Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Republic of Congo Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
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*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[France Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Sudan Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[South Sudan Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Kenya Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Mali Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Sandbox]] [[Category: Emigration and Immigration Records]] | [[Category:Sandbox]] [[Category: Emigration and Immigration Records]] | ||
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Finding the Town of Origin in Central African Republic
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Central African Republic, see Central African Republic Finding Town of Origin for additional research strategies.
Central African Republic Emigration and Immigration
"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 Central African Republic
- During the 16th and 17th centuries slave traders began to raid the region as part of the expansion of the Saharan and Nile River slave routes. Their captives were enslaved and shipped to the Mediterranean coast, Europe, Arabia, the Western Hemisphere, or to the slave ports and factories along the West and North Africa or South along the Ubanqui and Congo rivers.
- In the mid 19th century, the Bobangi people became major slave traders and sold their captives to the Americas using the Ubangi river to reach the coast.
- The European invasion of Central African territory began in the late 19th century during the "Scramble for Africa". Europeans, primarily the French, Germans, and Belgians, arrived in the area in 1885.
- Between 1890, a year after the French first arrived, and 1940, the population declined by half due to diseases, famine and exploitation by private companies.
- There are many missionary groups operating in the country. While these missionaries are predominantly from the United States, France, Italy, and Spain, many are also from Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and other African countries. Large numbers of missionaries left the country when fighting broke out between rebel and government forces in 2002–3, but many of them have now returned to continue their work.
Emigration From Central African Republic
- Stock of emigrants:728,216
- Stock of emigrants as pct of population:16 percent
- Top destination countries: Cameroon, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, France, Sudan, South Sudan, Kenya, United States, Mali[2]
Records of Emigrants in Their Destination Nations
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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 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. |
References
- ↑ "Central African Republic", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Republic, accessed 24 July 2021.
- ↑ "Knomad: Central African Republic", https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=4, accessed 24 July 2021.