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==Online Sources==  
==Online Sources==  
*'''1813-1834''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1129/ Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834] at Ancestry, ($), index and images.
*'''1728-1811''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=ILE%20DE%20FRANCE Ile de France (Mauritius) French Overseas Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1728-1811], index and images. The Seychelles belonged to Mauritius until 1906.
*'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/ UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960], at Ancestry.com, index and images. ($)
*'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/?event=_seychelles_5199 UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&keywordsplace=seychelles&keywordsplace_proximity=5&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*'''1892-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=new%20zealand&q.anyPlace.exact=on&f.collectionId=1368704&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924] Search results for New Zealand
*'''1892-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=seychelles&q.anyPlace.exact=on&f.collectionId=1368704&count=20&offset=0&m.defaultFacets=on&m.queryRequireDefault=on&m.facetNestCollectionInCategory=on New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924] Search results for Seychelles
*'''1946-1971''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61704/ Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971] Ancestry, free. Index and images. Passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. The majority of the immigrants listed in this collection are displaced persons - Holocaust survivors, former concentration camp inmates and Nazi forced laborers, as well as refugees from Central and Eastern European countries and some non-European countries.
*'''1806-1807''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=LES%20SEYCHELLES France National Overseas Archives, Seychelles]
*[[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records]]
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=seychelles British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Seychelles], index & images ($)
*'''1806-1807''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=LES%20SEYCHELLES '''France National Overseas Archives, Seychelles]
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20banns%20and%20marriages&country=seychelles&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Seychelles], index & images ($)
 
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=seychelles British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Seychelles], index & images ($)
==Offices and Archives to Contact==


==Finding the Town of Origin in Seychelles==
==Finding the Town of Origin in Seychelles==
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==Immigration into Seychelles==
==Immigration into Seychelles==
*Seychelles was '''uninhabited''' prior to being encountered by Europeans in the 16th century. It faced '''competing French and British''' interests until coming under '''full British control''' in the late 18th century.
*Seychelles was '''uninhabited''' prior to being encountered by Europeans in the 16th century. It faced '''competing French and British''' interests until coming under '''full British control''' in the late 18th century.
*It proclaimed independence from the United Kingdom in 1976.
*The Seychelles belonged to Mauritius until 1906. It proclaimed independence from the United Kingdom in 1976.
*Seychellois culture and society is an eclectic mix of '''French, British, and African influences, with more recent infusions of Chinese and Indian elements.'''<ref>"Seychelles", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles, accessed 28 July 2021.</ref>
*Seychellois culture and society is an eclectic mix of '''French, British, and African influences, with more recent infusions of Chinese and Indian elements.'''
 
*When the British gained control of the islands during the Napoleonic Wars, they '''allowed the French upper class to retain their land'''. Both the French and British settlers used '''enslaved Africans''', and although the British prohibited slavery in 1835, African workers continued to come. The British administration employed '''Indians on indentured servitude''' to the same degree as in Mauritius resulting in a small Indian population. The Indians, like a similar '''minority of Chinese''', were confined to a merchant class.<ref>"Seychelles", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles, accessed 28 July 2021.</ref>
==Emigration From Seychelles==
==Records of      Emigrants in Their Destination Nations==
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*[[United States Emigration and Immigration]]
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==For Further Reading==
There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog:
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==References==
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Finding the Town of Origin in Seychelles

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

Seychelles 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 Seychelles

  • Seychelles was uninhabited prior to being encountered by Europeans in the 16th century. It faced competing French and British interests until coming under full British control in the late 18th century.
  • The Seychelles belonged to Mauritius until 1906. It proclaimed independence from the United Kingdom in 1976.
  • Seychellois culture and society is an eclectic mix of French, British, and African influences, with more recent infusions of Chinese and Indian elements.
  • When the British gained control of the islands during the Napoleonic Wars, they allowed the French upper class to retain their land. Both the French and British settlers used enslaved Africans, and although the British prohibited slavery in 1835, African workers continued to come. The British administration employed Indians on indentured servitude to the same degree as in Mauritius resulting in a small Indian population. The Indians, like a similar minority of Chinese, were confined to a merchant class.[1]

References

  1. "Seychelles", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles, accessed 28 July 2021.