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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, ($), index and images.
*'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/?event=_morocco_5157 UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/ UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960], at Ancestry.com, index and images. ($)
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&keywordsplace=morocco&keywordsplace_proximity=5&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*'''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 ($)
*'''1892-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=morocco&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 Morocco
*'''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
*'''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.
*'''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.  
===British Overseas Subjects===
*[[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records]]
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=morocco British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Morocco], index & images ($)
*[http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=NOUVELLES-HEBRIDES '''France National Overseas Archives, New Hebrides (renamed Vanuatu)''']
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=morocco British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Morocco ], index & images ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=morocco British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Morocco], index & images ($)


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==Finding the Town of Origin in Morocco==
*'''1850-1934''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/43289 Auswandererlisten, 1850-1934] (Hamburg passenger lists) at FamilySearch, images.
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Morocco, see [[Morocco Finding Town of Origin|'''Morocco Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies.
*'''1850-1934''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1068 Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934] at Ancestry, ($) index and images.
==Morocco Emigration and Immigration==
*'''1855-1924''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1166 Hamburg Passenger Lists, Handwritten Indexes, 1855-1934] at Ancestry, ($) images.
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/hamburg-germany-emigrants Hamburg, Germany Emigrants] at FindMyPast, ($) index.
 
The Hamburg passenger lists contain the names of millions of Europeans who departed Europe from Hamburg, Germany between 1850 and 1934 (except 1915–1919). Nearly one-third of Germans, and 90 percent of the people who emigrated from eastern Europe (Russia, Poland, Austria-Hungary, Romania) during this time are included on these lists.
*[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 and images, ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+banns+and+marriages&sid=103&country=malta British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Malta], index and images, ($)
*[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 and images, ($)
==Offices and Archives to Contact==
 
==Finding the Town of Origin in COUNTRY==
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in COUNTRY, see [[COUNTRY Finding Town of Origin|'''COUNTRY Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies.
==COUNTRY 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.
[[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]]
[[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]]
==Immigration into COUNTRY==
==Immigration into Morocco==
==Emigration From COUNTRY==
*In the 15th and 16th centuries, Morocco faced external threats to its sovereignty, with '''Portugal''' seizing some territory.
<ref> at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development
*Morocco's strategic location near the mouth of the Mediterranean drew renewed European interest; in 1912, '''France and Spain''' divided the country into respective protectorates, '''reserving an international zone in Tangier'''.
*Following intermittent riots and revolts against colonial rule, in 1956 Morocco regained its independence and reunified.
*It is estimated that between 41% to 80% of residents have Berber ancestral origins.
*A sizeable portion of the population is identified as Haratin and Gnawa (or Gnaoua), '''West African or mixed race descendants of slaves''', and '''Moriscos, European Muslims expelled from Spain and Portugal in the 17th century'''.
*According to the 2014 Morocco population census, there were around 84,000 immigrants in the country. Of these foreign-born residents, most were of '''French origin''', followed by individuals mainly from '''various nations in West Africa and Algeria'''.
*There are also a number of foreign residents of '''Spanish origin'''. Some of them are descendants of colonial settlers, who primarily work for European multinational companies, while others are married to Moroccans or are retirees.
*Prior to independence, Morocco was home to half a million Europeans; who were mostly Christians. Also prior to independence, Morocco was home to 250,000 '''Spaniards'''.
*Morocco's once prominent '''Jewish minority''' has decreased significantly since its peak of 265,000 in 1948, declining to around 2,500 today.<ref>"Morocco: Demographics", in Wikipedia,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco#Demographics, accessed 30 July 2021.</ref>
 
==Emigration From Morocco==
*Morocco has a large diaspora, most of which is located in '''France''', which has reportedly over one million Moroccans of up to the third generation.
*There are also large Moroccan communities in '''Spain''' (about 700,000 Moroccans), '''the Netherlands''' (360,000), and '''Belgium''' (300,000).
*Other large communities can be found in '''Italy, Canada, the United States, and Israel, where Moroccan Jews''' are thought to constitute the second biggest Jewish ethnic subgroup.<ref>"Morocco", in Wikipedia,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco, accessed 30 July 2021.</ref>
*Moroccans are found throughout the world, mainly in Europe (i.e. the largest being in '''France, followed by Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and Luxembourg)''' developed by Moroccan immigration since the 1950s, especially Western Europe and the Arab World '''(a large Jewish colony in Israel)'''.
*Of the estimated 5.6 million Moroccans living abroad, 5.1 million live in Europe; the remainder are distributed throughout the Americas (including North America - mainly in '''Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and Latin America'''), '''Australia, Africa (in particular West Africa), and the countries of the Arab World.'''
*Some cities with a big Moroccan community are '''Paris, Lille, Roubaix, Marseille and Nice (every French city has a Moroccan community); Madrid, Barcelona and Malaga in Spain; Brussels, Antwerp and Liege in Belgium; Amsterdam and Rotterdam in the Netherlands; and Luxembourg.'''
*Half of the Moroccans living in Belgium (630,000), reside in its capital '''Brussels and a quarter in Antwerp.'''<ref>"List of diasporas", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diasporas#M, accessed 1 August 2021.</ref>


==Records of       Emigrants in Their Destination Nations==
==Records of Moroccan 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]]
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*[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]]  
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*[[France Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Spain Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Netherlands Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Belgium Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Italy Emigration and Immigration]]
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*[[Israel Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Germany Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Sweden Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Luxembourg Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ 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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Online Sources

British Overseas Subjects

Finding the Town of Origin in Morocco

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

Morocco 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 Morocco

  • In the 15th and 16th centuries, Morocco faced external threats to its sovereignty, with Portugal seizing some territory.
  • Morocco's strategic location near the mouth of the Mediterranean drew renewed European interest; in 1912, France and Spain divided the country into respective protectorates, reserving an international zone in Tangier.
  • Following intermittent riots and revolts against colonial rule, in 1956 Morocco regained its independence and reunified.
  • It is estimated that between 41% to 80% of residents have Berber ancestral origins.
  • A sizeable portion of the population is identified as Haratin and Gnawa (or Gnaoua), West African or mixed race descendants of slaves, and Moriscos, European Muslims expelled from Spain and Portugal in the 17th century.
  • According to the 2014 Morocco population census, there were around 84,000 immigrants in the country. Of these foreign-born residents, most were of French origin, followed by individuals mainly from various nations in West Africa and Algeria.
  • There are also a number of foreign residents of Spanish origin. Some of them are descendants of colonial settlers, who primarily work for European multinational companies, while others are married to Moroccans or are retirees.
  • Prior to independence, Morocco was home to half a million Europeans; who were mostly Christians. Also prior to independence, Morocco was home to 250,000 Spaniards.
  • Morocco's once prominent Jewish minority has decreased significantly since its peak of 265,000 in 1948, declining to around 2,500 today.[1]

Emigration From Morocco

  • Morocco has a large diaspora, most of which is located in France, which has reportedly over one million Moroccans of up to the third generation.
  • There are also large Moroccan communities in Spain (about 700,000 Moroccans), the Netherlands (360,000), and Belgium (300,000).
  • Other large communities can be found in Italy, Canada, the United States, and Israel, where Moroccan Jews are thought to constitute the second biggest Jewish ethnic subgroup.[2]
  • Moroccans are found throughout the world, mainly in Europe (i.e. the largest being in France, followed by Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden and Luxembourg) developed by Moroccan immigration since the 1950s, especially Western Europe and the Arab World (a large Jewish colony in Israel).
  • Of the estimated 5.6 million Moroccans living abroad, 5.1 million live in Europe; the remainder are distributed throughout the Americas (including North America - mainly in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and Latin America), Australia, Africa (in particular West Africa), and the countries of the Arab World.
  • Some cities with a big Moroccan community are Paris, Lille, Roubaix, Marseille and Nice (every French city has a Moroccan community); Madrid, Barcelona and Malaga in Spain; Brussels, Antwerp and Liege in Belgium; Amsterdam and Rotterdam in the Netherlands; and Luxembourg.
  • Half of the Moroccans living in Belgium (630,000), reside in its capital Brussels and a quarter in Antwerp.[3]

Records of Moroccan Emigrants in Their Destination Nations

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 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

  1. "Morocco: Demographics", in Wikipedia,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco#Demographics, accessed 30 July 2021.
  2. "Morocco", in Wikipedia,https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco, accessed 30 July 2021.
  3. "List of diasporas", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diasporas#M, accessed 1 August 2021.