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==Online Sources== | ==Online Sources== | ||
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&keywordsplace=mauritania&keywordsplace_proximity=5&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | |||
*'''1895-1917''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=MAURITANIE '''France National Overseas Archives, Mauritania'''] | |||
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at | |||
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==Mauritania Emigration and Immigration== | ==Mauritania 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. | ||
== | ==Immigration into Mauritania== | ||
*In the late 19th century, during the European Scramble for Africa, Mauritania became a French colony. Mauritania became independent from French West Africa in 1960. | |||
*After Mauritanian independence, larger numbers of indigenous Sub-Saharan African peoples (Haalpulaar, Soninke, and Wolof) migrated into it, most of them settling in the area north of the Senegal River. Many of these new arrivals had been educated in the French language and French customs, and became clerks, soldiers, and administrators in the new state.<ref>"Mauritania", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritania, accessed 4 August 2021.</ref> | |||
==Emigration From Mauritania== | ==Emigration From Mauritania== | ||
'''KNOMAD Statistics:''' | '''KNOMAD Statistics:''' Emigrants: 136,300. Top destination countries: '''Senegal, Nigeria, France, Mali, Spain, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, the Republic of Congo, Belgium, Italy''' | ||
<ref>"Mauritania", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development | <ref>"Mauritania", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=15, accessed 4 August 2021.</ref> | ||
==Records of Mauritania Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ==Records of Mauritania 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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*[[ | *[[Senegal Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[Nigeria Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[France Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Mali Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Spain Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Côte d'Ivoire Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
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*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Republic of the Congo Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Belgium Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
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*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[Italy Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]] | [[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]] | ||
[[Category:Mauritania]] | [[Category:Mauritania]] | ||
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Online Sources
- 1890-1960 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 at Findmypast - index & images ($)
- 1895-1917 France National Overseas Archives, Mauritania
Mauritania 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 Mauritania
- In the late 19th century, during the European Scramble for Africa, Mauritania became a French colony. Mauritania became independent from French West Africa in 1960.
- After Mauritanian independence, larger numbers of indigenous Sub-Saharan African peoples (Haalpulaar, Soninke, and Wolof) migrated into it, most of them settling in the area north of the Senegal River. Many of these new arrivals had been educated in the French language and French customs, and became clerks, soldiers, and administrators in the new state.[1]
Emigration From Mauritania
KNOMAD Statistics: Emigrants: 136,300. Top destination countries: Senegal, Nigeria, France, Mali, Spain, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, the Republic of Congo, Belgium, Italy [2]
Records of Mauritania 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
- ↑ "Mauritania", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritania, accessed 4 August 2021.
- ↑ "Mauritania", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=15, accessed 4 August 2021.