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==Online Sources== | ==Online Sources== | ||
*'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/?departure=_gabon_5091 UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960] | *'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/?departure=_gabon_5091 UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&keywordsplace=gabon&keywordsplace_proximity=5&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at | *'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&keywordsplace=gabon&keywordsplace_proximity=5&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1895-1917" [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=GABON French Overseas Civil Registration, Gabon, 1895-1917], index and images. | *'''1895-1917" [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=GABON French Overseas Civil Registration, Gabon, 1895-1917], index and images. | ||
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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 Gabon== | ==Immigration into Gabon== | ||
*In the 15th century, the first Europeans arrived. | |||
*By the 18th century, a Myeni-speaking kingdom known as Orungu formed in Gabon. Through its control of the '''slave trade''' in the 18th and 19th centuries, it was able to become the most powerful of the trading centers that developed in Gabon during that period. | |||
*French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza led his first mission to the Gabon-Congo area in 1875. He founded the town of Franceville, and was later colonial governor. Several Bantu groups lived in the area that is now Gabon when France officially occupied it in 1885. | |||
*In 1910, Gabon became one of the four territories of '''French Equatorial Africa''', a federation that survived until 1958. | |||
*On November 28, 1958, Gabon became an autonomous republic within the French Community, and on August 17, 1960, it became fully independent. | |||
*More than 10,000 native '''French''' live in Gabon, including an estimated 2,000 dual nationals.<ref>"Gabon", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabon#Ethnic_groups, accessed 4 August 2021.</ref> | |||
==Emigration From Gabon== | ==Emigration From Gabon== | ||
'''KNOMAD Statistics:''' Emigrants 48,900. Top destination countries: '''France, Cameroon, Mali, the Republic of Congo, Kenya, Canada, Portugal, Germany, the United States, Italy''' <ref>"Gabon", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=8, accessed 4 August 2021.</ref> | '''KNOMAD Statistics:''' Emigrants 48,900. Top destination countries: '''France, Cameroon, Mali, the Republic of Congo, Kenya, Canada, Portugal, Germany, the United States, Italy''' <ref>"Gabon", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=8, accessed 4 August 2021.</ref> | ||
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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]] | ||
*[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
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*[[Italy 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:Gabon]] | [[Category:Gabon]] | ||
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Online Sources
- 1878-1960 UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1890-1960 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 at Findmypast - index & images ($)
- 1895-1917" French Overseas Civil Registration, Gabon, 1895-1917, index and images.
Gabon 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 Gabon
- In the 15th century, the first Europeans arrived.
- By the 18th century, a Myeni-speaking kingdom known as Orungu formed in Gabon. Through its control of the slave trade in the 18th and 19th centuries, it was able to become the most powerful of the trading centers that developed in Gabon during that period.
- French explorer Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza led his first mission to the Gabon-Congo area in 1875. He founded the town of Franceville, and was later colonial governor. Several Bantu groups lived in the area that is now Gabon when France officially occupied it in 1885.
- In 1910, Gabon became one of the four territories of French Equatorial Africa, a federation that survived until 1958.
- On November 28, 1958, Gabon became an autonomous republic within the French Community, and on August 17, 1960, it became fully independent.
- More than 10,000 native French live in Gabon, including an estimated 2,000 dual nationals.[1]
Emigration From Gabon
KNOMAD Statistics: Emigrants 48,900. Top destination countries: France, Cameroon, Mali, the Republic of Congo, Kenya, Canada, Portugal, Germany, the United States, Italy [2]
Records of Gabon 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
- ↑ "Gabon", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabon#Ethnic_groups, accessed 4 August 2021.
- ↑ "Gabon", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=8, accessed 4 August 2021.