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==Online Sources==
*'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/ UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960], at Ancestry.com, index and images. ($)
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at FindMyPast; index & images ($)


==Equatorial Guinea Emigration and Immigration==
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==Immigration into Equatorial Guinea==
==Immigration into Equatorial Guinea==
<ref>"Equatorial Guinea", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatorial Guinea, accessed August 2021.</ref>
*Some Europeans (largely of '''Spanish or Portuguese descent''', some with partial African ancestry also live in the country, but most ethnic Spaniards left after independence.
*A growing number of foreigners from neighboring '''Cameroon, Nigeria, and Gabon''' have immigrated to the country.
*Equatorial Guinea received '''Asians and native Africans''' from other countries as workers on cocoa and coffee plantations. Most of the Asian population is '''Chinese''', with small numbers of '''Indians.'''
*Other black Africans came from '''Liberia, Angola, and Mozambique'''.
*Equatorial Guinea has also been a destination for fortune-seeking European immigrants from '''Britain, France and Germany'''. '''Israelis and Moroccans''' also live and work here.<ref>"Equatorial Guinea", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatorial Guinea, accessed August 2021.</ref>
 
==Emigration From Equatorial Guinea==
==Emigration From Equatorial Guinea==
'''KNOMAD Statistics:'''  Emigrants: 126,100.  Top destination countries: '''Gabon, Spain, Nigeria, Belgium, Cameroon, Kenya, the Republic of Congo, the United States, France, São Tomé and Príncipe''' <ref>"Equatorial Guinea", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=7,accessed August 2021</ref>
*After independence, thousands of Equatorial Guineans went to '''Spain'''. Another 100,000 Equatorial Guineans went to '''Cameroon, Gabon, and Nigeria''' because of the dictatorship of Francisco Macías Nguema. Some Equatorial Guinean communities are also found in '''Latin America, the United States, Portugal, and France'''.<ref>"Equatorial Guinea", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatorial Guinea, accessed August 2021.</ref>
*'''KNOMAD Statistics:'''  Emigrants: 126,100.  Top destination countries: '''Gabon, Spain, Nigeria, Belgium, Cameroon, Kenya, the Republic of Congo, the United States, France, São Tomé and Príncipe''' <ref>"Equatorial Guinea", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=7,accessed August 2021</ref>


==Records of Equatorial Guinea Emigrants in Their Destination Nations==
==Records of Equatorial Guinea 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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==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 12:21, 20 March 2024


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Equatorial Guinea 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 Equatorial Guinea

  • Some Europeans (largely of Spanish or Portuguese descent, some with partial African ancestry also live in the country, but most ethnic Spaniards left after independence.
  • A growing number of foreigners from neighboring Cameroon, Nigeria, and Gabon have immigrated to the country.
  • Equatorial Guinea received Asians and native Africans from other countries as workers on cocoa and coffee plantations. Most of the Asian population is Chinese, with small numbers of Indians.
  • Other black Africans came from Liberia, Angola, and Mozambique.
  • Equatorial Guinea has also been a destination for fortune-seeking European immigrants from Britain, France and Germany. Israelis and Moroccans also live and work here.[1]

Emigration From Equatorial Guinea

  • After independence, thousands of Equatorial Guineans went to Spain. Another 100,000 Equatorial Guineans went to Cameroon, Gabon, and Nigeria because of the dictatorship of Francisco Macías Nguema. Some Equatorial Guinean communities are also found in Latin America, the United States, Portugal, and France.[2]
  • KNOMAD Statistics: Emigrants: 126,100. Top destination countries: Gabon, Spain, Nigeria, Belgium, Cameroon, Kenya, the Republic of Congo, the United States, France, São Tomé and Príncipe [3]

Records of Equatorial Guinea 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. "Equatorial Guinea", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatorial Guinea, accessed August 2021.
  2. "Equatorial Guinea", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatorial Guinea, accessed August 2021.
  3. "Equatorial Guinea", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=7,accessed August 2021