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==Online Sources== | ==Online Sources== | ||
*''' | *'''1901-1914''' [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=NIGER French Overseas Civil Registration, Niger, 1901-1914], index and images. | ||
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*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20births%20and%20baptisms&country=niger&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Niger], index & images ($)) | |||
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20deaths%20and%20burials&country=niger&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Niger], index & images ($) | |||
==Niger Emigration and Immigration== | ==Niger 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. | ||
== | ==Historical Background== | ||
<ref>"Niger", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger, accessed August 2021.</ref> | *In December 1904, the '''Military Territory of Niger''' was created within the '''Upper Senegal and Niger colony''' (modern Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger) with its capital at Niamey, then little more than a large village. In 1912, the Niger Military Territory was split off from Upper Senegal and Niger. | ||
*In 1922 when Niger became a fully-fledged colony within '''French West Africa'''. | |||
*Various territorial adjustments took place: the areas west of the Niger river were only attached to Niger in 1926–27, and during the dissolution of Upper Volta (modern Burkina Faso) in 1932–47 much of the east of that territory was added to Niger. | |||
*On 4 December 1958, Niger became an autonomous state within the French Community.<ref>"Niger", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger#The_Hausa_states_and_other_smaller_kingdoms_(1400s%E2%80%931800s), accessed 6 August 2021.</ref> | |||
==Emigration From Niger== | ==Emigration From Niger== | ||
'''KNOMAD Statistics:''' | '''KNOMAD Statistics:''' Emigrants: 290,300. Top destination countries: '''Nigeria, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Togo, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, France, Chad'''<ref>"Niger", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=17, accessed August 2021</ref> | ||
<ref>"Niger", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, ,accessed August 2021</ref> | |||
==Records of Niger Emigrants in Their Destination Nations== | ==Records of Niger 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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*[[ | *[[Nigeria Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[Benin Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[Côte d'Ivoire Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Cameroon Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Togo Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
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*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Burkina Faso Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Ghana Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[Mali Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]] | *[[France Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Chad Emigration and Immigration]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]] | [[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]] | ||
[[Category:Niger]] | [[Category:Niger]] | ||
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Online Sources
- 1901-1914 French Overseas Civil Registration, Niger, 1901-1914, index and images.
British Overseas Subjects
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Niger, index & images ($))
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Niger, index & images ($)
Niger 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.
Historical Background
- In December 1904, the Military Territory of Niger was created within the Upper Senegal and Niger colony (modern Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger) with its capital at Niamey, then little more than a large village. In 1912, the Niger Military Territory was split off from Upper Senegal and Niger.
- In 1922 when Niger became a fully-fledged colony within French West Africa.
- Various territorial adjustments took place: the areas west of the Niger river were only attached to Niger in 1926–27, and during the dissolution of Upper Volta (modern Burkina Faso) in 1932–47 much of the east of that territory was added to Niger.
- On 4 December 1958, Niger became an autonomous state within the French Community.[1]
Emigration From Niger
KNOMAD Statistics: Emigrants: 290,300. Top destination countries: Nigeria, Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Togo, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, France, Chad[2]
Records of Niger 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
- ↑ "Niger", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger#The_Hausa_states_and_other_smaller_kingdoms_(1400s%E2%80%931800s), accessed 6 August 2021.
- ↑ "Niger", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=17, accessed August 2021