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=== Online Records ===
=== Online Records ===
*'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/ UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960], at Ancestry.com, index and images. ($)
*'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/ UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960] at Ancestry - index & images ($)
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&destinationcountry=samoa&keywordsplace=samoa&keywordsplace_proximity=5&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at FindMyPast; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Samoa
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&destinationcountry=samoa&keywordsplace=samoa&keywordsplace_proximity=5&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at Findmypast - index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Samoa
*'''1892-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=apia%20samoa&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 Samoa
*'''1892-1924''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?q.anyPlace=apia%20samoa&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 Samoa
*'''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.
*[[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records]]
*[http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=NOUVELLES-HEBRIDES '''France National Overseas Archives, New Hebrides (renamed Vanuatu)''']


===British Overseas Subjects===
===British Overseas Subjects===
*[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, ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-births-and-baptisms?country=samoa British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Samoa], index & images ($)
*[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, ($)
*[http://search.findmypast.com/results/world-records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-banns-and-marriages?country=samoa British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Samoa], index & images ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20deaths%20and%20burials&country=libya&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Libya], index and images, ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british+armed+forces+and+overseas+deaths+and+burials&sid=103&country=samoa British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Samoa], index & images ($)


==Samoa Emigration and Immigration==
==Samoa Emigration and Immigration==
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==Immigration into Samoa==
==Immigration into Samoa==
*Because of the Samoans' seafaring skills, pre-20th-century European explorers referred to the entire island group (which includes American Samoa) as the "Navigator Islands.”
*The country was occupied by the German Empire from 1899 to 1915, and by a joint British and New Zealand colonial administration until 1 January 1962, when it became independent.<ref>"Samoa", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoa, accessed 8 August 2021.</ref>
==Emigration From Samoa==
==Emigration From Samoa==
<ref> at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development
'''KNOMAD Statistics:''' Emigrants: 114,600. Top destination countries: '''New Zealand, American Samoa, Australia, the United States, Tonga, Canada, Italy, Ireland, Sweden, the Netherlands'''<ref>"Samoa", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=19, accessed 8 August 2021.</ref>


==Records of      Emigrants in Their Destination Nations==
==Records of      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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*[[New Zealand Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[American Samoa Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Australia Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[United States Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[United States Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Tonga Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
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*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Italy Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Ireland Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Sweden Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Netherlands Emigration and Immigration]]
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==For Further Reading==
There are additional sources listed in the FamilySearch Catalog:
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==References==
==References==
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Samoa Wiki Topics
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Samoa 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 Samoa

  • Because of the Samoans' seafaring skills, pre-20th-century European explorers referred to the entire island group (which includes American Samoa) as the "Navigator Islands.”
  • The country was occupied by the German Empire from 1899 to 1915, and by a joint British and New Zealand colonial administration until 1 January 1962, when it became independent.[1]

Emigration From Samoa

KNOMAD Statistics: Emigrants: 114,600. Top destination countries: New Zealand, American Samoa, Australia, the United States, Tonga, Canada, Italy, Ireland, Sweden, the Netherlands[2]

Records of 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. "Samoa", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoa, accessed 8 August 2021.
  2. "Samoa", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=19, accessed 8 August 2021.