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==Online Sources==  
==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. ($)
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&keywordsplace=swaziland&keywordsplace_proximity=5&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at Findmypast - index & images ($)
*'''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 ($)


===British Overseas Subjects===
===British Overseas Subjects===
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20births%20and%20baptisms&country=swaziland&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Swaziland], index & images ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20banns%20and%20marriages&country=swaziland&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Swaziiland], index & images ($)
*[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20deaths%20and%20burials&country=swaziland&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Swaziland], index & images ($)
==Eswatini Emigration and Immigration==
==Eswatini 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>
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==Immigration into Eswatini==
==Immigration into Eswatini==
<ref>"Eswatini", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eswatini, accessed August 2021.</ref>
*'''Eswatini''', officially the '''Kingdom of Eswatini''' and formerly known in English as Swaziland. The population is composed primarily of ethnic Swazis.
*The Swazis established their kingdom in the mid-18th century. The present boundaries were drawn up in 1881 in the midst of the "Scramble for Africa".
*After the Second Boer War, the kingdom, under the name of Swaziland, was a British protectorate from 1903 until it regained its independence on 6 September 1968.
*In April 2018, the official name was changed from Kingdom of Swaziland to Kingdom of Eswatini, mirroring the name commonly used in Swazi. The government is an absolute monarchy, ruled by King Mswati III since 1986.<ref>"Eswatini", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eswatini, accessed August 2021.</ref>
 
==Emigration From Eswatini==
==Emigration From Eswatini==
'''KNOMAD Statistics:'''
'''KNOMAD Statistics:''' Emigrants: 97,800. Top destination countries: '''South Africa, Greece, Tanzania, Botswana, Portugal, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Kenya''' <ref>"Eswatini", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=22, accessed August 2021</ref>
<ref>"Eswatini", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, , accessed August 2021</ref>


==Records of Eswatini Emigrants in Their Destination Nations==
==Records of Eswatini 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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*[[United States Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[South Africa Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Greece Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Tanzania Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Botswana Emigration and Immigration]]
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*[[Portugal Emigration and Immigration]]
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*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Australia Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Canada Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Switzerland Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Netherlands Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[ Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Kenya Emigration and Immigration]]
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==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]]
[[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]]
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Online Sources[edit | edit source]

British Overseas Subjects[edit | edit source]

Eswatini Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

"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 Eswatini[edit | edit source]

  • Eswatini, officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly known in English as Swaziland. The population is composed primarily of ethnic Swazis.
  • The Swazis established their kingdom in the mid-18th century. The present boundaries were drawn up in 1881 in the midst of the "Scramble for Africa".
  • After the Second Boer War, the kingdom, under the name of Swaziland, was a British protectorate from 1903 until it regained its independence on 6 September 1968.
  • In April 2018, the official name was changed from Kingdom of Swaziland to Kingdom of Eswatini, mirroring the name commonly used in Swazi. The government is an absolute monarchy, ruled by King Mswati III since 1986.[1]

Emigration From Eswatini[edit | edit source]

KNOMAD Statistics: Emigrants: 97,800. Top destination countries: South Africa, Greece, Tanzania, Botswana, Portugal, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Kenya [2]

Records of Eswatini Emigrants in Their Destination Nations[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

  1. "Eswatini", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eswatini, accessed August 2021.
  2. "Eswatini", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development, https://www.knomad.org/data/migration/emigration?page=22, accessed August 2021