Wales Emigration and Immigration: Difference between revisions

If the individual emigrated after 1 July 1837, you may find the place of origin by using the nationwide indexes to births, marriages, and deaths (see [[Wales Civil Registration- Vital Records|Wales Civil Registration]]). There is no complete nationwide index to birth, marriage, or death records before 1837. The International Genealogical Index and local marriage indexes are partial indexes that you may try before searching emigration records.  

For further information about finding the origins of immigrant ancestors, see [[Tracing Immigrant Origins]].  

*'''Transported prisoners.''' More than 200,000 criminals were conditionally pardoned, exiled, and transported to penal colonies before 1870. Before 1775 over 50,000 prisoners were sent to America, primarily to Virginia and Maryland. From 1788 to 1869 over 160,000 prisoners were sent to Australia.Only about 2,500 of those transported to Australia were Welsh.<ref>David Peate, "Emigration" in Welsh family history: a guide to research. 2nd ed. Birmingham, England: Federation of Family History Societies (Publications) Ltd. &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp; the authors, 1998. (page 257)</ref><br>

*'''Latter-day Saints.''' About 1840, thousands of Welsh members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints emigrated to the United States. Most settled in Utah. The website [http://http://welshmormonhistory.org/ Welsh Mormon History]has great details, pictures and journals on thousands of Welsh emigrants.

Naturalization records in the destination country may be an excellent source for determining your ancestor’s place of origin. Search the Wiki for the country where they went and the word "Naturalization." Most immigration records at the Family History Library are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  

The Family History Library has post-1820 passenger lists for most U.S. ports. Most are indexed. For further information, see [[United States|United States]].  

Many British subjects went to East India for trade or to settle. Until 1834, no British subject could go to India without permission from the East India Company. The Family History Library has some records from the India Office Library. Original records are deposited at the British Library, Oriental and India Office Collection (see [[Wales Military Records|Wales Military Records]].  

From 1815 to 1850 Canada was the one of the primary destinations of Welsh emigrants. Before 1900, most immigrants arrived in Quebec City or Halifax. Passenger lists into Canada are rare before 1865. Microfilm copies of lists from 1865 to 1900 are at the Family History Library. See [[Canada Emigration and Immigration|Canada Emigration and Immigration]]

for further information.  

'''Passenger Lists.''' Port records listing the names of departing or arriving passengers are called passenger lists. Passenger departure lists are rare before 1890. After 1890 they are arranged chronologically by port of departure. These lists, which usually give the emigrant’s name, age, occupation, address, and sometimes destination, are kept at the Public Record Office (see [[Wales Archives and Libraries|Wales Archives and Libraries]] for the address).  

'''Assisted Emigrants Registers.''' Persons who applied for assistance to emigrate were recorded in assisted emigrants registers, which often contain name, age, occupation, residence, destination, name of sponsor, address of relative, and size of family. Records of emigrants who received assistance to emigrate from their parish or landlord can be found in parish records and estate records. See [[Wales Church Records|Wales Church Records]] and [[Wales Land and Property|Wales Land and Property]]. Those available at the Family History Library appear in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  

For more information, see [[Wales Probate Records|Probate Records]].  

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