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:*1883-1973 - Lists of all passengers, not just assisted immigrants; lists of departing passengers as well. | :*1883-1973 - Lists of all passengers, not just assisted immigrants; lists of departing passengers as well. | ||
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Passenger lists are not the only types of records generated by emigrants/immigrants. Emigration and immigration records are those generated by people leaving one country (emigrating) and coming into another (immigrating). These records include: | Passenger lists are not the only types of records generated by emigrants/immigrants. Emigration and immigration records are those generated by people leaving one country (emigrating) and coming into another (immigrating). These records include: | ||
*Permissions to emigrate | *Permissions to emigrate | ||
*Records of passports issued | *Records of passports issued | ||
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*Statements of sponsorship | *Statements of sponsorship | ||
*Records of assisted immigrants | *Records of assisted immigrants | ||
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The information in these records may include the | |||
*names of the emigrants, | |||
*ages, | |||
*occupations, | |||
*destinations, and | |||
*sometimes the place of origin or birthplace of the emigrant. <br> | |||
Some records have been known to include: | |||
*the names of the parents of adult emigrants, | |||
*whether living or deceased, | |||
*their places of birth, and | |||
*occupations. <br> | |||
*Where immigrants were sponsored, the information on the sponsor is included. These sponsors were either family members or future employers and provided information on the location of eventual settlement in New Zealand. | |||
In addition to their usefulness in determining where an emigrant lived in the country before leaving their country of birth, these records can help in '''constructing family groups.''' | |||
*'''Single adults''' sometimes emigrated with siblings, '''children usually came with parents''', and as mentioned above, some records give even further family information. | |||
In addition to their usefulness in determining where an emigrant lived in the country before leaving their country of birth, these records can help in constructing family groups. Single adults sometimes emigrated with siblings, children usually came with parents, and as mentioned above, some records give even further family information. It was also a common practice to emigrate to a place a relative had already settled, so extended family members can also be found. If not going to a relative, many emigrants joined people from their home town, thus communities may be known for predominantly German, Danish, or English settlement. | *It was also a common practice to emigrate to '''a place a relative had already settled''', so extended family members can also be found. | ||
*If not going to a relative, many emigrants joined '''people from their home town''', thus communities may be known for predominantly German, Danish, or English settlement. | |||
Sometimes the determining factor was religion, where a congregation would move almost en masse to a new country to escape either real or perceived persecution, or in an attempt to more fully live their religion in a country not yet bound by religious tradition. In some cases, immigration was assisted by a company which needed workers to develop and work the land that the company had purchased. | *Sometimes the determining factor was religion, where a '''congregation''' would move almost en masse to a new country to escape either real or perceived persecution, or in an attempt to more fully live their religion in a country not yet bound by religious tradition. | ||
*In some cases, immigration was '''assisted by a company''' which needed workers to develop and work the land that the company had purchased. | |||
=== Passenger Lists === | === Passenger Lists === | ||