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==How to Find Records== | ==How to Find Records== | ||
===Online Records=== | ===Online Records=== | ||
*'''1817-1834''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1129/ Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834 (1817-1834 for | *'''1817-1834''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1129/ Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834 (1817-1834 for Bahamas)], at Ancestry.com, index and images. ($) | ||
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel+%26+migration&sid=101&destinationcountry=india Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at FindMyPast; index & images ($) | *'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel+%26+migration&sid=101&destinationcountry=india Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at FindMyPast; index & images ($) | ||
*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/british-civil-service-evidence-of-age?sourceID=13&utm_source=affiliate&utm_content=Forebears&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=%20fmp_us&awc=5927_1504556704_d81f7994f510d95e3a906e2b23e30a1f&dclid=CIyRsL-ujNYCFQMQPwodqFkOmQ British Civil Service Evidence Of Age], index ($) | *[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/british-civil-service-evidence-of-age?sourceID=13&utm_source=affiliate&utm_content=Forebears&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=%20fmp_us&awc=5927_1504556704_d81f7994f510d95e3a906e2b23e30a1f&dclid=CIyRsL-ujNYCFQMQPwodqFkOmQ British Civil Service Evidence Of Age], index ($) | ||
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*[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials], index and images, ($) | *[http://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/british-armed-forces-and-overseas-deaths-and-burials British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials], index and images, ($) | ||
==Finding the Town of Origin in | ==Finding the Town of Origin in Bahamas== | ||
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in | If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Bahamas, see [[Bahamas Finding Town of Origin|'''Bahamas Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies. | ||
== | ==Bahamas 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. | ||
==Immigration to | ==Immigration to Bahamas== | ||
As a colony of the British Empire, | As a colony of the British Empire, Bahamas was the destination of British government administrators, shipping and trading merchants, and community settlers, and their families. | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Bahamas]] | ||
[[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]] | [[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]] | ||
[[Category:Bahamas]] | [[Category:Bahamas]] | ||
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How to Find Records[edit | edit source]
Online Records[edit | edit source]
- 1817-1834 Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834 (1817-1834 for Bahamas), at Ancestry.com, index and images. ($)
- 1890-1960 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
- British Civil Service Evidence Of Age, index ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, index and images, ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages,, index and images, ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, index and images, ($)
Finding the Town of Origin in Bahamas[edit | edit source]
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Bahamas, see Bahamas Finding Town of Origin for additional research strategies.
Bahamas 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 to Bahamas[edit | edit source]
As a colony of the British Empire, Bahamas was the destination of British government administrators, shipping and trading merchants, and community settlers, and their families.