Uganda Emigration and Immigration: Difference between revisions
m (→Online Sources) |
|||
| Line 26: | Line 26: | ||
==Immigration into Uganda== | ==Immigration into Uganda== | ||
==Emigration From Uganda== | ==Emigration From Uganda== | ||
Uganda Diaspora refers to about 1.5 million Ugandans (according to the UN Human Development Report of 2009) who left Uganda from the early 1970s—during the dictatorship reign of Idi Amin (to escape persecution and death)--to the current time "in search for better social and economic opportunities." | Uganda Diaspora refers to about 1.5 million Ugandans (according to the UN Human Development Report of 2009) who left Uganda from the early 1970s—during the dictatorship reign of Idi Amin (to escape persecution and death)--to the current time "in search for better social and economic opportunities." | ||
'''KNOMAD Statistics:''' | '''KNOMAD Statistics:''' | ||
<ref>"Uganda", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development | <ref>"Uganda", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development | ||
Revision as of 12:19, 1 August 2021
| Uganda Wiki Topics | |
 | |
| Beginning Research | |
| Record Types | |
| Uganda Background | |
| Local Research Resources | |
Online Sources[edit | edit source]
- 1890-1960 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
- 1892-1924 New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924 Search results for Uganda
- 1946-1971 Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971 Ancestry, free. Index and images. Passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. The majority of the immigrants listed in this collection are displaced persons - Holocaust survivors, former concentration camp inmates and Nazi forced laborers, as well as refugees from Central and Eastern European countries and some non-European countries.
British Overseas Subjects[edit | edit source]
- UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects, 1628-1969, index ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Uganda, index and images, ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Uganda , index and images, ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Uganda, index and images, ($)
Uganda 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.
Finding the Town of Origin in Uganda[edit | edit source]
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Uganda, see Uganda Finding Town of Origin for additional research strategies.
Immigration into Uganda[edit | edit source]
Emigration From Uganda[edit | edit source]
Uganda Diaspora refers to about 1.5 million Ugandans (according to the UN Human Development Report of 2009) who left Uganda from the early 1970s—during the dictatorship reign of Idi Amin (to escape persecution and death)--to the current time "in search for better social and economic opportunities." KNOMAD Statistics: <ref>"Uganda", at KNOMAD, the Global Knowledge Partnership on Migration and Development
Records of Uganda Emigrants in Their Destination Nations[edit | edit source]
|
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. |