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Emigration records are about people leaving a country. Immigration records are about people entering a country. Records of emigration and immigration include passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, records of passports issued, lists of transported prisoners, and registers of assistance to emigrate. These records may contain the name, age, occupation, destination, place of origin or birthplace, date of departure, and date and ship of arrival of the person immigrating or emigrating. Names of fellow passengers may suggest familial relationships or provide hints about a passenger's place of origin or destination. | Emigration records are about people leaving a country. Immigration records are about people entering a country. Records of emigration and immigration include passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, records of passports issued, lists of transported prisoners, and registers of assistance to emigrate. These records may contain the name, age, occupation, destination, place of origin or birthplace, date of departure, and date and ship of arrival of the person immigrating or emigrating. Names of fellow passengers may suggest familial relationships or provide hints about a passenger's place of origin or destination. | ||
No records are required for movements within the British Isles countries (England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Isle of Man, and Channel Islands). Records were not required for free emigrants to the United States until 1773, to Canada until 1865, or to Australia, New Zealand, the British West Indies, or South Africa until the twentieth century. No countrywide, official record was kept for people leaving Ireland.[[Image:Voyage of the Catalpa.jpg|thumb|right|278x234px]]<br><br> | No records are required for movements within the British Isles countries (England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Isle of Man, and Channel Islands). Records were not required for free emigrants to the United States until 1773, to Canada until 1865, or to Australia, New Zealand, the British West Indies, or South Africa until the twentieth century. No countrywide, official record was kept for people leaving Ireland.[[Image:Voyage of the Catalpa.jpg|thumb|right|278x234px]]<br><br> | ||
== Where Did My Ancestors Come From? == | == Where Did My Ancestors Come From? == | ||
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Are you looking for an ancestor who came from Ireland? Do you know a specific place, or only a county? Many people have information that one or more of their ancestors came from Ireland but they don't know where. Start with step 1. Click on a locality to learn more. | Are you looking for an ancestor who came from Ireland? Do you know a specific place, or only a county? Many people have information that one or more of their ancestors came from Ireland but they don't know where. Start with step 1. Click on a locality to learn more. | ||
=== Step 1: Search records in the country where your ancestors settled<br> | === Step 1: Search records in the country where your ancestors settled<br> === | ||
Here are reasons why you should search records in the country where your ancestors settled: | Here are reasons why you should search records in the country where your ancestors settled: | ||
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Records in the country to where your ancestors emigrated can provide clues about where they lived in Ireland. To learn about these records, click on a country where they settled. | Records in the country to where your ancestors emigrated can provide clues about where they lived in Ireland. To learn about these records, click on a country where they settled. | ||
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=== Step 2: Search the records in Ireland<br> | === Step 2: Search the records in Ireland<br> === | ||
Before 1864, few Irish records index the entire population. Here are some that are indexes. <br> | Before 1864, few Irish records index the entire population. Here are some that are indexes. <br> | ||
*[[Ireland Taxation|Griffith's Valuation, 1848-1860]] | *[[Ireland Taxation|Griffith's Valuation, 1848-1860]] | ||
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*'''Military personnel'''. Soldiers serving overseas were offered land or other inducements to settle in the colony where they were serving when they were discharged. This settlement practice was common for soldiers in Australia from 1791, Canada from 1815, and New Zealand from 1844. | *'''Military personnel'''. Soldiers serving overseas were offered land or other inducements to settle in the colony where they were serving when they were discharged. This settlement practice was common for soldiers in Australia from 1791, Canada from 1815, and New Zealand from 1844. | ||
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== Records of Irish Emigrants in Their Destination Countries == | == Records of Irish Emigrants in Their Destination Countries == | ||
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*Filby, P. William and Mary K. Meyer, eds. ''Passenger and Immigrations Lists Bibliography, 1538-1900.'' 2d ed. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Co., 1988. (Family History Library {{FHL|973 W33p|disp=book 973 W33p 1988}}.) This bibliography references over 2,500 published lists of Irish immigrants to the United States that will eventually be included in Filby's ''Passenger and Immigrations Lists Index.'' | *Filby, P. William and Mary K. Meyer, eds. ''Passenger and Immigrations Lists Bibliography, 1538-1900.'' 2d ed. Detroit, Michigan: Gale Research Co., 1988. (Family History Library {{FHL|973 W33p|disp=book 973 W33p 1988}}.) This bibliography references over 2,500 published lists of Irish immigrants to the United States that will eventually be included in Filby's ''Passenger and Immigrations Lists Index.'' | ||
*Glazier, Ira A., ed. ''The Famine Emigrants: Lists of Irish Immigrants Arriving at the Port of New York, 1846-51''. 7 vols. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1983-86. (Family History Library {{FHL|974.71 W3f|disp=book Ref Q 974.71 W3f}}.) These volumes contain many lists and indexes of Irish immigrants to the United States. | *Glazier, Ira A., ed. ''The Famine Emigrants: Lists of Irish Immigrants Arriving at the Port of New York, 1846-51''. 7 vols. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1983-86. (Family History Library {{FHL|974.71 W3f|disp=book Ref Q 974.71 W3f}}.) These volumes contain many lists and indexes of Irish immigrants to the United States. | ||
*Harris, Ruth-Ann M., and Donald M. Jacobs, eds. ''The Search for Missing Friends: Irish Immigrant Advertisements Placed in the "Boston Pilot."'' 3 vols. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1989-93. (Family History Library {{FHL|974.461 H29s|disp=book Ref 974.461 H29s}}.) These volumes list more than ten thousand Irish immigrants to the United States and their places of origin. The information is based on advertisements run between 1831 and 1856. | *Harris, Ruth-Ann M., and Donald M. Jacobs, eds. ''The Search for Missing Friends: Irish Immigrant Advertisements Placed in the "Boston Pilot."'' 3 vols. Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1989-93. (Family History Library {{FHL|974.461 H29s|disp=book Ref 974.461 H29s}}.) These volumes list more than ten thousand Irish immigrants to the United States and their places of origin. The information is based on advertisements run between 1831 and 1856. | ||
*Ffolliott, Rosemary. The Irish Passengers Aboard the New World Liverpool-NewYork October-December 1853. List of passengers names and ages, job description. The bulk of the passengers were Irish and German with smaller numbers from U.S.A,, England, Wales Article in The Irish Ancestor. vo.VII.no.1.1974 pages6-10. Family History Library Ref. 941.5 B2i v7-8. | |||
Lists of passengers arriving at most U.S. ports after 1820 are available at the Family History Library. Many are indexed. For more information on these lists and indexes, read [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration United States Emigration and Immigration]. To learn more about the emigration process and life on board an American-bound emigrant ship, see the following book: | Lists of passengers arriving at most U.S. ports after 1820 are available at the Family History Library. Many are indexed. For more information on these lists and indexes, read [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/United_States_Emigration_and_Immigration United States Emigration and Immigration]. To learn more about the emigration process and life on board an American-bound emigrant ship, see the following book: | ||
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*Coleman, Terry. ''Going To America.'' New York, New York: Pantheon Books, 1972. (Family History Library {{FHL|25638|title-id|disp=book 973 W2cg}}.) | *Coleman, Terry. ''Going To America.'' New York, New York: Pantheon Books, 1972. (Family History Library {{FHL|25638|title-id|disp=book 973 W2cg}}.) | ||
To find United States emigration and immigration records at the Family History Library, look in the Place Search of the catalog under: UNITED STATES - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | To find United States emigration and immigration records at the Family History Library, look in the Place Search of the catalog under: UNITED STATES - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | ||
*The National Archives (KEW): Famine Irish Passenger Record Data File (FIPAS), 12 Jan 1846 to 31 Dec 1851 now available online: [http://aad.archives.gov/aad/fielded-search.jsp?dt=180&tf=F&cat=GP44&bc=sl http://aad.archives.gov/aad/fielded-search.jsp?dt=180&tf=F&cat=GP44&bc=sl]. | *The National Archives (KEW): Famine Irish Passenger Record Data File (FIPAS), 12 Jan 1846 to 31 Dec 1851 now available online: [http://aad.archives.gov/aad/fielded-search.jsp?dt=180&tf=F&cat=GP44&bc=sl http://aad.archives.gov/aad/fielded-search.jsp?dt=180&tf=F&cat=GP44&bc=sl]. | ||
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NEW ZEALAND, [PROVINCE] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION RECORDS<br> | NEW ZEALAND, [PROVINCE] - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION RECORDS<br> | ||
also go to familysearch.org, and scroll down to Australia and New Zealand on left handside of screen, and you will see a line for New Zealand Immigration, click on there, and enter a surname only. Gradually the Shipping data is being indexxed, and loaded. | |||
== British Records of Irish Emigration == | == British Records of Irish Emigration == | ||
[[Image:Harbour in Kingstown Dublin.jpg|thumb|right| | [[Image:Harbour in Kingstown Dublin.jpg|thumb|right|333x250px]]Many records of Irish emigration are kept in England. To effectively search these records, it helps to know the approximate date of emigration, the ship in which your ancestor emigrated, the type of or reason for emigration, or the previous residence of your ancestor in Britain. If you know the ship name, Lloyd's ''Register of British and Foreign Shipping, 1776-1880''(LaCrosse, Wisconsin: Brookhaven Press, 1981; Family History Library {{FHL|22058|title-id|disp=fiche 6024581-5194 6025259-95, 6053006-7}}; not available at Family History Centers) may provide additional details on the ship, including ports of embarkation and arrival. Once you have gathered background information, you can search British emigration records including: | ||
'''Passenger lists'''. Passenger lists are port records listing departing or arriving passengers. British passenger departure lists are rare before 1890. From January 1890, records were kept of passengers departing from ports in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. These lists usually give the emigrant's name, age, occupation, departure date, address in the United Kingdom, and sometimes destination. These records are arranged by date and by port of departure. They are kept at the Public Record Office, Kew. The Family History Library does not have copies of these records. Therefore, you may want to check Irish emigrant lists that have been compiled from these records and published in recent years by such authors as Ira A. Glazier, Michael Tepper, and Brian Mitchell. | '''Passenger lists'''. Passenger lists are port records listing departing or arriving passengers. British passenger departure lists are rare before 1890. From January 1890, records were kept of passengers departing from ports in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. These lists usually give the emigrant's name, age, occupation, departure date, address in the United Kingdom, and sometimes destination. These records are arranged by date and by port of departure. They are kept at the Public Record Office, Kew. The Family History Library does not have copies of these records. Therefore, you may want to check Irish emigrant lists that have been compiled from these records and published in recent years by such authors as Ira A. Glazier, Michael Tepper, and Brian Mitchell. | ||