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The Colonial Land and Emigration Commission (1841 to 1872) and the Board of Trade (1873 on) kept records of departing emigrants, but the records have been destroyed up to the 1890s. | The Colonial Land and Emigration Commission (1841 to 1872) and the Board of Trade (1873 on) kept records of departing emigrants, but the records have been destroyed up to the 1890s. | ||
== Emigration from Scotland == | === Immigration to Scotland === | ||
Immigration into Scotland has included people from elsewhere in the British Isles and from Continental Europe. Specific immigrant groups include: | |||
*refugees from wars (such as the French Revolution) | |||
*refugees from religious persecution (such as Huguenots and Jews). | |||
*job seekers influenced of industrial development (particularly in the nineteenth century) | |||
*refugees from the Irish Potato Famine | |||
=== Emigration from Scotland === | |||
There was no systematic, official method of emigrating from Scotland. The following types of emigrants account for most persons who left Scotland. | There was no systematic, official method of emigrating from Scotland. The following types of emigrants account for most persons who left Scotland. | ||