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*These records may contain the '''name, age, occupation, destination, place of origin or birthplace, ship, and date of arrival'''. '''Names of fellow passengers''' may help construct '''family groups''' or provide '''hints on place of origin or destination.''' | *These records may contain the '''name, age, occupation, destination, place of origin or birthplace, ship, and date of arrival'''. '''Names of fellow passengers''' may help construct '''family groups''' or provide '''hints on place of origin or destination.''' | ||
==Immigration to England== | ==Immigration to England== | ||
* | *Until after the Second World War, most people immigrating to England came primarily from continental Europe. Specific immigrant groups include '''refugees from wars (such as the French Revolution) or from religious persecution (such as Huguenots and Jews).''' | ||
No regular series of arrival records exists before 1836. The few that exist are not indexed. If your ancestor immigrated to England before 1836, search naturalization and denization records. (See "[[England Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]". Beginning in 1836 certificates exist for aliens. These are arranged by port, and give the individual’s name, nationality, profession, date arrived, country last visited, and signature. | |||
Starting in 1878 there are lists of incoming passengers which give the passenger’s name, birthplace, last residence, and sometimes an address of a relative in the country of origin. However, passengers from Europe or the Mediterranean did not have to be listed. All of these immigration records are at the National Archives in London. | |||
In 1948 the {{wpd|MV Empire Windrush}} arrived in London bringing the first large group of West Indian immigrants to the UK. | |||
*[http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/histories/default.htm Migration Histories ](Looks at experiences from Carribeean, Irish, Jewish and South Asian into England | |||
Immigration records at the Family History Library are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | |||
ENGLAND - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | |||
Because few English immigration sources exist, you may need to search the emigration records of the country your ancestor moved from. | |||
''Black Lives in the English Archives, 1500-1677: Imprints of the Invisible'' (2008) identifies references to black people who settled in England. | |||
Outward Passenger Lists from Britain On-line. [http://www.ancestorsonboard.com/ www.ancestorsonboard.com/] $ | |||
Movements within the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Ireland, Isle of Man, and Channel Islands) and to England’s colonies '''required no documents'''. | |||
==Emigration== | ==Emigration== | ||
*Beginning in 1606, people emigrated from England to countries such as the '''United States, India, Canada, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand'''. *Emigration increased after 1815, when it became a means of '''poor relief.''' | *Beginning in 1606, people emigrated from England to countries such as the '''United States, India, Canada, Australia, South Africa, and New Zealand'''. *Emigration increased after 1815, when it became a means of '''poor relief.''' | ||