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*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at FindMyPast; index & images ($) | *'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel%20%26%20migration&sid=999 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at FindMyPast; index & images ($) | ||
*[[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records]] | *[[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records]] | ||
==Finding the Town of Origin in COUNTRY== | |||
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in COUNTRY, see [[COUNTRY Finding Town of Origin|'''COUNTRY Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies. | |||
==COUNTRY Emigration and Immigration== | |||
<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. | |||
[[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]] | |||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
*The '''Portuguese''' established their primary early trading post at Soyo, which is now the northernmost city in Angola. Paulo Dias de Novais founded São Paulo de Loanda (Luanda) in 1575 with '''a hundred families of settlers and four hundred soldiers'''. | *The '''Portuguese''' established their primary early trading post at Soyo, which is now the northernmost city in Angola. Paulo Dias de Novais founded São Paulo de Loanda (Luanda) in 1575 with '''a hundred families of settlers and four hundred soldiers'''. |
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