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== Emigrants == | == Emigrants == | ||
=== American Emigrants === | === American Emigrants === | ||
The constant arrival of shiploads of African, English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh immigrants during the colonial period quickly led to overcrowding on this tiny island. Many people left to seek brighter futures on the North American mainland in colonies such as [[South Carolina|South Carolina]] and [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]. Published [[ | The constant arrival of shiploads of African, English, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh immigrants during the colonial period quickly led to overcrowding on this tiny island. Many people left to seek brighter futures on the North American mainland in colonies such as [[South Carolina|South Carolina]] and [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]. Genealogists often encounter references to Barbados in colonial American sources. Published [[Barbados Genealogy#Bibliography|Barbados genealogies]] identify many such emigrants. Kent wrote a history of these Atlantic World links: | ||
*Kent, David L. ''Barbados and America''. Arlington, Va.: C.M. Kent, 1980. {{FHL|316574|item}} 972.981 X2b | *Kent, David L. ''Barbados and America''. Arlington, Va.: C.M. Kent, 1980. {{FHL|316574|item}} 972.981 X2b | ||
There are very few records of people leaving Barbados during the colonial period. One exception is an original "list of tickets granted to people leaving the island in 1679" is kept at the [[Barbados Archives and Libraries|Barbados Department of Archives]]. The collection has been microfilmed: {{FHL|35200|item}} 1162149 Item 1 | There are very few records of people leaving Barbados during the colonial period. One exception is an original "list of tickets granted to people leaving the island in 1679" is kept at the [[Barbados Archives and Libraries|Barbados Department of Archives]]. The collection has been microfilmed: {{FHL|35200|item}} 1162149 Item 1 | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||