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| name = New Britons: Immigration to the United Kingdom | | name = New Britons: Immigration to the United Kingdom | ||
}} 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. | }} | ||
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. | 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. | ||
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ENGLAND - EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION | 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. | 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. | |||
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