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=== North American Emigrants === | === North 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 Genealogy|South Carolina]], [[Virginia Genealogy|Virginia]], [[Pennsylvania Genealogy|Pennsylvania]],<ref name="irish" /> and [[Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]. Genealogists often encounter references to Barbados in colonial American sources. Published [[Barbados Genealogy#Bibliography|Barbados genealogies]] identify many such 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, United States Genealogy|South Carolina]], [[Virginia, United States Genealogy|Virginia]], [[Pennsylvania, United States Genealogy|Pennsylvania]],<ref name="irish" /> and [[Massachusetts, United States Genealogy|Massachusetts]]. Genealogists often encounter references to Barbados in colonial American sources. Published [[Barbados Genealogy#Bibliography|Barbados genealogies]] identify many such emigrants. | ||
Unfortunately, lists of individuals leaving Barbados for the American continent are almost non-existent for the early period, with one noted exception: | Unfortunately, lists of individuals leaving Barbados for the American continent are almost non-existent for the early period, with one noted exception: | ||