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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49280 Omitted Chapters from Hotten's Original Lists of Persons of Quality ... and Others Who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations] at Ancestry, ($), index and images. | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=49280 Omitted Chapters from Hotten's Original Lists of Persons of Quality ... and Others Who Went from Great Britain to the American Plantations] at Ancestry, ($), index and images. | ||
*[https://immigrant.pricegen.com/login/login.php Immigrant Servants Database] | *[https://immigrant.pricegen.com/login/login.php Immigrant Servants Database] | ||
==Emigration and Immigration== | |||
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or coming into (immigrating) a country. For Finland, emigration information is usually found in passport records and passenger lists. The information in these records generally includes the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, and destinations and their places of origin. | |||
[[Category:Emigration and Immigration Records]] | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The British that first landed in Barbados recorded that there were no persons living in Barbados at the time of landing at James Town in the 17th century. The British Government next sent large numbers of persons from Scotland and Ireland to the island, many were indentured servants sent in order to work off or settle debts owed to the British Government. | The British that first landed in Barbados recorded that there were no persons living in Barbados at the time of landing at James Town in the 17th century. The British Government next sent large numbers of persons from Scotland and Ireland to the island, many were indentured servants sent in order to work off or settle debts owed to the British Government. | ||