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''[[Barbados]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[ | ''[[Barbados]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Barbados_Emigration_and_Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]'' | ||
As a leg in the triangular trade, many ships traveling between the British Isles, Africa, and America stopped in Barbados during the colonial period. {{Wikipedia|Triangular_trade}} | As a leg in the triangular trade, many ships traveling between the British Isles, Africa, and America stopped in Barbados during the colonial period. {{Wikipedia|Triangular_trade}} | ||
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==== 1800-present ==== | ==== 1800-present ==== | ||
Can you tell us about these records? | Can you tell us about these records? | ||
=== African Immigrants === | === African Immigrants === | ||
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=== Irish Immigrants === | === Irish Immigrants === | ||
In their genealogical article on Irish settlers of Barbados, Radford and White conclude that [[Barbados Probate Records|Barbados probate records]] offer the most likely prospects of connecting a Barbadian back to the Emerald Isle.<ref>Dwight A. Radford and Arden C. White, "The Irish in Barbados," ''The Irish at Home and Abroad: A Newsletter of Irish Genealogy and Heritage,'' Vol. 2, No. 3 (1994/1995):92-97. {{FHL|678738|item}} 941.5 D25ih v. 2 (1994/1995)</ref> | In their genealogical article on Irish settlers of Barbados, Radford and White conclude that [[Barbados Probate Records|Barbados probate records]] offer the most likely prospects of connecting a Barbadian back to the Emerald Isle.<ref name="irish">Dwight A. Radford and Arden C. White, "The Irish in Barbados," ''The Irish at Home and Abroad: A Newsletter of Irish Genealogy and Heritage,'' Vol. 2, No. 3 (1994/1995):92-97. {{FHL|678738|item}} 941.5 D25ih v. 2 (1994/1995)</ref> | ||
Sheppard wrote a history of the Irish in Barbados. Many of the Irish were indentured servants brought to labor in sugar plantations. Because their pale skin burned red in the tropic climate, they were dubbed "redlegs" by the English. | Sheppard wrote a history of the Irish in Barbados. Many of the Irish were indentured servants brought to labor in sugar plantations. Because their pale skin burned red in the tropic climate, they were dubbed "redlegs" by the English. | ||
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David Dobson has dedicated many years to establishing links between Scots and their dispersed Scottish cousins who settled throughout the world. For Barbados connections, see: | David Dobson has dedicated many years to establishing links between Scots and their dispersed Scottish cousins who settled throughout the world. For Barbados connections, see: | ||
*Dobson, David. ''Barbados and Scotland Links, 1627-1877''. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2005. {{FHL|1210311|item}} 972.981 W2d; digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=-nTyGCKfHr8C Google Books] (limited preview). | *Dobson, David. ''Barbados and Scotland Links, 1627-1877''. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 2005. {{FHL|1210311|item}} 972.981 W2d; digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=-nTyGCKfHr8C Google Books] (limited preview). | ||
*Dobson, David. ''Scots in the West Indies, 1707-1857''. 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1998-2006. {{FHL|816520|item}} 972.9 W2d; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48533 Ancestry] ($). | *Dobson, David. ''Scots in the West Indies, 1707-1857''. 2 vols. Baltimore, Md.: Clearfield, 1998-2006. {{FHL|816520|item}} 972.9 W2d; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48533 Ancestry] ($). | ||
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=== 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]], [[Virginia|Virginia]], [[Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]],<ref | 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]], [[Virginia|Virginia]], [[Pennsylvania|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. | ||
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: | ||
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*Marler, Don C. ''Redbones of Louisiana: For 200 Years Redbones Have Been Louisiana's Mystery People''. Hemphill, Texas: Dogwood Press, 2003. {{FHL|1115655|item}} 976.3 F2md | *Marler, Don C. ''Redbones of Louisiana: For 200 Years Redbones Have Been Louisiana's Mystery People''. Hemphill, Texas: Dogwood Press, 2003. {{FHL|1115655|item}} 976.3 F2md | ||
Genealogists attempting to track migrations from the British Isles to Barbados to Colonial North America, will be best served by attempting to find mention to an ancestor in other types of Barbados records, such as a [[ | Genealogists attempting to track migrations from the British Isles to Barbados to Colonial North America, will be best served by attempting to find mention to an ancestor in other types of Barbados records, such as a [[Barbados Census|census]] or census substitute, [[Barbados Church Records|parish register]], or [[Barbados Probate Records|will]]. | ||
=== Caribbean Emigrants === | === Caribbean Emigrants === | ||