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Migrants to Britain in the North East
This session helps students understand what government documents can reveal about people who migrated to Tyneside in the late 19th century.
- Age ranges
- Key stage 3 (Ages 11–14)
- Key stage 4 (Ages 14–16)
- Date
- All year
- Location
- The Discovery Museum
About this image
1911 census for the Montgomery family from County Durham.
About this session
Time period
- Industrial revolution (1750–1901)
Themes
- Local history
- Migration and identity
What to expect in this session at The Discovery Museum
In this workshop students will explore census returns and use films and other information from the Discovery Museum’s Destination Tyneside gallery. They will find out about six people who migrated to Tyneside from elsewhere in Britain, Europe and beyond in the late 19th century.
They will explore the ‘push’ and ‘pull’ factors which caused them to leave their former homes and start a new life on Tyneside and will learn about their experiences of life in the North East of England.
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Connections to the curriculum
Key Stage 3
- Ideas, political power, industry and empire: Britain, 1745-1901
Key Stage 4
- Edexcel: Migrants in Britain, c800–present
- AQA: Migration, empires and the people c790-present
- OCR: GCSE SHP: Migrants to Britain c.1250- present
Key details
- Location
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The Discovery Museum
Blandford Square
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4JA - Date
- All year
- Price
- Free
- Duration
- 2 hours
- Age ranges
- Key stage 3 (Ages 11–14)
- Key stage 4 (Ages 14–16)
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