Migrants to Britain (North East)

What can government documents reveal about people who migrated to Tyneside in the late nineteenth century?

In this workshop students will explore census returns and use films and other information from the Discovery Museum’s Destination Tyneside gallery to 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.

Connections to the curriculum:

KS3

  • Ideas, political power, industry and empire: Britain, 1745-1901

KS4

  • EDXECEL: Migrants in Britain, c800–present
  • AQA: Migration, empires and the people c790-present
  • OCR: GCSE SHP: Migrants to Britain c.1250- present

Contact Us

All activities must be booked in advance.

Email: educationbookingsne@nationalarchives.gov.uk

Session options

This session is delivered as a:

Workshop

at the Discovery Museum

2 hours

Available: All year

Cost: Free to UK schools

Suitability: Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4

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