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- African ancestors – an overview…such as passenger lists or military service records, and by date. …Keywords: africaemigrationimmigration
- Caribbean ancestors – an overview…such as passenger lists or military service records, and by date. …Keywords: caribbeanimmigration
- Emigration and emigrants…Search outward passenger lists on findmypast.co.uk () for lists of passengers leaving by ship from UK and Irish ports and travelling to places outside Europe and the Mediterranean Sea, including the USA, Canada, India, New Zealand and Australia. …Keywords: america (emigration to)australia (emigration to)canada (emigration to)emigrationmigrationnew zealand (emigration to)
- Immigration and immigrants…Search incoming passenger lists from BT 26 on Ancestry.co.uk () for people arriving by sea from countries outside Europe and the Mediterranean area. For more information see our research guide to records of passengers. …Keywords: aliens (foreign nationals)british citizenshipimmigrationinterneesmigrationnaturalisationpassengers
- Internees
Keywords: aliens (foreign nationals)first world warimmigrationinterneesmigrationpowsprisoners of warsecond world warworld war oneworld war two - North American ancestors – an overview…such as passenger lists or military service records, and by date. …Keywords: americaamerica (emigration to)canada (emigration to)emigrationnorth america
- Available on:Passenger lists
Keywords: digitised recordsonline collections All records viewable online - Passengers…The majority of inward passenger lists from 1878 to 1960 and outward passenger lists from 1890 to 1960 have survived (see below). …Keywords: aliens (foreign nationals)emigrationimmigrationmigrationpassengers
- Refugees
Keywords: aliens (foreign nationals)emigrationimmigrationjewish historymigrationrefugees