Over the past 400 years, thousands pf people have moved to settle in Britain,
and thousands more left its shore for life overseas.
This practical and accessible guide shows how to explore records of arrival
and departure - and ancestors featured in them - through the wealth of material
at The National Archives and elsewhere. 'Migration Records' charts new online
releases, including a major immigration package of passenger lists, certificated
of arrival of 'aliens' and application for naturalization and denization, and
reveals how improved catalogue information has opened up passport application
for research.
It offers an insider's knowledge of records relating to prisoners of war,
internees and deportees, as well as the 1911 census which identifies all foreign
nationals living in the United Kingdom.
Written by a migration specialist and adviser on family history, 'Migration
Records' is packed with practical, up to the minute advice. From refugees
fleeing persecution to child migrants, citizenship papers to details of
transportation, it is an invaluable guide to the journeys that changed so many
lives.
Contents:
Acknowledgements
Using The National Archives
Introduction
1. Arriving and Departing
2. Early Twentieth Century Migration
3. Migration After the Second World War
4. Four Centuries of Refugees
5. Movements Before 1800
6. Naturalization and Citizenship After 1800
7. Beyond the Seas
8. Enforced Migration
9. Movements Within Britain
10. Research Techniques
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Further Reading and Websites
Index
