Emigration
Why use this guide?
This guide to finding out about emigrants from Britain includes:
information about emigration to North America, Australia and New Zealand
information about child emigration, including the emigration of pauper children
a section on finding aids to help you search the records
You may wish to start your research by consulting our research signposts on emigrants, passengers or transportees.
The guide gives an overview of emigration records held at The National Archives, but is not a comprehensive list of all sources.
