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After Empire
Author:  Giorgio Ausenda
Published:  2003
Medium: Book         Publisher:  Boydell & Brewer Ltd

The decline of the Roman Empire was compounded by the spread westwards of tribes from Eastern Europe, settling areas from which the indigenous populations had been cleared by the spread of the power of Rome; those populations themselves, notably the Celts, were pushed to the fringes of the former empire.   paperback   ISBN 978-0-851-15853-2

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Emigration Atlas 1852
Published:  1852
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

A delightful little book. Short sections on emigration to different places around the world, plus superb maps.    

Price:  £8.94





Irish Migrants in New Zealand, 1840-1937
Author:  Angela McCarthy
Published:  2005
Medium: Book         Publisher:  Boydell & Brewer Ltd

I have at last reached the desired haven', exclaimed Belfast-born Bessie Macready in 1878, the year of her arrival at Lyttelton, when writing home to cousins in County Down. There was a huge amount of worldwide European migrationbetween the mid-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries, a phenomenon which this book examines.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83143-3

Price:  £50.00
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London Dutch Church Register 1568-1872
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

This register contains the attestation of certificates of membership, confessions of guilt, certificates of marriages and betrothals, publications of banns etc between 1568 to 1872.    

Price:  £12.13





Mr Tuke's Fund for Assisted Emigration 1882-5
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Eneclann Ltd

This extraordinary book, was a private collection of 20 separately published pieces relating to work of the Fund established in 1882 to assist emigration from the west of Ireland to America. 9,482 people were assisted by this fund up to 1885, and this book contains a vast amount of detail about ...     ISBN 1-84630-056-8

Price:  £16.90
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Returning Home: Transatlantic Migration from North America to Britain & Ireland 1858-1870
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Eneclann Ltd

This CD-ROM is a must for all those studying migration from North America to Britain, Ireland and Continental Europe, as well as the passenger ships that carried them. The CD contains extensive details on over 42,000 passengers who travelled to Britain and Ireland ...     ISBN 1-905118-00-7

Price:  £26.50
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The Dutch Church Registers 1571-1874
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

The registers of the Dutch Church, Austin Friars London, 1571-1874. Contains the marriage, baptism and burial registers as well as the monumental inscriptions and a short account of the strangers and their churches. This describes the migration of Dutch people to England. Listed alphabetically and made fully searchable on CD, this is another invaluable source to those with Dutch ancestors.    

Price:  £12.13





The Emigrant's Guide to South Africa
Published:  1880
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Archive CD Books

Contains just about all that there is to know about emigration to South Africa in the 1880s. From booking ships, the journey to what to expect in the colony. Review from Feb 1880: "Contains an immense amount of detailed information of the most practically useful kind. The different provinces are treated separately, and intending emigrants will find detailed information about the products, soil, climate and customs of each; as well as about wages, cost of living, probabilities of finding work of different kinds and facilities for becoming proprietors of land." Includes: Cape Colony, The Diamond Fields, Bechuanaland, Transvaal, The Gold Fields, Natal, The Orange Free State, and the Territories of the British South Africa Co.    

Price:  £9.79





The Irish Emigrant's Guide for the United Sates, 1890
Published:  1890
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Eneclann Ltd

This was the first edition published in Ireland. Much of the contents of this book focus on practical issues facing those emigrating to the United States and looks to ...     ISBN 1-84630-054-1

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The Irish in Britain
Author:  John Denvir
Published:  1892
Medium: CD         Publisher:  Eneclann Ltd

Published in 1892 by the Liverpool author, journalist and political activist John Denvir. While Denvir's outlook is clearly political, the publication contains a wealth of useful data about this neglected topic. One of the most important sources we have about the nineteenth century Irish in Britain, as witnessed by its continued inclusion on university reading lists.     ISBN 1-84630-097-5

Price:  £16.90
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