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South Africa ProvincesGoal 5: Learn about South Africa emigration and immigration.
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ALearn about South African emigration and immigration.
- FamilySearch: Learn about South Africam emigration and immigation in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
FS—Wiki: South Africa Emigration and Immigration - Sites: Explore the 1820 Settlers site to learn about British settlers in South Africa.
- Explore
immigration date information on the IdentityNumber site. - Explore passenger list information on the South African Genealogy site.
- Facebook: Visit the South African Genealogy - for emigration purposes only group on Facebook.
- Visit the 1820 Settlers South Africa group on Facebook.
Record Search Practice |
Moo Thamah immigrated to South Africa . Use the "FS: South African Natal, Passenger Lists, 1860-1911" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- What is Moo's estimated birth year?
- What is her father's name?
- Bonus: What country did Moon likely emigrate from?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Moo" as the first name and "Thamah" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the document icon for Moo Thamah.
- Read the information in the center column and examine the original document.
- Moo was born about 1816.
- Her father is Murnapen.
- The heading of the original document mentions "Protector of Indian Immigrants and Indian Immigration Department Records" so it is likely Moo emigrated from India.
(Contributed by Brent Bunker )
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