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It is estimated that over seventeen million people have emigrated from Great Britain & Ireland since the seventeenth century. Sometimes the decision was voluntary, to seek political or religious freedom, the need to escape war or poverty, or simply a desire for a better life. Enforced emigration related mainly to the transportation of convicts.

This guide describes the major waves of emigration and government approved schemes, as well as explaining clearly reasons for such movements and how patterns have changed over time. Above all, this book offers guidance to what the records contain and some suggestions on how they might be used by genealogists seeking information about a family member, as well as social and economic historians interested in the impact of emigration on British history over the past 400 years. This is an invaluable guide to the location and explanation of a variety of records held throughout the UK and beyond and provides a complimentary volume to "Immigrants and Aliens".

Roger Kershaw