Mauritius Emigration and Immigration

Online Records

 * 1813-1834 Slave Registers of former British Colonial Dependencies, 1813-1834, index, incomplete($).
 * 1878-1960 UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, at Ancestry.com, index and images. ($)
 * 1890-1960 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 at Findmypast; index & images($); includes those with Destination of Mauritius
 * 1940 Mauritius, Danzig and Polish National Refugees, 1940 at Ancestry($), index.

French Overseas Subjects

 * 1728-1811 Ile de France (Mauritius) French Overseas Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1728-1811, index and images.

British Overseas Subjects

 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Mauritius, index & images ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Mauritius, index & images ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials at Findmypast - index & images ($)

Offices and Archives to Contact
Mauritius Archives Coromandel Postal Address: National Archives of Mauritius, Development Bank of Mauritius Complex, Coromandel, Mauritius Registry : 2332791 Search Rooms : 233 4211 / 233 4199 Administration : 2332950 Fax number : 233-4299 E-mail : arc@govmu.org Search made by any officer of the National Archives Department at the request of The National Archives Department safeguards the collective documentary heritage of the nation. Users can find substantial amount of information in the following fields:
 * Mauritian citizen: Rs. 100 per hour or a fraction thereof
 * Non Mauritian citizen: Rs. 300 per hour a fraction thereof
 * French and British Administration.
 * Slavery
 * Indentured Immigration.
 * Genealogy
 * Legislation

Record Series Containing Genealogical and Related Information:

 * Arrival of passengers for the period 1794 – 1801
 * Registers of arrivals for the period 1791 – 1803
 * Registers of arrivals for the period 1803 – 1809
 * Oaths of Allegiance for the period 1810 – 1811
 * Registers of arrivals for the period 1766 – 1791
 * Passenger Lists Inwards & Indexes for the period 1826 – 1956

Finding the Town of Origin in Mauritius
If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Mauritius, see Mauritius Finding Town of Origin for additional research strategies.

Mauritius Emigration and Immigration
"Emigration" means moving out of a country. "Immigration" means moving into a country. Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups.

Historical Background

 * The earliest confirmed discovery of Mauritius was in 1507 by Portuguese sailors, who otherwise took little interest in the islands.
 * The Dutch took possession in 1598, establishing a succession of short-lived settlements over a period of about 120 years, before abandoning their efforts in 1710.
 * France took control in 1715, renaming it Isle de France.
 * In 1810, the island was seized by Great Britain, and four years later France ceded Mauritius and its dependencies to Britain.
 * Mauritius remained a primarily plantation-based colony of the United Kingdom until independence in 1968.

Emigration From Mauritius
The Mauritian diaspora consists of Mauritian emigrants and their descendants in various countries around the world, mainly Great Britain (United Kingdom), Australia, New Zealand, Canada, France and Ireland.

For Further Reading
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