Colonization
Information about colonies, often with lists of people, ethnic groups, or classes of people. Records of prisoners who were sent to colonies are assigned to "Convict Records."

Convict Records
Records of convicts who were deported to colonies of their country. These include records made in the new colony or country while the people were still convicts.

Emigration and Immigration
Records about people moving out of or into a country. The records may contain lists of a ship's passengers, people who bought tickets from a ticket agent, police registration on leaving or arriving in a country, etc. The records may also include people who were visiting or passing through a country.

Migration, Internal
Records about the movement of people within one country.

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