Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Emigration and Immigration

Online Sources

 * 1813-1834 Former British Colonial Dependencies, Slave Registers, 1813-1834 at Ancestry, ($), index and images.
 * 1890-1960 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
 * 1892-1924 New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924 Search results for Saint Vincent
 * United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records

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

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.

Immigration into Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

 * The population as estimated in 2018 was 110,211. The ethnic composition was 66% African descent, 19% of mixed descent, 6% East Indian, 4% Europeans (mainly Portuguese), 2% Island Carib and 3% others.
 * Most Vincentians are the descendants of African people brought to the island to work on plantations.
 * There are other ethnic groups such as Portuguese (from Madeira) and East Indians, both brought in to work on the plantations after the abolishing of slavery by the British living on the island.
 * There is also a growing Chinese population.