The Gambia Emigration and Immigration

Online Sources

 * 1878-1960 UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, at Ancestry.com, index and images. ($)
 * 1890-1960 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 at FindMyPast; index & images ($)
 * 1892-1924 New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924 Search results for Gambia


 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Gambia, index and images, ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Gambia, index and images, ($)
 * British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Gambia, index and images, ($)

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

The Gambia 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 the the Gambia
The Gambia shares historical roots with many other West African nations in the slave trade, which was the key factor in the placing and keeping of a colony on the Gambia River, first by the Portuguese, during which era it was known as A Gâmbia. Later, on 25 May 1765. The Gambia made a part of the British Empire when the government formally assumed control, establishing the Gambia Colony and Protectorate. In 1965, the Gambia gained independence.

Emigration From the Gambia
KNOMAD Statistics: Emigrants:71,000+. Top destination countries: Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, Nigeria, Sweden, Senegal, Germany, Sierra Leone, France, Guinea Bissau.