The role of family and community in the decision to emigrate
Evidence from a case study of Scottish emigration to Queensland 1885–88
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12669232 |
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| Authors | Elspeth Johnson (0000-0003-4173-7837, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-25 |
| Publication date | 2006-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Family & Community History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1463-1180 • E-ISSN: 1751-3812 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/175138106x130059 |
| OpenAlex | W2067823411 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
Australian passenger lists for British emigrants to Queensland in the 19th century have provided a data source of nominal information for emigrants which is not available in British emigration records. The information from these lists (for the years 1885–88) has been incorporated into a specially designed database of Scottish emigrants to Queensland. Nominal linkage with the Census Enumerator Books of 1881 added considerable personal information for more than half the cohort of Scots identified on the lists, and provided a view of the distribution of emigrants prior to leaving Scotland, hitherto unobtainable. When the addresses of emigrants were linked to dates of emigration and mapped, the impact of place of residence on the decision to emigrate to Queensland was demonstrated. Hence it has been possible to analyse the influences of local circumstance, family, friends and neighbourhood in the reconstruction of this emigrant group
Archaeology · Art · Census · Emigration · Genealogy · Geography · Population · Residence · Scots · Sociology · Australian History and Society · Demography · History · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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