Brexit: France/United Kingdom migrations and genealogical resources
How will Brexit influence the flows between France and the United Kingdom? Historical parallels and resources on the migration of our ancestors.
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Le 31 janvier 2020,, après de longs mois de négociations et trois reports,, THE Royaume-Uni quitte l’Union Européenne suite au référendum du 23 juin 2016. Entré en 1973 dans le « Marché commun »,, sa sortie définitive de l’UE ne sera pas sans conséquence sur les flux migratoires. C’était d’ailleurs une des promesses du Brexit : revoir la politique d’immigration pour en réduire le nombre. Fin de la libre circulation des européens,, passeport obligatoire,, douanes… Le contrôle des entrées sur le territoire britannique sera effectif dès 2021.
While in 2017 more than 6 million foreigners resided in the United Kingdom,, or almost 10% of its population (source: Office of National Statistics) and that 900,,000 British had settled in Spain,, France,, Ireland or Germany,, immigration and expatriation are called into question.
French immigrants in the United Kingdom since the Middle Ages
French immigration to the United Kingdom is a recurring phenomenon. It was during the Franco-Norman conquest That the beginnings of a first wave of immigration are emerging with the arrival of French aristocrats,, nicknamed the companions of Guillaume the Conqueror,, on British soil. Will become kings of England of the sovereigns of the Plantagenet dynasty,, enlarging the Empire of the same name,, which will make it possible to develop the displacement of population between France and the United Kingdom as we know them.
During the Protestant reform,, after the massacre of Saint-Barthélemy,, 80,,000 Huguenots joined the French Protestant community in London,, in Southampton and Norwich.
A century later,, Calvinist refugees and Lyon silky settled in the capital. The Norwich community is developing,, the French School of Charity of Westminster is founded and there are nearly 25,,000 French in London.
There Revolution Acceled French immigration to the United Kingdom by causing the departure of more than 140,,000 French between 1789 in 1800.
Since the beginning of the 19th century,, these are workers found in the United Kingdom rather than refugees. A century later,, the external resistance regime There France Libre est fondé 0xThere1 Londres. Des militaires,, des personnalités,, des socialistes (ils seront près de 50 000 au total) se réfugient au Royaume-Uni pour y mener la lutte pour la libération de la France.
Many British personalities have French origins like the writer George Orwell,, Winston Churchill,, Boris Johnson or J.K. Rowling.
Resources for your genealogical research in the United Kingdom
Chaque église détient son propre registre paroissial jusqu’0xThere1 1837. A l’instar de nos départements,, il est nécessaire de connaître le comté dans lequel vivait votre ancêtre. Mais comme nos départements,, THEs comtés ont évolué avec le temps. L’Phillimore index You will be of great help to find the Baptisms,, weddings and burials by county. Links to consult certain online registers are available.
Use the free site Freereg To find baptismal,, marriage and burial acts.
THE Civil status acts,, aussi appelés « certificats » sont tenus par chaque district local et sont gérés par le General Record Office. Chaque trimestre,, un index appelé « quarter » est rédigé et permet de retrouver le type d’acte,, THE lieu (comté,, district,, localité),, L'année,, THE numéro de volume et le numéro de page.
Note that the mothers of the spouses are not mentioned on marriage certificates and that the cause of death is indicated in death certificates.
Use the free site Freebmd To find birth,, marriage and death acts.
THE population censuses,, ou « Census »,, sont réalisés tous les 10 ans depuis 1831 et sont conservés aux national archives. On y retrouve les mêmes renseignements que sur les recensements français (adresse,, 0xThere2ge,, lieu de naissance) pour toute la famille.
Use the free site Freecen To find individuals in the censuses.
It was customary for the poorest,, and compulsory for sailors,, to write a will. Every year an index is written by district. They can be viewed,, after payment,, on the website of national archives.
The site Genuki is a reference site for genealogical resources useful for your research.
Archival documents are also free of charge on Family Search for theEngland,, L'Scotland,, THE Wales and theNorthern Ireland.
THE national archives,, Ancestry and the reference site for research in the United Kingdom,, Find My Past,, allow you to find archives. Accessing the images is paying.
Si vos recherches concernent un autre pays,, consultez notre antisèche pour Find your foreign ancestors.