Posts by Roger Kershaw AudioTitanic: Emigrant ship or luxury liner?Saturday 14 April 2012This talk was originally scheduled to be given by Aidan Lawes at the Titanic...AudioTransportation to Australia and family historyFriday 28 January 2011Roger Kershaw takes a closer look at the transportation of British and Irish convicts...AudioTransportation to AustraliaMonday 30 November 2009Over 162,000 British and Irish convicts were transported to Australia between 1787 and 1868....AudioInternmentMonday 21 September 2009On the declaration of war on 3 September 1939, some 70,000 Germans and Austrians...AudioNaturalisation and alien registrationThursday 16 April 2009Using records at The National Archives, this talk examines the various Alien Acts that...AudioChild emigration to CanadaFriday 9 January 2009Find out about the British child emigration schemes from 1618 to 1967 as Roger...VideoChild emigration to Canada – BSL Sign Language VideoFriday 9 January 2009Find out about the British child emigration schemes from 1618 to 1967 as Roger...AudioEmigration recordsThursday 26 June 2008Roger Kershaw explains the reasons behind the emigration of some 16 million people since...AudioModern sources for immigration – part 2Tuesday 13 November 2007The second part of Roger Kershaw’s talk looks at key immigration sources at The...AudioModern sources for immigration – part 1Tuesday 18 September 2007Part one of an in-depth look at key immigration sources at The National Archives...