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Immigration to Scotland 1830s-1939

Unemployment, poverty and persecution caused thousands of people from Ireland, Italy and Eastern Europe to travel to Scotland in search of better lives.

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Immigration to Scotland

The key events in the migration to Scotland between 1830s and 1905.

The key events in the migration to Scotland between 1820 and 1905.
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