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Series
Home Office: Aliens Restriction Entry Books
Catalogue reference: HO 162
What's it about?
HO 162
Entry books of out-letters relating to various aspects of the working of the Aliens Act 1905, the Aliens Restriction Act 1914 and subsequent legislation, including the appointment of immigration officers, medical inspectors and immigration...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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HO 162
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Title (The name of the record)
- Home Office: Aliens Restriction Entry Books
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Date (When the record was created)
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1905-1921
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Description (What the record is about)
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Entry books of out-letters relating to various aspects of the working of the Aliens Act 1905, the Aliens Restriction Act 1914 and subsequent legislation, including the appointment of immigration officers, medical inspectors and immigration boards, the issue of bonds of exemption for shipping companies, deportation, etc.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Home Office, Aliens Department (B Department), 1913-1962
- Home Office, Department S, 1904-1913
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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128 volume(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Migration
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9026/
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Home Office: Aliens Restriction Entry Books
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