This statistic shows the last country of residence given by passengers of the HMT Empire Windrush which docked at Tilbury near London on 21 June 1948. As the statistic illustrates, most of the passengers disembarking at London gave Jamaica as their last country of residence. Post-war migration from the Caribbean to Britain is heavily associated with this particular journey, giving rise to the term 'Windrush generation'.
Last country of residence given by passengers disembarking at London on the HMT Empire Windrush on June 21,1948
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BBC. (April 27, 2018). Last country of residence given by passengers disembarking at London on the HMT Empire Windrush on June 21,1948 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/864114/windrush-passengers-last-country-of-residence-on-first-ship-uk/
BBC. "Last country of residence given by passengers disembarking at London on the HMT Empire Windrush on June 21,1948." Chart. April 27, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/864114/windrush-passengers-last-country-of-residence-on-first-ship-uk/
BBC. (2018). Last country of residence given by passengers disembarking at London on the HMT Empire Windrush on June 21,1948. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/864114/windrush-passengers-last-country-of-residence-on-first-ship-uk/
BBC. "Last Country of Residence given by Passengers Disembarking at London on The Hmt Empire Windrush on June 21,1948." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/864114/windrush-passengers-last-country-of-residence-on-first-ship-uk/
BBC, Last country of residence given by passengers disembarking at London on the HMT Empire Windrush on June 21,1948 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/864114/windrush-passengers-last-country-of-residence-on-first-ship-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Last country of residence given by passengers disembarking at London on the HMT Empire Windrush on June 21,1948 [Graph], BBC, April 27, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/864114/windrush-passengers-last-country-of-residence-on-first-ship-uk/
