Early modern Historical immigration to Great Britain

people indian subcontinent have settled in great britain since east india company (eic) recruited lascars replace vacancies in crews on east indiamen whilst on voyages in india. many refused passage back, , marooned in london. there ayahs, domestic servants , nannies of wealthy british families, accompanied employers blighty when stay in asia came end.

the number of seamen east indies employed on english ships felt worrisome @ time english tried restrict numbers navigation act of 1660, restricted employment of overseas sailors quarter of crew on returning east india company ships. baptism records in east greenwich suggest young indians malabar coast being recruited servants @ end of 17th century, , records of eic suggest indo-portuguese cooks goa retained captains voyage voyage. in 1797, thirteen buried in parish of st nicholas @ deptford.

beginning in 17th century, east india company brought on thousands of south asian scholars, lascars, , other workers (who bengali and/or muslim) england, of whom settled down , took local european wives, due lack of asian women in british isles @ time. due majority of asian immigrants being lascars, earliest asian communities found in port towns. naval cooks came, many of them sylhet division of bangladesh. 1 of famous 18th-century bengali immigrants britain sake dean mahomed, captain of east india company. in 1810, founded london s first indian restaurant, hindoostane coffee house. claimed person introduced shampoo , therapeutic massage britain.