Marshall Islands Genealogy

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Guide to Marshall Islands ancestry, family history and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Information[edit | edit source]

The Marshall Islands are an island country in the Pacific Ocean whose nearest neighbors are the Federated States of Micronesia, Wake Island, Kiribati, and Nauru. It was formerly ruled by Spain, Germany, and Japan. The official languages are Marshallese and English.[1]

Marshall Islands Map[edit | edit source]

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in the Marshall Islands.

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Municipalities[edit | edit source]

The Marshall Islands are divided into the following municipalities:

  • Ailinglaplap Atoll
  • Ailuk Atoll
  • Arno Atoll
  • Aur Atoll
  • Ebon Atoll
  • Enewetok / Ujelang
  • Jabat Island
  • Jaluit Atoll
  • Kili / Bikini / Ejit
  • Kwajalein Atoll
  • Lae Atoll
  • Lib Island
  • Likiep Atoll
  • Majuro (capital)
  • Maloelap Atoll
  • Mejit Island
  • Mili Atoll
  • Namorik Atoll
  • Namu Atoll
  • Rongelap Atoll
  • Ujae Atoll
  • Utirik Atoll
  • Wotho Atoll
  • Wotje Atoll

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "Marshall Islands," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Islands, accessed 27 April 2016.