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+==Census Records at Family History Centers==
-The first census in Fiji was enumerated in 1881. It consisted of:
+The following census records for Fiji are available for viewing at Family History Centers:
-Return of the total population -- Census of Fijians (Provincial dept.) -- Agricultural returns for 1880 (European) -- Return births, deaths &amp; marriages 1880 (Fijian) -- Causes of deaths (Europeans) 1876-1880 -- Meteorological returns 1880. These returns are on FHL US/CAN Film 833153.
+*'''1874-1875''' {{FHL|145561|title-id|disp=Returns of Europeans resident in Fiji}} - images
+*'''1881''' {{FHL|145569|title-id|disp=Report on the census of the population of Fiji}} - images
-Other censuses have been enumerated in 1911, 1921, 1936, 1946, and every ten years since. You can find statistical analysis but no names for these censuses online.
+==Why Use Census Records==
+Census records can be very useful in genealogical research. It is the process of systematically counting people in a given population. Census records and the information that they contain vary from place to place. In Fiji, the censuses contain the following information:<br>
-Items enumerated in each census by law include:
 . Names, sex and age
 <br>2. Occupation, profession, trade, employment
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 <br>7. Livestock
 <br>8. Any other matters with respect to which it is desirable to obtain statistical information with a view to ascertaining the social or civil condition of the population.
+==Censuses of Fiji==
+The following censuses have been conducted in Fiji
+*1881 (available for viewing at Family History centers)
+*1911 (only statistical analysis - no names listed)
+*1921 (only statistical analysis - no names listed)
+*1936 (only statistical analysis - no names listed)
+*1946 (only statistical analysis - no names listed)
+*1956 (only statistical analysis - no names listed)
+*1966 (only statistical analysis - no names listed)
+*1976 (only statistical analysis - no names listed)
+*1986 (only statistical analysis - no names listed)
+*1996 (only statistical analysis - no names listed)
+*2007 (only statistical analysis - no names listed)
+*2017 (only statistical analysis - no names listed)
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