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*'''1879-1919''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/301932 Plantation register of Indian immigrants, 1879-1919] at FamilySearch Catalog; images only | *'''1879-1919''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/301932 Plantation register of Indian immigrants, 1879-1919] at FamilySearch Catalog; images only | ||
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel+%26+migration&sid=101&destinationcountry=fiji Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at FindMyPast; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Fiji | *'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel+%26+migration&sid=101&destinationcountry=fiji Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at FindMyPast; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Fiji | ||
*'''1899-1922''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/301936 Register of deaths of Indian immigration (by plantation), 1899-1922] at FamilySearch Catalog; index & images | |||
*'''1915-1991''' {{RecordSearch|3743978|Fiji, Passports, 1915-1991}} at FamilySearch - [[Fiji, Passports - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Primarily three groups of people comprise most of the immigrants to Fiji; Europeans, who started coming in 1835; Indians who came in 1879; and other Polynesians. The primary emigration of people from Fiji are to the following four countries: Australia, U.S.A., New Zealand and Canada. | Primarily three groups of people comprise most of the immigrants to Fiji; Europeans, who started coming in 1835; Indians who came in 1879; and other Polynesians. The primary emigration of people from Fiji are to the following four countries: Australia, U.S.A., New Zealand and Canada. | ||
==Immigration Records== | |||
These records connect individuals with place of origin and current residence to identify further records. They include passenger lists, passport applications, naturalization records, various files kept for minorities entering to work in the country. Records exist from 1870 to the present. A significant portion of the historical population consisted of indentured labor from India in the late 1800s. Records can be found at local administrative offices and archives. | These records connect individuals with place of origin and current residence to identify further records. They include passenger lists, passport applications, naturalization records, various files kept for minorities entering to work in the country. Records exist from 1870 to the present. A significant portion of the historical population consisted of indentured labor from India in the late 1800s. Records can be found at local administrative offices and archives. | ||