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| ==How to Find the Records== | | ==How to Find the Records== |
| ===Online Collections=== | | ===Online Collections=== |
| *'''1900-2001''' {{RecordSearch|3734433|Vanuatu, Vital Records, 1900-2001}} at FamilySearch - [[Vanuatu, Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] | | *'''1900-2001''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|3734433|Vanuatu, Vital Records, 1900-2001}} at FamilySearch - [[Vanuatu, Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]] |
| *'''1898-1915''': [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=NOUVELLES-HEBRIDES French Overseas New Hebrides Civil Registration and Parish Registers, Vanuatu] at Archivesnationales; index & images | | *'''1898-1915''': [http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=NOUVELLES-HEBRIDES French Overseas New Hebrides Civil Registration and Parish Registers, Vanuatu] at Archivesnationales; index & images |
| *[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20births%20and%20baptisms&country=vanuatu&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast - index & images ($) | | *[https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?datasetname=british%20armed%20forces%20and%20overseas%20births%20and%20baptisms&country=vanuatu&sid=999 British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms] at Findmypast - index & images ($) |
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| New Hebrides became Vanuatu in 1980.<br> | | New Hebrides became Vanuatu in 1980.<br> |
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| New Hebrides was ruled by both the French and British from 1906 to 1980. Because of this: "There were two police forces with their own laws, including road laws, two health services, two education systems, two currencies, and two prison systems."[Harewood, J.; Chinula, T.; Talbot, V.; Carillet, J.-B.; Sorokin, M. (2006). Vanuatu and New Caledonia (1st ed.). Singapore: Lonely Planet.] <ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hebrides#CITEREFHarewoodChinulaTalbotCarillet2006 New Hebrides], (accessed 10 January 2022).</ref> | | New Hebrides was ruled by both the French and British from 1906 to 1980. Because of this: "There were two police forces with their own laws, including road laws, two health services, two education systems, two currencies, and two prison systems."[Harewood, J.; Chinula, T.; Talbot, V.; Carillet, J.-B.; Sorokin, M. (2006). Vanuatu and New Caledonia (1st ed.). Singapore: Lonely Planet.] <span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> |
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| Additionally, there were separate British and French governments, which meant two immigration policies, two courts (apart from the Joint Court), and two corporation laws. Inhabitants of the islands were given the choice of which government they wanted to be ruled by.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Hebrides#CITEREFHarewoodChinulaTalbotCarillet2006 New Hebrides], (accessed 10 January 2022).</ref> | | Additionally, there were separate British and French governments, which meant two immigration policies, two courts (apart from the Joint Court), and two corporation laws. Inhabitants of the islands were given the choice of which government they wanted to be ruled by.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> |
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| Civil registration began late in Melanesia as compared to other areas of the world, but for genealogical purposes, it is the most complete source. | | Civil registration began late in Melanesia as compared to other areas of the world, but for genealogical purposes, it is the most complete source. |