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Guide to '''Tonga ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
==Information==
Tonga is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean. It was a [[England Genealogy|British]] protectorate from 1900 to 1970. The official languages are Tongan and English.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Tonga," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga, accessed 20 April 2016.</ref>


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Tonga, unique among Pacific nations, never completely lost its indigenous governance. The archipelagos of "The Friendly Islands" were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. Tonga became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900; it withdrew from the protectorate and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. Tonga remains the only monarchy in the Pacific.


==Tonga Map==
=== Getting started with Tonga research  ===
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Tonga.


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=== Jurisdictions  ===


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== Islands ==
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Tonga's three main island groups are:
 
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=== Research Tools  ===
 
*http://tonga.worldvitalrecords.com/
*http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.tonga/45/mb.ashx
*[http://www.artsfaculty.auckland.ac.nz/special/germansintonga/?historicalbackground German and Tonga government relationship]
*[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/Pacific/SamoaTahitiTongaFiji.pdf BYU Research Guide for Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti, Tonga]
 
=== Featured Content  ===
 
*[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research|Pacific Island Guide]] to Family History Research
 
=== Did you know?  ===
 
 
=== Things you can do  ===
 
In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:<br>
 
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===Districts===
 
Tonga is composed of a series of districts within subdivisions:
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[[Category:Tonga]] [[Category:Pacific_Island_Research]]
 
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| Kolofo'ou || Tongatapu
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| Tatakamotonga || Tongatapu
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*'''[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research|Pacific Island Guide]]'''
| Kolovai || Tongatapu
*[[Tonga Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
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*[[Tonga Biography|Biography]]
| Neiafu || Vava'u
*[[Tonga Census|Census]]
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*[[Tonga Church History|Church History]]
| Pangaimotu || Vava'u
*[[Tonga Church Records|Church Records]]
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*[[Tonga Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| Hahake || Vava'u
*[[Tonga Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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*[[Tonga Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
| Leimatu'a || Vava'u
*[[Samoan, Tongan and other Polynesian Genealogies|Genealogies]]
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*[[Tonga History|History]]
| Hihifo || Vava'u
*[[Tonga Maps|Maps]]
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*[[Tonga Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| Motu || Vava'u
*[[Tonga Nobility|Nobility]]
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*[[Tonga Oral History in the Family History Library|Oral History]]
| Lifuka || Ha'apai
*[[Tonga Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
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*[[Tonga Taxation|Taxation]]
| Foa || Ha'apai
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| Lulunga || Ha'apai
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| Mu'omu'a || Ha'apai
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| Ha'ano || Ha'apai
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| 'Uiha || Ha'apai
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| 'Eua Motu'a || 'Eua
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| 'Eua Fo'ou || 'Eua
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| Niua Toputapu || Ongo Niua
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| Niua Fo'ou || Ongo Niua
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==References==
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Revision as of 23:00, 23 September 2012

Tonga, unique among Pacific nations, never completely lost its indigenous governance. The archipelagos of "The Friendly Islands" were united into a Polynesian kingdom in 1845. Tonga became a constitutional monarchy in 1875 and a British protectorate in 1900; it withdrew from the protectorate and joined the Commonwealth of Nations in 1970. Tonga remains the only monarchy in the Pacific.

Getting started with Tonga research[edit | edit source]

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

Tonga.png

(Your text or images here)

Research Tools[edit | edit source]

Featured Content[edit | edit source]

Did you know?[edit | edit source]

Things you can do[edit | edit source]

In order to make this wiki a better research tool, we need your help! Many tasks need to be done. You can help by:

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