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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.


[[Image:Tonga.png|border|300px|Tonga.png]]
Understanding the history of Tonga is critical. &nbsp;Click here to access [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Tonga_(Pacific_Island_Guide) guidelines] for doing Tongan research. &nbsp;When you are done, click on the upper left hand arrow of the tool bar to return to this page.


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=== Jurisdictions  ===


== 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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| Kolofo'ou || Tongatapu
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| Kolovai || Tongatapu
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| Pangaimotu || Vava'u
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| Hahake || Vava'u
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| Leimatu'a || Vava'u
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| Hihifo || Vava'u
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| Motu || Vava'u
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| Lifuka || Ha'apai
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*'''[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research|Pacific Island Guide]]'''
| Mu'omu'a || Ha'apai
*[[Tonga Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
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*[[Tonga Biography|Biography]]
| Ha'ano || Ha'apai
*[[Tonga Census|Census]]
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*[[Tonga Church History|Church History]]
| 'Uiha || Ha'apai
*[[Tonga Church Records|Church Records]]
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*[[Tonga Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| 'Eua Motu'a || 'Eua
*[[Tonga Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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*[[Tonga Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
| 'Eua Fo'ou || 'Eua
*[[Samoan, Tongan and other Polynesian Genealogies|Genealogies]]
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*[[Tonga History|History]]
| Niua Toputapu || Ongo Niua
*[[Tonga Maps|Maps]]
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*[[Tonga Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| Niua Fo'ou || Ongo Niua
*[[Tonga Nobility|Nobility]]
*[[Tonga Oral History in the Family History Library|Oral History]]
*[[Tonga Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]
*[[Tonga Taxation|Taxation]]
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==References==
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Revision as of 10:58, 23 October 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]

Understanding the history of Tonga is critical.  Click here to access guidelines for doing Tongan research.  When you are done, click on the upper left hand arrow of the tool bar to return to this page.

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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