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==Resources==
==How to Find the Records==
===Online Resources===
'''Browsable Image Only Collections'''
*'''1877-1942''' {{FSC|604412|item|disp=Index to Fijian death records, 1877-1942}} at FamilySearch Catalog
*'''1912-1917''' {{FSC|633581|item|disp=Index to Fijian marriage records for Fiji, 1912-1917}} at FamilySearch Catalog
*'''1929''' {{FSC|604363|item|disp=Index to Indian death records for Fiji, 1929}} at FamilySearch Catalog
*'''1895-1989''' {{FSC|305364|item|disp=Birth registers of Indians in Fiji, 1895-1989}} at FamilySearch Catalog - +++
*'''1917-1989''' {{FSC|304368|item|disp=Death register of Indians, 1917-1989}} at FamilySearch Catalog - +++
*'''1877-1989''' {{FSC|304822|item|disp=Death registers of Fijians, 1877-1989}} at FamilySearch Catalog - +++
*'''1875-1989''' {{FSC|302990|item|disp=Death registers, 1875-1989}} at FamilySearch Catalog - +++
*'''1875-1989''' {{FSC|302426|item|disp=General birth records, 1875-1989}} at FamilySearch Catalog - +++
*'''1899-1922''' {{FSC|301936|item|disp=Register of deaths of Indian immigration (by plantation), 1899-1922}} at FamilySearch Catalog - +++
*'''1876-1989''' {{FSC|303108|item|disp=Register of Fijian births, 1876-1989}} at FamilySearch Catalog - +++
*'''1874-1989''' {{FSC|304087|item|disp=Register of Fijian marriages, 1874-1989}} at FamilySearch Catalog - +++
*'''1871-1989''' {{FSC|302952|item|disp=Register of general marriages, 1871-1989}} at FamilySearch Catalog - +++
*'''1913-1989''' {{FSC|303656|item|disp=Register of Indian marriages, 1913-1989}} at FamilySearch Catalog - +++
*'''1945-1991''' {{FSC|577055|item|disp=Registers of adoptions, 1945-1991}} at FamilySearch Catalog - +++
*'''1876-1880''' {{FSC|145569|item|disp=Report on the census of the population of Fiji, 1881...(and vital records, 1876-1880)}} at FamilySearch Catalog - +++
'''Indexes'''
*'''1899-1922''' {{RecordSearch|3748258|Fiji, Indian Death Records, 1899-1922}} at FamilySearch - [[Fiji, Indian Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1900-1989''' {{RecordSearch|3753995|Fiji, Vital Records, 1900-1989}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] - index


===Offices to Contact===
===Online Collections===


Ministry of Justice<br>
*'''1895-1989''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/305364?availability=Family%20History%20Library Birth registers of Indians in Fiji, 1895-1989], available only at family history centers and the Family History Library
[http://www.justice.gov.fj/births-death-marriages/ Births, Deaths and Marriages registry]<br>
*'''1917-1989''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/304368?availability=Family%20History%20Library Death register of Indians, 1917-1989], available only at family history centers and the Family History Library
Level 1, Suvavou House<br>
*'''1877-1989''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/304822?availability=Family%20History%20Library Death registers of Fijians, 1877-1989], available only at family history centers and the Family History Library
Victoria Parade, Suva<br>
*'''1875-1989''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/302990?availability=Family%20History%20Library Death registers, 1875-1989], available only at family history centers and the Family History Library
*'''1875-1989''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/302426?availability=Family%20History%20Library General birth records, 1875-1989], available only at family history centers and the Family History Library
*'''1899-1922''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/301936?availability=Family%20History%20Library Register of deaths of Indian immigration (by plantation), 1899-1922], available only at family history centers and the Family History Library
*'''1876-1989''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/303108?availability=Family%20History%20Library Register of Fijian births, 1876-1989], available only at family history centers and the Family History Library
*'''1874-1989''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/304087?availability=Family%20History%20Library Register of Fijian marriages, 1874-1989], available only at family history centers and the Family History Library
*'''1871-1989''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/302952?availability=Family%20History%20Library Register of general marriages, 1871-1989], available only at family history centers and the Family History Library


P O Box 2226<br>
===Offices to Contact===
Government Buildings<br>
Suva, Fiji<br>


Telephone: (679) 3308600<br>
Records can be found at local and national civil registry offices (some copies in France for New Caledonia and Vanuatu).


==Background==
==Historical Background==


Civil registration begins late, about 1870, in Melanesia.
Civil registration begins late, about 1870, in Melanesia.
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== Death-Related Records ==
== Death-Related Records ==


These records include:
These records include inventories of personal and real property, notarial records (generally outlining inheritance and distribution of property), declarations of succession, tombstone transcriptions, obituaries, sexton records, burials, and other materials. Records generally exist from 1860 to the present and can be found at administrative offices and archives.  
*Inventories of personal and real property
*Notarial records (generally outlining inheritance and distribution of property)
*Declarations of succession
*Tombstone transcriptions
*Obituaries
*Sexton records
*Burials
 
Records generally exist from 1860 to the present and can be found at administrative offices and archives.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:13, 28 March 2020

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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Records can be found at local and national civil registry offices (some copies in France for New Caledonia and Vanuatu).

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Civil registration begins late, about 1870, in Melanesia.

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Births[edit | edit source]

  • Date
  • Name of principal and parents
  • Occupation and religious preference of parents
  • Name of informant
  • place of residence for parents

Marriages[edit | edit source]

  • Date
  • Name of principal and parents
  • Occupation and religious preference of parents
  • Names of witnesses
  • Residence of groom and bride

Deaths[edit | edit source]

  • Date
  • Name of principal and parents
  • Occupation and religious preference of parents
  • Age at death
  • Cause of death
  • Place of burial

Death-Related Records[edit | edit source]

These records include inventories of personal and real property, notarial records (generally outlining inheritance and distribution of property), declarations of succession, tombstone transcriptions, obituaries, sexton records, burials, and other materials. Records generally exist from 1860 to the present and can be found at administrative offices and archives.

References[edit | edit source]

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