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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Online Collections[edit | edit source]

1894-1907 - French Overseas Wallis and Futuna Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1894-1907, index and images.

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

National Library of New Zealand
Alexander Turnbull Library
70 Molesworth Street, Thorndon
Wellington 6011, New Zealand

Telephone: +64 800 474 300

has the following, though not on the Internet:
Wallis and Futuna — Pacific Manuscripts Bureau
Catholic Mission, Wallis island - Genealogies of Wallisian and Futunian families, compiled by Father Joseph Henquel (Micro-MS-Coll-08-0966) — Consists of genealogies of all Wallisian families (from A-F) compiled from oral tradition, baptismal and matrimonial registers dating from 1824, and from regular parish censuses. There are also some Futunian genealogies (not alphabetical).

A-F Micro-MS-Coll-08-0966
G-V Micro-MS-Coll-08-0972
L-S & V Micro-MS-Coll-08-0973
S-V also a list of Europeans Micro-MS-Coll-08-0974
Wallis and Futuna — Manuscripts
Anthropological data - Uvea and Samoa (MS-Papers-0060-40) — Notebook of drawings containing genealogies from Samoa and Uvea, numbered 1 - 75; and Notebook of genealogies from Samoa, numbered 69-108.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Pacific Islands Family History

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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-==Resources==
+==How to Find the Records==
-===Online Resources===
-*'''1894-1907 - '''[http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=WALLIS-ET-FUTUNA French Overseas Wallis and Futuna Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1894-1907], index & images.
+===Online Collections===
+*'''1894-1907 - '''[http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/recherche.php?territoire=WALLIS-ET-FUTUNA French Overseas Wallis and Futuna Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1894-1907], index and images.
 ===Offices to Contact===
-'''Birth Certificates:'''  Available by mail from the Court of the First Instance at the place of birth. <br>
-'''Death Certificates:''' Death certificates can be requested from the Court of the First Instance in Mata-Utu.<br>
-'''Marriage Certificates:''' Available at the Court of the First Instance in the town where the marriage took place.<br>
-'''Divorce Records:''' Available at the Court of the First Instance in the town where the divorce was granted. <br>
-Usually marriages and divorces are noted on the birth certificate.<ref>U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Travel.State.Gov, [https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/WallisandFutuna.html Wallis and Futuna], (accessed 25 October 2021).</ref><br>
-[https://natlib.govt.nz/collections/a-z/family-history-collection Alexander Turnbull Library]<br>
-Part of the [https://natlib.govt.nz/ National Library of New Zealand]<br>
-PO Box 12349<br>
-Wellington 6140<br>
-New Zealand<br>
-Telephone: +64 4 474 3000<br>
-Fax: +64 4 474 3063<br>
-Email: [mailto:information@natlib.govt.nz information@natlib.govt.nz]<br>
-The Alexander Turnbull Library has the following, though the records are not on the Internet:<br>
-[https://natlib.govt.nz/researchers/guides/pacific-islands-family-history#wallis-and-futuna Wallis and Futuna — Pacific Manuscripts Bureau]<br>
-[https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/#details=ecatalogue.77474 Catholic Mission, Wallis island - Genealogies of Wallisian and Futunian families], compiled by Father Joseph Henquel — Consists of genealogies of all Wallisian families (from A-F) compiled from oral tradition, baptismal and matrimonial registers dating from 1824, and from regular parish censuses. There are also some Futunian genealogies (not alphabetical).<br>
 [https://natlib.govt.nz/ National Library of New Zealand]<br>
+Alexander Turnbull Library<br>
 Molesworth Street, Thorndon<br>
 Wellington 6011, New Zealand <br>
-==Background==
+Telephone:  +64 800 474 300
+has the following, though not on the Internet:<br>
+Wallis and Futuna — Pacific Manuscripts Bureau<br>
+[https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/#details=ecatalogue.77474 Catholic Mission, Wallis island - Genealogies of Wallisian and Futunian families], compiled by Father Joseph Henquel (Micro-MS-Coll-08-0966) — Consists of genealogies of all Wallisian families (from A-F) compiled from oral tradition, baptismal and matrimonial registers dating from 1824, and from regular parish censuses. There are also some Futunian genealogies (not alphabetical).<br>
+A-F Micro-MS-Coll-08-0966<br>
+G-V Micro-MS-Coll-08-0972<br>
+L-S & V Micro-MS-Coll-08-0973<br>
+S-V also a list of Europeans Micro-MS-Coll-08-0974<br>
+Wallis and Futuna — Manuscripts<br>
+Anthropological data - Uvea and Samoa (MS-Papers-0060-40) — Notebook of drawings containing genealogies from Samoa and Uvea, numbered 1 - 75; and Notebook of genealogies from Samoa, numbered 69-108.<br>
-The first Europeans to settle the area were the French in 1837, but France did not take official control until between 1887 and 1888.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_and_Futuna Wallis and Futuna], (accessed 25 October 2021).</ref>
+==Historical Background==
-For additional information about records for Wallis and Futuna, see [https://natlib.govt.nz/researchers/guides/pacific-islands-family-history#wallis-and-futuna Pacific Islands Family History].
+[https://natlib.govt.nz/researchers/guides/pacific-islands-family-history#wallis-and-futuna Pacific Islands Family History]
 ==Coverage and Compliance==