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===Online | ===Online Resources=== | ||
*'''1870-1911''' | *'''1870-1911''' {{RecordSearch|3754690|Fiji, General Register of Immigrants, 1870-1911}} at FamilySearch - [[Fiji, General Register of Immigrants - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
*'''1874-1875''' | *'''1874-1875''' {{FSC|145561|item|disp=Returns of Europeans resident in Fiji, January, 1874 and May - November, 1875}} at FamilySearch Catalog; images only | ||
*'''1876-1914''' | *'''1876-1914''' {{FSC|145553|item|disp=List of journals of government agents, about 1876-1914}} at FamilySearch Catalog; images only | ||
*'''1878- | *'''1878-1960''' [https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/1518/ UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960] at Ancestry - index & images ($) | ||
*'''1879-1916''' | *'''1878-1914''' {{FSC|145551|item|disp=Plantation registers-Polynesian, 1878-1914}} at FamilySearch Catalog; images only | ||
*'''1879-1916''' {{FSC|301940|item|disp=Indian immigration passes, 1879-1916}} at FamilySearch Catalog; index & images | |||
*'''1879-1916''' [https://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/indian-emigration-passes-to-fiji-1879-1916 Indian emigration to Fiji 1879-1916] | *'''1879-1916''' [https://www.nla.gov.au/research-guides/indian-emigration-passes-to-fiji-1879-1916 Indian emigration to Fiji 1879-1916] | ||
*'''1879-1919''' | *'''1879-1919''' {{FSC|301932|item|disp=Plantation register of Indian immigrants, 1879-1919}} at FamilySearch Catalog; images only | ||
*'''1879-1916''' [http://archivesfiji.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Indian-Immigration-Pass-list.pdf Indian Indentured Labour, 1879 – 1916] The introduction Indian Indentured Labour was an important chapter in Fiji’s development. . Over a period of 37 years (1875 – 1916), 87 ships brought over 60,538 labourers to work on local plantations. | *'''1879-1916''' [http://archivesfiji.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Indian-Immigration-Pass-list.pdf Indian Indentured Labour, 1879 – 1916] The introduction Indian Indentured Labour was an important chapter in Fiji’s development. . Over a period of 37 years (1875 – 1916), 87 ships brought over 60,538 labourers to work on local plantations. | ||
*'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel+%26+migration&sid=101&destinationcountry=fiji Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at | *'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel+%26+migration&sid=101&destinationcountry=fiji Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at Findmypast - index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Fiji | ||
*'''1899-1922''' | *'''1899-1922''' {{FSC|301936|item|disp=Register of deaths of Indian immigration (by plantation), 1899-1922}} at FamilySearch Catalog; index & images | ||
*'''1915-1991''' {{RecordSearch|3743978|Fiji, Passports, 1915-1991}} at FamilySearch - [[Fiji, Passports - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | *'''1915-1991''' {{RecordSearch|3743978|Fiji, Passports, 1915-1991}} at FamilySearch - [[Fiji, Passports - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images | ||
===Polynesian Immigrants Records=== | ===Polynesian Immigrants Records=== | ||
[https://mowcaparchives.org/items/show/100 '''Polynesian Immigrants Records, 1876-1914'''], are available at the [[Fiji Archives and Libraries|'''National Archives of Fiji''']]. These are records of Pacific Islanders who were brought to '''Fiji''' as laborers. Although the first ship arrived in 1864, records were not kept until 1876. Laborers came from New Hebrides (Vanuatu), Solomon Islands, Banks and Torres Straits Islands, Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), and Papua New Guinea. '''There were about 23,000 who went to Fiji.''' Others were taken to Queensland, Samoa, and New Caledonia. This movement of people is often referred to as "black-birding". These records include general shipping records, agents, and recruiters' journals, plantation records, and personnel documents. | [https://mowcaparchives.org/items/show/100 '''Polynesian Immigrants Records, 1876-1914'''], are available at the [[Fiji Archives and Libraries|'''National Archives of Fiji''']]. These are records of Pacific Islanders who were brought to '''Fiji''' as laborers. Although the first ship arrived in 1864, records were not kept until 1876. Laborers came from New Hebrides (Vanuatu), Solomon Islands, Banks and Torres Straits Islands, Gilbert Islands (Kiribati), and Papua New Guinea. '''There were about 23,000 who went to Fiji.''' Others were taken to Queensland, Samoa, and New Caledonia. This movement of people is often referred to as "black-birding". These records include general shipping records, agents, and recruiters' journals, plantation records, and personnel documents. | ||
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