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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>


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


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  ===
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== Islands ==
 
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
*To learn about the noble, chieftan, and royal lines, click here for a [http://www.royalark.net/Tonga/tonga.htm  website] established by Christopher Bayers of the UK. &nbsp;Mr. Bayers also provides Niu'atuputapu lines of those who ruled the Tongan island of 'Eua.
*[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===
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Tonga is composed of a series of districts within subdivisions:
 
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| Kolofo'ou || Tongatapu
 
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*'''[[Pacific Island Guide to Family History Research|Pacific Island Guide]]'''
*[[Tonga Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
*[[Tonga Biography|Biography]]
*[[Tonga Census|Census]]
*[[Tonga Church History|Church History]]
*[[Tonga Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Tonga Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Tonga Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Tonga Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]
*[[Samoan, Tongan and other Polynesian Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[Tonga History|History]]
*[[Tonga Maps|Maps]]
*[[Tonga Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[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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