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This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
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Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
== Record Finder Table for Tonga ==
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.  
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br>
== List of Topics ==
 
This Record Finder table links to the Tonga topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
===Vital Events ===
 
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| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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| Age
| align="left" | Birth date and place
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*[[Tonga Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Tonga Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 
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| Birth date and birthplace
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
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*[[Tonga Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Tonga Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
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*[[Tonga Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Tonga Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*Cemeteries
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===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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| Death information
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
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| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
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| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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| Emigration information
| align="left" | Maiden name
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Tonga Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Tonga Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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| Historical background
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Tonga Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Tonga Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Tonga Compiled Genealogies#Oral Genealogies|Oral Genealogies]]
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| Language helps
| align="left" | Living relatives
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Tonga Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*Directories
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=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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| Living relatives
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
|  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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| Maiden name 
| align="left" | Immigration date
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
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*[[Tonga Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
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| Marriage information
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Tonga Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
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=== Residences and Locations ===
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| Naming customs
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
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| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
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| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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| Noble families
| align="left" | Residence
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Tonga Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Tonga Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*Directories
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=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
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| Occupations
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
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| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
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| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
 
 
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| Parents, children, and other family members
| align="left" | Occupation
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Tonga Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Tonga Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
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| Physical description
| align="left" | Religion
|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*[[Tonga Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Tonga History|History]]
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| Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Social activities
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| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
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*Social Life and Customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Tonga History|History]]
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| Places of residence
| align="left" | Physical description
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*[[Tonga Military Records|Military records]]
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| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
 
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| Record-finding aids
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| Religion
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| Social activities
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[[Category: Tonga Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]
[[Category: Tonga Research Strategies]] [[Category:Record Finder]]

Latest revision as of 17:04, 29 February 2024


Tonga Wiki Topics
Flag of Tonga
Tonga Beginning Research
Record Types
Tonga Background
Tonga Genealogical Word Lists
Local Research Resources

Record Finder Table for Tonga

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics

This Record Finder table links to the Tonga topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial
  • Cemeteries

Maiden Names and Family Members

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
Country and town of origin

Residences and Locations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence
  • Directories

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:


Occupation
Religion
Social activities
  • Social Life and Customs
Physical description