Tonga Genealogy: Difference between revisions

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Tonga Wiki Topics

Beginning Research
Research Strategies Record Finder Online Learning
Record Types
Census Records Church Records Civil Registration Colonial Records Emigration & Immigration	Compiled Genealogies Military Records Online Records Oral Genealogies Religious Records Royalty Taxation
Tonga Background
Gazetteers History Languages Maps Naming Customs	Social Life and Customs Tongan Word List
Local Research Resources
Archives & Libraries Societies FamilySearch Centers

Guide to Tonga ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Country Information[edit | edit source]

Tonga is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean. It was a British protectorate from 1900 to 1970. The official language is English.^[1]

Getting Started[edit | edit source]

Getting Started with Tonga Research

Links to articles on getting started with Tonga research.

Pacific Island Guide

Tonga Research Tools

Links to articles and websites that assist in Tonga research.

Tonga Clickable Map[edit | edit source]

Genealogy records are kept on the state level in Tonga. Click on a state below to go to the state Wiki article listing more information.

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch Resources[edit | edit source]

Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.

Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
Historical Records
Family History Center locator map

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Tonga," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga, accessed 20 April 2016.

[1] Wikipedia contributors, "Tonga," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga, accessed 20 April 2016.

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 *[http://tonga.worldvitalrecords.com/ World Vital Records ]
 *[http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.oceania.tonga/45/mb.ashx Roots Web Localities Tonga]
-*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://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Pacific/SamoaTahitiTongaFiji.pdf BYU Research Guide for Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti, Tonga]