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*'''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''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/301932 Plantation register of Indian immigrants, 1879-1919] at FamilySearch Catalog; images only | *'''1879-1919''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/301932 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. | |||
*'''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 ($); includes those with Destination of Fiji | *'''1890-1960''' [https://www.findmypast.com/search/results?sourcecategory=travel+%26+migration&sid=101&destinationcountry=fiji Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960] at FindMyPast; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Fiji | ||
*'''1899-1922''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/301936 Register of deaths of Indian immigration (by plantation), 1899-1922] at FamilySearch Catalog; index & images | *'''1899-1922''' [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/301936 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 | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Primarily three groups of people comprise most of the immigrants to Fiji; Europeans, who started coming in 1835; Indians who came in 1879; and other Polynesians. | Primarily three groups of people comprise most of the immigrants to Fiji; Europeans, who started coming in 1835; Indians who came in 1879; and other Polynesians. | ||