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In 837, the French were the first Europeans to settle the area but didn't take official control until between 1887 and 1888.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallis_and_Futuna Wallis and Futuna], (accessed 25 October 2021).</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 13:53, 25 October 2021
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Online Collections[edit | edit source]
- 1894-1907 - French Overseas Wallis and Futuna Civil Registration and Parish Registers, 1894-1907, index and images.
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Births Certificates: Available by mail from the First Instance Court at the place of birth.
Death Certificates: Death certificates can be requested from the First Instance Court in Mata-Utu.
Marriages and Divorces: Available at Court of the First Instance in the town in which the marriage took place.
Divorces: Available at Court of the First Instance in the town in which the divorce was granted.
Usually marriages and divorces are noted on the birth certificate.[1]
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The Alexander Turnbull Library has the following, though the records are not on the Internet:
Wallis and Futuna — Pacific Manuscripts Bureau
Catholic Mission, Wallis island - Genealogies of Wallisian and Futunian families, compiled by Father Joseph Henquel — Consists of genealogies of all Wallisian families (from A-F) compiled from oral tradition, baptismal and matrimonial registers dating from 1824, and from regular parish censuses. There are also some Futunian genealogies (not alphabetical).
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Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Pacific Islands Family History
In 837, the French were the first Europeans to settle the area but didn't take official control until between 1887 and 1888.[2]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Travel.State.Gov, Wallis and Futuna, (accessed 25 October 2021
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, Wallis and Futuna, (accessed 25 October 2021).