Tonga Genealogy

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Tonga

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

Tonga Wiki Topics

Tonga Beginning Research

Getting Started Online Learning Record Finder Research Strategies

Record Types

Census Church Records Civil Registration Colonial Records Compiled Genealogies Emigration & Immigration Military Records Nobility Online Genealogy Records Religious Records Taxation

Tonga Background

History Languages Maps Naming Customs Social Life & Customs

Tonga Genealogical Word Lists

Tongan

Local Research Resources

Archives & Libraries Societies Local FamilySearch Center

In other languages: Lea faka-Tonga | English

Country Information

Tonga is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean. It was a British protectorate from 1900 to 1970. The official languages are Tongan and English.

Getting Started

Getting Started with Tonga Research Links to articles on getting started with Tonga research. Pacific Island Guide Tonga Customs and Research Ideas

Tonga Research Tools Links to articles and websites that assist in Tonga research. Roots Web Localities Tonga German and Tonga government relationship BYU Research Guide for Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti, Tonga My Heritage $

Tonga Online Genealogy Records

Ask the FamilySearch Community

Tonga Map

Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Tonga.

Islands

Tonga's three main island groups are:

Ha'apai Tongatapu Vava'u

FamilySearch Resources

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

• Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
• Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
• Historical Records
• FamilySearch Center locator map