Hawaii, Hansen's Disease Records, Kalaupapa Vital Records Card Index - FamilySearch Historical Records
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| Record Type | Vital |
| Collection years | 1928-1947 |
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What is in This Collection?
Card index of vital records for lepers received or admitted to the leper settlement at Molokai. Also called the Hansen's disease records. The card index includes birth certificates of persons born at Kalauapapa, death records for the leper settlement at Molokai, and an index of marriages for patients with Hansen's Disease.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
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What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Names
- Birth date
- Marriage dates
- Death dates
How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
- Name of ancestor
- Approximate date of birth
- Place of residence
Search the Index
Search by name on the Collection Details Page.- Enter the information in the fields in the Search Collection section or click More Options to see additional fields
- Click Search to show possible matches
How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.
What Do I Do Next?
I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?
- Add any new information to your records
- If available, check the image for additional information
- Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
- Record entries for other people with the same surname to identify possible relationships
I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?
- The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
- Try searching by surname only
- Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century
- If available, search another collection for the locality
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Community Trees
The Hawaii, Kalawao, Kalaupapa, 1800s-1900s collection contains information on patients, employees, volunteers, and kokua (helper) who resided in the Kalaupapa Leper Settlement on the island of Molokai, Hawaii, beginning in 1865. A variety of records were used to glean information about these people. These records included arrival, birth, marriage, death, and burial records, and census population schedules. This collection can be searched here.
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