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Fiji

Colonial Records

European Colonization and British Colony

Europeans began coming to Fiji during the 17th century. Fiji claimed independence as a kingdom for a short period (1871-1874) before becoming a British colony in 1874. It was a crown colony of England until it gained independence in 1970.

Record collection	Years covered	Record type	Language	Who is in the records
British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, Fiji at Findmypast - index & images ($)	1866-2005	Births and baptisms	English	Children born to those working within the armed forces, merchant navy, and consular forces, as well as, civilian ship passengers.
British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, Fiji at Findmypast - index & images ($)	1860-1964	Banns and marriages	English	British armed forces members and civilians who were married abroad and at sea
British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, Fiji at Findmypast - index & images ($)	1866-2005	Deaths and burials	English	Members of the British armed forces who died while serving their country overseas, British civilians who died while traveling or working overseas, and individuals (including seaman) who died at sea.
UK, Foreign and Overseas Registers of British Subjects, 1628-1969, Fiji at Ancestry - index ($)	1883	Birth, baptism, marriage, death, and burial records	English	Records in this collection come from a variety of sources. Events include both British and non-British nationals
Report on the census of the population of Fiji, 1881...(and vital records, 1876-1880) at FamilySearch - images	1876-1881	Census and vital records	English	Fijians and European residents of Fiji
Returns of Europeans resident in Fiji, January, 1874 and May - November, 1875 at FamilySearch - images	1874-1875	Census records	English	European residents of Fiji
Birth registers of Indians in Fiji, 1895-1989 at FamilySearch - images	1895-1989	Births	English	Fijians of Indian descent
Death register of Indians, 1917-1989 at FamilySearch - images	1917-1989	Deaths	English	Fijians of Indian descent
Death registers of Fijians, 1877-1989 at FamilySearch - images	1877-1989	Deaths	English	Indigenous Fijians
Death registers, 1875-1989 at FamilySearch - images	1875-1989	Deaths	English	Fijians
General birth records, 1875-1989 at FamilySearch - images	1875-1989	Births	English	Fijians
Register of deaths of Indian immigration (by plantation), 1899-1922 at FamilySearch - images	1899-1922	Deaths	English	Fijians of Indian descent
Register of Fijian births, 1876-1989 at FamilySearch - images	1876-1989	Births	English	Indigenous Fijians
Register of Fijian marriages, 1874-1989 at FamilySearch - images	1874-1989	Marriages	English	Indigenous Fijians
Register of general marriages, 1871-1989 at FamilySearch - images	1871-1989	Marriages	English	Fijians
Register of Indian marriages, 1913-1989 at FamilySearch - images	1913-1989	Marriages	English	Fijians of Indian descent
Registers of adoptions, 1945-1991 at FamilySearch - images	1945-1991	Adoptions	English	Fijians
Certificates of title for land at FamilySearch - images	1877-1970	Land records	English	Land-owning Fijians
Crown land grant records for Fiji, 1950-1984 at FamilySearch - images	1950-1984	Land records	English	Land-owning Fijians
Crown land lease records, 1926-1969 at FamilySearch - images	1926-1969	Land records	English	Fijians
Crown lease records for Fiji, 1889-1989 at FamilySearch - images	1889-1989	Land records	English	Fijians
Land deeds books for Fiji, 1879-1990 at FamilySearch - images	1879-1990	Land records	English	Fijians
Native land lease records, 1926-1969 at FamilySearch - images	1926-1969	Land records	English	Indigenous Fijians
Native land records, 1890-1980 at FamilySearch - images	1890-1980	Land records	English	Indigenous Fijians
Crown grants of land at FamilySearch - images	1877-1969	Land records	English	Land-owning Fijians
Probate records for Fiji, 1879-1990 at FamilySearch - images	1879-1990	Probate records	English	Property-owning Fijians
Rotuman birth, death and marriage registers, 1881-1969 at FamilySearch - images	1881-1969	Births, marriages, and deaths	English	Fijians living on Rotuma, Fiji
Australasia, Medical Directories, 1883-1915 at FamilySearch - images	1883-1915	Directories	English	Doctors in Fiji