2010 Posted by Carole

Births, Marriages and Deaths

Church records In Fiji, as in other countries, baptisms, marriages and burials were recorded by the various churches. The first missionaries, of the Wesleyan Methodist and Roman Catholic Churches, were concerned with the conversion of souls and kept good records of baptisms and marriages. Early Wesleyan Methodist registers have been lodged with the National Archives of Fiji, and bound copies are available... read more

2010 Posted by Carole

Land and Property

The Family History Library has a good selection of documents available for land and property in Fiji. Not all are available at Family History Centers in Fiji. Here is a selection of the documents relevant to historical research. Certificates of title for land Fiji. Registrar-General’s Office. 36 microfilm reels. Original registers to 1970, 400 titles per reel in title number order. Crown grants of... read more

2010 Posted by Carole

Newspapers

Newspapers can be enormously helpful in understanding what life was like in the past, even if our ancestors’ names are not specifically mentioned. The State Library of New South Wales lists the following historical newspapers for Fiji: Fiji Times 1896-1918 and 1956-present Fiji Times and Western Pacific Herald 1918 Fiji Times and Herald 1918-1956 Fiji Times Almanac 1918-1956 The Fiji Times:... read more

2009 Posted by Carole

Visitors’ accounts

In the early years of white settlement in Fiji many ships visited the islands to obtain goods to be sold elsewhere. The sandalwood trade … Beche-de-mer … The captains’ logs and clerks’ journals provide a valuable resource for the history of the islands and … Some of these journals have been published, and others microfilmed…… Published works Mary... read more

2009 Posted by Carole

Resources for Fijian family history research

Here your will find a great many resources and ideas for tracing your family tree and researching your family’s history in Fiji. Whether your ancestor was a temporary visitor who married or died in Fiji, or whether you are descended from a long line of settlers or native Fijians, you will find something here to help you. I have collected many lists of websites, books, and repositories of records and... read more