Fiji Emigration and Immigration

Primarily three groups of people comprise most of the immigrants to Fiji; Europeans, who started coming in 1835; Indians who came in 1879; and other Polynesians. The primary emigration of people from Fiji are to the following four countries: Australia, U.S.A., New Zealand and Canada.

Online Records

 * 1870-1911 General register of immigrants (Polynesian), 1870-1911 at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
 * 1874-1875 Returns of Europeans resident in Fiji, January, 1874 and May - November, 1875 at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
 * 1876-1914 List of journals of government agents, about 1876-1914 at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
 * 1878-1914 Plantation registers-Polynesian, 1878-1914 at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
 * 1879-1916 Indian immigration passes, 1879-1916 at FamilySearch Catalog; index & images
 * 1879-1916 Indian emigration to Fiji 1879-1916
 * 1879-1919 Plantation register of Indian immigrants, 1879-1919 at FamilySearch Catalog; images only
 * 1890-1960 Passenger Lists Leaving UK 1890-1960 at FindMyPast; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Fiji

Background
Primarily three groups of people comprise most of the immigrants to Fiji; Europeans, who started coming in 1835; Indians who came in 1879; and other Polynesians. The primary emigration of people from Fiji are to the following four countries: Australia, U.S.A., New Zealand and Canada.


 * 1899-1922 Register of deaths of Indian immigration (by plantation), 1899-1922 at FamilySearch Catalog; index & images
 * 1915-1991 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

These records connect individuals with place of origin and current residence to identify further records. They include passenger lists, passport applications, naturalization records, various files kept for minorities entering to work in the country. Records exist from 1870 to the present. A significant portion of the historical population consisted of indentured labor from India in the late 1800s. Records can be found at local administrative offices and archives.

These records generally contain the name of the individual, birth date, birth place, profession, names and ages of spouse and children.