Papua New Guinea Compiled Genealogies

Chinese Genealogies
Research use: Provides excellent pedigree linkage, usually lists all family members, sometimes even brief histories are included.

Genealogical collections.

Record type: Manuscript genealogies, pedigrees, tribal and town books.

Time Period: 1700-present.

Content: Names, family relationships, birth dates and places, marriage and death dates and places, residences, occupations, histories of families and/or villages.

Location: Private individuals, city and state archives and libraries, community associations.

Population coverage: 25%. These records have been compiled for selected families and towns only. Chinese family genealogies are particularly valuable due to the dearth of other Chinese records.

Reliability: Generally quite accurate.