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The Common Room / Re: family in Fiji
« on: Saturday 24 May 14 00:58 BST (UK)  »
I had posted this response on another thread where another member is seeking death records for relatives who died in Fiji.

Death records can be found at the National Archives of Fiji as well as the Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. Records found at the BDM office are as follows -

Birth Records : 1877 to Current
Marriage Records : 1871 to Current
Death Records : 1877 to Current

Death records will have cause of death, place of death, death informant, as well as typical details such as the deceased's dob, place of birth and parents names (if known).

The National Archives holds records from 1875 but records prior to this and dating as far back as the 1830s can be found within the Methodist Church records which is a separate section of the Archives.

You may have to ask someone to do a manual search for you in Fiji, although actual records can also be found online.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Death in foreign parts.
« on: Saturday 24 May 14 00:48 BST (UK)  »
Death records can be found at the National Archives of Fiji as well as the Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. Records found at the BDM office are as follows -

Birth Records : 1877 to Current
Marriage Records : 1871 to Current
Death Records : 1877 to Current

Death records will have cause of death, place of death, death informant, as well as typical details such as the deceased's dob, place of birth and parents names (if known).

The National Archives holds records from 1875 but records prior to this and dating as far back as the 1830s can be found within the Methodist Church records which is a separate section of the Archives.

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Gloucestershire Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Hickes from Stone lookup
« on: Thursday 01 July 10 14:23 BST (UK)  »
Hi,

My information on Edward was taken from FamilySearch.org (LDS Site) I tried inserting the link in here but doesn't work. I've taken snapshots of the pages and are attaching them in an email to you.

Cheers.

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Gloucestershire Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Hickes from Stone lookup
« on: Thursday 01 July 10 11:57 BST (UK)  »
Hi there!

Thanks so much for your quick response. I am descended from WILLIAM HICKS, who I believe was a sibling of Edward Hicks.

Is your Edward Hicks the same NED (EDWARD) THOMAS HICKS Born 1858, Navua, Fiji? FamilySearch.org records show this Edward Hicks as Fiji born and married to LUISA BULIYARAGI & Father of FREDERICK WILLIAM HICKS. (I shall post the link later if you wish).

Records in history show that my ancestor WILLIAM HICKS was a Fiji half caste that served as Second Mate/Bosun to the notorious Blackbirder/Pirate William "Bully" Hayes aboard the "Leonora." Events recorded show William Hicks arriving and settling in Samoa around 1874.

WILLIAM HICKS married MATELENA VAIOLI of Amaluia (American Samoa) and had a son, JOSEPH WILLIAM HICKS Born Jan 14 1889 (Baptised July 14 1889).

William Hicks' Samoan descendant THOMAS JOHN HICKS Born 1904 in Samoa is my paternal grandfather. He was a sailor like his ancestor William, and chose to remain in Fiji whilst on a stopover. He married MARY BUCKNELL in 1936 and settled in Navutu, Lautoka, thus reconnecting his Fiji Bond/Link. I have no doubts that our branches are related. If you look @ dates, it would make sense that William and Edward were siblings. I could be wrong though.

My goal is to find the origins of the first Hicks lineage in Fiji, I'd be more than delighted if I could go further. Any information you may have to share would be greatly appreciated. Thank you again for responding.


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Gloucestershire Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Hickes from Stone lookup
« on: Wednesday 30 June 10 09:26 BST (UK)  »
Hello, I am wondering if you have links or info on the HICKS/HICKES Family in the Fiji Islands (and Samoa). Common names appearing in each generation from earliest records (late 1700 - 1800s) we can find are WILLIAM, EDWARD, FREDERICK, THOMAS.

Any information will be appreciated  :) thanks!

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