Tahiti

[jennifer.annette]

Hello,
The person I'm looking for is of Tahitian origin, a lady by the name of Lipa Samatua.  If still alive, she'd be in her seventies now.  All I know is that her father was a policeman, they lived on Penrhyn (Christmas Island) for sometime but moved back to Tahiti in 1957.

I can't find any records of anyone by the name of Samatua on Tahiti, but I don't really know where to start and I was hoping someone could help.

I'd be very grateful if anyone can help.   Thanks in advance.

Jennifer

[ChristineL]

Penrhyn Island is not Christmas Island.
It is also known as Tongareva Island and belongs to the Cook Islands.

You can access the microfilms of the card index of births in French Polynesia through LDS Family History Centres

Title
Fichiers des naissances et mariages, 1775-1970

Authors
Polynésie française. Greffe du Tribunal civil (Main Author)

Notes
Microfilm des originaux dans le Tribunal civil, Papeete, Tahiti.
Alphabetical card file of births and marriages for French Polynesia.

Subjects
French Polynesia - Civil registration

Format
Manuscript (On Film)

Language
French

Publication
Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmés par la Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974

Physical
70 bobines de microfilm ; 35 mm.

Film Notes
Note - Location [Film]
AA - AN SING (Micheling) -  FHL INTL [ 1083412 ]
AN SING (Maeta) - ANTOINE (P) -  FHL INTL Film [ 1083413 ]
ANTOINE (R) - AUCH (Tem) -  FHL INTL Film [ 1083414 ]
AUCH (Teo) - AUTAI, BACCA - BOISSEAU -  FHL INTL [ 1083415 ]
BON - BYOT -  FHL INTL [ 1083416 ]
CABOURET - CHIN SIN (Chin) -  FHL INTL [ 1083417 ]
CHIN SIN (Tomos) - CURTISS -  FHL INTL [ 1083418 ]
DAHL - DUVALE -  FHL INTL [ 1083428 ]
EAAE - EYRIN -  FHL INTL Film [ 1083429 ]
FAA - FAATUARAI (Tih) -  FHL INTL Film [ 1083430 ]
FAATUARAI (Tih) - FAUA (Amb) -  FHL INTL Film [ 1083431 ]
FAUA (And) - FUNG CHOU -  FHL INTL [ 1083432 ]
GABERT - GUYOT -  FHL INTL [ 1083433 ]
HAAIIAU - HAOTAI (Toa) -  FHL INTL [ 1083434 ]
HAOATAI (Tu) - HIKI (Teh) -  FHL INTL [ 1083435 ]
HIKI - HOROI (Tai) -  FHL INTL Film [ 1083436 ]
HOROI (Tap) - HYDE -  FHL INTL Film [ 1083437 ]
IEMIA - IRIHAU -  FHL INTL Film [ 1083438 ]
JACQUOT - KWONG WING -  FHL INTL Film [ 1083439 ]
LA DINH - LAO (Jeanne) -  FHL INTL Film [ 1083440 ]
LEO - LENOIR (Rev) -  FHL INTL Film [ 1083419 ]
LENOIR (Rich) - LISIOU -  FHL INTL Film [ 1083420 ]
MAA - MAI (Ketty) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083421 ]
MAI (L) - MAITUITU (Teu) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083422 ]
MAITUITU (Toro) - MAONI (Louis) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083423 ]
MAONI (Louise) - MARITERAGI (Teu) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083424 ]
MARITERAGI (Teu) - MATUI (Rau) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083425 ]
MATUI (Tev) - METUA (Ter) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083426 ]
METUA (TEu) - MOU KIAOU (Ayou) -  FHL INTL Film [ 1083427 ]
MOU KIAOU (Hong) - MOZELLE -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083441 ]
NAMAITENAUA - NAPUAUHI (Tan) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083442 ]
NAPUAUHI (Tea) - NUUTERE -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083443 ]
O - OWEN -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083444 ]
PAEPAETAATA - PAO (Tere) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083445 ]
PAU (Teri) - PAUTU (Ata) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083446 ]
PAUTU (Ato) - PIRITUA (Jean G) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083447 ]
PIRITUA (Jean Jac) - PUNU (Tau) -  FHL INTL Film [ 1083448 ]
PUNU (Tav) - PUURA -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083449 ]
QUA NIAU - ROAU (James) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083450 ]
ROUA (James) - ROURA -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083451 ]
SALMON - SOUCAZE (Maule Marie) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083452 ]
SOUCHE - SVENSON -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083453 ]
TAAE - TAEREA (Thérèse) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083454 ]
TAEREA (Thérèse) - TAIAVA (The) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083455 ]
TAIAVA (Teh) - TAMARINO (Puai) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083456 ]
TAMARINO (Puai) - TAPAKIA (Ten) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083457 ]
TAPAKIA - TARUIA -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083458 ]
TARUIA - TAUPUA (Mar) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083459 ]
TAUPUA (Mar) - TEAHUTAPU (Vah) -  FHL INTL Film [ 1083460 ]
TEAHUTAPU (Vini) - TEAVE (Temar) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083461 ]
TEAVE (Ten) - TEHAU -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083462 ]
TEHAU (Huri) - TEIHOARII (Heu) -  FHL INTL Film [ 1083463 ]
TEIHOARII (Hio) - TEIO (Tep) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083464 ]
TEFANA - TEPOATEA (Tea) -  FHL INTL Film [ 1083465 ]
TEPOATEA (Teu) - TERITO -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083466 ]
TERIVAITERAI - TERIIMAREURA -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083467 ]
TERII - TETIARAHI (Eta) -  FHL INTL Film [ 1083468 ]
TETIARAHI (Fau) - TETUARII (Teu) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083469 ]
TETUARII (Timi) - TEVAA -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083470 ]
TEVAATUA - TINORUA (Tea) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083471 ]
TINORUA (Tee) - TOTIATA (Mata) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083472 ]
TOTOARII - TUATAA (Paru) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083473 ]
TUATAA (Ram) - TUPUAITUA (Jeanne) -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083474 ]
TUPUAITUA (Jeanne R) - TUVIRA -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083475 ]
U - UY CHAP CHING -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083476 ]
VAHI - VUONG -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083477 ]
WAISHAN - ZIMA -  FHL INTL Film [ 1083478 ]
GUILLOUX - TAPUNUI (Miscellaneous) . MARIAGES -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083479 ]
AFAIAU - SAGE -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1083480 ]
T - Y -  VAULT INTL Film [ 1084108 ]

                                                      Christine

[Kiko]

Hi Jennifer,

How sure are you of the name (Lipa Samatua) and that she was born in Tahiti.

Neither of the 2 names are "Tahitian": L and S don't exist in the Tahitian alphabet. Which means her origins might not be Tahitian but from some other area in Polynesia; or there's a spelling mistake.

Samatua could be Hamatua or Tamatua.

As for Lipa, I cannot think of any equivalent in Tahitian.

Best luck,
Francisco