tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974501010803309863.comments2023-06-15T08:24:34.621-07:00Indian Fijian GenealogyD Prakashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14189133119475598990noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974501010803309863.post-53298408327081394262018-04-23T22:52:51.495-07:002018-04-23T22:52:51.495-07:00That's awesome to have found so much informati...That's awesome to have found so much information. I am still working on finding more family and every place they come from in India. We hope to visit there someday, but have no idea when. Good luck in your search for family!<br />D Prakashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189133119475598990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974501010803309863.post-79767367861067168812018-04-23T20:14:46.017-07:002018-04-23T20:14:46.017-07:00Very interesting.
My wife is also from Fiji, an...Very interesting. <br /><br />My wife is also from Fiji, and we have known some info about her maternal grandfather (from one of the Girmit centenary special papers from 1979). He was from the district of Gonda (adjacent to Basti), but only a week ago I was talking to my brother-in-law who had looked at the archives in Fiji and could not find anything about his grandfather (it appears the spelling of his name was different to the article in the paper and what the family knew him as). I met him briefly in 1974 or 1975. But my brother-in-law found some information about the maternal grandmother that was new to us. According to her emigration pass she came from Basti District, Chauni sub district and village Malauli. I could find no record of Chauni, but found two adjacent villages (Malauli Gosai and Malauli Dubey) in the sub district of Chhawani, so this might be the right place (translation error when she signed her girmit. The maternal grandparents met on the boat to Fiji (SS Chenab, voyage 3, 1916), so this was the penultimate girmit voyage to Fiji before the practice was stopped. They served there five years on a copra plantation on Taveuni where my mother-in-law and her brother were born.<br /><br />On the paternal side the granfather most likely came to Fiji in the 1890 and married a Fiji born Indian (so the family story goes), and they had 6 or 7 children. One married an India born Indian and returned with him to India (or most likely Pakistan) sometime around or after partition. There is no record of her ever communicating with her family again.<br /><br />My brother-in-law and his wife are planning to visit the Basti and Gonda districts when they go to India later in 2018 or in 2019. John Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927027822973143112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974501010803309863.post-90208764432625534962017-04-15T03:01:33.334-07:002017-04-15T03:01:33.334-07:00My husband is also Fijian Indian and he got very s...My husband is also Fijian Indian and he got very similar results with his ancestry DNA test. We've been working on his family tree for a couple of months now. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146597685510002762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974501010803309863.post-60025989027972627282014-07-16T14:53:02.998-07:002014-07-16T14:53:02.998-07:00I am so excited that you have this blog! I am supe...I am so excited that you have this blog! I am super into genealogy, and am trying to get Krishn interested. I think he gave up when he realized there was such limited info out there - but thanks to this blog, I think we have a couple more places to look! I really think that the resources are out there, so thanks for paving the way for us...we will be walking the same path. <br /><br />I'm excited to follow your blog - and will definitely be emailing you questions and stuff. <br /><br />Thanks again! Mandy Prasadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18366006733597960257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974501010803309863.post-35638414678515780482013-10-04T03:03:44.854-07:002013-10-04T03:03:44.854-07:00It is quite possible that there was migration to t...It is quite possible that there was migration to the UK in this period. There was a steep incline from the Independence of India in 1947. Do you have any further details?Julie Goucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974501010803309863.post-35594604357194165372013-09-09T21:12:00.831-07:002013-09-09T21:12:00.831-07:00I recently ordered for the first time from Family ...I recently ordered for the first time from Family Search Fiji microfilms for the "General" birth, marraiges and death records ie: white and mixed-race records. Found a few gems like my great-grandparents marriage from 1908. I think I saved 90+ records from 6 microfilms. Can't wait to order more films. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974501010803309863.post-19880418722366671382013-08-24T19:08:51.430-07:002013-08-24T19:08:51.430-07:00Welcome to the Geneabloggers Family. Here you wil...Welcome to the Geneabloggers Family. Here you will find the most friendliest understanding people. Look forward to knowing more about your heritage. thank you for sharing<br />shelley@minkyadoo<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974501010803309863.post-71693859917707965662013-08-24T19:05:25.139-07:002013-08-24T19:05:25.139-07:00Welcome to the geneabloggers family. Your blog is...Welcome to the geneabloggers family. Your blog is so organized and interesting. Look forward to reading on your family. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974501010803309863.post-43464282484498521152013-08-24T14:09:58.421-07:002013-08-24T14:09:58.421-07:00I've never been to Fiji. It looks a beautiful...I've never been to Fiji. It looks a beautiful place.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974501010803309863.post-20434560011209177572013-08-24T14:08:58.777-07:002013-08-24T14:08:58.777-07:00What a great blog! Welcome to Geneabloggers and t...What a great blog! Welcome to Geneabloggers and the Geneablogging community. I like the way you've set out your family tree and your Resources page is a great idea. Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7974501010803309863.post-51895749808207655472013-08-24T07:34:15.570-07:002013-08-24T07:34:15.570-07:00Hello and welcome to the Geneablogging world!
I v...Hello and welcome to the Geneablogging world!<br /><br />I visited Fiji when I was in my early 20s on my way to Australia. It was a beautiful country and it has a little place in my heart along with some fabulous memories. When I was in Fiji there was no Youth Hostel and the only place to stay was a hotel. Everytime the staff saw me they would sat" ah the mother country" it always made me smile and still does. Welcome!Julie Goucherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11368170005503879489noreply@blogger.com