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The National Archives in England has records of the Royal Navy. The Registers of Seamen’s Services (ADM 188) includes 7 men were stated they were born in Fiji.
The names are:
Oliver Rupert Griffiths, 1900
Nikola Qumivutia, 1900
Frank Clay, 1889
William Hamilton Matthews, 1888
James Lele, 1857
Joseph Hicks, 1856
William Thompson, 1841
Copies of the records can be downloaded for £3.50 each.
I am the author of Land Research for Family Historians in Australia and New Zealand (2012), Evernote for Family Historians (2015), and Social Media for Family Historians (2010 and 2012). I am a past Vice President of the Society of Australian Genealogists and former editor of their journal, Descent. I am also a past Director of the Association of Professional Genealogists. Read More…
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