Kiribati Genealogy

Guide to Kiribati ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Country Information
Kiribati is an island country in the Pacific Ocean. Some of the islands were formerly under the rule of Great Britain, Japan, and the United States. The official languages are English and Gilbertese.

Getting Started

 * Helps for indexing/reading Kiribati documents written in Gilbertese.
 * Gilbertese-English Dictionary. Note the unique alphabetization.

Kiribati Map
Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Kiribati.

Jurisdictions
Kiribati consists of about 32 atolls and one island, Banaba. The groups of islands being:


 * Banaba (or Ocean Island): an isolated volcanic island between Nauru and the Gilbert Islands
 * Gilbert Islands: made up of 16 atolls located some 930 miles (1,500 km) north of Fiji.
 * Line Islands: made up of 8 atolls and one reef, located about 2,050 miles (3,300 km) east of the Gilbert Islands. These include Kirisimati, or Christmas Island, which is the largest coral atoll.
 * Phoenix Islands: made up of 8 atolls and coral islands located some 1,100 miles (1,800 km) south-east of the Gilbert Islands.

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.


 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Kiribati, Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records
 * Family History Center locator map