GuidedResearch:Why Can't I Find the Record - Fiji Marriages

This page will give you additional guidance and resources to find marriage information for your ancestor. Use this page after first completing the marriage section of the Fiji Guided Research page.

Additional Databases and Online Resources
''Currently, there are no additional databases for marriages in Fiji. See, Substitute records below to help locate birth information in other records. ''

Online Images (Browsable Only)
Some collections have not been indexed but are available to browse image by image.

Additional Records with Marriage Information
Substitute records may contain information about more than one event and are used when records for an event are not available. Records that are used to substitute for marriage events may not have been created at the time of the marriage. The accuracy of the record is contingent upon when the information was recorded. Search for information in multiple substitute records to confirm the accuracy of these records.

Redirect Research Efforts
Due to the nature of Mexico's Civil Registration and Catholic Church Records, if you have not found your ancestor in the indexes to those records, there are not many substitute records available to find marriage information. However, here are some ways to redirect your searching:
 * Try browsing images manually through Catholic Church Record images if you know your ancestor's location.
 * Search instead for a different individual, such as your ancestor's siblings, parents, etc.

Tips for finding marriages
Successfully finding marriage records in online databases depends on a few key points. Try the following search suggestions:
 * Your ancestor’s name and surname may have had many different spelling variations.
 * If you are not finding what you’re looking for, try using wildcard characters. That is, use an asterisk * to replace one or more characters.
 * Try searching surrounding areas. Your ancestors may have been married in another town than where they lived later in life.
 * Be flexible with year searches. Give a year range of about 2-3 years on either side of the believed year of the event.

Known Record Gaps
Records Start Fiji started keeping records from 1860 to present. Records Published by FamilySearch Collection coverage tables show the places and time periods of original records published by FamilySearch. For any FamilySearch collections you did not find your ancestor in, check the coverage table for gaps in the online collection. If the time period or location your ancestor lived in is missing from the collection, it may require searches in records found at original repository or finding substitute records for the event. Records Destroyed There are no known records losses for Fiji.
 * Mexico Marriages, Coverage Table (FamilySearch)