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Foreign Office: Consulate, Papeete, French Polynesia: General Correspondence and...

Catalogue reference: FO 687

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FO 687

This series contains general correspondence from the British consulate in Papeete, French Polynesia. Also contains registers of births, deaths and marriages; registers of correspondence, shipping, British subjects, etc; consular register from...

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FO 687
Title
Foreign Office: Consulate, Papeete, French Polynesia: General Correspondence and Various Registers
Date
1818-1948
Description

This series contains general correspondence from the British consulate in Papeete, French Polynesia. Also contains registers of births, deaths and marriages; registers of correspondence, shipping, British subjects, etc; consular register from Raiatea, 1853 to 1864.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
Foreign Office, Consulate, Papeete, French Polynesia, 1818-1948
Physical description
47 boxes and volumes
Immediate source of acquisition

From c1959 Foreign Office

Physical condition
Certain of the Papeete archives (approximately 20%) have been damaged by termites in the past. Damage by white ants has also been reported.
Subjects
Topics
International
Australia and Pacific
Population
Nationality
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C7988/

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