New Caledonia Genealogical Records

Newspapers Covering New Caledonia

Name Card Index to AP Stories (1905-1990)

An index to over 2.1 million people mentioned in Associated Press stories, including name, subject, location, date and a reference to the article.

Subject Card Index to AP Stories (1937-1985)

An index to around 500,000 Associated Press articles.

AP Stories & Newsfeatures (1937-1985)

An index to and digital images of hundreds-of-thousands of world newspaper articles.

New Caledonia Directories & Gazetteers

CIA World Factbook (1994)

A statistic and descriptive gazetteer of nations.

Stewart's Handbook of the Pacific Islands (1919)

A guide to the Pacific Islands for traders, tourists and potential settlers. Contains directories of residents and businesses, statistics, laws, lists of institutions and more.

World Foreign Gazetteer (1998)

Useful for locating places, this searchable gazetteer gives brief details, latitude and longitude for more than 1.5 million features, places and regions throughout the world.

New Caledonia Cemeteries

Billion Graves (1200-Present)

Photographs and transcriptions of millions of gravestones from cemeteries around the world.

New Caledonia Histories & Books

Ancestry Member Stories (6000 BC-Present)

Over 7 million remembrances and historic details submitted by Ancestry members. Useful for local historians.

Ancestry Member Photos & Documents (6000 BC-Present)

Over 60 million historic photographs and documents submitted to Ancestry. This rich collection contains many rare sources of interest to local historians and will be relevant to most genealogical research.

Stewart's Handbook of the Pacific Islands (1919)

A guide to the Pacific Islands for traders, tourists and potential settlers. Contains directories of residents and businesses, statistics, laws, lists of institutions and more.

Australasian Medical Directory & Handbook (1883-1900)

Five books, listing the names and particulars of medical practitioners in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa and New Caledonia. It also lists statistical, legal and other information relating to the medical profession.

Australasian Medical Directory & Handbook (1900)

A directory listing the names and particulars of medical practitioners in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa and New Caledonia. It also lists statistical, legal and other information relating to the medical profession.

New Caledonia Occupation & Business Records

Australasian Medical Directory & Handbook (1883-1900)

Five books, listing the names and particulars of medical practitioners in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa and New Caledonia. It also lists statistical, legal and other information relating to the medical profession.

Australasian Medical Directory & Handbook (1900)

A directory listing the names and particulars of medical practitioners in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa and New Caledonia. It also lists statistical, legal and other information relating to the medical profession.

Australasian Medical Directory & Handbook (1896)

A directory listing the names and particulars of medical practitioners in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa and New Caledonia. It also lists statistical, legal and other information relating to the medical profession.

Australasian Medical Directory & Handbook (1883)

A directory listing the names and particulars of medical practitioners in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa and New Caledonia. It also lists statistical, legal and other information relating to the medical profession.

Cricket Archive (1844-Present)

A database of cricket scores and players.

Pedigrees & Family Trees Covering New Caledonia

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Ancestry Member Family Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A compilation of lineage-linked family trees submitted by Ancestry users. The database contains over 2 billion individuals and is searchable by numerous metrics.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

Ancestry World Tree (6000 BC-1997)

A collection of legacy trees submitted by Ancestry users containing nearly 400 million individuals.

New Caledonia Royalty, Nobility & Heraldry Records

FamilySearch Community Trees (6000 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked genealogies compiled from thousands of reputable and not-so-reputable sources. Contains many details on European gentry & nobility, but covers many countries outside Europe and people from all walks of life.

Genealogics (1400 BC-Present)

A searchable database of linked families. It largely covers royalty and nobility, but also contains actors, footballers and American presidents.

New Caledonia Maps

Old Maps Online (1497-2010)

An interactive index to thousands of maps covering the world, continents, countries and regions. The majority of maps cover Britain and Ireland.

Historical Description

The French colonies in the Pacific consist of two groups, viz., New Caledonia, with the Loyalty Islands, population 50,608 in the west; and, the Society Islands including Tahiti, population 30,563, in the east.

The Newspaper Press Directory and Advertisers' Guide (1922)

Most Common Surnames in New Caledonia

RankSurnameIncidenceFrequency
1Dubois6291:439
2Courtot5721:483
3Thomas5561:497
4Wamytan5251:526
5Weiss4681:590
6Kabar4521:611
6Martin4521:611
8Fabre3741:739
9Launay3591:769
10Delrieu3541:780
11Girard3381:817
12Benebig3331:829
13Coulon3281:842
14David3171:871
15Bui3121:885
15Marlier3121:885
15Waheo3121:885
18Gastaldi3071:900
18Martinez3071:900
20Petit3021:915
21Lucas2961:933
22Wright2911:949
23Blum2861:966
23Colomina2861:966
23Rousseau2861:966
26Lefebvre2811:983
27Chabaud2761:1,001
28Creugnet2701:1,023
28Nguyen2701:1,023
30Deschamps2651:1,042
30Hervouet2651:1,042
30Keletaona2651:1,042
33Blanc2551:1,083
33Lecren2551:1,083
33Riviere2551:1,083
36Pascal2501:1,105
37Dupont2441:1,132