Books & Articles

Books

• Les Defricheurs de l’ile Maurice
• Dictionnaire de Biographie Mauricienne
• Desi Roots

Weblinks

• GENEAUMAU, which has interesting information and lists of people. You have to register on it to get access. Registration is free.

http://www.amamu.org/geneamauaide.html

• Site of the Nelson Mandela Centre for African Culture:

http://mandelacentre.govmu.org/English/Genealogy%20and%20History/Pages/default.aspx

If you believe you are of slave ancestry, the Family history site has a list of over 66,000 names of slaves transcribed from registration returns.

• Mahatma Gandhi Institute also has a website and information on tracing ancestry

https://www.mgirti.ac.mu/index.php/facilities-services/mgi-facilities/indian-immigration

The MGI requires the immigrant name and immigrant number to process an applicant’s request for information on his/her immigrant ancestor. These details figure on the birth certificate of the first generation ancestor born in Mauritius.