Girmit · Search
Decode and search
Read an old number.
Type the number from a birth record. Girmit explains which part points to which ancestor. Ship look-ups and name spellings are in the tool, alongside your tree.
What a search looks at
- The colonial number you read from a birth record or certificate.
- The ship and the year of arrival that number leads to.
- Names, as they were spelled by ear in old ship’s records.
What it does not do
- It does not read your documents for you. You type in the numbers you read yourself.
- It does not submit anything to the High Commission.
- It cannot guarantee that an application is approved.