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GENEALOGICAL WORD LIST

Afrikaans

This list contains Afrikaans words with their Englishtranslations. The words included here are those thatyou are likely to find in genealogical sources. If theword you are looking for is not on this list, pleaseconsult a Afrikaans-English dictionary. (See the"Additional Resources" section below.)

Afrikaans is a Germanic language derived fromseveral European languages, primarily Dutch. Manyof the words resemble Dutch, Flemish, and Germanwords. Consequently, the German GenealogicalWord List (34067) and Dutch Genealogical WordList (31030) may also be useful to you. SomeAfrikaans records contain Latin words. See theLatin Genealogical Word List (34077).

Afrikaans is spoken in South Africa and Namibia andby many families who live in other countries in easternand southern Africa, especially in Zimbabwe. Mostearly South African records are written in Dutch, whilea smaller number are written in French and German.After 1795 many were written in English. Afrikaans didnot become an official language until 1925.

Afrikaans and English are now the official languagesof South Africa. Seventeen official Africanlanguages are also spoken.

these compound words are included in this list. Youwill need to look up each part of the word separately.For example, Geboortedag is a combination of twowords, Geboorte (birth) and Dag (day).

Alphabetical Order

Written Afrikaans uses a basic English alphabetorder. Most Afrikaans dictionaries and indexes aswell as the Family History Library Catalog..... use thefollowing alphabetical order:

a b c* d e f g h i j k l m nopqrstuvwxyz

*The letter c was used in place-names and personalnames but not in general Afrikaans words until 1985.

The letters e, e, and 0 are also used in someAfrikaans words.

If an 'n appears with a word, it indicates the Englisharticle a or an. For example, rak, 'n means a rack.Role, 'n means a dress.

This word list is alphabetized according to Englishalphabetical order.

Additional Resources

This word list includes only the words mostcommonly found in genealogical sources. For furtherhelp, use a Afrikaans-English dictionary. At the

Spelling

Spelling rules were not standardized in earliercenturies. Words were written as they sounded. Thefollowing letters could be interchanged:

In Afrikaans indexes of surnames or of places, it isimportant to note that prefixes such as van der, de, orter, and so forth are considered in alphabetization.For example, De Wetsdorp would come before vande Merwe or v/d Merwe.

LANGUAGE CHARACTERISTICS

Variant Forms of Words

In Afrikaans, as in English, the forms of some wordswill vary according to how they are used in asentence. Who-whose-whom and marry-marries-married are examples of words in Englishwith variant forms. This word list gives the standardform of each Afrikaans word. As you read Afrikaansrecords, you will need to be aware that some wordsvary with usage.

The endings of words in a document also may differfrom what you find in this list. For example, thesuffix -es is added to words to indicate a feminineform of the word.

In Afrikaans, which incorporates many elements ofDutch and German, some words are formed byjoining two or more words together. Very few of

b used for pd used for ti used for jp used for b

s used for zt used for d or dtv used for w or fy used for i or j

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Englishwifeyear

Afrikaanseggenote, huisvrou, vroujaar

You can also find them by looking in the FamilyHistory Library Catalog. In the Subject Search, lookunder AFRIKAANS LANGUAGE -DICTIONARIES. In the Locality Search, look underSOUTH AFRICA - LANGUAGE ANDLANGUAGES.

KEYWORDS

To find and use specific types of Afrikaans records,you will need to know some key words in Afrikaans.This section gives key genealogical terms in Englishand the Afrikaans words with the same or similarmeanmgs,

GENERAL WORD LIST

This general word list includes words commonlyseen in genealogical sources. Numbers, months, anddays of the week are listed both here and in separatesections that follow this list.

In this list, optional versions of Afrikaans words orvariable endings (such as some plural or feminineendings), are given in parentheses. Parentheses in theEnglish column clarify the definition.

In Afrikaans some words have both a male andfemale form, such as:·

For example, in the first column you will find theEnglish word marriage. In the second column youwill find Afrikaans words with meanings such asmarry, marriage, wedding, wedlock, unite,legitimate, joined, and other words used in Afrikaansrecords to indicate marriage. When a word has both a male and female version,

this word list gives the masculine form of the word.The feminine form of the word will end with an es.

Diaken (male deacon)Diakenes (female deacon)Onderwyser (male teacher)Onderwyseres (female teacher)

EnglishbaptismBaptistbirthburialCatholic

(Roman Catholic)census

childchristeningscivil registrationdeath

fatherhusbandindex

Jewishmarriage, marriagesMennonitemilitary

monthmothername (given name)

name (surname)parent, parentsparish

Protestant

Afrikaansdoop,gedoopDopergebore, geboortebegrafnis, begraweKatoliek

(Rooms Katoliek)bevolking, sensusopname,

volkstellingkind, kindersSee baptism.burgerlikeregistrasiedood, gestorwe, oorlede,

sterfgevalpa, vadereggenoot, manindeks, inhoudsopgave, tafel,

voorsien, wyserJode,JoodsHuwelik, huwelike, trouweWederdoperKrygskunde, Krygsmag,

land mag, militermaandrna, moederdoopnaam, gegewe naam,

voornaambynaam, familie naam, vanouer,ouersgemeente, gemeentegebied,

parogieprotestant

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Afrikaans

A

aanaandaangenome naamaanneemaanstaande

aardeaardrykskundige

woordeboekadvokaatafskrif(te)ag, agtagsteagt-en-twintigagt-en-twintigsteagterkleindogteragterkleinkindagterkleinseunagtienagtiendealbeialiasaIleenallesaltydambagsmanamptenaar

English

toevenmgaliasto adopt (a child)betrothed, future

(husband/wife), nextearth (buried in)gazetteer

advocate, lawyerduplicate, transcripteighteighthtwenty-eighttwenty-eighthgreat-granddaughtergreat-grandchildgreat-grandsoneighteeneighteenthbothalias, known as, otherwisealone, singleall, everythingalwaysartisan, tradesman, workmanofficial

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Afrikaans English Afrikaans English

ander(s) different,other(s) bruidegom bridegroomanders genoem alias, also known as, buitekant outside

differently called buitendien besidesApostolies Apostolic burgemeester mayorApril April burger citizenarbeider laborer burgerskap citizenshipargief archive buurman neighborasma asthma buurt neighborhoodAugustus August byna almost, nearly

bynaam nicknameB byvrou concubine

baba baby Cbakker bakerbedelaar beggar Christen Christianbedendmaking declaration Christelik Christianlike, religiousbedrag fee, amount (of money)bedryf occupation, trade Dbegraafplaas cemeterybegrafnis burial, funeral daar therebegrawe to bury daagliks dailybehoeftig indigent, needy dag daybehoort belongs dagloner day laborerbeide both dat that (to know)bejaarde aged dateer to date (document)bekende acquaintance datum datebelasting tax deel, deel van volume, part ofbelastingheffer tax collector Deen(s) Dane, DanishBelgie Belgium derde thirdBelgies Belgian dertien( de) thirteen(th)beroep occupation dertig( ste) thirty (thirtieth)beroerte apoplexy, stroke Desember Decemberbeskrywing description deur by, throughbetrekking concerning, in relation to, diarree diarrhea

position (employment) die thebetuiging giving (as in giving thanks or diens duty, in service of

legal testimony) diensbode (archaic) courier, domestic servantbevestiging confirmation dienskneg domestic servantbevolking population diensmeisie maidbewys evidence, proof dikwels frequently, oftenbinnekant inside Dinsdag Tuesdaybiografie biography disenteri dysenterybisdom diocese dogter(tjie) daughter, girl (little daughterblad (sy) page or girl)bloeding bleeding, hemorrhage dorninee ministerbloei bleeding Donderdag Thursdayboek book dood dead, deathboer farmer dood gebore stillbornboerearbeider farmhand (laborer) doop baptism, christeningboerekneg farmworker doopregister baptismal registerboot boat, barge, ship Doper Baptistbosbouer forester, warden dorp town, villageboswagter forester drie threebo above, on top of drie-en-twintig twenty-threebroer(s) brother(s) drie-en-twintigste twenty-thirdbrouer brewer duisend(ste) thousand(th)bruid bride Duits(er) German

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Duitsland Germany Gduplikaat duplicate

geboorte birthE geboortebewys birth certificate

geboorteplaas(-plek) birthplace, place of birthedel nobility gebore born, born (maiden name),edelman nobleman neeeen one gebore te born at, native ofeenduisend one thousand gedoen doneeenduisendste one thousandth gedoop christenedeen-en-dertig thirty-one gee bestow, giveeen-en-dertigste thirty-first geelsug jaundiceeen-en-twintig twenty-one geen noneeen-en-twintigste twenty-first gehad hadeenhonderd one hundred gehude married personeenhonderdste one hundredth geld moneyeenjarig annual, yearly geloof religioneerder before, previously gelyk the same, similareergister day before yesterday gemeenskap community, townshipeerlik(e) honest gemeente congregation, parisheerste first genaamd called, namedeertyds formerly genealogie genealogyeeu century Gereformeerd Cal vinist Reformedeg(verbintenis) marriage, matrimony geseen blessedegbreker adulterer gesin family (immediate)egbreekster adulteress geskei divorcedeggenoot husband, spouse geskenk gift, presenteggenote spouse, wife geskiedenis historyegpaar married couple geslag gender, sexegskeiding divorce geslagsboom family tree, pedigreeegteliede (archaic) married couple gesterf diedeienaar owner, proprietor gestorwe deceased, died without issueeiland island (sonder nageslag)elf(de) eleven(th) geswel growth, swollen, tumorelke each, every gesworene juroremigrant emigrant getroud marriedemigrasie papiere emigration papers getui(e) deponentemigreer to emigrate getuienis(se) witness(es)en and gewees formerEngelse Englishwoman (Englanders) gister yesterdayEngelsman Englishman godsdiens religionEngels vertaal English (language) Godswil God's willenig(e) any, only goed good, right (it is OK)erf(e)nis inheritance goiingsak HessianEvangelies Evangelical graaf earl (England), count

(Continental)F grafgrawer gravedigger, sexton

grens border, boundaryfabriek factory groet greet, greetingfamilie family, relatives grondbesitter (archaic) aristocratfamiliegeskiedenis family history grondeienaar property ownerfamilielid family member groot big, great, largefamilienaam family name, surname groothandelaar merchant, trader, wholesalerfamiliewapen coat of arms grootoom grand-uncle, great-uncleFebruarie February grootouer grandparentFrans French groottante grand-aunt, great-aunt

gulden (archaic) guilder (unit of money)

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H jongeling unmarried, youth (archaic),young man (archaic)

haar her, hers (hair-singular) jongkerel young manhalf, halwe half Jood Jewhalfbroer half brother Joodse Jewishhalfsuster half sister juffrou miss, unmarried ladyhandel occupation, trade Julie Julyhandlanger farmhand, laborer Junie Junehandtekening signaturehardlywig constipation Khe to haveheeltemal altogether, entirely kamer room (in a house)heer gentleman kan can, couldHeer, Here the Lord kanaal canalherberger innkeeper, landlord kanker cancerherder herdsman, shepherd kasteel castleherfs Autumn katoliek Catholichertog duke keiserlik imperialhertogdom duchy keiserryk empirehertogin duchess kerk churchHervormde reformed kerkboek churchbookhet to have kerkgenoodskap denomination, sectheuwel hill kerkhof cemeteryhier here, of this place kerklik churchly, ecclesiasticalhoe how kerkraad church councilhoekom why kerkvoog churchwardenhoer harlot, prostitute kind childHollandse gulden guilder (unit of money) kinders childrenhuishulp domestic servant kinkhoes whooping coughhulle their, they klein small, littlehuwelik marriage kleindogter granddaughterhuweliksdag day of marriage kleiner smallerhuweliksfees wedding reception kleinseun grandson

klerehandelaar outfitterI kleremaker tailor

km kilometerimmigrant immigrant kneg servantimmigrasie immigration koetsier coachmanimmigreer immigrate konfirmasie confirmationin in koning kinginhoud contents koningin queeninhoudsopgawer index koningkryk kingdominwoner inhabitant koninglike royalis IS koop to buyItaliaans Italian koopman dealer, merchant, wholesaler

koperslaer (archaic) coppersmith

J kopersmid coppersmithkopie copy

jaar year koster sextonjaarliks annual, yearly kraambed childbed (died in childbirth),jagter hunter maternity bedJanuarie January kraambedkoors puerperal fever

Jare years kramer (archaic) haberdasher, hawker, pedlarjig (pondagra) gout kry to receivejong young kuiper cooperjong(e) boy (archaic), young man kwaal complaint, disease

kwaliteit quality

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L minderjarige minor (below legal age)mis to miss, mist

laaste last, latter miskien maybe, perhapslaaste tyd lately moeder motherlaat late (P.M.) moet mustlaken sheet mondig verklaring declaration of legal ageland country, land more morning, tomorrowlandbouer (boer) farmer morg morgen (unit of landlandgoed estate measure-about 2 acres)landkaart map myI milelandverhuiser (archaic) emigrant mynwerker minerIe to lie downleeftyd lifetime Nleerling apprentice, pupilleg (archaic) to place, put na after, near, to, towardlente spring (season) naaister seamstresslewe to live naam namelewend living naas beside, next tolewensbeskrywing biography nag nightlid member nagrnaal communionlidmaat member namiddag afternoonlidmaatskap membership Nederduitse Dutch Reformedlinker left (directional) Gereformeerdlinnewewer clothier, linen weaver Nederduitse Dutch Reformedlynslaer rope maker Gereformeerd kerk Dutch Reformed Church

nederig humble, lowly, modestM Nederlands Dutch, Netherlands

nee noMaagd maiden, virgin neef male cousin, nephewmaagkoors typhoid neersit to place, putmaagongesteldheid diarrhea nege ninemaand month nege-en-twintig twenty-nineMaandag Monday nege-en-twintigste twenty-ninthmaar but negende ninthMaart March (month) negentien nineteenmag may (might have) negentiende nineteenthmakelaar broker negentig ninetyman husband, man negentigste ninetiethmanlik male neger Negromark market net onlymasels measles niggie niece (female cousin)meer moor (or lake) niks none, nothingmeerderjarig come of age (legal age) nil zero (0)Mei May (month) noem to name (to christen), to bemeisie girl called bymelkery, melkfabriek dairy, milk factory nog still, yetmeneer Mr., Sir nommer numbermeng mingle, mix nooit nevermesselaar bricklayer, mason noord northmet with Noars Norwegianmet name alias, named notaris notarymeubelmaker furniture maker November Novembermeul mill nuut newmiddag afternoon, middaymiddernag midnightminnares mistressrniliter military

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0 pastoor minister, pastor, priestpatron employer, master, patron

of of saintoggend in the midafternoon patroon cartridge, pattern, templateOktober October peet godfather, godparentomdat at, because of peetmoeder godmotheronbekend unknown peetouers godparentsonder under peetpa godfatherondergetekende undersigned pensionenng retirementonderwyser teacher (male) pes plagueonderwyseres teacher (female) plaas farm, in place of, placeonegte illegitimate planter planter (of soil)ongetroud single, unmarried pokke smallpoxongetroude dogter unmarried daughter pondagra goutongeveer about, approximately, nearly Pools Polishonmiddelik immediately, right away portier porteronmondig minor, underage Portugees Portugueseons our, ounce, us, we predikant clergyman, ministerontvang(er) received (receiver) priester Priestonwettig illegal pnns pnnceook also prinses princessook bekend as alias protestant Protestantoom uncle protokol protocoloor beyond, ear, over provinsiaal provincialooreenkoms agreement, contract provinsie provinceoorkonde documents, records pruis Prussianoorlede dead, deceased publiseer publishoorlewende survivoroorneming to take over Roorskryf rewrite, transferoos east raad councilop on, upon reg right, correctopgetree to make an appearance regermg administration, governmentop hoe leeftyd at a great (old) age register register (book)opklim staircase, step, to climb registrasie registrationopmerking remarks registrateur registraropreg genuine, honest registreer to registeropsiener guardian regter judge, justiceopsigter overseer regterkant right side (directional)organisasie organization, society regterlik judicialoud old (age) rekening accountouderdom age retireer to retire (archaic), to retreat,oudste eldest to withdrawouers parents nvier nverouma grandmother roede cane, rodoumagrootjie great-grandmother rond roundoupa grandfather rooivonk (archaic) scarlet feveroupagrootjie great-grandfather Rooms Katoliek Roman Catholic

ruim spaciousp Rus Russian

ryk rich, wealthypaas Easterpag leasepalatinaat Palatinateparogie (archaic) parishparogie parish register

registrasie (archaic)

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S soldaat soldiersomer summer

saam together soms besides, sometimessaans evening Sondag Sundaysakser Saxon sonder withoutSaterdag Saturday Spaans Spanishseeman sailor spoedig quickly, soon, speedyseep soap spruit brook, creek, streamselfde same staat statesensus census stad city, townSeptember September stamboek genealogy registersertificate certificate stamboom pedigreeses six steeds always, stillsesde sixth stel calibrate, put, to placeses-en-twintig twenty-six sterf to dieses-en-twintigste twenty-sixth straat streetsestien sixteen stroom streamsestiende sixteenth suid southsestig sixty suster sistersestigste sixtieth swaer brother-in-lawseun son swak weakseuntjie little son swanger pregnantsewe seven swart blacksewe-en-twintig twenty-seven Sweeds Swedishsewe-en-twintigste twenty-seventh sweer abscess, boilsewende seventh sweer take an oath, to curse, tosewentien seventeen swear, vowsewentiende seventeenth sweet perspiration, sweatsewentig seventy swelling swellingsewentigste seventieth Switser Swisssiekte diseasesien see Tskaapherder (archaic) shepherdskarlakenkoors scarlet fever taal languageskenking donations tafel index, tableskilder painter tagtig eightyskip ship tagtigste eightiethskipper boatman, sea captain tante auntskoenmaker shoemaker te at, toskool school teenoor contrary, oppositeskoondogter daughter-in-law teraarde bestelling burialskoonseun son-in-law tering tuberculosisskoonsuster sister-in-law tesame togetherskrifgeleerde scribe testament last will, testamentskrynwerker cabinetmaker, joiner tien tenskuit boat (small) tiende tenthslag blow, hit, slaughter, stroke tienjarige tafels ten-year tables (indexes)

(heart) tiental decadeslagter butcher tifeus typhoidslegs but, merely, only timmerman carpentersloot ditch toekoms(tig) futureslotmaker locksmith toestaan to allow, grant, permitsrnid blacksmith toestem consentsmiddags in the afternoon toestemming to give consentsmous hawker, peddler touslaer rope makersnags in the night trekker emigrantsoggens in the morning trou to marry

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trouboek marriage book versoek requesttroudag day of marriage verstopping constipation, obstructiontuin garden, yard vertrek apartment, roomtuinier gardener vertrek depart, to leavetuisland home, homeland, native verwandskap relationship

country verwer paintertussen between verwyder dispose, get rid of, removetwaalf twelve vestig to establish, settletwaalfde twelfth vesting fortress, strongholdtwee two VIer fourtweede second vierde fourthtwee-en-twintig twenty-two vier-en-twintig twenty-fourtwee-en-twintigste twenty-second vier-en-twintigste twenty-fourthtweehonderd two hundred visser fishermantweehonderdste two hundredth vlei marsh, swamptweeling twins volbrenging fulfillmenttwintig twenty volbring accomplish, performtwintigste twentieth volgende following, nexttyd time volgens accordinglytydelik temporary volkstelling census, populationtydskrif magazine, periodical volmagtig authorize, give power of

attorneyU voltooi to complete, finish

vondeling foundlinguit from, out of voog guardianuiterlik external, outward voor before, furrow, in front ofuitreksel extract voorafgaan lead, leduur hour voorafgaande foregoing, preliminary

voorheen formerly, in the past

V voormeld above mentioned, beforevoorrniddag forenoon, morning

vader father voomaam given name

vallende siekte epilepsy voorouer ancestor

van surname voorteken omen, sign, symptom

van from, of voortrekker pioneer

vandag today voorvader ancestor, forefather

veeretien fourteen vorig previous

veertiende fourteenth vorige former, previousveertig forty vormer framer, molderveertigste fortieth vorstedom principalityveewagter herdsman votrekking solemnizationveld field vreemd foreign, strange

verdrinking drowning vriend friendvergunning permission vroedmeester male midwife

verjaarsdag birthday vroedvrou midwife

verklaar declare, explain vroeer earlier, formerlyverklaring declaration, explanation vroeg early (A.M.)verkondig proclaim vroegtydig early, in good timeverlede past vrou wifeverlof leave, vacation vroulik femaleverloof betrothal, engagement vryboer yeoman

verloofde betrothed, engaged couple Vrydag Friday

verlowing betrothal vrygesel bachelor

verpanding mortgaging, pawning, vyf five

pledging vyfde fifth

verskeie (archaic) different, various vyf-en-twintig twenty-five

verskyn appear vyf-en-twintigste twenty-fifth

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Cardinal Ordinal1 een 1st eerste2 twee 2nd tweede3 drie 3rd derde4 vier 4th vierde

In some genealogical records, numbers are spelledout. This is especially true with dates. The followinglist gives the cardinal (for example, 1, 2, 3) and theordinal (for example, 1st, 2nd, 3rd) versions of eachnumber. Days of the month are written in ordinalform.

Afrikaans

vyftienvyftiendevyftigvyftigste

wwawaarwaarheenwanneerwapenwarmbadwaswatwatersugweduwerweekweeskamerweeskindweswetwethouerwetlikwettigwewenaarwewerwiewielmakerwilwildwinkelierwinterwitWoensdagwoningwoonwoonstelwoordeboekwordwoudwyle

NUMBERS

English

fifteenfifteenthfiftyfiftieth

carriage, wagonwherewhere towhencoat of anTIS, crest, weaponresort, spawas, werewhatdropsywidowweekorphan chamberorphanwestlawaldermanlegallawful, legalwidowerweaverwhowheelwrightwantuntamed, wildshopkeeperwinterwhiteWednesdayresidenceresideapartmentdictionaryto becomeforest, woodlanddeceased, late

Cardinal Ordinal

5 vyf 5th vyfde6 ses 6th sesde7 sewe 7th sewende8 agt 8th agste9 nege 9th negende

10 tien 10th tiende11 elf 11th elfde12 twaalf 12th twaalfde13 dertien 13th dertiende14 veertien 14th veertiende15 vyftien 15th vyftiende16 sestien 16th sestiende17 sewentien 17th sewentiende18 agtien 18th agtiende19 negentien 19th negentiende20 twintig 20th twintigste21 een-en-twintig 21th een-en-twintigste22 twee-en-twintig 22th twee-en-twintigste23 drie-en-twintig 23th drie-en-twintigste24 vier-en-twintig 24th vier-en-twintigste25 vyf-en-twintig 25th vyf-en-twintigste26 ses-en-twintig 26th ses-en-twintigste27 sewe-en-twintig 27th sewe-en-twintigste28 agt -en-twintig 28th agt -en-twintigste29 nege-en-twintig 29th nege-en-twintigste30 dertig 30th dertigste31 een-en-dertig 31st een-en-dertigste40 veertig 40th veertigste50 vyftig 50th vyftigste60 sestig 60th sestigste70 sewentig 70th sewentigste80 tagtig 80th tagtigste90 negentig 90th negentigste

100 eenhonderd 100th eenhonderdste200 tweehonderd 200th tweehonderdste

1,000 eenduisend 1,000th eenduisendste

DATES AND TIME

In early Afrikaans records and in records kept inDutch or German, dates were often spelled out. Forexample:

• Afrikaans. Donderdag, drie en twintig maart indie jaar van ons Heer een duisend agt honderd ensesendertig (Thursday, three and twenty March inthe year of our Lord one thousand eight hundredand six and thirty)

• Dutch. Donderdag, drie en twintig maart in hetjaar van onse heer een duizend acht hondert enzesendertig (Thursday, three and twenty March, inthe year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundredsix and thirty)

• German. Donnerstag, den drei und zwanzigstenmar; achtzehnhundert seehs und dreifiig

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(Thursday, the 23rd of March, eighteen hundredsix and thirty)

To understand Afrikaans dates, use the followinglists as well as the preceding "Numbers" section.

Days of the Week

III

IIINV

VIVII

VIIIIXX

XIXII

Englishthirty minutes (half hour)three (o'clock)one (0' clock)half one = 12:30half two = 1:30late (P.M.)at noonat midnightin the midafternoonin the midmorningin the eveningin the afternoonin the nightin the morningtwo (0'clock)hourin the forenoonearly (A.M.)

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Afrikaansdertig minutedrie uureen uurhalf eenhalftweelaatmiddagmiddernagnamiddagoggendsaanssmiddagssnagssoggenstwee uuruurvoormiddagvroeg

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AfrikaansJanuarieFebruarieMaartAprilMeiJunieJulieAugustusSeptember (7ber, 7bris)Oktober (8ber, 8bris)November (9ber, 9bris)Desember (lOber, 10bris, Xber,

Xbris)

AfrikaansSondagMaandagDinsdagWoensdagDondersdagVrydagSaterdag

Months

EnglishJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember

EnglishSundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday

Times of the Day

Afrikaans (and German- and Dutch-language) birthand death records often indicated the exact time ofday when the birth or death occurred. This is usuallywritten out.

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South AfricaThe Genealogical Department ofThe Church of Jesus Christof Latter-day SaintsSeries K. No. 11976

MICROfORMS ... LEVEL 4

ContentsAcknowledgements 2

Introduction 3

Historical Background 4

Historical Map 7

Table A-South African Major SourceAvailability by Century 8

Table B-Major Genealogical Sources in theRepublic of South Africa 9

Genealogical Organizations and National Libraries .16

Bibliography 17

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AcknowledgementsOur sincere gratitude is extended to the followingpeople for their helpful suggestions:

Mr. J. M. Berning. Librarian of the Cory Library forHistorical Research. Rhodes University Library; Dr.C. J. Beyers. Chief Archivist of the Orange FreeState Archives Depot; Miss J. H. Davies. ChiefArchivist of the Cape Archives Depot; Dr. Jan H.Esterhuyse, Director of Archives for the Republic ofSouth Africa and the Territory of South-WestAfrica; Mr. B. J. T. Leverton. Chief Archivist of theNatal Archives Depot; Dr. Cornelis Pama, Editor ofFamilia and eminent genealogist; Reverend A. P.Smit, Archivist of the Dutch Reformed Church.Cape Province; Mr. J. H. Snyman, Chief Archivist ofthe Transvaal Archives Depot; Mr. William Tyrrell-Glynn. Assistant Director of the South AfricanLibrary.

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Major GenealogicalRecord Sources in

South AfricaIntroduction

In identifying ancestors, genealogical researchersneed to answer four key questions regarding recordsources:

1. What types of records exist that will aid in iden-tifying ancestors?

2. What periods of time do the existing recordscover?

3. What genealogical information appears in theexisting records?

4. What is the availability of existing records forsearching?

Tables A and B contain answers to the abovequestions for the major genealogical record sourcesof South Africa. Table A shows at a glance therecord sources available for a research problem ina particular century. Table B provides more detail-ed information about the type of record, the periodcovered, the type of informalion given, and theavailability.

This paper also contains the following aids togenealogical research for South Africa: a historicalmap, a list of genealogical organizations, a list ofthe national libraries, and a bibliography.

The information contained in this paper is subjectto revision as further research warrants.

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Historical BackgroundAs early as 1652, the Dutch East India Company

founded a colony at Cape Town for the purpose ofproviding fresh provisions and a resting place forthe company's ships enroute to and from India. By1657 the company realized that to encouragefarmers to stay they would have to grant them titleto the company's land, These farmers, or freeburghers, gradually increased their holdings as eachgeneration moved further from Cape Colony toestablish new and larger farms. The sparse nativepopulation offered little resistance to new settlers.

From the beginnings in 1652 and continuing fortwo centuries, excellent records were kept at CapeTown, which was the center for both thegovernment and the Dutch Reformed Church. AsCornelis Pama explained:

"This meant that, no matter how far the burghersmoved into the interior, they always had to under-take the long journey to Cape Town if they wantedto marry, baptize their children, obtain a grant ofland, make their will, or conduct any other kind oflawful business. This was not without consequencesfor later genealogical research, because it meantthat all records of importance to genealogy from thevery foundation of the colony in 1652, were kept inone place." *

In 1688 some six hundred French Huguenotsarrived to help settle the colony, and within onegeneration they were assimilated into the Dutchpopulation

The Dutch Reformed Church was the officialchurch of the East India Company and the onlyreligion until 1780 when the German immigrantsbecame numerous enough to establish the firstLutheran Church at Cape Town.

In 1795 the French armies invaded and possessedthe Netherlands. The Dutch King, William V ofOrange, fled to England; and the British, in hisbehalf, took control of the Cape Colony from 1795-1802. However, from 1803 to 1806 the French influ-enced Batavian Republic established in the Nether-lands once more controlled the Cape Colony. TheBritish regained control in 1806, and from this timea steady stream of British immigrants began tobolster the sparse population. Between 1806 and1875 approximately 1,100 British settlers arrivedannually. For the period 1904-1946, about twothousand a year came.

The most famous British immigration was that ofthe 1820 settlers who came to the Albany area tosettle the land between the Sunday and the Fishrivers. They suffered two successive wheat failuresand were constantly exposed to marauding bandsof Bantu natives. Most of them abandoned theirfarms and settled in the cities throughout SouthAfrica.

Today, approximately 60 percent of the whitepopulation speaks Afrikaans, which is derived fromthe Dutch and Low-German languages. Afrikaansand English are the official languages of thecountry.

"Comelis Pama, "Netherlands Administration: Netherlands East India Company, 1652-1795, and the Batvian Republic,1803-1806," part I, Immigration Patterns in South Africa and Their Effects on Genealogical Research (Salt Lake City: WorldConference on Records and Genealogical Seminar, 1969), p. 5. (Ref. 929.1 W893 G7a; Film 897,215.) For further informationsee also "Part II: British Administration 1806-1910,"

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NOTES TO THE MAP

1. The Utrecht Republic existed from 1854-1858.Lydenburg united with it in 1858, and it unitedwith the South African Republic in 1860. It wasceded to Natal in 1903.

2. The Klip River Republic existed only in 1847.

3. The Orange Free State was annexed to CapeColony 1848/1854.

4. This was the boundary of Basutoland until1843.

5. The Nieuwe Republic existed from 1884-1887.The northern section united with the SouthAfrican Republic; the southern section wasannexed to Natal in 1887.

6. This existed from 1882-1885; then it was an-nexed to British Bechuanaland.

7. Same as 6.

8. Lesotho (Basutoland) was partly occupied byOrange Free State in 1866. It was annexed in1868-1871 to Cape Colony, and became aCrown Protectorate in 1884. It gained its inde-pendence in 1966.

9. Swaziland was a protectorate of the South Afri-can Republic in 1895 and the Transvaal in1903. It became a British protectorate in 1906,and gained its independence in 1968.

10. Griqualand East was annexed to Cape Colonyin 1879.

11. Pondoland was annexed to Cape Colony in1894.

12. Tembuland was annexed to Cape Colony in1885.

13. Fingoland was annexed to Cape Colony in1879.

14. Kaffraria was annexed to Cape Colony in 1865.The name "Kaffraria" was also used for thearea between Kaffraria and Natal; the samearea is now referred to as the "TranskeianTerritories."

15. Bomvanaland was annexed to Cape Colony in1878.

·16. Same as 15.

17. Zululand was annexed to Natal in 1897. It wasknown as the Province of Zululand, 1898-1910.

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18. The District of Graaff-Reinet was divided Feb-ruary, 1804. The field-cornetcies (a magistratesimilar to a justice of the peace) of Zwarte Rug-gens, Bruintjes, Hoogte, Zuurveld, Bushman'sRiver, and Zwartkops River were cut off fromGraaff-Reinet and formed into the District ofUitenhage. The field-cornetcies of Winterhoekwere taken from Graaff-Reinet and Zitzikama;Kromme River and Baviaans' Kloof were takenfrom Swellendam and added to Uitenhage onOctober 4, 1804. The subdistrict of Beaufortwas created from portions of Graaff-Reinet,Tulbagh, and a tract of land beyond the ZakRiver on November 27, 1818. The District ofAlbany was created on October 13, 1821, fromthe portion of Uitenhage east of Bushman'sRiver and a tract of land between the Fish andKeiskama Rivers. On March 11, 1825, the Dis-trict of Somerset was created from the territorysouth of the Orange River, north of the Zuur-berg, east of the Sunday and Little Riet Rivers,and west of the Koonap, Zwart Kei, StormbergSpruit (these areas were part of the districts ofGraaff-Reinet and Uitenhage).

19. The District of Stellenbosch was divided on July11, 1804. The area cut off (northern four-fifthsof Stellenbosch) was given the name of Districtof Tulbagh. In October of 1822 the Jonddrostof Tulbagh were moved to Worcester and thedistrict became known as the District of Wor-cester.

20. The District of Swellendam was divided onApril 23, 1811, and that portion east of theGaurits River was proclaimed the District ofGeorge. On the same date the western boun-dary of Swellendam was moved to the Steen-bras River cutting off a tract of land from Stel-lenbosch.

21. The Cape District was divided on 24 May,1814, and the portion south of a line fromMuizenburg to Noordhoek was formed intothe District of Simonstown.

22. The Eastern Province was created January 1,1828, and included the districts of Albany,Fort Beaufort, George, Graaff-Reinet, Somerset,and Uitenhage.

23. The Western Province was created January 1,1828, and included the districts of Cape,Simonstown, Stellenbosch, Swellendam, andWorcester.

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National Boundary

Boundaries of former Transvaal republics

Boundaries of present Provinces (1971)

Boundaries of Colony 1630

Boundaries of former Bantu nations

Extent of Bantu settlements 1850

Provincial Capitals

Other Cities

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ABBREVIAnONS

Col. = Colony

Dist. = District [s]

Ind. = Independent

Rep. = Republic

Riv, = River

S. Af. = South Africa(n)

TABLE A

Major South African SourceAvailability by Century

CENTURY

TYPE OF RECORD

1. Church Records 1652

2. Pedigrees 1652

3. Burgher Lists 1656·73

4. Deeds

5. Orphan Chamber Records

6. Census and Tax Registers

7. Requesten

B. Notarial Archives

9. Matrimonial Court Records

10. Directories

11. Government Gazettes

12. Monument Inscriptions (Tombstones]

13. Emigrant and Immigrant Lists

14. Newspapers

15. Probates

16. Death Notices

17. Civil Registration

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TABLEB

Major Genealogical Record Sourcesin the Republic of South AfricaTYPE OF RECORD

1. CHURCHRECORDS

DutchHejormed"

PERIODCOVERED

1652 topresent

TYPE OF INFORMATION GIVEN

General Statement: names, dates, parentage,residence, and ages; relationships of personsbeing christened, married, or buried; informa-tion varies

Baptismal Registers: full name of child with hisbirth date and baptism date; parents' names,their dates of birth and baptism, and themother's maiden name

Marriage Registers: from 1665 to 1839 containnames of bride and bridegroom, status, occupa-tion, date of marriage, where residing and placeof origin; from 1839 to present, printed formsgive birth date; names; ages; occupations; resi-dences

Membership Records: full names, age, newmembers, trensferrees from one congregation toanother

AVAILABILITY

Archives of the Dutch ReformedChurch, Grey's Pass, Cape Town, CapeProvince, South Africa

Lutheran 1781 topresent

Church of 1806 toEngland present

Records of 1806 toMilitary 1921Chaplains

Colonial 1824 toChaplains present

Parish 1847 toRecords present

Methodist 1816 topresent

Baptist 1820 topresent

Roman Catholic 1838 topresent

Presbyterian 1824 topresent

Nederduits- 1842 toHervormde present

Die Gerefor- 1859 tomeerde Kerk present

Church of the 1834 toProvince of presentSouth Africa

Same as General Statement above


Baptisms, marriages, and burials, including non-military Anglicans

Baptisms, marriages, and burials, including non-military Anglicans









Records still in the hands of the indi-vidual churches

Same as above

Cape ArchivesPrivate Bag x 9025, Cape TownSouth Africa

Cape Archives and St. George's Cathe-dral, Cape Town

Records still in the hands of theindividual churches

Records still in the hands of the indi-vidual churches

Same as above

Same as above

Same as above

Same as above

Same as above

Same as above

*From 1652 to 1862, all church records arc in the Dutch Reformed Church's Cape Archives. From 1862 to the present, recordsare in individual churches and the church's provincial archives. From 1652 to 1780, this was the only established church, andit recorded other denominational baptisms. Forty-three percent of the white population are members of the DutchReformed Church.

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TYPE OF RECORD

I. CHURCHRECORDS[Ccrit.]

Jewish Church

2. PEDIGREES'

"1820 Settlers"pedigrees **

3. BURGHERLISTS(voter lists)

Cape Province

Notal Province

Orange FreeState

PERIODCOVERED

1820

1656 to1673and1701 to1789

1813 to1847

1849 topresent

1895 to1899


Registers of marriages and deaths

In pedigree form: names, birth dates, birthplaces, christenings, marriages and deaths

Varies, but they usually contain the name of theburgher (or citizen), his residence, and occupa-tion

Lists of all the Dutch East India Company'sservants at the Cape, as well as lists of FreeBurghers; also called muster rolls because theywere created for military purposes

Burgher lists or muster rolls similar to above

Lists of voters as well as jurymen were oftenpublished in the local Natal newspapers and theNatal Government Gazette ***

Lists of voters, containing names, addresses, andoccupations of voters

AVAILABIUTY

Marriages found in the synagogues;deaths found in the Hebrew congre-gations in the country and the Jewishburial societies in the larger cities

The Albany Museum, Crahamstown,Cape Province, South Africa

See J. M. Berning's A Selected Biblio-graphy on the 1820 Settlers and Settle-ment (Grahamstown: 1970)

Comment: Collection also containsinformation on Irish and Germansettlers in area as well as Britishsettlers

Cape Archives

Natal ArchivesPrivate Bag 9012, Pietermaritzburg,South Africa

Orange Free State Archives, PrivateBag X0504, Bloemfontein, South Africa

"For printed source on Old Cape families (1652-1835) see C. C. DeVilliers' Geslagsregister Van Ou Kaapse Families, C. Pama,ed., 3 vols. (Cape Town: A. A. Balkema, 1966).

**For information on these settlers and other immigrants see'.

1. Botha. Colin G. The French Refugees at the Cape. Capetown: Cape Times. Ltd., 1919. (Film 106,799)

2. Hattersley, Alan F. The British Settlement of Natal. London: Cambridge University Press, 1950.

3. Hockly, H. E. The Story of the British Settlers of 1820 in South Africa. Cape Town: [uta and Co., 1966. (968.4 H2h)

4. Hoge, J. Personalia of the Germans at the Cape 1652-1806. Cape Town: Archives Year Book for South African History, 1946.

5. Jones, E. Morse. Roll of the British Settlers in South Africa. Cape Town: A. A. Balkema, 1971. (968 H2mj)

6. Malherbe, D. F. du T. Family Register Df the South African Nation. Stellenbosch: 1966.

7. Schnell, E.L.G. For Men Must Work Cape Town: Maskew Miller, 1954. (968.4 W2S)

***Details of the various newspapers can be found in Unton List of South African Newspapers (Cape Town: South AfricanPublic Library, 1950).

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TYPE OF RECORD

TransvalJProvince

4. DEEDS

PEIlJODCOVERED

1876 to1901

1685 topresent

TYPE OF INFORMAnON GIVEN

These vary greatly but some include details ofbirthplace, birth date, age, marital status, anddate of arrival in South Africa

Name of owner, mortgagees and Ieasees, date ofdeed and transfer, place of residence, descrip-tion of land

MiCROFORMS - LEVEL 4

AVA1LABIUTY

Transvaal Archives. Private Bag 236.Pretoria. South Africa

Deed Office, Parliament Street, CapeTown, South Africa

Note: Wildshutesboeken, 1687-1793,early permits and licenses to lenders.successions of ownership-at CapeArchive Depot

5. ORPHANCHAMBERRECORDS'

Testaments 1689 to1833

Inventories 1673 to1834

Liquidation 1700 toAccounts 1836

Pupi11en Abt. 1795Register to 1834

Death Registers 1758 to(See also Death 1833Notices)

6. CENSUS ANDTAXREGISTERS

Cope 1692 to1845

Certified copies of wills

Inventories of the estates of deceased persons

Execution of estates left intestate; containsprivate correspondence, diaries, and other infor-mation

Register of wards (usually children under theprotection of a guardian); contains full names ofwards and their parents, birth dates, and whothe ward married

Name of deceased, occupation, burial place,age, birth place, and place of death

General Description: names, relationships tohead of family, race, sex, age, marital status,birthplace, language, religion; informationvaries

In Cape Province, census and tax registers wereknown as Opgccf Holien: contain name of headof house, name of his wife; contain statistics ofchildren, slaves, and fann; arranged by districtand then by ward

Cape Archives

Cape Archives (taken yearly up to1840)

Notal 6 April1891

See General Description above Natal Archives

"Prior to 1833 the probate of wills and related documents was handled by the office of the Orphan Chamber. For probaterecords after 1833 see Probate Records.

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TYPE OF RECORD PERIOD TYPE OF INFORMATION GIVEN AVAILABUJTYCOVERED

6. CENSUS ANDTAXREGISTERS(Cont.]

Orange Free 31 March See General Description above Orange Free State ArchivesState 1880

and31 March1890

Transvaal 1873 and See General Description above Transvaal Archives1890

South Africa *1904 to See General Description above Department of Statistics, Republic of(as a whole) present South Africa, 270 Schoeman Street,

Private Bag 44, Pretoria, South Africa

7. REQUESTEN

8. NOTARIALARCHIVES

9. MATRIMONIALCOURTRECORDS

1715 to1806

1793 to1960

1794 to1906

Memorials (petitions) from the Dutch East IndiaCompany's servants and private persons; asummary of biographical material on indivi-duals and their movements; very useful fortracing mtgra ttons

Archives of attorneys who are specially licensedto execute such documents for their clients aswills, codicils. indentures, apprenticeships, 'etc.:in varying degrees, all of these documentscontain names, dates, and relationships

Permission to have banns called; register ofpermissions granted; names, ages, residence,written consent of parents, birth place, religion,marital status, occupation of bridegroom

Note: Cape Archives has a master index forspecial licenses issued in the Cape Colony duringthe period 1818-1882 -

Cape Archives Requesten for thesurnames A-O are printed in H.C.V.Leibrandt's, Precis of the Archives ofthe See of C.H., Requesten (Memorials1715-1806.2 vols.) (Cape Town: 1905).Letters P-Z are still in manuscriptform.

Cape Archives

Cape Archives and Magistrate'sOffices where local MatrimonialCourts were held

Comment: Cape Court abolished in1827, but outlying districts continued

Note: Transvaal Archives hasmarriage papers and registers for thefollowing districts: Boksburg Diggings(1894-1900); Bloemho! (1878-1902);Heidelberg, Barberton Diggings {188S-1899}; Klerksdorp Diggings (1889-1895); Lichtenburg (1886-1898); Lyden-burg (1850-1874); Marico (1870-1902):Middelburg (1870-1899); PotchefstroomPretoria (1874-1900); Standerton (1883);Waterberg (1886-1899); Walkerstroom{1861-1899}; Johannesburg (l886-1899);Zoutpansberg ('?)

"Taken in April 1904, July 1911, March 1921, May 1936, July 1946, August 1951, and June 1960. All census returns beginningin 1904 are treated as strictly confidential, and the contents thereof are used solely for statistical purposes.

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TYPE OF RECORD PERIOD TYPE OF INFORMATION GIVEN AVAILABILITYCOVERED

10. DIRECTORIES 1800 to Name, occupation, residence, names of locall- State Library, South African Library,present ties; information varies and Local Li brartes. Provincial

Archives, Publisher of Directory

Note: Cape directories appeared undermany titles, but are generally knownas "Cape Almanacs"

It. GOVERN- 1800 to Death notices, births, marriages, ship arrivals, State Library, South African Library,MENT PRESENT licenses issued, land transfers; information local libraries, provincial archivesGAZETTES varies; from approximately 1900, ship arrivals

were excludedNote: official gazettes in provincesother than the Cape began inTransvaal, 1857; Orange Free State,1857; and Natal, 1849

12. MONUMENT 1800 to Names, dates, relationships Local churchyards, town and cityINSCRIP- present cemeteriesnONS(Tombstones)

13. EMIGRANTANDIMMI-GRANT LISTS

Permits to 1806 to Lists of settlers; give names, occupations, resi- Cape ArchivesRemain 1843 dences

Permits to 1809 to Lists of persons leaving, including names, dates, Cape ArchivesLeave 1844 ships, and destinations

14. NEWSPAPERS 1824 to Obituaries, births, marriages, deaths, shipping Newspaper offices, national and localpresent lists, etc.; some indexed libraries

Consult: South African Library; UnionList of South African Newspapers;Cape Town Library, 1950; StateLibrary; Current South African News-papers; Pretoria, state library, 1970

15. PROBATE Records for Cape Colony for periodRECORDS 1834-1916 arc at Cape Archives; after

1916 sec the following:

Cape 1834 to Wills and administrations, places of residence, *The Master of the Supreme Court,Province present location of property, names and relationships of Private Bag, 9018, Cape Town

prior to heirs "The Master of the Supreme Court,1834 Private Bag, 1010, Grahamstownsee "The Assistant Master of the SupremeOrphan Court, KimberleyChamberRecords

"The jurisdiction of the Cape Province's Masters Offices are as follows:

Grahamstown contains the magisterial districts of Humansdorp, Steytleville, [ansenville, Aberdeen, Murraysburg, Graaff-Reinet, Middelburg, Hanover, and Colesberg.

Kimberley contains the magesterial districts of Barkly West, Britstown, De Aar Cordonia. Hay, Herbert, Hopetown, Kenhardt.Kimberley, Kuruman. Mafeking, Philips town, Postmasburg, Pricska, Taungs, Vryhurg, and Warrenton.

Cape Town contains all of the remaining areas of the Cape province.

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(TABLE B Cont.)

TYPE OF RECORD

15. PROBATERECORDS(Cont.)

PERIODCOVERED

TYPE OF INFORMATION GIVEN AVAILABILITY

Natal (in- 1852 to Same as aboveeluding presentZululand)

Orange Free 1850 to Same as ahoveState present

Transvaal 1872 to Same as abovepresent

16. DEATHNOTICES

The Master of the Supreme Court,Private Bag 9010, Pietermaritzburg

The Master of the Supreme Court,Private Bag X0548, Bloemfontein

The Master of the Supreme Court,Private Bag 60, Pretoria

Note: Transvaal Archives Depot hascollections of estate papers; for dis-tricts and approximate years see noteunder "Matrimonial Court Records"

Comment: For deaths registered before1834 see Orphan Chamber Records,Cape Archives, Death Registers from1758·1833

CapeProvince

1834 topresent

It is required that deaths be reported to theMaster of the Supreme Court on a form called aDeath Notice which contains name, birthplace,name of parents, age of deceased, marital status,date and place of death, names of children,property

1834-1916: (Indexed) Cape Archives

Natal [in- 1852 to Same as aboveeluding presentZululand)

Orange Free 1850 to Same as aboveState present

Transvaal 1872 to Same as abovepresent

"See note on previous page.

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1917 to present"The Master of the Supreme Court,Private Bag 9018, Cape Town"The Master of the Supreme Court,Private Bag 10lD, Grahamstown"The Assistant Master of the SupremeCourt, Kimberley

The Master of the Supreme Court,Private Bag 9010, Pteterrnaritzburg

The Master of the Supreme Court,Private Bag X0584, Bloemfontein

1872·1930: Transvaal Archives,Pretoria

1931 to present the Master of theSupreme Court, Private Bag 60,Pretoria

Microfilms of originals (1872-1900) atGenealogical Department Library; alsoindexes 1874-1958; microfilms only forTransvaal

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TYPE OF RECORD

17. CIVIL REGIS-TRATION OFBIRTHS,MARRIAGES,AND DEATHS

CapeProvince

Natal

Orange FreeState

Transvaal

PERIODCOVERED

M"1812 topresent;B**and D**1895 topresent

M1880 topresent;Band D1868 topresent

M1872 topresent;BandD1902 topresent

M1869 topresent;BaudD1901 topresent


Births: identification number, name, date, place,race, sex, residential address of parents, place ofmarriage of parents; father's and mother'snames, race, dates and places of birth; name,capacity and address of informant

Marriages: the husband's and wife's identifica-tion number, name, date of marriage, place ofmarriage, race, birth date, marital status, occu-pations, birthplace, address at time of marriage,banns or notice of intention

Deaths: identification number, name, date andplace of death, sex, race, age at death, birthdate, marital status, occupation, pension, causeof death, birthplace, residential address, intend-ed place of burial, name of parent (if deceasedunder ten), place of mother's residence (if childdeceased under one); name, address, andcapacity of informant

AVAILABILITY

Full birth certificates are not availableto the public; abridged birth certifi-cates (without details of parentage) areissued to the public as verification ofthe event; earlier registration formshave less information

Registrar of Births, Marriages, andDeaths, Private Bag 114, Corner ofSchoeman and van der Walt Street,Pretoria

Same as above

Same as above

Same as above

**The abbreviations used here of M, B, and D stand for marriages, births, and deaths.

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GENEALOGICAL ORGANIZATIONSGenealogical Section of the Human Sciences Research CouncilPrivate Bag X41Pretoria, TransvaalSouth Africa

Genealogical Society of South AfricaP.O. Box 4839Cape TownSouth Africa

NATIONAL LIBRARIESSouth African LibraryQueen Victoria StreetCape Town, South Africa

State LibraryP.O. Box 397PretoriaSouth Africa

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