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== Branhamites Records == | == Branhamites Records == | ||
=== How to Find the Records === | === How to Find the Records === | ||
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== Dutch Reformed Records == | == Dutch Reformed Records == | ||
=== How to Find the Records === | === How to Find the Records === | ||
==== Online Resources and Websites ==== | ==== Online Resources and Websites ==== | ||
*'''1660-2011''' - {{RecordSearch|1392488|South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Records, Stellenbosch Archive 1660-2011}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] | *'''1660-2011''' - {{RecordSearch|1392488|South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Records, Stellenbosch Archive 1660-2011}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch] | ||
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=== Information Recorded in the Records === | === Information Recorded in the Records === | ||
== Roman Catholic Records == | |||
=== How to Find the Records === | |||
==== Online Resources and Websites ==== | |||
Catholic church records are available on the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] for Lusaka, Zambia. The records (baptism, marriage, death, and First Communion registers and confirmations) are available from 1953 to 2016. | |||
=== Historical Background === | |||
Roman Catholicism reached Zambia in 1879 by Jesuit missionaries. Jesuit missions were then established in Zambia throughout the next few decades. In the 1900s, two archdioceses, Kasama and Lusaka, were created. For more information, see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_Zambia Catholic Church in Zambia]. | |||
=== Information Recorded in the Records === | |||
'''Baptism''' registers usually list: | |||
*Name | |||
*Date of baptism and birth | |||
*Parents | |||
*Village/parish | |||
*Godparent | |||
'''Marriage''' registers usually list: | |||
*Name of bride and groom | |||
*Date of marriage | |||
*Baptism place and number (sometimes date) | |||
*Permanent home | |||
*Parents | |||
*Witnesses | |||
'''Death''' registers usually list: | |||
*Date of death | |||
*Name | |||
*Place of origin | |||
*Baptism place, date, and number | |||
*Spouse | |||
*Age or birth date | |||
*Cause of death | |||
*Burial date and place | |||
'''First Communion''' registers usually list: | |||
*Name | |||
*Birth date | |||
*Parents | |||
*Baptism place, date, and number | |||
*First Communion date | |||
'''Confirmation''' registers usually list: | |||
*Date | |||
*Name | |||
*Birth date and number | |||
*Relationships (spouse or children) | |||
*Village | |||
*Name and village of godparents | |||
== Seventh Day Adventist Records == | == Seventh Day Adventist Records == | ||