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== Collection Time Period<br> == | == Collection Time Period<br> == | ||
This collection dates from 1660 through 1970. | This collection dates from 1660 through 1970. | ||
== Record Description<br> == | == Record Description<br> == | ||
The Dutch Reform Church records have been maintained in good | The Dutch Reform Church records have been maintained in good condition. Baptisms and marriages are found in different registration formats; most are written in Dutch, though others are in Afrikaans, Dutch, or English. Deaths records are not found among these registers. | ||
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Image:South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Records Birth DGS 4434390_171.jpg | Image:South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Records Birth DGS 4434390_171.jpg | ||
Image:South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Records Marriage DGS 4322664_786.jpg | Image:South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Records Marriage DGS 4322664_786.jpg | ||
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*Date of birth | *Date of birth | ||
*Date of baptism | *Date of baptism | ||
* | *Parents' names and sometimes their address | ||
*Complete | *Complete witness’ names and sometimes their addresses | ||
*Registration place | *Registration place | ||
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*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct. | *When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct. | ||
Keep in mind: | Keep in mind: | ||
*Earlier records may not contain as much information as the records created after the late 1900. | *Earlier records may not contain as much information as the records created after the late 1900. | ||
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The Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa consists of three separate churches: the Nederduitse Gereformeede Kerk (the largest and usually called the Dutch Reform Church; the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk (largely restricted to the Transvaal); and the Gereformeede Kerk in Suid Afrika (the Doppers). During the 17th and 18th Centuries the Dutch Reform Church (Nederduitse Gereformeede Kerk) was the only officially recognized Church denomination in South Africa and practically all the whites in the Cape belonged to it. In the following Centuries, several other churches denominations were created in Cape, leaving a decline in the membership of the Dutch Reform Church. | The Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa consists of three separate churches: the Nederduitse Gereformeede Kerk (the largest and usually called the Dutch Reform Church; the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk (largely restricted to the Transvaal); and the Gereformeede Kerk in Suid Afrika (the Doppers). During the 17th and 18th Centuries the Dutch Reform Church (Nederduitse Gereformeede Kerk) was the only officially recognized Church denomination in South Africa and practically all the whites in the Cape belonged to it. In the following Centuries, several other churches denominations were created in Cape, leaving a decline in the membership of the Dutch Reform Church. | ||
=== Why | === Why the Record Was Created === | ||
Registers were created to track the church’s members by recording the vital events of christening or baptism (which occurred soon after the child was born), marriage, and memberships. | Registers were created to track the church’s members by recording the vital events of christening or baptism (which occurred soon after the child was born), marriage, and memberships. | ||
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