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{{Record_Search_article|CID=CID1392488 |title=South Africa Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1817-1991|location= | {{Record_Search_article|CID=CID1392488 |title=South Africa Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1817-1991|location=Africa}}<br> | ||
== Collection Time Period == | == Collection Time Period == | ||
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=== Record Content === | === Record Content === | ||
<gallery | <gallery caption="South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Record Examples" widths="160px" heights="120px" perrow="3"> | ||
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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'''The key genealogical facts found in most baptismal records are:''' | '''The key genealogical facts found in most baptismal records are:''' | ||
*Name of principal | *Name of principal | ||
*Date of birth | *Date of birth | ||
*Date of baptism | *Date of baptism | ||
*Father and mother’s names and sometimes their address | *Father and mother’s names and sometimes their address | ||
*Complete witness’s names and sometimes their address | *Complete witness’s names and sometimes their address | ||
*Registration place | *Registration place | ||
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*Names of groom and bride | *Names of groom and bride | ||
*Date of marriage | *Date of marriage | ||
*Age at time of marriage | *Age at time of marriage | ||
*Country of birth | *Country of birth | ||
*Civil status at time of marriage | *Civil status at time of marriage | ||
*Occupation | *Occupation | ||
*Residence at time of marriage | *Residence at time of marriage | ||
*Race | *Race | ||
*Place of marriage | *Place of marriage | ||
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*Use the marriage date and place as the basis for compiling a new family group or for verifying existing information. | *Use the marriage date and place as the basis for compiling a new family group or for verifying existing information. | ||
*Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth of each partner to find a couple's birth records and parents' names. | *Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth of each partner to find a couple's birth records and parents' names. | ||
*Occupations listed can lead you to other types of records such as employment or military records. | *Occupations listed can lead you to other types of records such as employment or military records. | ||
*Use the parents’ birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family. | *Use the parents’ birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family. | ||
*Compile the entries for every person who has the same surname as the child being baptized, the bride, or the groom; this is especially helpful if the surname is unusual. | *Compile the entries for every person who has the same surname as the child being baptized, the bride, or the groom; this is especially helpful if the surname is unusual. | ||
*Continue to search the marriage records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives of the bride and groom who may have married in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family or even the second marriage of a parent. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify. | *Continue to search the marriage records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives of the bride and groom who may have married in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family or even the second marriage of a parent. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify. | ||
*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. | ||
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*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. | ||
*There is also some variation in the information given from one marriage record to another record. | *There is also some variation in the information given from one marriage record to another record. | ||
== Record History | == Record History == | ||
When South Africa was settled by the Dutch in the 16th and 17th centuries, they transplanted their Dutch Reformed theology into the African continent. The Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa was formally established in 1652, and became the only official church in South Africa until 1778, when freedom of public worship was given to other churches. The history of the Dutch Reform Church has been very much bound up with the politics of the Afrikaner community of South Africa. The baptism and marriage records are recorded in bound registers, which are kept at the local churches archive in care of the registrar. Since 1928 the registrar sends the registries to be archived at the Central Archive of the Dutch Reformed Church in Cape Town, South Africa. | When South Africa was settled by the Dutch in the 16th and 17th centuries, they transplanted their Dutch Reformed theology into the African continent. The Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa was formally established in 1652, and became the only official church in South Africa until 1778, when freedom of public worship was given to other churches. The history of the Dutch Reform Church has been very much bound up with the politics of the Afrikaner community of South Africa. The baptism and marriage records are recorded in bound registers, which are kept at the local churches archive in care of the registrar. Since 1928 the registrar sends the registries to be archived at the Central Archive of the Dutch Reformed Church in Cape Town, South Africa. | ||
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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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== Related Websites == | == Related Websites == | ||
[http://southafricanfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/2006/08/04/genealogical-institute-of-south-africa/ Genealogical Institute of South Africa] | [http://southafricanfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/2006/08/04/genealogical-institute-of-south-africa/ Genealogical Institute of South Africa] | ||
== Related Wiki Articles == | == Related Wiki Articles == | ||
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*[[Instructions for South Africa Dutch Reformed Church|Instructions for South Africa Dutch Reformed Church]] | *[[Instructions for South Africa Dutch Reformed Church|Instructions for South Africa Dutch Reformed Church]] | ||
*[[South Africa Websites|South Africa Websites]] | *[[South Africa Websites|South Africa Websites]] | ||
*[[South Africa Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|South Africa Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[South Africa Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|South Africa Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[South Africa, Cape Province Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|South Africa, Cape Province Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[South Africa, Cape Province Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|South Africa, Cape Province Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[South Africa]] | *[[South Africa]] | ||
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A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the wiki article [[Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections]]. | A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the wiki article [[Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections]]. | ||
==== Examples of Source Citations for a Record Found | ==== Examples of Source Citations for a Record Found in This Collection ==== | ||
*“Delaware Marriage Records,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 4 March 2011), entry for William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, married 23 November 1913; citing marriage certificate no. 859; FHL microfilm 2,025,063; Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover. | *“Delaware Marriage Records,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 4 March 2011), entry for William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, married 23 November 1913; citing marriage certificate no. 859; FHL microfilm 2,025,063; Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover. | ||
*“El Salvador Civil Registration,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 21 March 2011), entry for Jose Maria Antonio del Carmen, born 9 April 1880; citing La Libertad, San Juan Opico, Nacimientos 1879-1893, image 50; Ministerio Archivo Civil de la Alcaldia Municipal de San Salvador. | *“El Salvador Civil Registration,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 21 March 2011), entry for Jose Maria Antonio del Carmen, born 9 April 1880; citing La Libertad, San Juan Opico, Nacimientos 1879-1893, image 50; Ministerio Archivo Civil de la Alcaldia Municipal de San Salvador. | ||