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{{Record_Search_article|CID=CID1478678|title=South Africa, Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church|location=Africa}} | {{Record_Search_article|CID=CID1478678|title=South Africa, Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church|location=Africa}} | ||
== Collection Time Period<br> | == Collection Time Period<br> == | ||
This collection dates from 1660 through 1970. | This collection dates from 1660 through 1970. | ||
Nederlands[ftp://hr@church.votaw.com/hr/Zuid%20Afrika.docx Click here] | Nederlands [ftp://hr@church.votaw.com/hr/Zuid%20Afrika.docx Click here] | ||
== Record Description<br> | == Record Description<br> == | ||
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. | 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. | ||
<gallery caption="South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Record Examples | <gallery perrow="3" heights="120px" widths="160px" caption="South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Record Examples"> | ||
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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=== Record Content<br> | === Record Content<br> === | ||
'''The key genealogical facts found in most baptismal records are:''' | '''The key genealogical facts found in most baptismal records are:''' | ||
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*Complete witness’ names and sometimes their addresses | *Complete witness’ names and sometimes their addresses | ||
*Registration place | *Registration place | ||
'''The key genealogical facts found in most marriages records are:''' | '''The key genealogical facts found in most marriages records are:''' | ||
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When you have located your ancestor’s in the records, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family. | When you have located your ancestor’s in the records, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family. | ||
For example: | '''For example:''' | ||
*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 | *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. | ||
'''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. | ||
*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<br> | == Record History<br> == | ||
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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== Related Wiki Articles == | == Related Wiki Articles == | ||
*[[ | *[[Instructions for South Africa Dutch Reformed Church|Instructions for South Africa Dutch Reformed Church]] | ||
*[[South Africa Websites]] | *[[South Africa Websites]] | ||
*[[South Africa, Cape Province Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[South Africa, Cape Province Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
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== Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections == | == Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections == | ||
When you copy information from a record, you should | When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. | ||
A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the | A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the wiki article [[Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections]]. | ||
==== Example of a Source Citation for a Record in This Collection | ==== Example of a Source Citation for a Record Found in This Collection ==== | ||
"South Africa, Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Registers, 166-1970." index and images, ''FamilySearch ''<span>([https:// https://]</span>[http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org]: accessed 7 April 2011). entry for Johannas Fredrick Jansen and Marie Elise Van Rooyen Rix, married, 26 May 1951; citing Church Records, FHL microfilm. 2,214,043; Genealogical Institute of South Africa, Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa. | "South Africa, Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Registers, 166-1970." index and images, ''FamilySearch ''<span>([https:// https://]</span>[http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org]: accessed 7 April 2011). entry for Johannas Fredrick Jansen and Marie Elise Van Rooyen Rix, married, 26 May 1951; citing Church Records, FHL microfilm. 2,214,043; Genealogical Institute of South Africa, Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa. | ||
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The following citation refers to the original source of the data and images published on FamilySearch.org Historical Records. It may include the author, custodian, publisher, and archive for the original records. | The following citation refers to the original source of the data and images published on FamilySearch.org Historical Records. It may include the author, custodian, publisher, and archive for the original records. | ||
<!--bibdescbegin-->“South Africa, Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church,” index and images FamilySearch Historical Records, 2010; from Genealogical Institute of South Africa. “Dutch Reformed Church Records.” Genealogical Institute of South Africa, Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa. FHL microfilm, 52 reels. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.<!--bibdescend--> <br> | <!--bibdescbegin-->“South Africa, Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church,” index and images FamilySearch Historical Records, 2010; from Genealogical Institute of South Africa. “Dutch Reformed Church Records.” Genealogical Institute of South Africa, Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa. FHL microfilm, 52 reels. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.<!--bibdescend--> <br> | ||
Information about creating source citations for FamilySearch Historical Collections is listed in the wiki article [[Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections]]. | Information about creating source citations for FamilySearch Historical Collections is listed in the wiki article [[Help:How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections]]. | ||
[[Category:South_Africa]] | [[Category:South_Africa]] | ||