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Colonial Records

British Colonization (1888-1965)

Formerly known as Southern Rhodesia. Colonization began in 1888, when Cecil John Rhodes obtained mineral rights and the area was put under control of the British South African Company. In 1923, Rhodesia became a British Crown Colony. The country declared its independence in 1965, and was renamed Zimbabwe in 1979.

Record collection	Years covered	Record type	Language	Who is in the records
British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms, COUNTRY at Findmypast - index and images ($)	1940-1985	Births and baptisms	English	Children born to those working within the armed forces, merchant navy, and consular forces, as well as, civilian ship passengers.
British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages, COUNTRY at Findmypast - index and images ($)	1906-1964	Banns and marriages	English	British armed forces members and civilians who were married abroad and at sea
British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials, COUNTRY at Findmypast - index and images ($)	1896-1961	Deaths and burials	English	Members of the British armed forces who died while serving their country overseas, British civilians who died while traveling or working overseas, and individuals (including seaman) who died at sea.
British Civil Service Evidence Of Age at Findmypast - index ($)	1901-1913	Civil Service applications and paperwork	English	Individuals who worked for, or applied to join, the British Civil Service.
Church records, 1890-1941	1890-1941	Church records	English	Anglican Zimbabweans
Parish registers, Dutch Reformed Church, Transvaal (South Africa), Rhodesia, Swaziland, etc., 1894-1998	1894-1998	Church records	Afrikaans and English	Members of the Dutch Reformed Church
Zimbabwe, Mashonaland, NG Kerk, church records, 1915-2011	1915-2011	Church records	English	Members of the Dutch Reformed Church
Zimbabwe Death notices, 1904-1976 at FamilySearch — index and images	1904-1976	Death notices	English	People that died in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe Death Registers, 1890-1977; Index to Death Register, 1892-1977 at FamilySearch — images	1890-1977	Death registers	English	People that died in Zimbabwe
Naturalization files of deceased persons, aliens, 1902-1948	1902-1948	Death records	English	Aliens that died in Zimbabwe
Naturalization files, deceased persons, 1950-1959	1950-1959	Naturalization and death records	English	Naturalized citizens of Zimbabwe
Voter registry, 1899-1948	1899-1948	Voter rolls	English	Eligible voters in Mashonaland and Matabelaland

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