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'''[[South Africa Genealogy|South Africa]]'''
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{{South Africa HR Infobox
|CID=CID1468076
|CID=CID1468076  
|title=South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1850-2004
|title=South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004
|location=Africa}}<br>
|location=South Africa
| LOC_01 =
| LOC_02 =
| loc_map =
| record_type = Parish Registers
| start_year = 1801
| end_year = 2004
| language =[[South Africa Language and Languages|Afrikaans]], English
| title_language = Suid-Afrika, die Kerk van die Provinsie van Suid-Afrika, Parish registers
| FS_URL_01 = [[South Africa Genealogy]]
| FS_URL_02 = [[Africa Websites]]
| FS_URL_03 = [[Africa Historic Maps]]
| FS_URL_04 = [[South Africa Websites]]
| FS_URL_05 = [[South Africa Record Finder]]
| FS_URL_06 = [[South Africa Civil Registration]]
| FS_URL_07 = [[South Africa Church Records]]
| FS_URL_08 =
| FS_URL_09 =
| FS_URL_10 =
| RW_URL_01 = [http://sagenealogy.co.za/ South African Genealogy]
| RW_URL_02 = [https://www.cyndislist.com/south-africa/ Cyndi's List - South Africa]
| RW_URL_03 = [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?locationId=country_64&orderby=memorials&page=1#cem-2306728 Find a Grave - South Africa]
| RW_URL_04 = [http://genealogyintime.com/records/Africa-genealogy-records.html GenealogyInTime Magazine]
| RW_URL_05 = [http://www.genza.org.za/biblio/main.php Genealogical Society of SA - Funeral Programs]
| RW_URL_06 = [http://www.eggsa.org/librarySearch/searchGraves.htm Genealogical Society of SA - Graves]
| RW_URL_07 =
| RW_URL_08 =
| RW_URL_09 =
| RW_URL_10 =
| custodian = [http://libguides.wits.ac.za/WCL William Cullen Library, Wits University, Johannesburg]
}}
== What is in This Collection? ==
This collection includes records from 1801 to 2004. There are some records prior to 1801. [[South Africa Church Records|Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900.


The records in this collection include digital images of parish registers of the Church of the Province of South Africa, also known since 2006 as the "Anglican Church of Southern Africa". The Church includes dioceses in Angola, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Saint Helena, South Africa, and Swaziland. Records were acquired from the collection of the William Cullen Library, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and include baptisms, marriages, deaths, and burials.
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== Title in the Language of the Record  ==
=== Index and Image Visibility ===
{{Image Visibility}}


=== Reading These Records ===  
'''Please add the title in Afrikaans here.'''
These records are in Afrikaans and English. For help reading them see:
 
*[[Afrikaans Word List]]
== Record Description  ==
*[[Netherlands Language and Languages]]
 
*[[South Africa Language and Languages]]
This collection includes digital images of parish registers of the Church of the Province of South Africa, also known since 2006 as the "Anglican Church of Southern Africa". The Church includes dioceses in Angola, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Saint Helena, South Africa and Swaziland. Records were acquired from the collection of the William Cullen Library, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and include baptisms, marriages, deaths, and burials. The text of the records is in English and Afrikaans.  
=== To Browse This Collection ===
 
{{Collection_Browse_Link |CID=CID1468076 |title=South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004}}
=== Citation for This Collection ===
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==  
 
The following information may be found in these 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.
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'''Baptism'''
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*Date and place of baptism
 
*Child's name and gender
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]].
*Child's date and place of birth
 
*Parents' names and their residence
== Record Content  ==
*Occupation of father
 
*Names of sponsors or witnesses
Key genealogical facts found in baptism records may include:  
 
[[Image:South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers DGS 4453526 20 Baptism.jpg|thumb|right|180x250px|South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers DGS 4453526 20 Baptism.jpg]]
 
*When baptized
*Full Name
*Date of Birth
*Name of Parents
*Residence of Parents  
*Occupation  
*Names of Witnesses
*By whom the baptism was performed
*By whom the baptism was performed
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'''Marriage'''
Key genealogical facts found in marriage records may include:
*Date and place of marriage  
 
*Race of the bride and groom  
[[Image:South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers DGS 5026994 55 Marriage.jpg|thumb|right|180x250px|South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers DGS 5026994 55 Marriage.jpg]]
*Name and age of groom
 
*Groom's birthplace, marital status, and occupation
*Date of marriage  
*Groom's residence at the time of marriage  
*Full name of groom  
*Name and age of the bride
*Full name of bride
*Bride's birthplace, marital status, and occupation
*Age at marriage  
*Bride's residence at the time of marriage  
*County of birth
*Marriage by license or banns
*Occupation
*Names of witnesses
*Residence at time of marriage  
*Name of minister and religious denomination
*Type of marriage (Bann or special marriage licence)
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*Names of Witnesses
'''Burial'''
 
Key genealogical facts found in burial records may include:
 
[[Image:South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers DGS 5026983 50 Burial.jpg|thumb|right|180x250px|South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers DGS 5026983 50 Burial.jpg]]
 
*Date and place of burial  
*Date and place of burial  
*Name and age of deceased  
*Name of deceased  
*Age
*Residence at time of death  
*Residence at time of death  
*Who performed burial ceremony
*Names of witnesses
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== Collection Content ==
== How to Use the Record ==
=== Sample Images ===
 
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'''This section of the article is incomplete. You can help FamilySearch Wiki by supplying appropriate information here.'''  
Image:South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa Baptism 1876 DGS 4453526 image 20.jpg|1876 Baptismal Record
 
Image:South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa 1925 Marriage DGS 005026994 img 00055.jpg|1925 Marriage Record
== Related Websites  ==
Image:South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, 1892 Burials DGS 005026983 img 00049.jpg|1892 Burial Record
 
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'''This section of the article is incomplete. You can help FamilySearch Wiki by supplying links to related websites here.'''
=== Coverage Table ===
 
The collection contains records from the following locations:
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== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
*Name of the person you are looking for
*Approximate date of the event (birth, marriage, baptism, etc.)
=== Search the Index ===
{{Search Collection Link | CID=CID1468076 }}
=== View the Images ===
{{View_Images_Link | CID = 1468076
| browse_1 = Country
| browse_2 = Province
| browse_3 = Diocese, Town and/or Parish
  | browse_4 = Record Type and Years
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
== What Do I Do Next? ==
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Add any new information to your records
*If available, check the image for additional information
*Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
*The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
*Try searching by surname only
*Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you research your family in [[South Africa Genealogy|South Africa]].
*[[South Africa Record Finder]]
*[[South Africa Finding Town of Origin]]
== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.<br>


=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
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 wiki article [[Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections]].


=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
==== Example of a Source Citation for a Record Found in This Collection  ====
*{{RecordSearch|2821281|South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973}}
*{{RecordSearch|3732506|South Africa, Civil Death Registration, 1955-1966}}
*{{RecordSearch|1520620|South Africa Vital Records Index}}


=== FamilySearch Digital Library ===
*“Delaware Marriage Records,” database and digital images, FamilySearch ([https://www.familysearch.org]: 4 March 2011), William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, 1890; from Delaware, State Marriage Records 23 November 1913, no. 859, Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover; FHL microfilm 2,025,063.
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*“El Salvador Civil Registration,” database and digital images, FamilySearch ([https://www.familysearch.org]: 21 March 2011), Jose Maria Antonio del Carmen, 1880; from La Libertad, San Juan Opico, Nacimientos 1879-1893, image 50; Ministerio Archivo Civil de la Alcaldia Municipal, San Salvador.


== Known Issues ==
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== Citing This Collection ==
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
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{{Record Citation}}
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Title in the Language of the Record[edit | edit source]

Please add the title in Afrikaans here.

Record Description[edit | edit source]

This collection includes digital images of parish registers of the Church of the Province of South Africa, also known since 2006 as the "Anglican Church of Southern Africa". The Church includes dioceses in Angola, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Saint Helena, South Africa and Swaziland. Records were acquired from the collection of the William Cullen Library, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and include baptisms, marriages, deaths, and burials. The text of the records is in English and Afrikaans.

Citation for This Collection[edit | edit source]

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.

Collection Citation:
The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Cite This Collection.

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.

Record Content[edit | edit source]

Key genealogical facts found in baptism records may include:

File:South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers DGS 4453526 20 Baptism.jpg
South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers DGS 4453526 20 Baptism.jpg
  • When baptized
  • Full Name
  • Date of Birth
  • Name of Parents
  • Residence of Parents
  • Occupation
  • Names of Witnesses
  • By whom the baptism was performed

Key genealogical facts found in marriage records may include:

File:South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers DGS 5026994 55 Marriage.jpg
South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers DGS 5026994 55 Marriage.jpg
  • Date of marriage
  • Full name of groom
  • Full name of bride
  • Age at marriage
  • County of birth
  • Occupation
  • Residence at time of marriage
  • Type of marriage (Bann or special marriage licence)
  • Names of Witnesses

Key genealogical facts found in burial records may include:

File:South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers DGS 5026983 50 Burial.jpg
South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers DGS 5026983 50 Burial.jpg
  • Date and place of burial
  • Name of deceased
  • Age
  • Residence at time of death
  • Names of witnesses

How to Use the Record[edit | edit source]

This section of the article is incomplete. You can help FamilySearch Wiki by supplying appropriate information here.

Related Websites[edit | edit source]

This section of the article is incomplete. You can help FamilySearch Wiki by supplying links to related websites here.

Related Wiki Articles[edit | edit source]

This section of the article is incomplete. You can help FamilySearch Wiki by supplying links to other related wiki articles here.

South Africa

Contributions to This Article[edit | edit source]

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Citing Family Search Historical Collections[edit | edit source]

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 wiki article Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections.

Example of a Source Citation for a Record Found in This Collection[edit | edit source]

  • “Delaware Marriage Records,” database and digital images, FamilySearch ([1]: 4 March 2011), William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, 1890; from Delaware, State Marriage Records 23 November 1913, no. 859, Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover; FHL microfilm 2,025,063.
  • “El Salvador Civil Registration,” database and digital images, FamilySearch ([2]: 21 March 2011), Jose Maria Antonio del Carmen, 1880; from La Libertad, San Juan Opico, Nacimientos 1879-1893, image 50; Ministerio Archivo Civil de la Alcaldia Municipal, San Salvador.


DGS stands for Digital Genealogical Society also known as an Image Group Number. Each set of digital images is assigned a DGS number for identification purposes.

Family History Library (FHL); now called, FamilySearch Library (FSL)

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