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Record Description
Record Type:	Church Records
Collection years:	1838-1991
Languages:	Afrikaans, English
Title in the Language:	Suid-Afrika, Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika, Kerk Rekords
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Dutch Reformed Church of Africa, Pretoria

What is in This Collection?

This collection will include records of christenings, marriages, and membership records of the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa located in Pretoria for the years 1838-1991. These records are from various areas of Angola, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

The Dutch East India Company sent a crew to create a Dutch settlement in the Cape of Good Hope in 1652. Many of the members of the crew belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church, and created a community in Cape Town. The church group suffered from several divisions, most notably the Doppers.

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These records are in Afrikaans and English. For help reading these records see Afrikaans Word List and South Africa Language and Languages.

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Christening

Date of baptism
Place of baptism
Name of the minister
Name of the child
Date of birth
Names of the parents
Witnesses

Membership

Full name of member
Date of birth
Date they joined
Where they joined
Pastor that oversaw joining

Marriage

Race
Full names
Date of marriage
Ages
Countries of birth
Occupations
Residence at time of marriage
District and province of marriage
Name of person giving consent to the marriage
Name of person solemnizing the marriage
Other notes

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1954 Christening Records
1967 Membership Records
1925 Marriage Record

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 == What is in This Collection? ==
 This collection will include records of christenings, marriages, and membership records of the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa located in Pretoria for the years 1838-1991. These records are from various areas of Angola, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
 The Dutch East India Company sent a crew to create a Dutch settlement in the Cape of Good Hope in 1652. Many of the members of the crew belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church, and created a community in Cape Town. The church group suffered from several divisions, most notably the Doppers.
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 *Approximate date of the event (birth, marriage, death)
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 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? ===
-=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
+*Add any new information to your records
-*Add any new information to your records
+*If available, check the image for additional information
-*Use the age to find an approximate birth year to begin your search in church or civil records
+*Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family
-*Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have moved, been recruited or lived nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify. Compile the entries for every person who has the same surname; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual. This compiled list can help you identify possible relations that can be further verified by researching [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/South_Africa_Vital_Records_Index vital records indexes] in the country
+=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
-*When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details such as a title, an occupation, or land ownership. Add this new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors
+*The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
-*[[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
+*Try searching by surname only
+*Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century
-===I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?===
+=== Research Helps ===
+The following articles will help you research your family in [[South Africa Genealogy|South Africa]].
-*Switch to a different record collection. Depending on the time period, either Civil Registration records or Church Records may be more useful
+*[[South Africa Record Finder]]
-*While searching, it is helpful to know such information as the ancestor’s given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as an ancestor and that the ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times
+*[[South Africa Finding Town of Origin]]
-*Keep in mind that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name
-*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images. Pay special attention to how the name should have been pronounced and try variations on the pronunciation
-*Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names
-*Search the indexes and records of [[South Africa Societies|local genealogical societies]]
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 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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