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South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives) - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions
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== Record Content<br> == | == Record Content<br> == | ||
<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|Birth Record | Image:South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Records Birth DGS 4434390_171.jpg|Birth Record | ||
Image:South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Records Marriage DGS 4322664_786.jpg|Marriage Record | Image:South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Records Marriage DGS 4322664_786.jpg|Marriage Record | ||
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== How to Use the Records == | == How to Use the Records == | ||
Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor. | |||
To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br> | |||
⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page<br> | |||
⇒Select the "Country" category<br> | |||
⇒Select the "Provience" category<br> | |||
⇒Select the "Municipality or Town" category<br> | |||
⇒Select the "Record Type and Years" category which takes you to the images<br> | |||
Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination. | |||
Begin your search by finding your ancestors in the index. Name indexes make it possible to access a specific record quickly. Remember that these indexes may contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings, misinterpretations, and optical character recognition errors if the information was scanned. | Begin your search by finding your ancestors in the index. Name indexes make it possible to access a specific record quickly. Remember that these indexes may contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings, misinterpretations, and optical character recognition errors if the information was scanned. | ||