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== What is in | == What is in This Collection? == | ||
This collection includes records from 1871 to 1937. It consists of probate records from the Supreme Court located in Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa. | This collection includes records from 1871 to 1937. It consists of probate records from the Supreme Court located in Kimberley, Cape Province, South Africa. | ||
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The original records are located in the Cape Archives Depot, Cape Town. | The original records are located in the Cape Archives Depot, Cape Town. | ||
==What Can | ==What Can These Records Tell Me?== | ||
'''Death records''' may contain the following information: | '''Death records''' may contain the following information: | ||
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*Name of the informant | *Name of the informant | ||
==Collection | ==Collection Content== | ||
===Sample Images=== | ===Sample Images=== | ||
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== How Do I Search This Collection? == | |||
== How Do I Search | |||
Before using this collection it is helpful to know: | Before using this collection it is helpful to know: | ||
*Name of the person you are looking for | *Name of the person you are looking for | ||
*Approximate year of death | *Approximate year of death | ||
===Search the Index=== | ===Search the Index=== | ||
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? === | === 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. | 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?== | ==What Do I Do Next?== | ||
===I Found Who I was Looking | ===I Found Who I was Looking For, What Now?=== | ||
*Use any information available to find an approximate birth year to begin your search in church or civil records. | *Use any information available to find an approximate birth year to begin your search in church or civil records. | ||
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*[[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. | *[[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. | ||
===I Can't Find Who I'm Looking | ===I Can't Find Who I'm Looking For, What Now?=== | ||
*Switch to a different record collection. Depending on the time period, either Civil Registration records or Church Records may be more useful. | *Switch to a different record collection. Depending on the time period, either Civil Registration records or Church Records may be more useful. | ||
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== Citing This Collection == | == 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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{{Collection citation | text= "South Africa, Cape Province, Kimberley, Probate Records of the Supreme Court, 1871-1937." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Pietermaritzburg Archives Repository and National Archives of South Africa, Pretoria.}} | {{Collection citation | text= "South Africa, Cape Province, Kimberley, Probate Records of the Supreme Court, 1871-1937." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. <nowiki>http://FamilySearch.org</nowiki>: accessed 2017. Pietermaritzburg Archives Repository and National Archives of South Africa, Pretoria.}} | ||
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{{Image_Citation}} | {{Image_Citation}} | ||
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