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{{Incomplete Title Translations}}Please add the title in '''Afrikaan''' here. | {{Incomplete Title Translations}}Please add the title in '''Afrikaan''' here. | ||
== Collection Time Period<br> == | == Collection Time Period<br> == | ||
This collection dates from 1660 through 1970. | This collection dates from 1660 through 1970. | ||
== Record Description<br> == | == Record Description<br> == | ||
The Dutch Reform Church records have been maintained in good condition. Baptisms and marriages are found in different registration formats; most are written in Dutch, though others are in Afrikaans, Dutch, or English. Deaths records are not found among these registers. | The Dutch Reform Church records have been maintained in good condition. Baptisms and marriages are found in different registration formats; most are written in Dutch, though others are in Afrikaans, Dutch, or English. Deaths records are not found among these registers. | ||
=== Citation for This Collection === | === Citation for This Collection === | ||
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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]]. | 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<br> === | === Record Content<br> === | ||
<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 | |||
Image:South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Records Marriage DGS 4322664_786.jpg | |||
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'''The key genealogical facts found in most baptismal records are:''' | '''The key genealogical facts found in most baptismal records are:''' | ||
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*There is also some variation in the information given from one marriage record to another record. | *There is also some variation in the information given from one marriage record to another record. | ||
== Record History<br> == | == Record History<br> == | ||
When South Africa was settled by the Dutch in the 16th and 17th centuries, they transplanted their Dutch Reformed theology into the African continent. The Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa was formally established in 1652 and became the only official church in South Africa until 1778, when freedom of public worship was given to other churches. The history of the Dutch Reform Church has been very much bound up with the politics of the Afrikaner community of South Africa. The baptism and marriage records are recorded in bound registers, which are kept at the local churches archive in care of the registrar. Since 1928 the registrar sends the registries to be archived at the Central Archive of the Dutch Reformed Church in Cape Town, South Africa. | When South Africa was settled by the Dutch in the 16th and 17th centuries, they transplanted their Dutch Reformed theology into the African continent. The Dutch Reformed Church of South Africa was formally established in 1652 and became the only official church in South Africa until 1778, when freedom of public worship was given to other churches. The history of the Dutch Reform Church has been very much bound up with the politics of the Afrikaner community of South Africa. The baptism and marriage records are recorded in bound registers, which are kept at the local churches archive in care of the registrar. Since 1928 the registrar sends the registries to be archived at the Central Archive of the Dutch Reformed Church in Cape Town, South Africa. | ||