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== Record Description == | == Record Description == | ||
This Collection will include records from 1850 to 2004. | |||
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. | 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. | ||
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Key genealogical facts found in this collection may include the following information: | Key genealogical facts found in this collection may include the following information: | ||
'''Baptismal Records''' | '''Baptismal Records''' | ||
*When baptized | *When baptized | ||
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*By whom the baptism was performed | *By whom the baptism was performed | ||
'''Marriage Records''' | '''Marriage Records''' | ||
*Date of marriage | *Date of marriage | ||
*Full name of groom | *Full name of groom | ||
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*Names of Witnesses | *Names of Witnesses | ||
'''Burial Records''' | '''Burial Records''' | ||
*Date and place of burial | *Date and place of burial | ||
*Name of deceased | *Name of deceased | ||
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== How to Use the Record == | == How to Use the Record == | ||
=== Beginning Your Search === | === Beginning Your Search === | ||
To use the church records whether it is baptism, marriage or burials, it would be helpful if you knew the following information: | To use the church records whether it is baptism, marriage or burials, it would be helpful if you knew the following information: | ||
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*Age at the time of event (marriage or death) | *Age at the time of event (marriage or death) | ||
=== Unable to Find Information? === | === Unable to Find Information? === | ||
If you are looking at the marriage records, and you don’t know the name of the wife or the husband, try searching for the names of the parents, or the county of birth and the age at that time of marriage. | If you are looking at the marriage records, and you don’t know the name of the wife or the husband, try searching for the names of the parents, or the county of birth and the age at that time of marriage. | ||