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{{FamilySearch_Collection
{{FamilySearch_Collection
|CID=CID1392488
|CID=CID1392488
|title=South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Records,Stellenbosch Archive 1660-2011
|title=South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1850-2004
|location=Africa}}<br>  
|location=Africa}}<br>  


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The collection of records covers the years 1690 to 2007.  
The collection of records covers the years 1690 to 2007.  
This collection contains images of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, deaths, and memberships of the Dutch Reformed Church (Nederduits Gereformeerde Kerk In Afrika) housed at the Genealogical Institute of South Africa (Genealogiese Instituut van Suid-Afrika) Archive at Stellenbosch, South Africa. Communities from the entire country of South Africa are represented. Includes records from the current African nations of Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. This collection is being published as images become available.


The Dutch Reform Church records have been maintained in good conditions. Records are found in different registration formats, most written in Dutch and others in Afrikaans, Dutch, and English.  
The Dutch Reform Church records have been maintained in good conditions. Records are found in different registration formats, most written in Dutch and others in Afrikaans, Dutch, and English.  


For a list of records by date and event currently published in this collection, select the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//api.familysearch.org/records/collection/1392488/waypoints Browse].  
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.&nbsp;
Reformed Church in South Africa consists of three separate churches: the Nederduitse Gereformeede Kerk (the largest and usually called the Dutch Reform Church; the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk (largely restricted to the Transvaal); and the Gereformeede Kerk in Suid Afrika (the Doppers). During the 17th and 18th Centuries the Dutch Reform Church (Nederduitse Gereformeede Kerk) was the only officially recognized Church denomination in South Africa and practically all the whites in the Cape belonged to it. In the following Centuries, several other churches denominations were created in Cape, leaving a decline in the membership of the Dutch Reform Church.


Reformed Church in South Africa consists of three separate churches: the Nederduitse Gereformeede Kerk (the largest and usually called the Dutch Reform Church; the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk (largely restricted to the Transvaal); and the Gereformeede Kerk in Suid Afrika (the Doppers). During the 17th and 18th Centuries the Dutch Reform Church (Nederduitse Gereformeede Kerk) was the only officially recognized Church denomination in South Africa and practically all the whites in the Cape belonged to it. In the following Centuries, several other churches denominations were created in Cape, leaving a decline in the membership of the Dutch Reform Church.&nbsp;
For a list of records by date and event currently published in this collection, select the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//api.familysearch.org/records/collection/1392488/waypoints Browse].  


=== Citation for This Collection  ===
=== Citation for This Collection  ===
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'''These baptismal records usually contain the following information:'''  
'''The baptismal records in this collection usually contain the following information:'''  


*Name of child  
*Name of child  
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*Name of officiant at baptismal ceremony
*Name of officiant at baptismal ceremony


'''These marriage records usually contain the following information:'''  
'''The marriage records in this collection usually contain the following information:'''  


*Date and place of the marriage  
*Date and place of the marriage  
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== How to Use the Records  ==
== How to Use the Records  ==


==== Beginning Your Search  ====
To begin your search in the baptism records, it would be helpful if you knew the following information:
 
To begin your search, it would be helpful if you knew the following information:  


*Ancestors name
==== Search the Collection ====
*Religion
*Names of parents
*Approximate birth year, marriage year and death year.


==== Searching the Images  ====
To search this collection using the browse:


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 "Year Range" category<br>⇒Select the "Record Type" category<br>⇒Select the "Alphabetical Sequence" category which will take you to the images  
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 "Year Range" category<br>⇒Select the "Record Type" category<br>⇒Select the "Alphabetical Sequence" category which will take you to the images  
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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.


== Known Issues with This Collecton ==
== Known Issues with This Collection ==


{{HR Known Issues}}For a full list of all known issues associated with this collection see the attached [[South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)/Known Issues|Wiki article]]. If you encounter additional problems, please email them to [mailto:support@familysearch.org support@familysearch.org]. Please include the full path to the link and a description of the problem in your e-mail. Your assistance will help ensure that future reworks will be considered.  
{{HR Known Issues}}For a full list of all known issues associated with this collection see the attached [[South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)/Known Issues|Wiki article]]. If you encounter additional problems, please email them to [mailto:support@familysearch.org support@familysearch.org]. Please include the full path to the link and a description of the problem in your e-mail. Your assistance will help ensure that future reworks will be considered.  
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== Related Websites  ==
== Related Websites  ==


[http://southafricanfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/2006/08/04/genealogical-institute-of-south-africa/ Genealogical Institute of South Africa]  
*[http://southafricanfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/2006/08/04/genealogical-institute-of-south-africa/ Genealogical Institute of South Africa]  


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