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The following citation refers to the original source of the information for collections published in FamilySearch.org. Source citations include the author, custodian, publisher and archive for the original records. | The following citation refers to the original source of the information for collections published in FamilySearch.org. Source citations include the author, custodian, publisher and archive for the original records. | ||
{{Collection citation | text= "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1850-2004." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Citing William Cullen Library, Wits University, Johannesburg.}} | {{Collection citation | text= "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1850-2004." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Citing William Cullen Library, Wits University, Johannesburg.}} | ||
[[South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)#Citation_Example_for_a_Record_Found_in_This_Collection|Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.]] | [[South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)#Citation_Example_for_a_Record_Found_in_This_Collection|Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.]] | ||
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*Names of parents | *Names of parents | ||
* | *Approximate year and place of birth | ||
*Parish | *Parish | ||
To search the marriage records, it would be helpful if you knew the following information: | |||
*Name of bride or groom | |||
*Approximate year and place of marriage | |||
To search the death records, it would be helpful if you knew the following information: | |||
*Name of ancestor | |||
*Approximate year and place of death | |||
==== Search the Collection ==== | ==== Search the Collection ==== | ||
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To search the collection by image: | To search the collection by image: | ||
To search the collection | To search the collection image by image select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page:<br> | ||
⇒Select the appropriate "Country"<br> | |||
⇒Select the appropriate "Providence"<br> | |||
⇒Select the appropriate "Diocese, Town, and/or Parish"<br> | |||
⇒Select the appropriate "Record Type and Years" which will take you to the images<br> | |||
Look at | Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. | ||
==== Unable to Find Your Ancestor? ==== | ==== Unable to Find Your Ancestor? ==== | ||
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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. | ||
If you cannot find your ancestor, try searching the censuses for your ancestor’s residence at the time of the event. | If you cannot find your ancestor, try searching the censuses for your ancestor’s residence at the time of the event. That will give you some clues as to who your ancestors parents were and the age as well. | ||
==== For Help Reading These Records ==== | ==== For Help Reading These Records ==== | ||