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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.  


For a list of records by localities and dates currently published in this collection, select the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//api.familysearch.org/records/collection/1468076/waypoints Browse].  
For a list of records by localities and dates currently published in this collection, select the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A//api.familysearch.org/records/collection/1468076/waypoints Browse]link from the collection landing page.  


=== Citation for This Collection  ===
=== Citation for This Collection  ===
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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.  
⇒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.


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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.