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South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions
South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court - FamilySearch Historical Records (view source)
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==What Do I Do Next?== | ==What Do I Do Next?== | ||
===I Found | ===I Found the Person I was Looking For, What Now?=== | ||
*Use the age to find an approximate birth year to begin your search in church or civil records for the person and other family members. | *Use the age to find an approximate birth year to begin your search in church or civil records for the person and other family members. | ||
*Use the information to find the person or family in prior census records. | *Use the information to find the person or family in prior census records. | ||
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*The probate record may contain an inventory of personal property, and a list of who received the property. | *The probate record may contain an inventory of personal property, and a list of who received the property. | ||
*Check for siblings, especially women, to determine if they married. | *Check for siblings, especially women, to determine if they married. | ||
*[[South Africa Church Records|Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900. | *[[South Africa Church Records|Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900. | ||
===I Can't Find Who I'm Looking For, What Now?=== | ===I Can't Find Who I'm Looking For, What Now?=== | ||
*Switch to a different record collection. Depending on the time period, either Civil Registration records or Church Records may be more useful. | *Switch to a different record collection. Depending on the time period, either Civil Registration records or Church Records may be more useful. | ||