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| FS_URL_04 = [[South Africa Websites]] | | FS_URL_04 = [[South Africa Websites]] | ||
| FS_URL_05 = [[South Africa Record Finder]] | |||
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== What is in This Collection? == | == What is in This Collection? == | ||
This | This collection includes records from 1801 to 2004, and possibly some records before 1801. [[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. | ||
The records in this collection include 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 records in this collection include 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. | ||
=== Image Visibility === | === Image Visibility === | ||
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*[[South Africa Language and Languages]] | *[[South Africa Language and Languages]] | ||
=== To Browse This Collection === | === To Browse This Collection === | ||
{{Collection_Browse_Link |CID=CID1468076 |title=South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004 }} | {{Collection_Browse_Link |CID=CID1468076 |title=South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004}} | ||
== What Can These Records Tell Me? == | == What Can These Records Tell Me? == | ||
The following information may be found in these records: | The following information may be found in these records: | ||
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'''Baptism''' | '''Baptism''' | ||
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*Race of the bride and groom | *Race of the bride and groom | ||
*Name and age of groom | *Name and age of groom | ||
*Groom's birthplace, marital status and occupation | *Groom's birthplace, marital status, and occupation | ||
*Groom's residence at time of marriage | *Groom's residence at the time of marriage | ||
*Name and age of bride | *Name and age of the bride | ||
*Bride's birthplace, marital status and occupation | *Bride's birthplace, marital status, and occupation | ||
*Bride's residence at time of marriage | *Bride's residence at the time of marriage | ||
*Marriage by license or banns | *Marriage by license or banns | ||
*Names of witnesses | *Names of witnesses | ||
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{{Search Collection Link | CID=CID1468076 }} | {{Search Collection Link | CID=CID1468076 }} | ||
=== View the Images === | === View the Images === | ||
View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|1468076|Browse Page|access=browse}}''' | View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|1468076|Browse Page|access=browse}}''' | ||
# Select '''Country''' | # Select '''Country''' | ||
# Select '''Province''' | # Select '''Province''' | ||
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# Select '''Record Type and Years''' to view the images | # Select '''Record Type and Years''' to view the images | ||
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? === | === How Do I Analyze the Results? === | ||
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. | Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]]. | ||
== What Do I Do Next? == | == What Do I Do Next? == | ||
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | === I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
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*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images. Pay special attention to how the name should have been pronounced and try variations on the pronunciation | *Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images. Pay special attention to how the name should have been pronounced and try variations on the pronunciation | ||
*Search the indexes and records of [[South Africa Societies|local genealogical societies]] | *Search the indexes and records of [[South Africa Societies|local genealogical societies]] | ||
*Earlier records may not contain as much information as the records created after the late | *Earlier records may not contain as much information as the records created after the late 1800s | ||
*There is also some variation in the information given from one record to another | *There is also some variation in the information given from one record to another | ||
*Be aware that there may have been some transcription errors | *Be aware that there may have been some transcription errors | ||
=== Record Finder === | === Record Finder === | ||
Consult the [[South Africa Record Finder]] to find other records | Consult the [[South Africa Record Finder]] to find other records | ||
== Known Issues == | == Known Issues == | ||
{{HR KI}} | {{HR KI}} | ||