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==== Style Guide ==== | ==== Style Guide ==== | ||
For guidelines to use in creating wiki articles that describe collections of images and indexes produced by FamilySearch, see: [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guidelines for FamilySearch Collections pages|FamilySearch Wiki: Guidelines for FamilySearch Collections pages ]] | For guidelines to use in creating wiki articles that describe collections of images and indexes produced by FamilySearch, see: [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guidelines for FamilySearch Collections pages|FamilySearch Wiki: Guidelines for FamilySearch Collections pages]] | ||
== Collection Time Period<br> | == Collection Time Period<br> == | ||
== How to Use the Records<br> | == How to Use the Records<br> == | ||
Begin your search by finding your ancestors in the index. Name indexes make it possible to access a specific record quickly. Remember that these indexes may contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings, misinterpretations, and optical character recognition errors if the information was scanned. | Begin your search by finding your ancestors in the index. Name indexes make it possible to access a specific record quickly. Remember that these indexes may contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings, misinterpretations, and optical character recognition errors if the information was scanned. | ||
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• When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct. | • When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct. | ||
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Keep in mind: | Keep in mind: | ||
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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. | ||
== Record Description<br> | == Record Description<br> == | ||
The Dutch Reform Church records have been maintained in good conditions. Baptisms and marriages are found in different registration formats, most written in Dutch and others in Afrikaans, Dutch and English. Deaths records are not found among these registers. | The Dutch Reform Church records have been maintained in good conditions. Baptisms and marriages are found in different registration formats, most written in Dutch and others in Afrikaans, Dutch and English. Deaths records are not found among these registers. | ||
<gallery caption="South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Record Examples | <gallery perrow="3" heights="120px" widths="160px" caption="South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Record Examples"> | ||
Image:South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Records Birth DGS 4434390_171.jpg | Image:South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Records Birth DGS 4434390_171.jpg | ||
Image:South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Records Marriage DGS 4322664_786.jpg | Image:South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Records Marriage DGS 4322664_786.jpg | ||
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=== Record Content<br> | === Record Content<br> === | ||
'''The key genealogical facts found in most baptismal records are:''' | '''The key genealogical facts found in most baptismal records are:''' | ||
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• Registration place | • Registration place | ||
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'''The key genealogical facts found in most marriages records are:''' | '''The key genealogical facts found in most marriages records are:''' | ||
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• Place of marriage | • Place of marriage | ||
== Record History<br> | == Record History<br> == | ||
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. | ||
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==== Style Guide ==== | ==== Style Guide ==== | ||
For guidelines to use in creating wiki articles that describe collections of images and indexes produced by FamilySearch, see: [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guidelines for FamilySearch Collections pages|FamilySearch Wiki: Guidelines for FamilySearch Collections pages ]] | For guidelines to use in creating wiki articles that describe collections of images and indexes produced by FamilySearch, see: [[FamilySearch Wiki:Guidelines for FamilySearch Collections pages|FamilySearch Wiki: Guidelines for FamilySearch Collections pages]] | ||
== Sources of Information for This Collection: == | == Sources of Information for This Collection: == | ||
<!--bibdescbegin-->“South Africa, Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church,” database, FamilySearch Historical Records, 2010; from Genealogical Institute of South Africa. “Dutch Reformed Church Records.” Genealogical Institute of South Africa, Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa. FHL microfilm, 52 reels. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. <!--bibdescend--><br> | <!--bibdescbegin-->“South Africa, Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church,” database, FamilySearch Historical Records, 2010; from Genealogical Institute of South Africa. “Dutch Reformed Church Records.” Genealogical Institute of South Africa, Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa. FHL microfilm, 52 reels. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. <!--bibdescend--><br> | ||
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