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{{Record_Search_article|CID=CID1478678|title=South Africa, Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church|location=South Africa}} | {{Record_Search_article|CID=CID1478678|title=South Africa, Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church|location=South Africa}} | ||
== Collection Time Period<br> == | == Collection Time Period<br> == | ||
== 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. | ||
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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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• 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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<br>Keep in mind: | <br>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. | ||
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== 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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== 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> | ||
The format for citing FamilySearch Historical Collections, including how to cite individual archives is found in the following link: [[How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections|How to Create Source Citations for FamilySearch Historical Records Collections]] | The format for citing FamilySearch Historical Collections, including how to cite individual archives is found in the following link: [[How to Create Source Citations For FamilySearch Historical Records Collections|How to Create Source Citations for FamilySearch Historical Records Collections]] | ||
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==== Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection: ==== | ==== Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection: ==== | ||
South Africa, Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Registers, 166-1970. | "South Africa, Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Registers, 166-1970." index and images, ''FamilySearch'' (https://[http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org]: accessed April 7, 2011). entry for Johannas Fredrick Jansen and Marie Elise Van Rooyen Rix, married, 26 May 1951; citing Church Records FHL microfilm. 2214043; Genealogical Institute of South Africa, Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa. | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:South_Africa]] | ||