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The Dutch Reform Church records have been maintained in good conditions. Records are found in different registration formats, most written in Dutch and others in Afrikaans, Dutch and English. | The Dutch Reform Church records have been maintained in good conditions. Records are found in different registration formats, most written in Dutch and others in Afrikaans, Dutch, and English. | ||
=== Record Content === | === Record Content === | ||
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'''The key genealogical facts found in most baptismal records are:''' | '''The key genealogical facts found in most baptismal records are:''' | ||
*Name of principal | *Name of principal | ||
*Date of birth | *Date of birth | ||
*Date of baptism | *Date of baptism | ||
*Father and mother’s names and sometimes their address | *Father and mother’s names and sometimes their address | ||
*Complete witness’s names and sometimes their address | *Complete witness’s names and sometimes their address | ||
*Registration place | *Registration place | ||
'''The key genealogical facts found in most marriages records are:''' | '''The key genealogical facts found in most marriages records are:''' | ||
*Names of groom and bride | *Names of groom and bride | ||
*Date of marriage | *Date of marriage | ||
*Age at time of marriage | *Age at time of marriage | ||
*Country of birth | *Country of birth | ||
*Civil status at time of marriage | *Civil status at time of marriage | ||
*Occupation | *Occupation | ||
*Residence at time of marriage | *Residence at time of marriage | ||
*Race | *Race | ||
*Place of marriage | *Place of marriage | ||