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South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives) - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions
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== Record Content<br> == | == Record Content<br> == | ||
<gallery | <gallery caption="South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Record Examples" widths="160px" heights="120px" perrow="3"> | ||
Image:South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Records Birth DGS 4434390_171.jpg|Birth Record | Image:South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Records Birth DGS 4434390_171.jpg|Birth Record | ||
Image:South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Records Marriage DGS 4322664_786.jpg|Marriage Record | Image:South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Records Marriage DGS 4322664_786.jpg|Marriage Record | ||
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== How to Use the Records == | == How to Use the Records == | ||
To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br> | To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br>⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page<br>⇒Select the "Country" category<br>⇒Select the "Province" category<br>⇒Select the "Municipality or Town" category which takes you to the images<br> | ||
⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page<br> | |||
⇒Select the "Country" category<br> | |||
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⇒Select the "Municipality or Town" category which takes you to the images<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. | ||