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South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive) - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions
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== What is in | == What is in This Collection? == | ||
This collection will include records of christenings, marriages, and membership records of the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa located in Pretoria for the years 1838-1991. These records are from various areas of South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. | This collection will include records of christenings, marriages, and membership records of the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa located in Pretoria for the years 1838-1991. These records are from various areas of South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. | ||
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These records are written in English and Afrikaans. See [[South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa, Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)#For Help Reading These Records | For Help Reading These Records]] for help with translation. | These records are written in English and Afrikaans. See [[South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa, Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)#For Help Reading These Records | For Help Reading These Records]] for help with translation. | ||
===To Browse | ===To Browse This Collection=== | ||
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==Collection | ==Collection Content== | ||
===Sample Images=== | ===Sample Images=== | ||
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== How Do I Search | == How Do I Search This Collection? == | ||
You can search the index or view the images or both. Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: | You can search the index or view the images or both. Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know: | ||
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=== View the Images === | === View the Images === | ||
View images in this collection by visiting the | View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|2155416|Browse Page|access=browse}}'''<br> | ||
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=== 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]]. | ||
===For Help Reading | ===For Help Reading These Records=== | ||
These records are in Afrikaans and English. For help reading the records, see the following wiki articles: | These records are in Afrikaans and English. For help reading the records, see the following wiki articles: | ||
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==What Do I Do Next?== | ==What Do I Do Next?== | ||
===I Found Who I was Looking | ===I Found Who I was Looking For, What Now?=== | ||
*Use the age in the citizen to find an approximate birth year to begin your search in church or civil records. | *Use the age in the citizen to find an approximate birth year to begin your search in church or civil records. | ||
*Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have moved, been recruited or lived nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify. Compile the entries for every person who has the same surname; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual. This compiled list can help you identify possible relations that can be further verified by researching [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/South_Africa_Vital_Records_Index vital records indexes] in the country. | *Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have moved, been recruited or lived nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify. Compile the entries for every person who has the same surname; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual. This compiled list can help you identify possible relations that can be further verified by researching [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/South_Africa_Vital_Records_Index vital records indexes] in the country. | ||
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*[[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. | *[[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. | ||
===I Can't Find Who I'm Looking | ===I Can't Find Who I'm Looking For, What Now?=== | ||
*Switch to a different record collection. Depending on the time period, either Civil Registration records or Church Records may be more useful. | *Switch to a different record collection. Depending on the time period, either Civil Registration records or Church Records may be more useful. | ||
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{{Collection citation| text = “South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa, Church Records, 1838-1991.” Database with Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing Nederduitsch Hervormde kerk van Afrika, Pretoria (Dutch Reformed Church of Africa, Pretoria Archives, Pretoria).}} | {{Collection citation| text = “South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa, Church Records, 1838-1991.” Database with Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. <nowiki>http://FamilySearch.org</nowiki>: accessed 2017. Citing Nederduitsch Hervormde kerk van Afrika, Pretoria (Dutch Reformed Church of Africa, Pretoria Archives, Pretoria).}} | ||
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