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This Collection will include records from 1801 to 2004, with possibly some records before 1801.  
This Collection will include records from 1801 to 2004, with possibly some records before 1801.  


The records in this collection include digital images of parish registers of the Church of the Province of South Africa, also known since 2006 as the "Anglican Church of Southern Africa". The Church includes dioceses in Angola, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Saint Helena, South Africa and Swaziland. Records were acquired from the collection of the William Cullen Library, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and include baptisms, marriages, deaths, and burials. The text of the records is in English and Afrikaans. For translation help, see the [[South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers (FamilySearch Historical Records)#For_Help_Reading_These_Records|For Help Reading These Records]] section of this article.  
The records in this collection include digital images of parish registers of the Church of the Province of South Africa, also known since 2006 as the "Anglican Church of Southern Africa". The Church includes dioceses in Angola, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Saint Helena, South Africa and Swaziland. Records were acquired from the collection of the William Cullen Library, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and include baptisms, marriages, deaths, and burials.  


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The text of the records is in English and Afrikaans. For translation help, see
[[Afrikaans Word List]].


== Record Content  ==
== Record Content  ==
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Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.  
Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.  
=== For Help Reading These Records  ===
These records are in Afrikaans. For help with reading the records, see the following wiki article:
[[Afrikaans Word List]]


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*[[South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
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== Contributions to This Article ==
== How You Can Contribute ==


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== Citations for This Collection  ==
== Citations for This Collection  ==


When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually.  
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image.


'''Collection citation:'''<br> {{Collection citation | text= "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2015. Citing William Cullen Library, Wits University, Johannesburg.}}<br><br>  
'''Collection citation:'''<br> {{Collection citation | text= "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2015. Citing William Cullen Library, Wits University, Johannesburg.}}<br><br>  
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