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Civil Registration

How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Location: National, provincial, and district archives.

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Population coverage: 95% of White population, 100% of Asian, 95% of mixed race, and 0 to 5% of African.^[1]

Time period: 1927 to present. Note: There is a separate category for the Indian population that covers the years 1858 to 1921.^[1]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Birth Records[edit | edit source]

Identification number
Name
Date and place of birth
Race
Gender
Parents' residence, marriage place, names and race, dates and places of birth
Informant's name, capacity, and residence^[1]

Marriage Records[edit | edit source]

Identification number of bride and groom
Names
Date and place of marriage
Race
Birth date and place
Marital status
Occupation
Residence
Banns or notice of intention^[1]

Death Records[edit | edit source]

Identification number
Name
Date and place of death
Gender
Race
Age at death
Birth date
Marital status
Occupation
Pension
Cause of death
Birth place
Residence
Intended place of burial
Names of parents (if deceased under the age of ten)
Place of mother’s residence (if child deceased under the age of one year)
Informant's name, address, and capacity^[1]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Southern Africa,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.

[profile-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Southern Africa,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.

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 ==Information Recorded in the Records==
-Contents: Births –identification number, name, date and place of birth, race, sex; parents residence, marriage place,  names and race, dates and places of  birth; name, capacity, and residence of informant. <ref name="profile"> </ref>
+===Birth Records===
-Marriages - identification number of bride and groom, names, date and place of marriage, race, birth date and place, marital status, occupation, residence, banns or notice of intention. <ref name="profile"> </ref>
+*Identification number
+*Name
+*Date and place of birth
+*Race
+*Gender
+*Parents' residence, marriage place,  names and race, dates and places of  birth
+*Informant's name, capacity, and residence<ref name="profile"> </ref>
-Deaths – identification number; name, date and place of death; sex, race; age at death; birth date; marital status; occupation; pension; cause of death; birth place; residence; intended place of burial; name of parents (if deceased under the age of ten); place of mother’s residence (if child deceased under the age of one year); and name, address, and capacity of informant.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Southern Africa,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.</ref>
+===Marriage Records===
+*Identification number of bride and groom
+*Names
+*Date and place of marriage
+*Race
+*Birth date and place
+*Marital status
+*Occupation
+*Residence
+*Banns or notice of intention<ref name="profile"> </ref>
+===Death Records===
+*Identification number
+*Name
+*Date and place of death
+*Gender
+*Race
+*Age at death
+*Birth date
+*Marital status
+*Occupation
+*Pension
+*Cause of death
+*Birth place
+*Residence
+*Intended place of burial
+*Names of parents (if deceased under the age of ten)
+*Place of mother’s residence (if child deceased under the age of one year)
+*Informant's name, address, and capacity<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Southern Africa,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1987-1998.</ref>
 == References ==