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{{Record_Search_article|CID=CID1392488|title=South Africa Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1817-1991|location=South Africa|}}  
{{Record_Search_article|CID=CID1392488|title=South Africa Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1817-1991|location=South Africa|}}  


== Collection Time Period ==
== Collection Time Period ==


The collection of records covers the years 1660 to 1970.  
The collection of records covers the years 1660 to 1970.  


== Record Description ==
== Record Description ==


The Dutch Reform Church records have been maintained in good conditions. Baptisms and marriages are found in different registration formats, most written in Dutch and others in Afrikaans, Dutch and English. Deaths records are not found among these registers.  
The Dutch Reform Church records have been maintained in good conditions. Baptisms and marriages are found in different registration formats, most written in Dutch and others in Afrikaans, Dutch and English. Deaths records are not found among these registers.  


=== Record Content ===
=== Record Content ===


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Image:South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Records Birth DGS 4434390_171.jpg
Image:South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Records Birth DGS 4434390_171.jpg
Image:South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Records Marriage DGS 4322664_786.jpg
Image:South Africa Cape Province Dutch Reformed Church Records Marriage DGS 4322664_786.jpg
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*Place of marriage
*Place of marriage


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== How to Use the Records ==
== How to Use the Records ==


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.  
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*There is also some variation in the information given from one marriage record to another record
*There is also some variation in the information given from one marriage record to another record


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== Record History<br>  ==
== Record History<br>  ==
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[[South Africa Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|South Africa Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
[[South Africa Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|South Africa Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  


[[South Africa, Cape Province Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|South Africa, Cape Province Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
[[South Africa, Cape Province Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|South Africa, Cape Province Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  


[[South Africa]]
[[South Africa]]  


== Contributions to This Article  ==
== Contributions to This Article  ==
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== Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections ==
== Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections ==
 
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==== Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection ====


==== Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection  ====
*“Delaware Marriage Records,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 4 March 2011), entry for William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, married 23 November 1913; citing marriage certificate no. 859; FHL microfilm 2,025,063; Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover.


*United States. Bureau of the Census. 12th census, 1900, digital images, From FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: September 29, 2006), Arizona Territory, Maricopa, Township 1, East Gila, Salt River Base and Meridian; sheet 9B, line 71
*“El Salvador Civil Registration,” index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org: accessed 21 March 2011), entry for Jose Maria Antonio del Carmen, born 9 April 1880; citing La Libertad, San Juan Opico, Nacimientos 1879-1893, image 50; Ministerio Archivo Civil de la Alcaldia Municipal de San Salvador.
*Mexico, Distrito Federal, Catholic Church Records, 1886-1933, digital images, from FamilySearch Internet (www.familysearch.org: April 22, 2010), Baptism of Adolfo Fernandez Jimenez, 1 Feb. 1910, San Pedro Apóstol, Cuahimalpa, Distrito Federal, Mexico, film number 0227023




== Sources of Information for This Collection:  ==
== Sources of Information for This Collection:  ==


<!--bibdescbegin-->“South Africa Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1817-1991,” database, FamilySearch Historical Records, 2010; from Genealogical Institute of South Africa. “Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1817-1991.” Genealogical Institute of South Africa, Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa. FHL microfilm, 52 reels. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. <!--bibdescend-->  
<!--bibdescbegin-->“South Africa Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1817-1991,” database, FamilySearch Historical Records, 2010; from Genealogical Institute of South Africa. “Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1817-1991.” Genealogical Institute of South Africa, Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa. FHL microfilm, 52 reels. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. <!--bibdescend-->
 
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