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=== Search the Collection === | ==== Search the Collection ==== | ||
To search the collection by image: | To search the collection by image: | ||
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Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination. | Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination. | ||
=== Unable to Find Your Ancestor? === | ==== Unable to Find Your Ancestor? ==== | ||
If you are looking at the marriage records, and you don’t know the name of the wife or the husband, try searching for the names of the parents, or the county of birth and the age at that time of marriage. | If you are looking at the marriage records, and you don’t know the name of the wife or the husband, try searching for the names of the parents, or the county of birth and the age at that time of marriage. | ||
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If you cannot find your ancestor, try searching the censuses for your ancestor’s residence at the time of the event. That’ll give you some clues as to who your ancestors parents were and the age as well. | If you cannot find your ancestor, try searching the censuses for your ancestor’s residence at the time of the event. That’ll give you some clues as to who your ancestors parents were and the age as well. | ||
==== For Help Reading These Records ==== | ==== For Help Reading These Records ==== | ||
These records are in Afrikaans. For help with reading the records, see the following wiki articles: | These records are in Afrikaans. For help with reading the records, see the following wiki articles: | ||