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 == Online Resources ==
-*'''1832 - 1989''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|3040532|South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1989}} at FamilySearch - [[South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
+*'''1832 - 1989''' {{RecordSearch|3040532|South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1989}} at FamilySearch - [[South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
-*'''1869 - 1958''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|2520237|South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958}} at FamilySearch - [[South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
+*'''1869 - 1958''' {{RecordSearch|2520237|South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958}} at FamilySearch - [[South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
-*'''1834 - 1989''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|2517051| South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989}} at FamilySearch - [[South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
+*'''1834 - 1989''' {{RecordSearch|2517051| South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1834-1989}} at FamilySearch - [[South Africa, Cape Province, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
-*'''1871 - 1937''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|2521616|South Africa, Cape Province, Kimberley, Probate Records of the Supreme Court, 1871-1937}} at FamilySearch - [[South Africa, Cape Province, Kimberley, Probate Records of the Supreme Court - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
+*'''1871 - 1937''' {{RecordSearch|2521616|South Africa, Cape Province, Kimberley, Probate Records of the Supreme Court, 1871-1937}} at FamilySearch - [[South Africa, Cape Province, Kimberley, Probate Records of the Supreme Court - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
-*'''1846 - 1950''' {{<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>|2573604|South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
+*'''1846 - 1950''' {{RecordSearch|2573604|South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
 == Wills and Probates  ==
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 Population coverage: 50% of Whites and also many Coloreds, Asians, and Africans.
-Reliability: Highly accurate. The records had to be proved in a court of law.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
+Reliability: Highly accurate. The records had to be proved in a court of law.<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>
 *[http://forebears.io/south-africa Forebears] South Africa Wills and Probate Records.
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 == Orphan Chamber Records ==
-Research use: They are mainly used to show relationships and to verify the information found in church records. Valuable in providing pedigree connection and names of living children and children’s spouses that sometimes cannot be found elsewhere.
+These records include testaments, inventories, Pupillen Register (register of wards - children under the protection of a guardian), and death registers. The records are from 1689 to 1834. Testaments include certified copies of wills. Inventories - inventories of estates of deceased persons. Pupillen Register includes full names of wards and their parents, birth dates, and who the ward married. Death registers includes name of deceased, occupation, place of birth, burial and death; age. These records are found at the Cape Archives, 62 Queen Victoria Street, Cape Town, South Africa.
-Record type: Testaments, inventories, Pupillen Register (register of wards - children under the protection of a guardian), and death registers.
-Time period: 1689 to 1834.
-Contents: Testaments - certified copies of wills. Inventories - inventories of estates of deceased persons. Pupillen Register - full names of wards and their parents, birth dates, and who the ward married. Death registers - name of deceased, occupation, place of birth, burial and death; age.
-Location: Cape Archives, 62 Queen Victoria Street,Cape Town, South Africa.
-Population coverage: 50% of White population.
-Reliability: Highly accurate. The records were recorded in a court of law.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
 == References ==
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 [[Category:South Africa]]
-[[Category:History]]
+[[Category:Probate Records]]