South Africa, Reformed Church Records, 1856-1988

Images of christenings, marriages, membership records, and some indexes for several parishes in South Africa and surrounding countries.

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South Africa, Reformed Church Records

What is in This Collection?

This collection includes christenings, marriage, and membership records from 1856 to 1988. These records are from various areas of Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are in Afrikaans and English. For help reading the records, see the following wiki articles:

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for South Africa, Reformed Church Records, 1856-1988.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism

  • Name of child
  • Date and place of baptism
  • Child's birthdate
  • Names of parents, including maiden name of mother
  • Name of person performing baptism

Marriage

  • Date and place of marriage
  • Name and age of groom
  • Groom's country of birth
  • Groom's occupation and residence
  • Name and age of bride
  • Bride's country of birth
  • Bride's occupation and residence
  • Race of both husband and wife
  • Person who granted consent or order for marriage
  • Names of witnesses
  • Name of officiant at ceremony

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