South Africa, Cape, Western Cape Archives Records, 1792-1992

What is in This Collection?

This collection includes various records from 1792 to 1992. It has various records from the Western Cape Archives in Cape Town, South Africa. It includes the following: Birth, Marriage and Death Registrations, Probate Estate Files, Slave Records and Immigration Records. This collection is being published as images become available.

The Union of South Africa was established in 1910 by combining four British colonies into four original provinces of the Union: Cape Province, Transvaal Province, Natal Province and Orange Free State Province. In 1994 all of these provinces were dissolved and the current nine new provinces were established. The Cape Province was broken up into three smaller provinces: the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape. Parts of it were also absorbed into the North West.

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 these records see:

• Afrikaans Word List
• Netherlands Language and Languages
• South Africa Language and Languages

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  Marriage Record 1887

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  1825 Return of Sale of Slaves

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  Tax Record

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  Slave Record

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  Census Record

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  Probate 1956