South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991
Christening, marriage, and membership records of the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa (Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk van Afrika) located in Pretoria. Records are from various areas of South Africa, Angola, Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
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South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive)
What is in This Collection?
This collection will include records of christenings, marriages, and membership records of the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa located in Pretoria for the years 1838-1991. These records are from various areas of Angola, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
The Dutch East India Company sent a crew to create a Dutch settlement in the Cape of Good Hope in 1652. Many of the members of the crew belonged to the Dutch Reformed Church, and created a community in Cape Town. The church group suffered from several divisions, most notably the Doppers.
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 and South Africa Language and Languages.
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa, Church Records, 1838-1991. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
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Christening
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Membership
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Marriage
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Collection Content
Sample Images
1954 Christening Records
1967 Membership Records
1925 Marriage Record
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Collection Details
Language
Afrikaans, English
Location of Original Records
Dutch Reformed Church of Africa, Pretoria
"South Africa, Netherdutch Reformed Church Registers (Pretoria Archive), 1838-1991." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 28 April 2026. Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk Van Afrika (Dutch Reformed Church of Africa), Pretoria.
