Namibia, Dutch Reformed Church Records, 1904-2010

What is in This Collection?

This collection includes baptisms, marriages, and membership records from the Dutch Reformed Church for the years 1904 to 1984.

Availability of records will vary depending on location. The Dutch Reformed Church has baptismal and membership records at their archive. Marriage records are kept at the National Archives of Namibia in Windhoek, which shares a building with the National Library of Namibia.

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

Reading These Records

These records are written in English and Afrikaans.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism Name of child Child’s birth date Date of baptism Name of person performing baptism Names of parents, including maiden name of mother Names of witnesses to the baptism

Marriage Names bride and groom Date of birth and age for both the bride and groom Date and place the marriage took place Race of both husband and wife Names of witnesses Name of officiate at ceremony Marriage license or banns

Membership Name of member Birth date Baptism date Confirmation date Date and place of arrival into the church Date of departure from the church Name of the clergyman

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  1964 to 1967 Baptism Record Page 1

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  1964 to 1967 Baptism Record Page 2

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  1932 Marriage Record

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  1960 Marriage Register

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  1989 to 1990 Membership Record

Digital Folder Number List

This collection was published as a DGS browse collection. The list does not contain any description of the DGS folder's content. A table listing each DGS number and its contents can be found at Namibia, Dutch Reformed Church Records Digital Folder Number List.